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12.31.10The Documentary Blog’s Top Documentaries of 2010It seems like only a year ago we were counting down our top 10 documentaries of 2009 here at The Documentary Blog. Boy, how time flies. Now, almost four years later, we present to you our top 10 films of 2010. While some argued this was a weak year for films, I found it pretty tough to narrow down my lists -- both fiction and non-fiction -- to 10 choices (you'll find a good number of honourable mentions spread throughout this post). This year we've got four lists; my own (Jay's), Charlotte's, Sean's and Josh's. Thanks to some scattered festival ...
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12.03.10500 films in a year challengeHurrah, the challenge is over! To give a bit of background to this foolish endeavor, last November I began making a note of the films I was watching largely because I have a memory like a sieve and I couldn't keep track, especially after festivals in which you can power through 20-30 films in a batch. At one foolish moment, possibly slightly prompted by minor OCD and an immense love for lists, I counted the number of films I'd seen so far. It was more than I expected and so I became curious as to how easy it would be to try ...
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10.10.10Guilty Pleasures: Five Documentaries That Made Me Feel Dirty After Watching Them.I'm always cautious when using the term 'guilty pleasure'. It's an overused phrase often meant to describe those 'so-bad-they're-good' genre movies that just don't fit into any other critical description. I'm of the mind that if I like a film, I have no reason to feel guilty about it. That said, within the non-fiction world I do think there are films that could literally fall under this classification. They're those documentaries that push ethical boundaries, walking the fine line between exploitation and entertainment. This list looks at five films that I've found entertaining or fascinating in one way or another ...
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01.14.1010 Documentaries to look out for in 2010Yes, there has been an influx of lists whizzing their way around the internet over the last few months, but there are also far too many great documentaries coming out this year to put into just one post. This is by no means a definitive list or a 'best of' etc. I'm just running with a 10 in 10 gimmick to highlight some particularly interesting documentaries for us to look forward to this year. 1. In Search of Memory In Search of Memory looks at the life and career of neuro-scientist Eric Kandel who won the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking research ...
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01.05.10The Documentary Blog’s Top 50 Documentaries of the DecadeThis is it. The end of the lists. Finally! So the other day I posted the best documentaries of the decade as selected by a group of acclaimed documentary filmmakers. Now, we've got The Documentary Blog's own top 50 docs of the decade. I was originally aiming for 25 but I just couldn't cut it down, so 50 will have to do. Let me stress that this list represents my own personal opinion and nothing more. Hopefully some people can use this as a starting point to check out some great films. Feel free to share your own lists in ...
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12.29.09The Documentary Blog’s Top 10 Documentaries of 20092009 flew by so fast that I had to double check my list for 2008 entries. Seriously, I don't know where the time has gone. Luckily, this year brought us a lot of great non-fiction filmmaking and it was tough to narrow this years 'best of' list down to 10, even if I feel I didn't see nearly as many documentaries that I should have. There's a good mix of social, political, environmental and character driven films listed below that I think represent quality non-fiction filmmaking, both in craft and storytelling. So have a look and share your personal choices ...
