I don’t know what Adam Curtis transatlantic reputation stands at, my guess is rather low. I remember sending a copy of The Power Of Nightmares to an American cousin of mine, only to have it dismissed as inferior to Loose Change. Nevertheless, Curtis stands alongside someone like David Simon as a great reluctant reactionary, an unlikely champion of old school journalism – following the story through hell, fleshing out its twists and dead-ends, and presenting it to us in all its chaotic human glory. Those who missed the Manchester run of his successful collaborative project with Punchdrunk Theatre, It Felt Like A Kiss, can find encouragement in the news that it may be transferring to London this winter. International readers meanwhile should direct their browsers over to his sporadically updated but deeply fascinating blog for the BBC, his sometime employers. Here you will find what amounts to an excellent introduction to this peerless filmmaker, and some fascinating real talk to boot.