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February 2009

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• 02.25.09
  The Shark is Still Working Review SeancloseAuthor: Sean Name:
  Site: http://www.seandwyer.net
  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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  The Shark is Still Working Directed by: Erik Hollander Written by: James Gelet There's no two ways about it -- Jaws is a landmark film in every sense of the word. It launched the career of the most famous director of all-time, provided the template for the summer blockbuster, and had such a profound cultural impact that to this day many people are still afraid to swim at beaches. Clearly if there is one movie that deserves to have its own feature-length retrospective documentary, it is Jaws. Back in the mid-'90s, veteran documentarian Laurent Bouzereau put together a two-hour "Making Of" film that appeared ...
• 02.12.09
  Scott Walker 30th Century Man Picked Up By Oscilliscope 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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  Remember, waaaayyyy back, when we reported about the music doc Scott Walker 30th Century Man? When we posted the trailer and what not? Well it turns out the film was SUPPOSED to be released through Plexifilm. As it turns out, that is no longer the case. Not sure what happened there, but the good news is the film has been quickly scooped up by Adam Yauch's Oscilliscope Pictures. I LOOOVVEEEE Oscilliscope. They've got their ear to the ground and its certainly paying off (Dear Zachary). Not to mention their DVD releases are pretty awesome. (Check out the Blu Ray release ...
• 02.12.09
  Glastonburykids Trailer 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 (402) | News, Trailers | (2)

  I'm a Jackass fan. I don't care what you say or think. Having said that, I can't stand the many Jackass copycats out there; which is funny considering they're essentially doing the same thing. I guess there's just something about Johnny Knoxville and his crew that I find charming. (Minus Steve-o and Bam) Either way, I'm not here to write a defense for stunt themed humour, I'm here to show you the trailer for Glastonburykids. A film that chronicles the high school lives of a group of Jackass wannabees that experience the ups and downs of lighting yourself on fire ...
• 02.11.09
  45365 Trailer 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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  SXSW is just around the corner, which is good news for non-fiction fans. There's always a great selection of films that end up getting their start at the festival. This year, it seems like some of the early buzz is already building, and a seemingly mundane and cleverly simple trailer for a film called '45365' has people asking 'is this boring?'. I submit that no, this is not boring. It is life! (Ah, but isn't life boring? At the moment, yes.) Here's the official synopsis: Shot over the course of 9 months in Sidney, Ohio, 45365 follows the lives of ...
• 02.05.09
  New World Order Trailer 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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  Readers of The Documentary Blog should know two things: I'm a big fan of Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel's live action role playing film Darkon, and I'm very interested in conspiracy theorists. Luckily for me, these two worlds have collided, thus spewing forth 'New World Order'; a new documentary from Meyer and Neel that looks at the culture of conspiracy in the U.S., focusing mainly on radio host Alex Jones' plight to reveal the truth about 9/11 and of course, the new world order. Here's the synopsis from the films official website. "New World Order is a ...