November 2009
The Archives
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11.12.09Cinema Eye Nominees Announced Jay C | News | (1)AJ Schnack's Cinema Eye Awards continues to grow, providing recognition to all of the talented craftsmen/women behind some of the best non-fiction films of the year. I can't tell you how awesome it is to see a cinematography award dedicated to documentary filmmaking. It looks like the 2010 nominees were announced at this years Sheffield Doc/Fest and there are some inspired choices to be sure. I was thrilled to see that 45365 received a few nods (including best cinematography) and wasn't surprised to see The Cove (which I still haven't seen) leading the pack with a total of seven nominations, ...
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11.11.09Paste Magazine’s Top 25 Documentaries of the Decade Jay C | Lists, News | (11)Ah, lists. I'm personally a fan, but I know a lot of people hate them. In many cases I think the fun of compiling them might actually outweigh the worth of reading them, but every now and again you come across a list that hits your sweet spot while opening your eyes to some new films. Paste Magazine's Top 25 documentaries of the decade isn't really one of those lists, but it's not totally terrible either. They hit pretty much all of the crowd pleasers and were sure to include a fair amount of socially conscious docs, but didn't really ...
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11.10.09Watch Sigur Ros documentary Heima online for one week only: http://bit.ly/1gFN6I (via @toscreenshots… Jay C | Twitter | (0)Watch Sigur Ros documentary Heima online for one week only: http://bit.ly/1gFN6I (via @toscreenshots)
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11.09.09The Carter Official Trailer – The ‘Don’t Look Back of Rap’? Jay C | News, Trailers | (0)I'm wondering how it is that I completely missed The Carter last year at Sundance? Not just the fact that I didn't see it, but I hadn't even heard of it until now. Either way, the official trailer has hit the net and I must say it looks pretty great. I know very little about Lil' Wayne outside of a few songs and the fact that he can sort of play guitar, so it was definitely a pleasant surprise to see that he is famous for mixing cough syrup and alcohol! What a great combination of flavour profiles. From what I've ...
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11.06.09Sheffield Doc/Fest: A Time Comes – The Story of the Kingsnorth Six Charlotte | Film Festivals, News, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Short Documentaries, Watch It For Free | (0)Screening today and Saturday at the festival with Shelter in Place is Nick Broomfield’s new film A Time Comes - The Story of the Kingsnorth Six In this nineteen minute short Nick Broomfield goes back to look at a group of Greenpeace activists who decided to climb the chimney of Kingsnorth power station in protest of government plans for the first new coal-fired power station in Britain for three decades. The protest made national news and the activists were arrested. The resulting court case gained support from the world's leading scientists and their subsequent acquittal was historic and changed government policy. Nick ...
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11.04.09Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: P-Star Rising Charlotte | Film Festivals, News, Reviews, Sheffield Doc/Fest | (0)The Documentary Blog's Sheffield Doc/Fest coverage comes to us thanks to our new UK correspondent Charlotte Cook. On paper P-Star Rising raises certain expectations. It is a story about a 9 year old rapper and you'd be forgiven for thinking this was a standard performance driven music documentary. What actually happens is that all your expectations are turned on their head and you are presented with one of the most intimate insights into poor, struggling America seen on screen. Director Gabriel Noble shows the highs and lows of success through the innocent eyes of Priscilla “P-Star” Diaz. She's supported and led by ...
