Like most filmmakers who’ve seen it, I’ve been thinking a lot about The Jinx. I watched all six parts of the HBO series, and was, for the most part, duly riveted. But since the airing of the final episode, there’s been a lot of discussion about it, mostly with regard to filmmaking ethics and timing. That started with the arrest of its subject, Robert Durst, by authorities in New Orleans the day before the final episode aired. The filmmakers claimed it was purely coincidental, but one couldn’t help but feel that everything seemed to come perfectly to a head all at once, both from a storytelling perspective and from a “How do we best generate a ratings extravaganza?” kind of perspective. There has been a lot of coverage in the New York Times,
When You Make the Movie About You
When You Make the Movie About You
When You Make the Movie About You
Like most filmmakers who’ve seen it, I’ve been thinking a lot about The Jinx. I watched all six parts of the HBO series, and was, for the most part, duly riveted. But since the airing of the final episode, there’s been a lot of discussion about it, mostly with regard to filmmaking ethics and timing. That started with the arrest of its subject, Robert Durst, by authorities in New Orleans the day before the final episode aired. The filmmakers claimed it was purely coincidental, but one couldn’t help but feel that everything seemed to come perfectly to a head all at once, both from a storytelling perspective and from a “How do we best generate a ratings extravaganza?” kind of perspective. There has been a lot of coverage in the New York Times,