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	The Space Film Features: FAKING IT: THE MOCKUMENTARY
		The film was actually never described as a documentary, but it was never fully described as a fictional film either, so there was quite a lot of ambivalence when it actually screened.
		This was in the year we were celebrating a hundred years of cinema and the Film Commission had already been asking people for to look in their garages for lost film in the hope of discovering someone like Colin McKenzie.
		The film crew start to become implicated in the events, which leads them at the end of the film to be involved in a violent episode and to be part of a murder.
	www.abc.net.au /arts/film/stories/s452476.htm (1949 words)

	The Rutles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The film purports to be a documentary on the rise and fall of the band, paralleling much of the history of The Beatles.
		It was one of the first films of its kind, and an inspiration for the successful Rob Reiner cult comedy film This Is Spinal Tap which followed in 1984 and was dubbed a 'mockumentary'.
		The film's cult status grew from the success of the soundtrack album, and after the release of the film on the comparatively new medium of home video.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Rutles (3737 words)

	federico greco - ROAD TOL. - IL MISTERO DI LOVECRAFT
		During that film, the character is presented with an array of situations, and when his credentials are called into question, he just flashed his ID and said "I am a doctor" and people were willing to allow him to do audacious things just because of it.
		Here the film makers do the same thing; they brandish the name about like they are holding their father’s pistol without his permission, unaware of its truer meaning.
		Il film racconta l'inquietante cronaca degli 11 giorni passati da una troupe di documentaristi a cercare le tracce di un misterioso viaggio in Italia di Lovecraft.
	www.federicogreco.com /recroadtol.htm (12421 words)

	Film - Entertainment - theage.com.au
		The studio distributing The Kite Runner is delaying the film's release to get its three schoolboy stars out of Kabul in response to fears that they could be attacked for their enactment of a culturally inflammatory rape scene.
		Films not the be-all and end-all for Woody Allen
		Despite more than three dozen films to his credit, legendary movie director Woody Allen insists that he really doesn't work all that hard, is lazy and just got into movies to meet women.
	www.theage.com.au /entertainment/film (854 words)

	Is 'Death of a President' mockumentary all too real? - The Boston Globe
		But some scholars of film and American history say the reaction is predictable -- at least, to anyone who experienced the Kennedy assassination or studied the cultural impact of Oliver Stone's "JFK," a fictional film that launched a new wave of conspiracy theories.
		Much of the film speculates how a hunt for the assassin could intersect with hot-button debates about civil liberties in the age of terrorism.
		And the mockumentary format, he said, is a powerful way to spark a discussion of current events.
	www.boston.com /ae/movies/articles/2006/10/25/is_death_of_a_president_mockumentary_all_too_real?mode=PF (1127 words)

	Film review: The Mockumentary, by Mervin Manufacturing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Before the reels started rolling, Seattle snowboard retailer extraordinaire John Logic and his Snowboard Connection crew tossed a bunch of swag to the eager crowd, packed like sardines into the trendy club, Aro Space and pro riders Dave Lee and Jamie Lynn raffled off their signature boards (oddly DJ Sureshot won one — very suspect).
		And by the time Mockumentary hit the screen, the mostly inebriated crowd was already fully psyched by the prelude, Sessions team flick Viva Sessions.
		Mockumentary showcases the talents of Mervin Manufacturing's Gnu and Lib Tech team riders - and starts with a bang, the first 10 minutes setting the tone with lots of freeriding, some freestyle and nothing stupid.
	classic.mountainzone.com /films/tour2k/mockumentary.html (588 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Film \| News \| 'Mockumentary' claim over feted film
		The film features testimony from a leading expert on amnesia, who suggests that Bruce is suffering from a rare form of memory loss called retrograde amnesia.
		The film's co-producer and camera operator, Beadie Finzi, said that she was "outraged" at the suggestion that the film was a fake.
		She was offended, she said, not only because the suggestion cast doubts on her and the director's integrity as filmmakers, but also because of the harm it could do to Bruce.
	film.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,,1713537,00.html?gusrc=rss (686 words)

	What is a Mockumentary?
		A mockumentary is a "mock documentary", a parody of the often earnest nature of the documentary film genre.
		Although the term mockumentary didn't enter pop culture until the release of Rob Reiner's groundbreaking comedy This is Spinal Tap, many filmmakers over the years have created fictionalized documentaries and false newsreel footage for comedic effect.
		Interviews in a mockumentary are deliberately tiresome, with the interviewer's reaction shots obviously edited at a later date.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-a-mockumentary.htm (466 words)

	Salon Arts & Entertainment \| The mockumentary cometh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Two fake documentary films have opened in July, "The Blair Witch Project" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous," the former as intriguing as the latter is insidious.
		In that it portrays a group of film students making a documentary about a local witch legend, "The Blair Witch Project" is not unlike those "the making of" movie documentaries with which subscribers to HBO and Showtime are all too familiar.
		And since the making of their film gets them lost in the woods and stalked by a mysterious something, it requires them to endure hunger, apathy, exhaustion, despair and, most of all, fear.
	www.salon.com /ent/col/vowe/1999/07/28/mock/index.html (792 words)

