English this torrent is the complete collection of louis theroux s bbc documentaries as of december 2008. Louis is on patrol with a pit bull enthusiast, known to all as dog man. Edge of life screened on bbc two on march 30, 2014. At the beginning of his career as a journalist, he was influenced by the work of his father, the fiction and travel writer paul theroux. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. New louis theroux documentary my scientology movie finally. Louis therouxs latest documentary shows he is the best filmmaker in the world.
Louis visits las most famous hospital, the cedarssinai medical centre in west hollywood, where he meets patients battling for. In the series, theroux accompanied a different british celebrity in each programme as they went about their daytoday business, interviewing them about their lives and experiences as he did so. Louis current contract with the bbc has another three films left to be made as part of series 3. Jimmy 2000, my scientology movie 2015 and louis therouxs weird weekends 1998. Louis visits las most famous hospital, the cedarssinai medical centre in west hollywood, where he meets patients battling for their lives against serious illnesses. Edge of life in which filmmaker louis theroux explores how americans deal with endoflife medical situations. Jimmy 2000, my scientology movie 2015 and louis theroux s weird weekends 1998. Discover key moments from history and stories about fascinating people on the official bbc documentary channel. City of dogs first aired on sunday 23rd march and is now available on iplayer.
What you need is a system that lets you change your netflix country. Louis vists born again christians, ufo fanatics, porn stars and the survivalists of idaho. A different brain in germany, even though it isnt currently available on netflix locally. He has received two british academy television awards and a royal television society television award born in singapore to an english mother and american father writer paul theroux, theroux moved with his family to london when he. Louis older brother marcel theroux was born in kampala, so as children we sort of globe trotted. My life and strange times in television hardcover 19 sep 2019.
This article first appeared in esquire weekly, our new ipadonly edition. There s a lot that theroux says about the system without saying a word, but this is a theroux documentary after all so the film is filled with weird and interesting characters. Louis has been to san francisco, a city that was once the centre of the gayrights movement and is now blazing a different trail. Louis theroux once again explores the grey areas that exist with sex offenders as they try to get their lives back together post prison. Louis therouxs blog louis theroux isnt a goodreads author yet, but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed. Louis, who is known for his popular documentaries, and producer simon chinn have already been criticised by the subject of the film, marty rathbun. Louis enters the bizarre world of las dogs, meeting the characters whose lives revolve around the citys huge canine population. Presenter of the documentary series louis therouxs weird weekends. Louis therouxs weird weekends 19982000 this is a famous documentary series that gives viewers a glimpse of what goes on in the worlds of groups and individuals that they wouldnt normally come into contact with. For example, louis and the brothel takes a sympathetic look at the sex workers working at a legal brothel in nevada whereas under the knife takes a more critical look at the world of plastic. He makes it his personal mission to care for the abandoned dogs of south l.
English this torrent is the complete collection of louis therouxs bbc documentaries as of december 2008. With a few simple steps you can be watching louis theroux. Louis meets afrikaner separatists who dream of building cultural enclaves in postapartheid south africa, including leader euga. The state of california has some of the toughest regulations anywhere in america controlling sex offenders.
Louis sebastian theroux was born in singapore in 1970. This investigative special takes a look at life after recovery from a brain injury, offering insight into the human impact of cognitive progress. Theres a lot that theroux says about the system without saying a word, but this is a theroux documentary after all so the film is filled with weird and interesting characters. No, the programmes would be our kinds of stories immersive examinations of life. Offera etter savile and the first 90minute episode of this television series is about jimmy savile, institutionalized coverups, and societys desperate. Saviles odd lifestyle just touched on in weird weekends series, but may have abused schoolgirls during his years of stardom.
He also penned a 2005 book entitled the call of the weird. The series was originally broadcast on bbc two from 20002002. Is the acclaimed documentary maker running out of interesting material. Oooh, you got downvoted for expressing a well stated personal opinion that is informative of a different way of seeing theroux s onscreen interactions. I think theroux produces very good work, but his dealings with the people in his documentaries feels off to me at times. Although langston had been living with the overdoses aftermath, because of shortterm memory. He has received two british academy television awards and a royal television society television award born in singapore to an english mother and american father writer paul theroux, theroux moved with his family to london when he was a.
Louis theroux loves miserys company misery is like heroin in louis therouxs new documentary. Among the sex offenders watch full tv show online for free. One in a million california state university, northridge. Jun 28, 2016 louis is on patrol with a pit bull enthusiast, known to all as dog man. Sep 15, 2016 louis, who is known for his popular documentaries, and producer simon chinn have already been criticised by the subject of the film, marty rathbun.
Offera etter savile and the first 90minute episode of this television series is about jimmy savile, institutionalized coverups, and society s desperate need to. Louis theroux is responsible for some of the most squirminducing moments in tv history and i mean that as a compliment. Jun 05, 2015 langstons neardeath experience was captured in the british broadcasting corp. This is a list of documentaries by british television presenter louis theroux. She later explained to louis that the chance was actually less than 1%. New louis theroux series altered states will air on bbc knowledge from thursday 6th december at 8. He has been married to nancy strang since july 7, 2012. In most cases, louis delves into the lives of people with extreme or queer beliefs and practices. He is a writer and producer, known for when louis met.
In these first special programmes 2003, louis theroux returned to american themes, working at featurelength, this time with a more serious tone than in his earlier weird weekends work. He has received two british academy television awards and a royal television society television award. His father, the american novelist and travel writer, paul theroux, met his mother, who worked for the v. But his father decided to buy a family home in england, and they settled down in a big, rambling. America spends a huge amount on health care and a hefty proportion goes on end of life care, with a wide and expensive array of treatments on offer to those with insurance or who. Louis theroux explores the heartbreaking world of feral dogs and speaks with the angelenos who work tirelessly to give these canines good homes. Langstons neardeath experience was captured in the british broadcasting corp. Louis theroux was born on may 20, 1970 in singapore as louis sebastian theroux. We would not be making documentaries about hollywood glamour, showbiz agents and publicists, parties, premieres. No, the programmes would be our kinds of stories immersive examinations of life at its most.
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