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June 2007

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• 06.10.07
  Morgan Spurlock Takes On Osama Bin Laden 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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  I can't say I was the biggest fan of Morgan Spurlock's sleeper hit 'Supersize Me'. I thought it was a little gimmicky and I didn't think the ultimate message was anything we didn't already know. Yes, you'll get sick if you eat only fast food for a month straight. It seems as though the overwhelming interest in his film was almost an extension of reality television; watch a man eat fast food until he's physically ill. A sort of socially acceptable version of Fear Factor. But it worked, and now we've got a new Michael Moore in town. So what's ...
• 06.07.07
  Clip of A.J. Schnak’s ‘About a Son’ Online, Soundtrack Plans Announced 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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  Finally, a glimpse of A.J. Schnack's Kurt Cobain documentary 'About a Son'! I really don't know much about the film other than the fact that it's narrated by Cobain, using old recordings of an interview conducted by authorized biographer Michael Azerrad for his book 'Come As You Are'. The film played at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, but like the asshole I am, I missed it. However, my good friend Greg, (fellow podcaster over at Film Junk) managed to catch the film and seemed to enjoy it a great deal. This clip sort of reminds me of 'Zoo', with ...
• 06.04.07
  March of the Penguins – Morgan Freeman + Queen Latifah x Fart Jokes = Arctic Tale 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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  If you loved March of the Penguins and you're under the age of 15, you'll love the trailer for 'Arctic Tale'. However, if you fall in the 20 and up age group, you might be left scratching your head with this one. Brought to you by the producers of the almighty penguin documentar to end all penguin documentaries, Arctic Tale stars a young walrus and polar bear in a coming of age journey: From National Geographic Films, the people who brought you MARCH OF THE PENGUINS and Paramount Classics, the studio that brought you AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, ARCTIC TALE is ...
• 06.02.07
  The Independents – The Art of Selling Records in the Digital Age 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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  Here's something cool for those folks living in the Toronto area. An old college friend of mine, Josh McGuirk, directed a cool short documentary called 'The Independents' at the same time I was shooting my own doc. What resulted was a cool short film that gives us a look inside the world of independent record stores. Here's a synopsis: The Independents' gives viewers a glimpse into the independent music community in Toronto. Viewers are brought into the world of legendary record stores Sam the Record Man, Rotate This, and Play de Record. C'MON's Ian Blurton, Exclaim! Editor James Keast and a ...

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