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May 2009

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• 05.29.09
  New World Order 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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  Finally! A film that takes the focus off of the conspiracy theories and re-trains it on the most interesting aspect of the conspiracy culture; the people. It’s no coincidence that New World Order is brought to us by the same guys responsible for Darkon, a documentary about live action role-playing. The "LARP'ers" and the "Truthers" share a common theme; escapism. Who doesn't want to spend their weekends as renegade agents, working to uncover a plot to form a one government world? I’ve seen my share of conspiracy theory videos. Loose Change and Zeitgeist are particularly sensational, spewing forth facts and ...
• 05.27.09
  Hot Docs 2009: Objectified Review SeancloseAuthor: Sean Name:
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  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.
  
  Twitter: @filmjunkSee Authors Posts (125) | Hot Docs, Reviews | (2)

  Directed by Gary Hustwit USA, 2009 Official Hot Docs Synopsis: From telephones to toothpicks, nearly everything that fills our world is designed. Objects look and work the way they do because someone made them that way. Director Gary Hustwit examines industrial design's sweeping cultural impact with the same curiosity and cinematic craft of his graphic design hit, Helvetica. International stars including Karim Rashid, Marc Newson, Apple's Jonathan Ive, and Braun's Dieter Rams share their philosophies and fab products, bringing the driving forces of the field into perfectly composed focus: "good" industrial design makes the product supreme, but the design invisible. In an age ...
• 05.21.09
  Sounds Like Teen Spirit Trailer 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.
  
  Twitter: @filmjunkSee Authors Posts (125) | News, Trailers | (1)

  Kids always make great subjects for a documentary, not only because of the potential for exploring the parent-child relationship, but also because they wear their emotions on their sleeves and, well, let's face it... kids say the darndest things! (For some great examples of cool docs about kids, check out Jay's previous list of Five Films about Kids.) Seeing kids and teenagers in competitions can make for an even more compelling watch, which is why I'm excited about Jamie Jay Johnson's Sounds Like Teen Spirit. The movie follows four kids from ages 10 to 15 as they take part in the ...
• 05.19.09
  The Documentary Blog’s Hot Docs 2009 Recap 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 might be a week late, but I finally managed to sit down and write an overview of some of the films I caught at last weeks Hot Docs film festival. Last year I was lucky enough to catch The English Surgeon and Man on Wire among other great films, and this year there were definitely some gems in the mix. Here’s a quick overview of some of the films I saw: SWEETY. THE FRIENDS, BETRAYAL AND MURDER OF MAJA BRADARIC Directed by Menna Laura Meijer Netherlands Official Hot Docs Synopsis: A girl is seen from behind ... The wind whips her ...
• 05.15.09
  Hot Docs 2009: Action Boys 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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  Directed by Byung-Gil Jung South Korea, 2009 Official Hot Docs Synopsis: Anyone with an admiration for Asian action films knows that the genre's acrobatic stunt work is decidedly more realistic than the cushy, impressionistic green-screen stunts of Hollywood fare (workplace safety standards evidently aren't the same overseas). And no one knows this better than Jung Byung-Gil, a perpetual dreamer and movie junkie who is determined to become the next Stephen Chow. A delightfully sweet and self-deprecating look at one man's transition from film geek to stunt man, Action Boys follows Jung and several of his classmates as they audition for and attend ...
• 05.13.09
  Hot Docs 2009: Art & Copy 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.
  
  Twitter: @jaycheelSee Authors Posts (465) | Hot Docs, Reviews | (1)

  Directed by Doug Pray USA, 2009 Official Hot Docs Synposis: You see an average of 5,000 ads every day. Most of them suck. A handful are good. Only a few look and feel like-and indeed really are-art. The most innovative advertising campaigns of our time and the creative rebels behind them are the fascinating subjects of acclaimed filmmaker Doug Pray's Art & Copy. Slick footage and stories from industry legends chart the creative revolution that sees a splinter group shift from merely moving product to moving culture. Phyllis K. Robinson empowers the "Me generation" with a Clairol slogan and Hal Riney re-elects Reagan ...

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