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February 2008

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• 02.27.08
  The Gates – Review 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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  In 1979, world renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude would propose a thrilling new art project to the city of New York. 'The Gates' would involve the placement of several thousand orange gates throughout Central Park, lining the walkways of the world famous landmark. The idea was met with a great deal of resistance, ultimately ending in a resounding 'no'. Luckily for us, the Maysles brothers, Albert and David, were there to capture it all on film. The project was then put on indefinite hold, and then, over 25 years later, the big apple had a massive change of heart when ...
• 02.26.08
  Contest! The Documentary Blog is Giving Away Signed Prints of Christo’s ‘The Gate’s'! 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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  As some of you may know, tomorrow night Albert Maysles and Antonio Ferrera's 'The Gate's' will premiere on HBO. The film chronicle's the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude's temporary New York City art installment called...The Gates! I'm sure you remember; they put over seven thousand orange gates along Central Park's walkways, much to the joy of most and the dismay of some. As is the usual case with Christo's large temporary art projects, they tend to polarize folks. Either way, I've seen the film and it's just as good as The Maysles previous Christo collaborations, but here's the exciting news; The ...
• 02.25.08
  Kurt Cobain: About a Son – DVD Review 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 was in grade 6 in 1991; the year punk broke. Guns 'N Roses, Poison and Aerosmith were just some of the names you'd typically find on any 13-16 year old's mixed cassette tapes. (Recorded over top of the DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, Bel Biv Devoe and C+C Music Factory tracks that were now passe.) It was also the year that the kids at school suddenly started trading in their skull and crossbones t-shirts and metallica novelty wallets for pajama tops, cardigan sweaters and converse all-stars. Grunge was all the hype and Seattle single handedly ...
• 02.07.08
  ‘About a Son’ Hits DVD This Month 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 film I've been seemingly waiting forever to see is hitting DVD. AJ Schnack's 'About a Son' will see it's way into all of our homes via Shout Factory on February 19th. I know my fellow Film Junk podcast co-host Greg had a chance to see this at the Toronto International Film Festival and had nothing but good things to say about it. I was a pretty huge Nirvana fan in my teens, and still remain to be in my late twenties, even if I have sort of moved on to other things. I'm hoping About a Son will ...