Comments on: Jay’s Top Ten Films of the Year http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/ Documentary Film News and Reviews Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:39:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jay C http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-69287 Jay C Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:26:10 +0000 http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/#comment-69287 BAH! I meant to pick up Factory Girl used the other night, but I got so caught up in a flurry of other releases that I simply forgot about it. I'll have to go back and check it out. Zoo is somewhat Herzogian, but perhaps borrows more from Errol Morris, outside of the talking heads. As I've said before, the music and visuals actually reminded me of Close Encounters of the Third Kind meets E.T., oddly enough. I haven't had the chance to catch either The Assassination of Jesse James or Gone Baby Gone. The latter I have no excuse for not seeing, but sadly, Jesse James never showed around here. BAH! I meant to pick up Factory Girl used the other night, but I got so caught up in a flurry of other releases that I simply forgot about it. I’ll have to go back and check it out.

Zoo is somewhat Herzogian, but perhaps borrows more from Errol Morris, outside of the talking heads. As I’ve said before, the music and visuals actually reminded me of Close Encounters of the Third Kind meets E.T., oddly enough.

I haven’t had the chance to catch either The Assassination of Jesse James or Gone Baby Gone. The latter I have no excuse for not seeing, but sadly, Jesse James never showed around here.

]]> By: Rusty James http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-69238 Rusty James Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:15:57 +0000 http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/#comment-69238 Zoo seemed kind of reminiscent of Herzog to me, in the bad way. Billy the Kid sounds great, I can't wait to track it down. Did you see Assassination of Jesse James or Gone Baby Gone? I also like Factory Girl a lot but I'm the only one. Zoo seemed kind of reminiscent of Herzog to me, in the bad way. Billy the Kid sounds great, I can’t wait to track it down.
Did you see Assassination of Jesse James or Gone Baby Gone? I also like Factory Girl a lot but I’m the only one.

]]> By: Jay C. http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-68869 Jay C. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:49:29 +0000 http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/#comment-68869 Thanks Alyssa! I'm going to try my best to keep things updated on a somewhat regular basis around here. We'll see how it goes. Happy New Year! Thanks Alyssa!

I’m going to try my best to keep things updated on a somewhat regular basis around here. We’ll see how it goes.

Happy New Year!

]]> By: Alyssa http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-68837 Alyssa Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:08:36 +0000 http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/#comment-68837 I want echo Rian in saying that the video podcast was excellently done. And I want to say that I really enjoy your blog. (I appreciate your resolution to keep it up!) I've been reading your blog for a few months now via RSS and I love it. As an ex-film studies academic, I've been finding it difficult to keep up with the latest in documentary film, but your blog is a lifeline to me. Especially the film and DVD reviews---so keep them coming. :) I want echo Rian in saying that the video podcast was excellently done. And I want to say that I really enjoy your blog. (I appreciate your resolution to keep it up!) I’ve been reading your blog for a few months now via RSS and I love it. As an ex-film studies academic, I’ve been finding it difficult to keep up with the latest in documentary film, but your blog is a lifeline to me. Especially the film and DVD reviews—so keep them coming. :)

]]> By: Jay C http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-67714 Jay C Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:35:23 +0000 http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/#comment-67714 Hey Rian, I really appreciate the comment! It was a ton of work, but fun to put together. If we ever had the chance to do Film Junk for a living, it'd be great to do videos like this on a regular basis. It's my goal to try and provide some of the best exclusive in-house video content available on any movie blog. Anyways, i'm glad you enjoyed and stay tuned for the upcoming Fishing With Tom episode! Hey Rian,

I really appreciate the comment! It was a ton of work, but fun to put together. If we ever had the chance to do Film Junk for a living, it’d be great to do videos like this on a regular basis. It’s my goal to try and provide some of the best exclusive in-house video content available on any movie blog.

Anyways, i’m glad you enjoyed and stay tuned for the upcoming Fishing With Tom episode!

]]> By: Rian http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-67577 Rian Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:22:46 +0000 http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2007/12/27/jays-top-ten-films-of-the-year/#comment-67577 I watched the video and read the post on Film Junk, but felt that to really gush about how much I liked the video I should probably come here. You did some seriously great work putting that thing together, Jay. I've shot and co-edited a few short films and such myself in the past, so I know how much of a hassle it can be, and you've really managed to make a professional-looking piece of film out of the simple subject matter of a few guys talking about movies. Not to mention, the intro, which was hilarious. I loved the outtakes of Tom's verbal introduction and how you worked them into the opening titles like that. In addition to the visual aspects, the music cues were great as well, and I found that, like the music in something non-fiction should ideally work, I only took notice of the music when I recognized a song (like the themes from The Thing and 28 Days Later), and the rest of the time it blended into what was going on and helped set the scene without interfering. As it were, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the video because I know that for such little payoff and fanfare, you put a lot of work into stuff like this and I figured you'd want to know that it's appreciated, which it very much is. I watched the video and read the post on Film Junk, but felt that to really gush about how much I liked the video I should probably come here. You did some seriously great work putting that thing together, Jay. I’ve shot and co-edited a few short films and such myself in the past, so I know how much of a hassle it can be, and you’ve really managed to make a professional-looking piece of film out of the simple subject matter of a few guys talking about movies. Not to mention, the intro, which was hilarious. I loved the outtakes of Tom’s verbal introduction and how you worked them into the opening titles like that. In addition to the visual aspects, the music cues were great as well, and I found that, like the music in something non-fiction should ideally work, I only took notice of the music when I recognized a song (like the themes from The Thing and 28 Days Later), and the rest of the time it blended into what was going on and helped set the scene without interfering. As it were, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the video because I know that for such little payoff and fanfare, you put a lot of work into stuff like this and I figured you’d want to know that it’s appreciated, which it very much is.

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