The ultimate Herzog + Musk + Internet film
Elon Musk pulls the entire internet over Mons Olympus. To opera music.
Uncompromising filmmaker Werner Herzog has made a documentary film about the internet. Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World features interviews with PayPal and Tesla co-founder Elon Musk, roboticist Sebastian Thrun, and UCLA professor and co-creator of ARPANET (the precursor to the Internet) Leonard Kleinrock, among …
It doesn't bother me one bit that the ad does not load, however it does block the content. Best get rid of that 486 serving up the ad, it obviously can't cope with the latest Flash update. It's in the cupboard under the stairs, just unplug it.
I think he plays a character, to a certain extent - or at least he puts on the "Werner Herzog mask" whenever he is being interviewed. I've always thought it's a very shrewd act designed to win over financing for his projects. He's a bit like John Carpenter or Alex Cox in that respect. You know who he is, even if you haven't seen one of his films.
First thing I thought of, the old Sega Genesis game I used to play (and have in my attic somewhere).
"Herzog's films often feature heroes with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals who are in conflict with nature." ~ Wikipedia
I was hoping to read something akin to how Elon Musk managed to singlehandedly haul a Falcon 9 over the Rockies. Failing that: how he managed to catch a returning booster with nothing more than a maritime platform, some string and a good sense of telemetry.
After making five films with Klaus Kinski, what else is there?
The Simpsons. His entire career was simply an apprenticeship for his greatest role as Walter Hotenhoffer.
Grandpa Simpson - What did you do during the war?
Walter Hotenhoffer - WWII? I wasn't born yet.
Grandpa Simpson - Funny how many Germans say that these days.