Morgan Spurlock

Film writer, producer, director

Morgan Spurlock appears in the following:

Having Guinness and Pepperoni Rolls with Morgan Spurlock

Monday, August 11, 2014

He's well known for his less-than-flattering portrayals of excess and gluttony, but Morgan Spurlock seems to apply the mantra "all things in moderation" only "in moderation." 

Morgan Spurlock's Latest Horror Show: '7 Deadly Sins'

Thursday, August 07, 2014

Vices are what make us human. But they're also what push the limit of our humanity —and sometimes make us grotesque.  

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Movie Date: 'Closed Circuit,' 'Our Nixon,' 'The Grandmaster,' 'One Direction: This is Us,' and Special Guest Morgan Spurlock

Thursday, August 29, 2013

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In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen wonder if anyone trusts the government anymore, and consider whether beauty is enough to make up for a lack of substance. They al...
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Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock Heads In One Direction

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock is best known for his 2004 film Super Size Me. His latest is a new concert film about the British boy band One Direction, This Is Us.

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Exploring A 'What If' In Music And Motherhood; Morgan Spurlock Captures One Direction; Pure Bathing Culture Plays Live

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

In this episode: In her debut novel, The Original 1982, Lori Carson explores a great "what if..." in her songwriting protagonist's life: whether or not to become a parent. The narrator examines her life in parallel stories. In one, she follows a musical path, and in the other, her muse is motherhood itself.

Plus: Director Morgan Spurlock made a name for himself with his look at fast food culture in the U.S. and abroad in Super Size Me. Now, the accomplished documentarian focuses his lens on another phenomenon sweeping the world — the U.K. boy-band One Direction — in the concert film, This Is Us.

And: The spacious dream pop duo Pure Bathing Culture drops by the Soundcheck studio to perform songs from its album Moon Tide.

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Morgan Spurlock on 'Comic-Con Episode IV'

Friday, April 13, 2012

Back in 1970, in the city of San Diego, a small group of comic book fans decided to organize a convention. Their dream was to attract 500 fans. In the end, however, only 300 showed up...

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Freakonomics: The Movie!

Friday, October 01, 2010

Since its publication in 2005, millions of people have read "Freakonomics." The best selling book, written by economist Steven Levitt and New York Times reporter Stephen Dubner, examines pop culture and everyday life through the economic lens of incentives. The result was unexpectedly funny and popular enough to have spawned a newly emerging media empire, including Freakonomics Radio and "Freakonomics: The Movie."

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Looking for Trouble

Friday, April 18, 2008

Morgan Spurlock's new book

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Hillary’s Wave

Friday, April 18, 2008

First wave feminists marched for the vote, the second wave went to the office, the third wave took back the night – has Hillary Clinton’s candidacy set off a fourth wave? Amanda Fortini writes in this week’s New York that young women watching Hillary Clinton’s reception on the campaign trail ...

Bush's Convention Speech; Concorde Crash; Web Convention Coverage; Reality Websites; Computer Etymology; Theater Publicists; Classical Music; McFadden's

Friday, August 04, 2000

What will you eat for $100? Reality websites want to know and want to make you a viral sensation.

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