Joe Berlinger

executive producer and director

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Award-winning filmmaker, journalist and photographer, whose films include the celebrated documentaries Crude, Brother’s Keeper, Paradise Lost, Metallica and Tony Robbins: I am Not Your Guru

Joe Berlinger on KCRW

The 2013 death of Canadian-born Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel captured the world’s attention and baffled investigators.

At LA’s infamous Cecil Hotel, how did visitor Elisa Lam die? Netflix’s ‘Crime Scene’ delves into the facts

The 2013 death of Canadian-born Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel captured the world’s attention and baffled investigators.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Ted Bundy was convicted of killing more than 30 women in the 1970s. But in the midst of his killing spree, Bundy had a long-term girlfriend.

Why director Joe Berlinger focuses on serial killer Ted Bundy’s charms instead of his crimes

Ted Bundy was convicted of killing more than 30 women in the 1970s. But in the midst of his killing spree, Bundy had a long-term girlfriend.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Joe Berlinger is a veteran documentarian who has been through a lot in his 25-year career.

Documentarian Joe Berlinger

Joe Berlinger is a veteran documentarian who has been through a lot in his 25-year career.

from The Business

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The latest film releases include Arthur the King, One Life, The Animal Kingdom, and Little Wing.

from Weekend Film Reviews

The latest film releases include Kung Fu Panda 4, Love Lies Bleeding, and American Dreamer.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Though votes are still being tallied, LA Magazine Reporter Jon Regardie weighs in on which LA races will go to a run-off in November and which saw early wins.

from KCRW Features

Chelsea Peretti takes the director’s chair, Billy Dee Williams drops the memoir, and Oscar nominated director Jonathan Glazer gives us a “searing” Treat.

from The Treatment

LA Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani said his ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, allegedly stole millions to pay gambling debts. His story raises plausibility questions.

from KCRW Features

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the alleged years of abuse and inappropriate behavior on Nickelodeon sets as shown in ID’s new docuseries, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.

from The Business

Lorraine Nicholson talks playdates at Playboy Mansion, Oscar-nominee Ellen Mirojnick talks costuming “Oppenheimer,” and Sir Patrick Stewart has The Treat.

from The Treatment

A year ago, living in Miami, Lēya Graham’s passion for dance was waning. Then she discovered the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in LA, which served as a lifeline.

from KCRW Features

The Downtown LA gay bar Redline opened in 2015. Now it joins a long legacy of LGBTQ spaces that have closed in the city center.

from KCRW Features