Why ‘The Jinx’ Owes Its Existence to a Bizarre Movie About Robert Durst

Why ‘The Jinx’ Owes Its Existence to a Bizarre Movie About Robert Durst

Certainly true crime stories have been adapted for the screen many times. What’s wild about this one is that Durst himself watched “All Good Things” and decided that he liked it. After years of refusing to talk to the news media, he contacted Jarecki and said he’d be willing to sit down for interviews. In … Read more

‘Murderous’ Robert Durst was ‘a unicorn,’ ‘comfortable with gang members in prison,’ says ‘Jinx: Part Two’ director

‘Murderous’ Robert Durst was ‘a unicorn,’ ‘comfortable with gang members in prison,’ says ‘Jinx: Part Two’ director

Robert Durst has been a part of director Andrew Jarecki’s life for nearly two years. In 2005, the director began working on the 2010 film “All Good Things,” starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, and was inspired by the life of Durst and the disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack. He then followed that … Read more

Convicted killer Robert Durst is back from the dead in ‘The Jinx — Part Two’ trailer: ‘Don’t tell them s–t’

Convicted killer Robert Durst is back from the dead in ‘The Jinx — Part Two’ trailer: ‘Don’t tell them s–t’

Convicted killer Robert Durst died in 2022 — but the bizarre story of the multimillionaire New York real estate heir turned murderer is still unravelling. On Wednesday, HBO dropped the first trailer for “The Jinx: Part Two,” the juicy continuation of the 2015 documentary series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” that … Read more