Category
CPH:DOX
-
11.18.10The Documentary Blog Podcast Episode #6: (Guests: Bill and Turner Ross and The Muscle)Once again, it's time for a new episode of The Documentary Blog Podcast! This week we're joined by the Ross brothers (Turner and Bill), directors of last year's SXSW festival favourite 45365. They join us for the entire show as we talk about some documentary recommendations and I discuss my experience at this years CPH:DOX film festival. We also talk to Turner and Bill about their experience making 45365 and the success that followed it. It's also worth noting that I was suffering jet lag when we recorded this episode, so I take no responsibility for how slow I talk ...
-
11.17.10CPH:DOX Festival: Day Four/Wrap UpThis final report comes to you a little bit late, thanks to a case of jet lag and post-trip laziness. Yes, I'm back from Copenhagen and while I certainly enjoyed my time in Denmark, it's great to be home. My final day at CPH:DOX felt fairly relaxed yet I still managed to check out four final films. It wasn't all movies though; somewhere during a lull in my schedule I hit up one of the main streets for some shopping, picking up a sweet pair of Hummel shoes. It was actually a second attempt; the previous day a display just ...
-
11.13.10CPH:DOX Festival: Day ThreeDay three was a full one! Six films in total (two of which were shorts) and one delicious waffle made for an enjoyable Friday. The fact that the theatres are so close to the hotel is a good thing but it also means that I don't get to see as much of the city walking from theatre to theatre. Still, the little I have explored has been quite beautiful. I've also sampled the Denmark versions of both McDonalds and Burger King and I can say with confidence that there is a subtle difference. The fries are slightly greasier and the ...
-
11.11.10CPH:DOX Festival: Day TwoI'm wrapping up day two of my CPH:DOX festival adventure soaking wet, having just returned from a screening of the David Byrne doc/concert film Ride, Rise, Roar. I had to trek across town in the wind and rain in search of a theatre called DÅBLEBLART (or something). Map in hand, I figured it might be a great opportunity to take in some sights along the way: mainly, lots of folks with sharp facial features dressed in varying shades of grey and usually riding bikes. The architecture is interesting; a great mix of old and new. To put it into film terms, ...
-
11.11.10CPH:DOX Festival: Day OneSchlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated! For those who don't know (all of you) I'm currently in Denmark (doing it my way) covering the CPH:DOX film festival in beautiful Copenhagen! First off, I should mention that this is my first trip overseas and so far it's been pretty smooth sailing. Aside from the plane ride and long security line ups at the airport, everything has gone according to plan. The first day is a fairly light one considering the fact that I'm still getting over the time difference. (Denmark is six hours behind Canada. Normally it would be only five but their daylight ...
-
11.16.09Trash Humpers Wins Grand Jury Prize at CPH:DOXSo there was some big news to come out of CPH:DOX; Harmony Korine's Trash Humpers has won the grand jury prize. An interesting choice to say the least, considering the fact that the film is not a documentary. In fact, some seem to be questioning whether or not it should even be considered a film. (Including Korine himself, in his introduction at this years TIFF screening) So...is this just some sort of creative loophole or have the boundaries of non-fiction grown even further? In his recent review of Lars Von Trier's Anti-Christ, Roger Ebert said "Feature films may be fiction, ...