July 2008
The Archives
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07.01.08Review – Big Rig Jay C | Reviews | (0)Big Rig Directed by Doug Pray 2007 Doug Pray's 'Big Rig' is an inside look at an industry that I've always been a little curious about; trucking. The film follows multiple long haulers as they discuss the ins and outs of their industry. Most interestingly is the idea that if these big rig hauler's were to go on strike or suddenly stop shipping, within three days the country would begin to fall apart. It's easy to take their service for granted. All of our fresh produce and gasoline is replenished thanks to them. We're also given a lesson on some of the code ...
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07.01.08Review – High School Jay C | Reviews | (4)Highschool Directed by Frederick Wiseman 1968 I love the universally simple topics (and titles) of Wiseman's films. His second feature, appropriately named 'High School', literally shows us the every day workings of a high school, from the mundane (gym class aerobics) to the unusual (a student run simulated space flight). Whereas most high school documentaries I've seen in the past have focused on certain students, documenting their educational career's, Wiseman takes on the eductational system from a disjointed fly-on-the-wall perspective. We see a number of students dealing with a number of different issues, from unfairly being sent to detention to debating appropriate formal ...
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07.01.08Review – Train on the Brain Jay C | Reviews | (0)Train on the Brain Directed by Alison Murray 2000 Director Alison Murray takes to the rails in this sparce look at life on the move, boxcar hopping across Canada. She teams up with a group of self-proclaimed, and seemingly self-made, hobo's in an attempt to experience the allure of riding railway cars. What starts off as a simple cross-country trip turns into a more focused goal; to make their way to Ohio via train-hopping to attend the annual 'hobo convention'. For the majority of the film, Murray sticks with Wendy, an 'Earthy' rail-rider who's instincts on the rails are finely attuned thanks to ...
