Morgan Spurlock to Host New CNN Series in 2013

Morgan Spurlock to Host New CNN Series in 2013

CNN has announced that documentarian Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me, 30 Days, A Day in the Life) will host and produce a new series called Inside Man that is set to make its premiere on the cable channel next April....  read more

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Mansome

<i>Mansome</i>

The Oscar-nominated director of Super Size Me brings us another documentary that hones in on a specific subject with such precision, it can’t help but involve myriad other cultural issues in the process. Morgan Spurlock’s Mansome gives an historical and cultural account of male grooming. The seasoned director presents the concept in all its awkwardness, even as he identifies the beard, the mustache, and other aspects of a man’s physical appearance as a means of understanding men of varied social classes, sexual identities and ethnic backgrounds. Mansome might be best understood as a comedy, with commentary from Zach Galifianakis, Judd...  read more

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Watch ?uestlove on Morgan Spurlock's A Day In The Life

Watch ?uestlove on Morgan Spurlock's <i>A Day In The Life</i>

Prolific documentarian Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me, 30 Days) recently followed notable figures for his Hulu series, A Day In The Life. So far he’s given viewers an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the daily goings-on of Das Racist, YACHT, Girl Talk and others....  read more

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Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope

<i>Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope</i>

In Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, Morgan Spurlock gazes directly into the Heart of Dorkness—the annual Comic-Con in San Diego that began in 1970 as a gathering of comic book writers, illustrators and the fans who love them. In recent years, the event has completed its transformation into a pop culture garden from which Hollywood seeks to simultaneously seed, harvest and extract profit. In doing so, it’s become about almost everything else but comics....  read more

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Holly Conrad: Small-Town Girl With Monster Dreams

Holly Conrad: Small-Town Girl With Monster Dreams

Holly Conrad, a designer of monsters and costumes, is almost as much in demand for interviews for the upcoming documentary Comic-Con IV: A Fan’s Hope as director Morgan Spurlock is. She’s got such an inspiring story. She’s also kick-ass and charismatic.  read more

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Watch Morgan Spurlock's A Day in the Life With Girl Talk

Watch Morgan Spurlock's <i>A Day in the Life</i> With Girl Talk

_Super Size Me_ director Morgan Spurlock’s new show on Hulu, “A Day in the Life”, as the name implies, focuses on the day in the life of a celebrity. In the first three episodes, Spurlock has already focused on Richard Branson, comedian Russell Peters and Black Eyed Pea will.i.am. With his fourth episode, Spurlock talks with Greg Gillis, otherwise known as Girl Talk.  read more

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The 10 Best Films From Sundance 2011

The 10 Best Films From Sundance 2011

This year's fest didn't have the same level of hugely buzzy breakouts as last year, but there were quite a few films we liked and a few more that just plain thrilled us.  read more

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Sundance Documentary Reviews (KNUCKLE, The Green Wave, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold)

Sundance Documentary Reviews (KNUCKLE, The Green Wave, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold)

Paste film editor "Michael Dunaway":http://twitter.com/michaeldunaway is at Sundance this week. Here's a round-up of just some of the documentaries he's seen so far.  read more

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Morgan Spurlock Gets Major Sponsors for POM: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Morgan Spurlock Gets Major Sponsors for <em>POM: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold</em>

Morgan Spurlock, the Oscar-nominated director of the documentary Super Size Me, which explores the detrimental effects of a fast-food diet on the human body, has acquired numerous big-name sponsors for his film The Greatest Movie Ever Sold....  read more

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M.I.A., David Lynch, Morgan Spurlock, Many More to Judge Vimeo Awards

M.I.A., David Lynch, Morgan Spurlock, Many More to Judge Vimeo Awards

M.I.A. will join the likes of Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig, MOMA senior curator Paola Antonelli and Supersize Me director Morgan Spurlock as a judge at the 2010 Vimeo Festival + Awards, to be held Oct. 8-9 in New York City....  read more

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