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September 2007

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• 09.12.07
  Bill Maher and Larry Charles’ ‘Religulous’ Teaser Poster and Filmmakers Statments Released 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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  No offence to religious readers of The Documentary Blog, but I must say i'm pretty excited to see Larry Charles and Bill Maher give organized religion a little kick in the ass. Today Lionsgate sent out a press release for the upcoming documentary 'Religulous', directed by Charles (Borat, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and starring Maher. The film follows Maher as he visits various religious sites around the world, posing tough questions about religion and ultimately challenging the existence of God. The press release included our first look at the teaser poster, featuring Maher's unholy image on a grilled cheese sandwich. But ...
• 09.10.07
  Pauline Kael vs. Gimme Shelter 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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  This past weekend I was flipping through the book 'Imagining Reality: The Faber Book of Documentary' by Kevin Macdonald and Mark Cousins, and I came across an interesting Pauline Kael review of the Maysles film 'Gimme Shelter'. I guess she wasn't a big fan of the film, even going as far as to suggest that David & Albert Maysles and co-director/editor Charlotte Zwerin are indirectly responsible for the death of the young black man at the infamous Altamont concert. Below is the original review as written by Kael, and following it is the written response by the filmmakers, which ultimately ...
• 09.05.07
  ‘Audience of One’ Set to Premiere at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival 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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  So this years Toronto After Dark Film Festival is fast approaching, and although I didn't get a chance to attend last years festival, I heard it was quite the great selection of films. Sean just gave me a heads up on this years line up, and the film that's stuck out for me the most (aside from Troma's 'Poultrygeist'. I have a soft-spot for Lloyd) is a documentary called 'Audience of One'. Here's the synopsis: Mike Jacobs’ enthralling documentary follows a delusional Pentecostal priest from San Francisco on his disastrous attempt to shoot a multimillion dollar Christian version of STAR WARS, ...

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