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June 2009

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• 06.25.09
  Frank Marshall to direct ESPN Doc … 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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  Frank Marshall to direct ESPN doc on Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss and his charity work. http://bit.ly/IIv6M
• 06.24.09
  The NFB Launches New Website, ‘Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary’ Jay CcloseAuthor: Jay C Name: Jay C
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  Julie Matlin has been hosting a series of posts over at The NFB blog titled 'The Insider's Guide to the Film Industry'. So far it's been an insightful and informative series that would definitely be of interest to any aspiring filmmakers out there. Today she's added a new post detailing the launch of a pretty amazing new NFB site dedicated to exploring the process documentary filmmaking. Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary features interview segments with a number of leading documentary filmmaker's on a wide variety of topics in regards to documentary production and storytelling. Here's what she had to ...
• 06.17.09
  The Cove Trailer Online Jay CcloseAuthor: Jay C Name: Jay C
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  One of the talked about documentaries at this years Sundance Film Festival was director Louie Psihoyos' 'The Cove'. Me and Sean saw some good docs in Park City, but unfortunately missed out on this one. It's too bad too, because I've heard amazing things about it and the trailer, which has recently shown up online, looks absolutely amazing. Here's an excerpt from the Sundance synopsis: Flipper was one of the most beloved television characters of all time. But ironically, the fascination with dolphins that he caused created a tragic epidemic that has threatened their existence and become a multibillion dollar industry. ...
• 06.11.09
  Errol Morris Picks his Five Favorite Movies SeancloseAuthor: Sean Name:
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  Current.com and The Rotten Tomatoes Show have been getting a lot of interesting directors and actors to pick their top 5 movies in a short video segment called Five Favorite Films. This week's guest is documentary filmmaker Errol Morris. I've listed his picks below... interesting to note: only one is a documentary! 5. Detour (Dir. Edgar Ulmer) 4. The Fallen Idol (Dir. Carol Reed) 3. Psycho (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock) 2. Sullivan's Travels (Dir. Preston Sturges) 1. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (Dir. Kazuo Hara) On a related note, Errol Morris also recently wrote a 7-part series of articles for The New York Times about master ...
• 06.11.09
  First Photo from Michael Moore’s Bailout Documentary SeancloseAuthor: Sean Name:
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  There's really not much to say about it, but USA Today has debuted the first official photo from Michael Moore's upcoming bailout documentary. It shows Moore talking to a security guard outside the Goldman Sachs headquarters in Manhattan. Details are still scarce, and the movie is still untitled, but a release date of October 2, 2009 has been set by Overture Films and Paramount Vantage. Strangely, Moore seems quick to play up the entertainment value rather than the educational or political content of the film: "If you go to see my movies, even if you don't agree with everything in the movies, ...
• 06.05.09
  Watch Luc Besson’s Environmental Documentary Home on YouTube for Free SeancloseAuthor: Sean Name:
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  Hey remember when Disney released their nature documentary Earth in theatres back in April in order to cash in on -- uh, I mean, raise awareness of -- Earth Day? Well guess what, today is World Environment Day, and in honour of this, producer Luc Besson has released the new documentary Home online entirely for free. Sounds a little more generous than Disney, although to be fair, I don't see him planting any trees either! The movie is directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, an acclaimed aerial photographer, who provides some pretty insane looking footage of the Earth from above, showing landscapes from ...

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