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July 2008

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• 07.31.08
  From the Director of Helvetica: Obejectified 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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  Fans of Gary Hustwit's indepth look at the rise of Max Miedinger's Helvetica font will be happy to hear about this project. 'Objectified' is Hustwit's second feature, and it looks to be a great companion piece to Helvetica. Perhaps some sort of 'design trilogy' is in the works?? (Movie posters would be a sweet topic to look at.) This time around he's tackling industrial design, examining the items we take for granted from a aesthetic point of view. Here's the synopsis of the film: Objectified is a feature-length independent documentary about industrial design. It’s a look at the creativity at work ...
• 07.18.08
  SnagFilms Brings Feature Length Docs to the Web For Free! (And Legally) 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 a cool site that Documentary Blog readers are sure to enjoy. SnagFilms allows its visitors to not only watch feature length docs such as Dig!, Supersize Me and Darkon for free, but allows them to 'SNAG' them and embed them on their own blogs! WHOA. (Actually, it's just a widget that will bring you to another pop-up player.) Apparently it's completely legit, as paid for by commercial ads which run occasionally throughout the films. The site is still new, so there isn't a huge number of films. However, the selection is already pretty decent. Check it out for yourself ...
• 07.15.08
  Grizzly Man Prequel To Air on Animal Planet 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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  It looks like there's more to be said about the life and times of Timothy Treadwell, the subject of Werner Herzog's critcally acclaimed film, 'Grizzly Man'. Apparently the producers of Herzog's film and his upcoming 'Encounters at the End of the World' have decided to revisit Treadwell's hundreds of hours of video footage, culling together an eight part special to be aired next month on Animal Planet. Here's a snippet from the press release: It will draw upon the hundreds of hours of archived footage, private pages from his diaries and more than 10,000 still photographs, ultimately telling the story ...
• 07.14.08
  Titicut Follies 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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  Titicut Follies (1967) Directed by Frederick Wiseman A few months ago I assembled a list of my personal top 25 documentaries of all time. The response was overwhelming, and although there were many readers that were satisfied by my choices, a great number pointed out a glaring omission, Frederick Wiseman’s ‘Titicut Follies’. At the time, I had yet to see the film. In fact, I hadn’t seen ANY Wiseman films, mainly due to a lack of access. Thankfully, Wiseman’s decision to release his films on DVD has given me the chance to check out this non-fiction classic. You were all right, it ...
• 07.14.08
  Sherman’s March 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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  Sherman's March (1986) Directed by Ross McElwee The great thing about Sherman’s March is the overall simplicity of the idea. The success of such a personal film depends completely on the personality of the director (Ross McElwee), who’s decided to put himself in front of the camera in a project that began as one thing; a historical look at General Sherman’s Civil War march, and became another; an autobiographical search for true love. It’s important to put McElwee into context here. This is a man who can be summed up by his consistent nightmares about nuclear holocaust. (One trait I seem to ...
• 07.14.08
  DocBlog Playlist: Sherman’s March & Titicut Follies 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.
  
  Twitter: @jaycheelSee Authors Posts (401) | DocBlog Playlist, News | (2)

  Sherman's March (1986) Directed by Ross McElwee The great thing about Sherman’s March is the overall simplicity of the idea. The success of such a personal film depends completely on the personality of the director (Ross McElwee), who’s decided to put himself in front of the camera in a project that began as one thing; a historical look at General Sherman’s Civil War march, and became another; an autobiographical search for true love. It’s important to put McElwee into context here. This is a man who can be summed up by his consistent nightmares about nuclear holocaust. (One trait I seem to ...

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