bleed into one

over the past few years i've really gotten into watching documentaries.  i currently have a handful in my netflix queue, i have 2 on my dvr right now, and enjoy finding new ones on subjects i've learned about. the internets is good for that.

well, today the internets brought me bleed into one.  it's a documentary about Xian rock.



i will patiently wait for this documentary, since it says coming soon, but doesn't give a release date.  it looks pretty damn interesting, and it has a ton of good bands in it.  seriously.  p.o.d., mxpx, sixpence none the richer, phil keaggy, the prayer chain, zao, living sacrifice, u2, switchfoot, jars of clay, 77's, and the crucified (fresno represent!).  i grew up listening to these bands, among others, and so it will definitely take me back to my youth.  i'm just sad they don't have project 86 or sometime sunday listed, because then my heart would jump out of my body.

now, i can already tell that this documentary is coming at Xian music from a perspective i agree with, so i suppose we could say it's not a documentary in the truest, objective sense, but i'm okay with that.

crips & bloods: made in america

i was sifting through teh internets last night and came across a very interesting looking documentary. now, i love documentaries, or at least the idea of them. they don't all deliver. anyway, i saw something about this documentary so i had to go and watch the trailer. it's done by stacy peralta, of powell peralta skateboard fame. he also did the documentaries 'lords of dogtown' and 'riding giants,' so he's done good work in the genre already. this looks promising:



you can find some more info on the film @ the website and watch other clips, like this one featuring baron davis, who produced the film, snoop and lil wayne:



the film will obviously have a very limited release, as most documentaries do. here are some dates, if you want to travel or live in that city

l.a.
February 6-12, 2009
Laemmle’s Sunset 5
8000 Sunset Blvd W. Hollywood
CA 90046
323-848-3500
http://www.laemmle.com/viewtheatre.php?thid=2

chicago
February 6 & 10
2009 Gene Siskel Film Center - Chicago, IL
http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/

san francisco
February 20-26
2009 Roxie Film Center - San Francisco, CA
http://www.roxie.com/

portland
March 13-19
2009 Hollywood Theatre - Portland, OR
http://www.hollywoodtheatre.org

seattle
March 13-15,
2008 Northwest Film Forum - Seattle, WA
http://www.nwfilmforum.org/

i'm pretty sure i'll just be catching it on dvd when it's released.

what would Jesus buy?

check out this trailer for a documentary to hit the theaters just in time for your seasonal shopping fix.

i especially love the idea of getting some Xmas rims.

hitting theaters on nov 16.

thanks to laughing squid.

they're watching you

watched an interesting documentary today on bet. it was called black and blue: legends of the hip hop cop. it was about the nypd's rap unit, a group w/in their force that profiles and tracks hip hop artists. or, i should say, it was a doc that attempted to look into whether or not police profile and track hip hop artists.

the documentary was interesting because new york says that it doesn't have a unit like this. but, there is confirmation from the miami pd that they have a unit of their own and were trained by nypd. and, there is this binder, from the nypd, that catalogs a ton of rappers. it had rap sheets, business ties, and on and on. and the documentary showed the binder. nypd, nope, we didn't make that. the doc also interviewed the nypd cop who basically was the main guy for this unit. but, no, we don't have a unit like that.

(a funny note, the documentary had commercials during it. i was watching and started thinking, there sure are a lot of black people in these commercials. that's odd. and then i remember, oh yeah, i'm watching black entertainment television.)


(i wrote this on sunday, but forgot about it. so, i'll post it now.)