PL3 Director Joe Berlinger Talks About "Unnecessary Friction" w 'West Of Memphis' Filmmakers
February 3, 2012
by Todd Gilchrist For almost 20 years, documentarian Joe Berlinger (along with Bruce Sinofksy) has chronicled the complicated history of the West Memphis Three, a trio of Arkansas teenagers who were found guilty of a triple homicide despite questionable evidence. His first film about the trial, “Paradise Lost,” was released...
Colin Firth to Star in West Memphis 3 Movie 'Devil's Knot' #wm3
February 1, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein at TheWrap Wed Feb 1, 2012 4:37pm EST Colin Firth has signed on to star as Ron Lax, the private investigator whose detective work helped get three men who had been convicted of murder released from prison in Arkansas, the producers of the "Devil's Knot" told...
Pam Hobbs on #WM3, Her Ex, and Meeting Damien Echols
January 27, 2012 From MyFoxMemphis.com West Memphis, Ark. - Pam Hobbs tries to stay busy, which helps her avoid mentally agonizing over whether the man she once loved as a husband could have been capable of committing the unspeakable crime that's torn her world asunder for 19 years. "I'm not letting that thought...
Echols, Baldwin attend #WM3 documentary premiere in Nashville
January 27, 2012 NASHVILLE, TN - (WMC-TV) - A new documentary based on the West Memphis Three premiered in Nashville Thursday night. Damien Echols, his wife Lorri Echols, and Peter Jackson are producers of "West of Memphis." Echols and his wife were in Nashville Thursday for the city's premiere of the documentary. "This...
Joe Berlinger on his PARADISE LOST Oscar nomination
January 25, 2012 Documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger (CRUDE, SOME KIND OF MONSTER) woke up in Park City this morning to the news his film PARADISE LOST: PURGATORY got an Oscar nomination. Berlinger stopped by the Sundance Channel HQ to talk about the honor and the twenty years he spent documenting the West Memphis...
Damien Echols discusses life "West of Memphis" #wm3
January 22, 2012 By Zorianna Kit (Reuters) - Damien Echols was just a teenager when he and his two friends were tried and convicted of the murder of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993, a case that became known as the West Memphis Three. Echols, along with fellow teens Jason...
'West of Memphis' Filmmakers Accuse Stepfather of Murder -- Would Welcome a Lawsuit
January 22, 2012 By Steve Pond at TheWrap At a news conference on Saturday, the filmmakers and legal team behind "West of Memphis" made it clear that they'd be delighted to be sued by Terry Hobbs, the man they strongly suggest is responsible for the triple murder for which three young men spent...
EW.com: West of Memphis cast Q&A #wm3
January 21, 2012 Click image to see exclusive new video interview with Peter, Amy, Damien and Lorri.
Sundance 2012: Tears and Anger as Peter Jackson's 'West of Memphis' Premieres
January 21, 2012 Damien Echols, Pam Hobbs and John Mark Byers attend the first screening of Amy Berg's documentary about the West Memphis 3 case. The premiere of West of Memphis, Amy Berg’s new documentary about the controversial Arkansas case of the West Memphis 3, brought a full Sundance audience to the MARC...
'West Of Memphis' Offers New Evidence In #WM3 Saga
January 21, 2012 Peter Jackson-produced documentary, premiering Friday at Sundance, contains new info about the murders. By Josh Wigler, with reporting by Josh Horowitz PARK CITY, Utah — The Peter Jackson-produced documentary "West of Memphis" premieres at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday (January 20), chronicling the conviction, imprisonment and eventual release of...
New sworn statements implicate Terry Hobbs in #WM3 case
January 21, 2012 by Beth Warren Attorneys for former West Memphis Three death row inmate Damien Echols made Arkansas history last year when they got him freed. Now they're fighting to clear his name. The defense team, led by attorney Stephen Braga, announced Friday they have found three new witnesses who point to...
