Taxi to the Dark Side (BBC2) By James Walton 09 October 2007 • 12:01am . Alex Gibney’s documentary Taxi To The Dark Side, which delved into U.S. torture policies (via the CIA) and got caught up in a broadcast-rights quagmire seven years ago between the Discovery C… The Daily Dish. Self - Military Police George W. Bush. Opens Friday exclusively at the Angelika in New York. Taxi to the Dark Side is a timely peek into one corner of the war on terror, said Sheri Linden in the Los Angeles Times. Available now. “Taxi to the Darkside” concerns a young Afghani man named Dilawar. Directed by Alex Gibney. Taxi to the Darkside: Oscar nominated TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE, the latest documentary from now two-time Oscar-nominee Alex Gibney, confirms his … TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE, the new film from Alex Gibney (ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM), steps right into the middle of this debate. Taxi to the Dark Side. Anette Pankratz, Claus-Ulrich Viol and Ariane de Waal. Taxi to the Dark Side. Director: Alex Gibney, NC, 106min On selected releaseOn December 5, 2002, an Afghan taxi driver by the name of Dilawar was taken to Bagram prison. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012. An in-depth look at the abuse of prisoners at Bagram, Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons with interviews by former high-ranking U.S. government … Full Cast & Crew: Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) Cast (59) Alex Gibney. The Documentary. Writer-director Gibney has loosely structured his film around the suspicious death of an Afghani taxi driver named Dilawar. Alex Gibney's new documentary on the legalization and authorization of torture by … By James Walton. Self - Captain Willie Brand. At present this site reflects the contents of the published Radio Times BBC listings. Eight months ago, this movie wasn’t even a notion; now it’s one of three non-fiction projects from the Oscar-winning documentarian (“Taxi to the Dark Side”) on multiple platforms this fall. At 73, the Memphis-born actor, stuntman, former U.S. Marine and Golden Gloves boxer Red West has the stoic, leathery repose of a barfly on a John … 67-80., 2012. Full Review. Taxi to the Dark Side. The poster submitted by ThinkFilm for Taxi to the Dark Side — the Alex Gibney documentary opening January 18 — has been rejected by the MPAA.. Taxi to the Dark Side Photos and video of torture at Bagram and Abu Ghraib are the most viscerally disturbing elements of "Taxi to the Dark Side," but … Taxi to the Dark Side (R) ThinkFilm (106 min.) In Taxi To The Dark Side, American film-maker Alex Gibney reports on the use of torture by American soldiers in Afghanistan. Taxi to the Dark Side Alex Gibney Brian Keith Allen Jack Cloonan (2008) Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the beating death of an Afghan cabdriver at an Air Force base. Get the latest Taxi To The Dark Side news, movie spoilers, casting info and more on TVGuide.com “Taxi to the Dark Side’s” title has concrete origins. The MPAA rejects posters on a semi-regular basis — it happened this year with the original one-sheets for Hostel Part II and Captivity — so Taxi‘s rejection, in and of itself, isn’t surprising. . Directed by Alex Gibney. Plot Summary: "Taxi to the Dark Side," the latest prize-winning documentary from Oscar-nominee Alex Gibney, confirms his standing as one of the foremost non-fiction filmmakers working today. Ben Kenigsberg Time Out. Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in … BBC Parliament, 2 November 2007 23.00. Ed. Birth and Death in British Culture: Liminality, Power, and Performance. These were fanatics. April 25, 2007 Link Copied. Gibney: “Taxi” was at Tribeca, so it was finished by then–just barely–and “Gonzo” like I said, I’m still mixing it. Alex Gibney tells the story of Dilawar, a young Afghan taxi driver, who was arrested and killed by American troops in 2002. 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