New Hunter S. Thompson film focuses on writings

By Christine Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney began filming the story of drug-addled U.S. journalist Hunter S. Thompson at the late author's funeral, he says it was one of his "greatest failures" in making the documentary. "Nobody wanted to talk, so we just sat there with a camera crew ordering room service, it was pathetic," said Gibney, recalling the estimated $2 million dollar funeral in 2005 funded by actor Johnny Depp and attended by other celebrity friends such as actor Bill Murray. "They felt this is Hunter, he is very personal to us," he said. "And they did not know me and thought, who is this guy?" But with the eventual help of Depp and Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter to gain access to Thompson's records, Gibney finished "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson" that... [read full story]