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02.28.12‘An Honest Liar’ Work-in-Progress Trailer: A Documentary on James RandiOkay, this is a subject I've been waiting to see a doc on for a long time now. All I have to say is, THIS BETTER BE GOOD. I have high expectations as James Randi is a brilliant character and deserves a brilliant film. The directors, Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom, are currently looking for support in funding the project. You can find out more information on how to contribute at the film's official website. PLEASE let this be good.
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02.27.12Watch Jeremiah Zagar’s Short Doc ‘Heart Stop Beating’There seem to be a lot of these sponsored short docs popping up around the net and I have to say I've been really liking these short documentary commercials (see Errol Morris' IBM short "They Were There".) Well here's another great short "inspired by" General Electric called "Heart Stop Beating". Director Jeremiah Zagar (In a Dream) looks at a life-saving procedure in which a man destined to die had his heart temporarily replaced by a pump. Here's the synopsis: Heart Stop Beating is the story of Billy Cohn & Bud Frazier, two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute, who in ...
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02.24.12Morgan Spurlock’s Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope TrailerI managed to catch Morgan Spurlock's Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope at TIFF last year, and while I wasn't blown away, I actually thought it did a decent job with the material, even if the 'nerd culture' doc is a little over-exposed at the moment. The thing I found most surprising was the complete lack on Spurlock on-screen. Going in, I pictured him in a bad Superman outfit attempting to connect with comic book nerds. Luckily, he remains behind the camera and allows the subjects (and the celebrity interviews) to speak for themselves. Still, in the end the ...
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01.19.12‘Side by Side: The Science, Art and Impact of Digital Cinema’ Trailer: Keanu Reeves’ Produced Doc on the War Between Film and DigitalOkay, this looks awesome. I'm sure eyebrows might raise at the thought of a Keanu Reeves produced documentary, but this subject matter is pretty irresistible to me. The film is called 'Side by Side: The Science, Art and Impact of Digital Cinema' (directed by Christopher Kenneally) and it looks at the war between digital and analog filmmaking. Pretty relevant stuff considering the recent announcement that the Eastman Kodak Company has just filed for bankruptcy protection. Even though the digital revolution seems inevitable, there are a handful of filmmakers who refuse to go down without a fight, insisting that we're acting ...
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01.16.12Check Out The DocYard’s 2012 Winter Programming Schedule!Oh look! Another great screening series that I'm not going to be able to attend! That's okay. I'll just post the dates of this winter's DocYard programming schedule and see if I might live vicariously through those of you in the Boston area who end up checking out some of these great films. The stand out on my list would have to be Ross McElwee's 'Space Coast'. I've never seen it but it looks pretty amazing. Lots of great stuff to choose from here, so hopefully these screenings fill up quick! Check out the line up below: Opening Night Film – ...
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12.27.11The Documentary Blog’s Top 20 Films of 2011Holy shit, the year is almost over! That means it's time once again to look back at all of the great films of the past 12 months (or longer, depending on whether or not you caught a 2011 release at a festival in 2010) and rank them. It seems every year, right around summer time, people start complaining that it's been a "bad year for film". While it was starting to look like that might be the case, we're now well beyond the uninspired rut of R rated comedies and comic book movies that made up the blockbuster season (it ...