Damien Echols, Mark Byers & Pam Hobbs at Sundance #wm3
January 21, 2012 (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) January 20, 2012 - Damien Echols, center, a producer of the film "West of Memphis," mingles with Pam Hobbs, left, and Mark Byers at the premiere of the documentary film at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Friday. Echols spent 18 years on death...
#Sundance Review: "West of Memphis" | Fourth Row Center: Film Writings by Jason Bailey
January 20, 2012 But at the end of the day, the picture is too reliant on footage we’ve already seen and things we already know. The second film to the marketplace always suffers in comparison (ask the makers of Infamous). If this were a story we weren’t acquainted with, West of Memphis would...
West of Memphis: Sundance Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter
January 20, 2012 PARK CITY — Late to the party but absolutely essential, Amy Berg's West of Memphis delivers a gripping overall picture of the West Memphis 3 wrongful-conviction saga while offering many insights for viewers who have followed it through Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's three Paradise Lost docs. Thorny, blood-boiling and...
“My Uncle Terry Murdered the Three Little Boys" in West Memphis #wm3
January 20, 2012 It is the "Hobbs Family Secret" According to Nephew PRESS RELEASE: (Mountain Home, Arkansas – January 20, 2012) Terry Hobbs’ nephew, Michael Hobbs Jr., allegedly told his friends “my uncle Terry murdered those three little boys,” according to declarations under penalty of perjury recently given to Damien Echols’ defense team....
'West of Memphis' Comes to Sundance Trailing Controversy, Advocacy -- and a Mysterious New Interview | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire
January 19, 2012 One of the most compelling pre-Sundance Film Festival storylines this year is Amy Berg’s West Memphis Three documentary, “West of Memphis.” Premiering Friday at The MARC, the Documentary Premiere comes on the heels of the third installment of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s landmark series on the West Memphis Three,...
Sundance Docs: Peter Jackson & Damien Echols Talk 'West Of Memphis' | The Playlist
January 19, 2012 Sundance kicks off tomorrow and the journey for many films that will hit your arthouse and garner awards season heat will begin in Park City, Utah. While the lineup of feature films is always impressive, this year in particular features an equally strong array of documentaries with subject matter in...
Joe Berlinger Interview: NPR
January 19, 2012 Nearly 20 years ago, three young men were tried and convicted of murdering three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. Those three young men who were convicted - Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Jr. and Jason Baldwin - became known as the West Memphis Three. They also became a cause. While many...
Joshua Kors: Q&A with Joe Berlinger, Director of West Memphis Three Documentary (VIDEO)
January 19, 2012 In 1993 acclaimed director Joe Berlinger arrived in West Memphis, Arkansas, a community still in shock after three eight-year-old boys disappeared, then were found dead in a nearby ravine. Facing a public that was both enraged and afraid, police scrambled to make an arrest. Soon three local teens—Damien Echols, Jason...
Freedom Not 'Paradise' For 'West Memphis Three' : NPR
January 19, 2012 In 1994, three teens were convicted of the murder of three boys in West Memphis, Ark. The trial drew national attention, due in part to the HBO documentary series Paradise Lost. The "West Memphis Three" appealed their convictions and were released from prison in August 2011. Hear Jason Baldwin's interview...
Q&A With ‘West Of Memphis’ Producers Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh
January 18, 2012 By Mike Fleming EXCLUSIVE: Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh last came to the Sundance Film Festival in 1993 to debut their splatter film Dead/Alive at a midnight premiere. It was that same year that three boys were murdered in Arkansas, and teens Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were...
West of Memphis Movie Poster
January 17, 2012 via www.impawards.com The new poster for West of Memphis.
Peter Jackson talks 'West of Memphis' | Inside Movies | EW.com
January 17, 2012 In 1993, three 8-year-old boys were murdered in West Memphis, Ark. It was a horrifying, sensational crime. Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr. — who’d become known as the West Memphis Three — were painted by prosecutors as devil-worshipping metalheads and convicted. Echols, then 18, was sentenced to...