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• 06.03.13
  ‘Blackfish’ Official Trailer and Poster 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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  I managed to catch Blackfish at Hot Docs this year and it was one of the better films of the festival. Now an official trailer has been released and I'm totally resold. This is a truly great trailer. Shocking, never before seen footage and riveting interviews with trainers and experts manifest the orca’s extraordinary nature, the species’ cruel treatment in captivity over the last four decades, and the growing disillusionment of workers who were misled and endangered by the highly profitable sea-park industry. This emotionally wrenching, tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how ...
• 05.13.13
  The Documentary Blog Podcast: Hot Docs 2013 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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  This Hot Docs specific episode of The Documentary Blog Podcast was recorded in collaboration with The Film Junk Podcast. Listen to more episodes of The Film Junk Podcast here. 0:00 - Intro 2:44 - Dragon Girls 13:17 - Shooting Bigfoot 28:48 - 12 O'Clock Boys 35:34 - The Unbelievers 43:29 - The Expedition to the End of the World 51:17 - The Great North Korean Picture Show 59:18 - We Always Lie To Strangers 1:06:17 - NCR: Not Criminally Responsible 1:13:21 - Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys 1:16:21 - The Last Station 1:20:51 - Which Way is the Front Line From Here? 1:25:05 - Bending Steel 1:27:57 - The Crash Reel 1:31:56 - Caucus 1:33:42 ...
• 05.09.13
  Only the Young/Tchoupitoulas DVD Contest Winners 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 (661) | Contest | (6)

  Congratulations to Nathan of Little Rock, AR, Hillary of Astoria, NY and Brian of Los Angeles, CA! They're the lucky winners of a DVD copy of Oscilloscope Laboratories' Only the Young/Tchoupitoulas double feature DVD! Also, a big thanks goes out to all of those who entered. This was one of biggest turn outs yet! Look forward to more giveaways here at The Documentary Blog and be sure to pick up your own copy of Only the Young/Tchoupitoulas on DVD today. Thanks to Oscilloscope Laboratories for providing the prizes!
• 05.06.13
  Hot Docs 2013 Capsule Review: Shooting Bigfoot 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 (661) | Hot Docs | (22)

  It's probably fair to characterize director Morgan Matthews 'Shooting Bigfoot' as a bit of a freak show. Some of the people in this film come across as genuinely delusional. This is the dilemma I faced when I found myself laughing out loud at some of the truly hilarious moments throughout this doc that plays out like a real life Christopher Guest film. I would lump Shooting Bigfoot in with such minor fare as My Date With Drew or Mansome, but at least this film is actually funny. Moments of genuine humour had me marvelling -- sometimes suspiciously -- at the comedic ...
• 05.06.13
  Hot Docs 2013 Capsule Review: The Expedition to the End of the World 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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  Only a day into my Hot Docs experience I already knew that The Expedition to the End of the World was going to be tough to top. Director Daniel Dencik provides further evidence that the Danes seem to have a real grasp on documentary cinema. The film follows a crew of artists and scientists as they make their way through the melted massifs of North-East Greenland. Their mode of transportation is a three-mast schooner straight out of your favourite pirate film (mine would be Cabin Boy). As the men slowly traverse the winding, half-frozen rivers of the undiscovered country, they ...
• 05.06.13
  Hot Docs 2013 Capsule Review: Bending Steel 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 (661) | Hot Docs | (3)

  Dave Carrol's 'Bending Steel' exists in the same inspirational cinematic sandbox as Rocky and Rudy. Sure, strongman feats like horseshoe twisting and telephone book tearing might fall into the fringe category of what we traditionally define as 'sport', but strongmen are most definitely athletes. Their success depends upon their physical prowess, a strong mental constitution, and a natural ability to entertain a crowd. Chris Shoeck has what it takes to be a professional strongman but he still struggles to prove himself to his peers and his parents, who are seemingly indifferent to his unusual ability. He and his mentor Chris ...

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