March 2007
The Archives
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03.18.07Keeping Busy: Some Documentary Blog In House News Jay C | News, Personal Projects | (1)So I haven't been posting half as much as i'd like to be in the last little while. There's a couple of reasons for this: First off, being a blog that specifically deals with documentaries, news can be scarce. I'm not just talking about any old news story regarding documentary films...I mean the type of story that I feel an urge to actually write about. But in those tough times, I usually end up looking for interesting videos on YouTube to throw up here and start some discussion. The main reason for things slowing down is i've been sort of ...
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03.17.07Transgeneration Jay C | Reviews | (1)Growing up is hard to do. The life of a teenager or young adults is like one giant obstacle course. Constantly thrown curve balls that force us to learn how to deal with and adapt to the many challenges we’re eventually going to run into as adults. If that's a fair comparison, then the education system is the ‘American Gladiators’ of life lessons, sending the naïve and inexperienced through a treacherous gauntlet that finds those who survive emerging, hopefully, a stronger individual. In this tradition, ‘Trans Generation’ is a coming-of-age story that takes an intimate look at four students faced ...
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03.14.07HBO’s ‘Addiction’ Will Be Made Available Online For Free Jay C | News | (2)Thanks to a horribly unreasonable border tax applied to a recent Fed Ex package in my name, I've missed out on the opportunity to review HBO's documentary series 'Addiction'. I really didn't know much about the project at the time and only recently discovered that there are 14 short films that accompany the main feature length presentation, covering many different forms of addiction ranging from television to drugs. Now i'm REALLY interested in seeing this. THANKS BORDER TAX. Luckily, I do have digital cable and should be able to catch it when it airs. For those of you who don't, ...
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03.14.07Twisted – A Balloonamentary Jay C | News | (1)When I first read the title of this film, I instinctively expected a Maury Povich style investigation into the wild world of people with balloon phobias, crying hysterically at the thought of that squeaking sound they make when rubbed against your fingers. Perhaps a psychological issue stemming from a childhood incident involving an exploding balloon at a birthday party. 'Twisted - A Balloonamentary' has avoided the darker side of balloons, instead opting to give us a look into the unique lives of those few folks who make a living at creating balloon art. The films tagline, 'Once you can make ...
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03.11.07‘Zoo’ Clip Online Jay C | News | (0)For those of you who still haven't had the chance to catch Robinson Devor's 'Zoo' (this includes myself), Video Detective has posted a short clip from what's turning out to be one of this years most talked about documentaries. Although there isn't much to the clip, it does feature one of the much talked about 're-enactment' scenes in which a woman is given some sort of tour of the infamous barn. Based on this short snippet, the film looks to be shot very well and the music and tone seems to fall into place with what everyone's been saying; Devor ...
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03.09.07Trekkies 3…In 2011? Jay C | News | (2)I attended my first Star Trek convention when I was about 13 years old. It was an amazing and unusual experience that i'll never forget. As a young kid, the amount of toys and memorabelia was overwhelming, but the moment I remember most clearly was waiting in line to get into the event. It stretched through the lobby and out the front doors of whatever Toronto hotel it was held in. A plethora of folks, some dressed as civilians, most dressed as Klingons. As all of the excited fans slowly shifted their way into the convention hall, a man in ...
