Getting drunk and almost murdered makes for one hell of a documentary. NSFW language, folks. (via vice.com)
'Miss Representation' explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. Everyone needs to see this.
These days supermarkets only carry uniformly shaped produce, but endless variations naturally occur. Berlin-based artist Uli Westphal documents the ‘non-standard’ fruits, roots and vegetables he finds at fresh produce markets for his project “Mutatoes”.
Part of the One Day On Earth project, a movie in the making which will include footage shot on the same day in every country in the world. (via bitrebels.com) (via bitrebels.com)
Vincent, ‘The Fashion Man’ of Chicago is a city treasure. He shows up everywhere donning suits in every conceivable color. Now he is getting his own documentary. I am so down to see this. (via The Uniblog)
While filming Once in 2006, the stars, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová had a real life romance. They formed The Swell Season to continue making music after they were done with Once. This documentary, also called The Swell Season, explores their relationship more deeply. (Via The Uniblog)
This short documentary about a topless coffee shop is way more depressing than it should be. (Via)
Culture Buzz Meet the mechanophiles. The clip below is from the BBC documentary, “My Car Is My Lover.” I didn't even know that this was a thing. I would think that after a while this would get pretty “exhaust”-ing.
The video supposedly belonging to a new documentary on BABIES might possibly be the most awww-inducing movie of all time. Anything's better than Baby's Day Out, am I right?
A thousand years after the Beatles changed the course of music forever, historians look back at some of the incredible accomplishments of John, Paul, Greg, and Scottie Pippen. (Via.)
Basically, this is 6 minutes of the director bitching about kids or bitching at kids. Fantastic! Also, young-and-hot Josh Brolin is lurking around in a few of the scenes, enjoy.
The story of a cult classic. Take a movie deemed the worst of all time, track down its proud star-turned-dentist, and make a heartwarming documentary about him finding out about his film's underground cult status. For fans of The Room and other horrendous fan favorites, this doc is arriving at the perfect time.
Sex Art is a new documentary by David Fine that seeks to discover where (if anywhere) we can find “obscenity” on the spectrum between erotic art and alternative pornography. It looks pretty damn interesting, though to be perfectly honest, I only watched this trailer originally because it had “sex” in the title.
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/confessions_of_a_sup...
CONFESSIONS OF A SUPERHERO is a feature length documentary that chronicles the lives of three mortal men and one mortal woman who make their living working as superhero characters on Hollywood Boulevard. Watch for free on SnagFilms.
Movie Buzz The original mock rock documentary (“mockrockumentary?”) celebrates its 25th year. Additionally, they'll be releasing a new album, and are currently looking for a drummer.
Movie Buzz A documentary about people who fall in love with inanimate objects, like fences, amusement parks, historical landmarks.
http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/01/joaquin-phoenix.html
Defamer said it first, and now Entertainment Weekly's getting in on the action, speculating that Joaquin Phoenix's “retirement” from acting and new rap career are an “elaborate Andy Kaufman-style hoax.” Casey Affleck is supposedly documenting the transition in a new film, but the guy is Phoenix's friend and brother-in-law and could just be doing him a solid.
Movie Buzz A new documentary chronicling the first independent fashion show of Project Runway season one winner Jay McCarroll. The film picks up where the Bravo special Project Jay left off. Expect hysterics (but of only the most stylish kind, of course).