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• 10.31.06
  Happy Halloween From The Documentary Blog!! Jay CcloseAuthor: Jay C Name: Jay C
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  About: Jay loves the films of Werner Herzog, Errol Morris and The Maysles, and is currently in production on his own first feature-length documentary Beauty Day.
  
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  It's a challenge to come up with some Halloween content on a blog that deals with documentaries, but i'm always up for a challenge! In celebration of one of my favourite holidays, I thought i'd post a trailer for a film that came out a few years ago called 'Hell House'. Not only is it good Halloween content, but its unbiased look at the scare tactics of the evangelical Christian Church is also relevant due to the buzz/contraversy surrounding Jesus Camp and Deliver Us From Evil. Here's the synopsis of Hell House: Hell House are the evangelical Christian church's answer to ...
• 10.30.06
  FUCK: The Movie Jay CcloseAuthor: Jay C Name: Jay C
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  About: Jay loves the films of Werner Herzog, Errol Morris and The Maysles, and is currently in production on his own first feature-length documentary Beauty Day.
  
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  ‘Ford’s Economics are the worst thing that’s happened to this country since pantyhose ruined finger-fucking.’ - President Lyndon B. Johnson I must admit that I have my reservations when it comes to films that are praised seemingly based on their extreme content or language. I wasn’t a fan of the South Park movie (139 Fucks), I thought Jay and Silent Bob was pretty middle of the road (248 Fucks)…it just isn’t a major selling point for me. Now don’t get me wrong, I do love the word Fuck, and there are many movies that make good use of it. (Planes, Trains and ...
• 10.26.06
  Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film Jay CcloseAuthor: Jay C Name: Jay C
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  About: Jay loves the films of Werner Herzog, Errol Morris and The Maysles, and is currently in production on his own first feature-length documentary Beauty Day.
  
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  Just in time for Halloween, Starz brings us this insightful look at the history of the slasher film and its many incarnations and…re-incarnations. ‘Going To Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film’ takes us through the birth, death and eventual re-birth of one of the most controversial, gratuitously violent and utterly entertaining horror sub-genres. The main question I had going into this film was ‘who really originated the slasher film?’. I was always under the impression that Mario Bava was the grandfather of the genre with such Italian classics as Twitch of the Death Nerve (Bay of Blood). Of ...
• 10.25.06
  America: Freedom To Fascism Full Movie on Google Video SeancloseAuthor: Sean Name:
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  About: Webmaster and editor of Film Junk, video game programmer by trade. Sean is obsessively blogging when he’s not blogging about obsessively blogging. He is also a big fan of reality in general.
  
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  Earlier this year, movie producer Aaron Russo (Trading Places, Wise Guys) was inspired to become a bit of a Michael Moore-type shit disturber when it suddenly occurred to him that there might not be an actual law stating that anyone is required to pay income tax. He set out to investigate the story behind taxation in the United States and the I.R.S., along with a detour into the threat that National I.D. cards pose to civil liberties. The result is America: Freedom To Fascism, a hard-hitting political documentary that managed to fly under most people's radar during its short theatrical ...
• 10.23.06
  The Documentary Blog: We Want Your Input Jay CcloseAuthor: Jay C Name: Jay C
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  About: Jay loves the films of Werner Herzog, Errol Morris and The Maysles, and is currently in production on his own first feature-length documentary Beauty Day.
  
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  As you may know, The Documentary Blog is a fairly new site. With some help from Sean, my inter-web cohort and podcast partner at FilmJunk, I'm trying my best to keep the content coming. However, with such a focused topic, sometimes it's hard to maintain a steady flow of news stories. As of late i've been trying to post more videos and trailers when I can, and staying on top of reviews of cool films i've been checking out lately. I just though maybe it'd be a good idea to ask you guys what YOU would like to see here ...
• 10.23.06
  Trailer: Jonestown: The Life and Death of People’s Temple Jay CcloseAuthor: Jay C Name: Jay C
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  About: Jay loves the films of Werner Herzog, Errol Morris and The Maysles, and is currently in production on his own first feature-length documentary Beauty Day.
  
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  A while back I posted about 'Jonestown: The Life and Death of People's Temple' as it was making its festival run. Well now the official trailer is online over at Apple and my excitement for this film still stands. I've always been interested in the story of Jim Jones. A few months ago i came across the audio recording of the sermon Jones gave as the members of his People's Temple drank the infamous purple kool-aid. (actually it was 'flavour-aid') I must say the recording is chilling, and if it's any indication of what this film has to offer I ...

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