October 2006
The Archives
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10.16.06‘Dark Days’ Director Filming Iraq Documentary Jay C | News | (4)First off, anyone who hasn't seen Marc Singer's documentary 'Dark Days' should check it out ASAP. For the rest of you, here's some news on Singer's next yet-to-be-titled project. The making of Dark Days definitely proved that Singer is willing to live under the harshest conditions to get a story (in that case, abandoned NYC subway tunnels). Now it looks like he's headed out to Iraq to document the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's pre-deployment training and subsequent active service. Oddly enough, I happened to come across this story on a camcorder info website discussing the brand of camera he's ...
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10.16.06Danielson: A Famile Movie (Or Make a Joyful Noise Here) Jay C | News, Trailers | (3)Here's a film that's been making the festival rounds for some time now, and it just so happens to focus on one of my favourite bands of all time! The Danielson Famile is a quirky pop act out of Clarksboro New Jersey that have shot their way to the top of the popular underground with their unusual blend of folk and pop with an openly spiritual twist. I'm personally not a religious person, but Danielson is definitely on the forefront of alot of great Christian acts that put the music before the message. Over the past few years, director J.L. ...
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10.12.06‘Deliver Us From Evil’ Catches The Attention of Law Enforcement Officials Jay C | News | (0)Well it looks like filmmaker Amy Berg isn't the only one getting attention thanks to the contraversial buzz surrounding her critically acclaimed documentary 'Deliver Us From Evil'. According to a recent article in The New York Times, one of the films subjects, Cardinal Roger Mahony, is feeling the heat thanks to the lack of action he took while in charge of Father Oliver O'Grady. For those of you who haven't heard, O'Grady is the 'star' of the film, recounting his days as both a pedophile and a servant of God with great candor. Here's what the article had to say: "The ...
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10.09.06Farmingville Jay C | Reviews | (6)Farmingville Directors: Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini If you were to ask me my opinion on illegal immigration, I really wouldn’t know where to begin. This isn’t something that affects me in any direct way (that I know of), and to be honest I just haven’t really thought about it. In fact, I’m not that crazy about documentaries that analyze such social/political climates. I guess that’s just my own ignorance. However, I do enjoy a good debate, especially when the line between right and wrong are blurred. Farmingville does analyze the social/political climate of one small American town, but it does it ...
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10.07.06Rank Sean | Reviews | (3)Rank Directed by: John Hyams Human beings have been known to do a lot of crazy things for fame and fortune, but there are few competitive sports I've seen in my life that come close to the reality of professional bull-riding. If you're like me, then your knowledge of bull-riders and their culture is probably limited to things you've heard or seen on TV, but you may not be fully aware of the scale of abuse that the athletes endure... nor the prizes that are at stake. The PBR World Finals take place every year in ...
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10.06.06Elwood Carlisle Superstar! Jay C | News, Trailers | (0)Lately i've been addicted to Tom Green's live internet talk show, and this week he sat down with Elwood Carlisle, an 82 year old man trying to make it in show business. I remember seeing this guy on Leno a short while ago and he was pretty entertaining, enthuiastic, and seemed to have a pretty amazing life. I don't know too much about him other than the fact that he used to be a body builder, survived being phsyically attacked in his home, was featured in a Ricky Martin video and is now making a living as a movie extra. ...
