by Joey Daoud | May 6, 2008 | Film Festival
If you need an example of a talking head doc, this is it. For an HBO film ((I did learn that it wasn’t produced by HBO, only acquired prior to Sundance)), I was kind of let down, but later it made sense. The Blacklist is a series of interviews of some of the...
by Joey Daoud | May 5, 2008 | Film Festival
It’s a film about body building, Hulk Hogan, steroids, Sylvester Stallone, and the male image in America. Yes, men have image problems too, Jean Kilbourne. The steroids part was what got me into the the theater, after experiencing the magic ((By magic, I mean...
by Joey Daoud | May 1, 2008 | Film Festival
The program said this is the most comprehensive documentary on graffiti art. It’s probably true. Bomb It covers graffiti around the world, from LA to New York, San Paolo to Japan. And each place has their own uniqueness and style. The fast paced style of the...
by Joey Daoud | Apr 30, 2008 | Marketing
I like presentations. Let me correct that. I like good presentations. People seem to have finally woken up and realize that good presenting requires a good story (and no bullet points). Presentation Zen, both the book and blog, utilize the visual power...
by Joey Daoud | Apr 15, 2008 | Documentary, Film Festival
Perhaps a little heavy for a 10 AM screening, with an occasional missing head and dead body, I still enjoyed My Daughter the Terrorist. It’s about the civil war in Sri-Lanka – a war I didn’t know was happening. Labeled by the world as terrorists, the...
