Standard Operating Procedure

ReThinking Standard Operating Procedure: Yes, Virginia, We Really Do Torture

Jonathan Kim | Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment


Jonathan Kim

In light of a new report set to be released today from the CIA, I want to take another look at Standard Operating Procedure, Errol Morris' documentary about torture at Abu Ghraib.

My alternative Top 10

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.18.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

When I assembled my 10-best films of the year, I did so with an eye on mainstream films. The year was so strong in that regard that it was still diffi...

"Standard Operating Procedures"

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

While some may say this emperor (Bush) has no clothes, he's still managed to hide his derriere better, and operate with impunity more effectively, than any in recent memory.

The Smoking Gun

Errol Morris | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics


Errol Morris

There are smoking guns for our prisoner abuse everywhere but people pretend they don't exist. How many torture memos does an administration have to promulgate before the public gets the idea they are promulgating torture?

Trailer: Standard Operating Procedure

Posted 04.24.2008 | Media


Watch a trailer for the new Errol Morris film "Standard Operating Procedure." ...

Watch The Trailer For "Standard Operating Procedure"

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Watch the trailer for "Standard Operating Procedure," the film by Errol Morris. ...

From the Berlinale: Standard Operating Procedure

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Karin Badt

Just saw Errol Morris' Abu Ghraib documentary and it blew me away: the focussed concentration on the soldiers narrating those infamous pictures, each soldier framed alone on a wide-screen, calm and expressive.