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January 2008

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• 01.28.08
  DVD Review – Confessions of a Superhero SeancloseAuthor: Sean Name:
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  About: Webmaster and editor of Film Junk, video game programmer by trade. Sean is obsessively blogging when he’s not blogging about obsessively blogging. He is also a big fan of reality in general.
  
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  Confessions of a Superhero Directed by: Matt Ogens Starring: Christopher Dennis, Joseph McQueen, Jennifer Gerht, Maxwell Allen Let me start by saying that I've always been fascinated and inspired by the folks who go to comic book and sci-fi conventions dressed up as their favourite characters. Sometimes the costumes are amazingly detailed and realistic, while other times they are a little rough around the edges, but there is always a passion behind it all. It's a passion that the average person can't understand, and sometimes we feel the urge to laugh at just how enthusiastic these people can be, but it's all in ...
• 01.22.08
  Documentary Feature Oscar Nominees Announced. Yawn. 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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  Well here it is. The 2008 Academy Award nominees for best documentary feature have been announced and boy am I not surprised. In fact, I'm completely indifferent. Scratch that, I'm annoyed. What an uninspired selection. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the films on the list. In fact, it wouldn't be fair to do so seeing as I've only seen one of the five selections. (Sicko) I just can't believe how predictable this list is: No End in Sight Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience Sicko Taxi to the Dark Side War/Dance Wow. 3 out of 5 films deal with the Iraq war, 1 ...
• 01.15.08
  This American Life Coming to DVD 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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  One of my favourite television shows (and one of the only radio shows I listen to on a semi regular basis) is coming to DVD this month. This American Life made the jump from the public radio airwaves to the Showtime cable network this past year, and I must say it totally blew me away. I had every episode recorded on my PVR for the longest time until I eventually ran out of space and was forced to delete them. (Cops and American Gladiators are killing me.) Luckily, now I can own the entire six episode season on DVD! According ...
• 01.08.08
  Proposal Video for Jay Cochrane Documentary 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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  Hey guys, just thought I'd give you a little look at a project I've been working on off and on for a few months now. The film is a yet-to-be-titled documentary chronicling world renowned wire walker Jay Cochrane's attempt to walk across Niagara Falls on a tight rope. It's a much discussed topic around these parts (I live fifteen minutes away from the falls) and is turning out to be an interesting little story, especially with tourism in the falls facing some pretty harsh lows. I hope to document the entire process, from proposal to permission (hopefully) to performance. The following ...
• 01.03.08
  Deleted Scene From Upcoming Errol Morris Documentary “Standard Operating Procedure” 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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  A new Errol Morris film is an event among the documentary community, and being one of my favourite filmmakers of all time, I was naturally excited to see a deleted scene from his upcoming feature "Standard Operating Procedure". The clip is excerpted from an original post at The New Yorker and features Col. Janis Karpinski (Shot in typical Morris style) talking about being in charge of Saddam Hussein while he was held at Abu Ghraib. If you follow the link over to the New Yorker, you can actually download a quicktime version of the original clip that this scene was ...
• 01.03.08
  Albert Maysles Working on Fall Out Boy Documentary. Wait…What? 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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  The Maysles rockumentary legacy is a force to be reckoned with. A sprawling document of some of the greatest rock bands in modern music history. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones...FALL OUT BOY?? This news comes perfectly summed up by Matt Dentler at his blog (found via AJ Schnack's revamped site) as being "really genius or incredibly misinformed". Hmmm. Indeed. I'm not too sure how I feel about this one. To be fair, I don't really know anything about Fall Out Boy outside of the album I was forced to listen to CONSTANTLY while working at a mall record store a ...