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Well it’s been nearly a month since the start of Hot Docs 2011 and looking back, it was definitely a great year. In this special (and epically long) episode of The Documentary Blog Podcast, I’m joined by fellow blogger/podcaster Kurt Halfyard of Row Three and Twitch Film. We sit down and talk in detail about some of the films we caught at the festival, including Morgan Spurlock’s meta take on movie marketing, ‘POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold’. We also dig into Rodman Flender’s hilarious tour film ‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop’, Jon Foy’s cryptic ‘Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Files’, and one of my favourite films of the festival (and the year), James Marsh’s ‘Project Nim’. It doesn’t end there; in total we discussed fifteen films across just over two and a half hours! Yikes. You guys are in for the long haul with this one. You can download the mp3 below (or listen via the embedded player) and be sure to subscribe to our iTunes feed to stay on top of future episodes of the show. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section and let us know which films you think were the best of the fest at this years Hot Docs film festival!   0:00 – Intro 9:00 - POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold 18:00 - Fightville 33:20 - Superheroes 48:40 - Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop 1:02:45 - Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles 1:18:00 - Wisconsin Death Trip 1:27:40 - Project Nim 1:56:40 - Eco Pirate: The Story Of Paul Watson 1:58:30 - Abendland 2:02:15 - Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey 2:08:10 - Hell and Back Again 2:13:30 - Position Among the Stars 2:17:20 - Hot Coffee 2:28:10 - Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo 2:32:00 - Boy Cheerleaders 2:42:00 – Outro Download the MP3 Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe to our RSS Feed Show notes after the jump.  Credits: -Intro Music “Speed of Life” – David Bowie [iTunes link] -Outro Music “Super Duper Rescue Heads!” – Neon Trees [iTunes link] Contact Info: Kurt Halfyard on Twitter Row Three The Cinecast at Row Three Twitch Film Jay Cheel on Twitter Beauty Day Website Beauty Day Twitter Beauty Day on Facebook Trailers: Beauty Day  POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold  Fightville  Superheroes  Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop  Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles  Project Nim  Eco Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson  Abendland  Being Elmo : A Puppeteer’s Journey  Hell and Back Again  Position Among the Stars  Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo  Boy Cheerleaders

Well it’s been nearly a month since the start of Hot Docs 2011 and looking back, it was definitely a great year. In this special (and epically long) episode of The Documentary Blog Podcast, I’m joined by fellow blogger/podcaster Kurt Halfyard of <a href="http://www.rowthree.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Row Three</a> and <a href="http://www.twitchfilm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitch Film</a>. We sit down and talk in detail about some of the films we caught at the festival, including Morgan Spurlock’s meta take on movie marketing, ‘POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold’. We also dig into Rodman Flender’s hilarious tour film ‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop’, Jon Foy’s cryptic ‘Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Files’, and one of my favourite films of the festival (and the year), James Marsh’s ‘Project Nim’. It doesn’t end there; in total we discussed fifteen films across just over two and a half hours! Yikes. You guys are in for the long haul with this one. You can download the mp3 below (or listen via the embedded player) and be sure to <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-documentary-blog/id392928256" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to our iTunes feed</a> to stay on top of future episodes of the show. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section and let us know which films you think were the best of the fest at this years Hot Docs film festival! 0:00 – Intro 9:00 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/pom_wonderful_presents_the_greatest_movie_ever_sold" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold</a> 18:00 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca//film/title/fightville" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fightville</a> 33:20 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/superheroes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superheroes</a> 48:40 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/conan_obrien_cant_stop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop</a> 1:02:45 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca//film/title/resurrect_dead_the_mystery_of_the_toynbee_tiles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles</a> 1:18:00 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/wisconsin_death_trip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wisconsin Death Trip</a> 1:27:40 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/project_nim" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Nim</a> 1:56:40 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/eco_pirate_the_story_of_paul_watson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eco Pirate: The Story Of Paul Watson</a> 1:58:30 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/abendland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abendland</a> 2:02:15 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/being_elmo_a_puppeteers_journey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey</a> 2:08:10 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/hell_and_back_again" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hell and Back Again</a> 2:13:30 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/position_among_the_stars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Position Among the Stars</a> 2:17:20 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca//film/title/hot_coffee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hot Coffee</a> 2:28:10 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca//film/title/beetle_queen_conquers_tokyo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo</a> 2:32:00 - <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca//film/title/boy_cheerleaders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boy Cheerleaders</a> 2:42:00 – Outro <a href="http://www.spacejunk.org/podcast/DocBlog_Ep13.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download the MP3</a> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-documentary-blog/id392928256" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe via iTunes</a> <a>Subscribe to our RSS Feed</a> Show notes after the jump. Credits: -Intro Music “Speed of Life” – David Bowie [iTunes <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/low/id14685615" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link</a>] -Outro Music “Super Duper Rescue Heads!” – Neon Trees [iTunes <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/deerhoof-vs-evil-deluxe-edition/id413914451" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link</a>] Contact Info: <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/triflic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kurt Halfyard on Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.rowthree.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Row Three</a> <a href="http://www.rowthree.com/category/cinecast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cinecast at Row Three</a> <a href="http://twitchfilm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitch Film</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/JayCheel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jay Cheel on Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.beautydaydocumentary.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauty Day Website</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/BeautyDayDoc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauty Day Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BeautyDayDocumentary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauty Day on Facebook</a> Trailers: <a href="http://vimeo.com/20169506" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauty Day</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/MJvl5JTuKV8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/RVC_dCBrqbU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fightville</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/vQe6zA-OTqE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superheroes</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/45Cct4b_UZ0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/2xpGrGqCe9s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/yxQap9AAPOs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Nim</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/SBm0ds2zXpM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eco Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/ZoYMDXSnQUI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abendland</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/HI7QX1rgZ1A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Being Elmo : A Puppeteer’s Journey</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/ekbTQTBJXEk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hell and Back Again</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/mIuPiIJOTs8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Position Among the Stars</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/RWBoYIXg7uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/YgCZEI0OAXc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boy Cheerleaders</a>

The Documentary Blog Podcast Ep #13: Hot Docs Special With Guest Kurt Halfyard