Getting Around To It
Four days after an initial revealing by And The Winner Is editor-columnist Scott Feinberg, N.Y. Times reporters Michael Cieply and Ben Sisario have finally posted a story about Errol Morris having either paid or covered expenses for some of his interview subjects in his Abu Ghraib doc Standard Operating Procedure (Sony Classics, 4.25).
That’s a pretty slow response. In today’s fast-breaking world, first-rate print journalism is generally known for (a) examining a subject fairly thoroughly with solid quotes from reliable people, and (b) being a day late as far as print readers are concerned. Sometimes a thoroughly covered and vetted story from a major publication may take 24 to 36 hours to even show up online after the initial break. But four days…?
Last Tuesday morning Feinberg posted a longish article that disclosed,in part, that Morris had either paid or covered expenses for some of his interview subjects. I followed up later that morning with a piece that included a written statement from Morris.
I was thinking about the Times in particular when I wrote last Tuesday that the Morris payment thing “may be regarded in some circles as a sticky-wicket” issue. I suppose I should have written “slightly sticky,” as the Times obviously feels it’s a second-tier deal. (Which it is but still…) I’d been their editor I would have had it in the Times the next day, if possible, or certainly by Thursday.
Yes, that’s just what the film needs – some bad publicity just before it opens. With all of those massive crowds heading to the theater to see another Iraq movie, it’s the perfect time for a pissing contest. Mountain, meet molehill.
From the NYT article:
In 1989 Mr. Morris settled a suit by Randall Adams, a death row inmate who was the subject of his “Thin Blue Line,” and whom he helped to free. Mr. Adams received rights to any books or commercial movies about his life.
I remember going to the Telluride Film Festival around that time and seeing Errol Morris at one of the panel discusions in the town park. Morris was quite snotty about Randall Adams filing the suit and being enough of an ingrate to actually want life rights.
After witnessing that sorry spectacle, it’s difficult for me to worship at Morris’ altar–though I still have interest in seeing STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.
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