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August 2008

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• 08.26.08
  Herzog’s ‘Encounters’ Hits Blu Ray This November 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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  This fall is going to bust my bank wide open thanks to a number of awesome Blu Ray releases. Quick on the heels of the announcement that Errol Morris' 'Standard Operating Procedure' will be hitting the hi def format, HighDefDigest brings us news that Werner Herzog's amazing 'Encounters at the End of the World' will make its debut on Blu Ray this November! This film is a perfect match for the format, with Herzog's stunning imagery and amazing soundtrack. It's nice to see documentaries starting to break into the format, which up until now, has been mostly reserved for blockbusters.
• 08.20.08
  Short Doc: The Archive 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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  Thanks to Sean for bringing this cool documentary short to my attention. Director Sean Dunne gives takes a look at Paul Mawhinney's 50 million dollar record collection which, unfortunately, is currently up for sale. (For much less than that estimate) Mawhinney shares his thoughts on cd's versus vinyl while showing us some of his rarest pieces and travelling down memory lane. Dunne supplies some beautiful images in a nicely paced and somewhat morose snapshot of a man forced to give up something he loves. Check it out below. The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.
• 08.19.08
  Wild Blue Yonder 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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  Celia Maysles apparently began documenting the life of her Father, influential filmmaker David Maysles, with the simple intention of preserving his memory for herself and her family. It seems only appropriate that this casual dabbling in non-fiction filmmaking drew her closer to her Dad, as though the best way to get to know him was to do what he did best. It’s safe to say it was the Maysles connection that initially piqued my interest in this film. As a fan of Albert and David’s work (Salesman, Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens), I was hoping to get an exclusive behind the ...
• 08.18.08
  Temporary Loss of Domain Name = One Week Offline 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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  Sorry, guys. Looks like my domain name registry expired and the site went offline. The annoying thing is my username and password weren't working to get into my account to renew my domain. Also, my email address changed recently, so all of the warnings must've been going to my old address. LAME. Anyways, we're back on now, and I'll have some new content up very soon. Thanks for being patient!
• 08.06.08
  Standard Operating Procedure on Blu Ray This Fall 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 (465) | News | (2)

  Good news everyone! It looks like Sony Entertainment has decided to bring Errol Morris' latest doc, Standard Operating Procedure, to their majestic Blu Ray format this October! It's great to see some docs getting the hi def treatment. (Some of you may have picked up Helvetica on Blu Ray this past spring) I haven't even seen this film yet, so I'm excited to get the HD treatment. Another cool thing; the BD release will include some HD exclusive bonus features. Here's a run down of the details thanks to High Def Digest: Extras shared between both versions include audio commentary with ...