	Drop Dead Gorgeous
		Its press materials call it, a "mockumentary." But, of course, calling it that means that no one will take it to be what it purports to be, a documentary about the Miss Teenage Princess contest.
		Everyone in the film repeatedly calls this young man "the retard." I presume this is done to point out how readily and unselfconsciously middle America throws around such demeaning labels.
		In at least some instances, when I saw the film, some of the good folks of Tampa seemed to be laughing with rather than laughing at these characters.
	www.mith2.umd.edu /WomensStudies/FilmReviews/D/drop-dead-gorgeous.html (778 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		John Hidalgo-Barnes June 23, 2005 Mockumentary film Mock-documentary - Drama-documentary The difference between mock-documentary and drama-documentary can be examined along the lines of the filmmaker's intent, the construction of the text, and the role of the audience in reception.
		John Hidalgo-Barnes July 5, 2005 Mockumentary Response for June 30th Both Waiting for Guffman and This is Spinal Tap fall under degree 1 on terms of Faking it.
		John Hidalgo-Barnes July 5, 2005 Mockumentary Response for July 5th Reflexive documentaries and in turn reflexive mockumentaries are created with the intention of having a direct relationship to real things, facts, and events.
	people.ucsc.edu /~jhidalgo/mock1.doc (1221 words)

	Withoutabox.com: Festival Overview
		MOCKFEST is the first film festival solely devoted to the mockumentary, a groundbreaking film style capable of bending reality and shaping human perceptions.
		All films that are selected to appear at the 2008 festival will have that in common.
		The Mockfest, its officers, directors, volunteers and sponsors are held harmless by filmmaker for all claims financial or otherwise and from any damage to the print in route or otherwise during the course of the Festival's possession of the film; Films submitted may not be subject to any litigation nor threatened by any litigation.
	www.withoutabox.com /03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festview=&festival_id=5476 (545 words)

	CINEASTE
		To uncover the original phony film means rifling through the back of Edison’s Black Maria, where some wise guy probably restaged The Kiss (1896) with his horse.
		As might be expected, along the corridors of academic film studies, the meta-textual mix and match that is the stock and trade of the mockumentary has been catnip for smitten exegesis—usually bereft of the wit of the text on the dissection table.
		Guest and editor Robert Leighton then shape the rough footage into a polished, but not too polished, feature film; the shot ratio is approximately ten to one, or roughly fifteen hours of filming for ninety minutes of screen time.
	www.cineaste.com /thes.htm (2164 words)

	2nd Amendment News Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1984, This is Spinal Tap premiered as the world's first self-described "mockumentary." The film purported to be a documentary of a heavy-metal band called "Spinal Tap." In fact, there was no such band.
		Obviously, Bowling is not an NRA film, and so Moore makes it clear right at the beginning that Bowling is not a documentary (based on true facts), but rather a mockumentary (based on fictitious "facts").
		The L.A. Weekly noted the "tabloid" nature of Moore's film, and the film's tawdry use of cheap emotion and cheap shots could indeed serve as a model for an aspiring tabloid television producer.
	www.2ndamendment.com /Content/News/20040423-06.htm (4688 words)

	Most Famous Film Director Cameos
		Many directors have enjoyed appearing in their own films (some as unbilled or uncredited cameos, others as bit players, either in small walk-on roles or in major supporting roles).
		Herein is a small collection of the most famous appearances by directors on the front side of the camera, in films of their own making (in alphabetical order by film title).
		John Huston made an early appearance in this film as an affluent gentleman in a White Suit, whom down-and-out dirty, unshaven, ragged scrounger and panhandler, Fred C. Dobbs "Dobbsie" (Humphrey Bogart), asked twice for a handout ("Hey mister, could you stake a fellow American to a meal?"), in hot, mid-1920s Tampico, Mexico.
	www.filmsite.org /directorcameos1.html (948 words)

	Fat Mannequin Films's Biography
		A Mockumentary film about the making of a film called The Reality Principle, it depicts the rehersals, shooting, editing and eventual screening, alongside interviews with the people involved, comically exposing the pretensions, conflicts and lunacies of a failed artistic enterprise.
		He was recently commissioned to direct a short documentary film about an internationally renowned stone-cutter (currently in pre-production).
		Furthermore, he is currently developing several feature film scripts, including a modern updating of arthurian legend, Pendragon, and comic action fantasy film, The Red Devils.
	www.3btv.com /biography.asp?clipID=399 (447 words)

	A Mighty Wind Movie Review - MovieWeb
		The Answer IS: This "mockumentary" film follows a large cast of assorted zany small-town characters, who all follow separate paths to a random event that brings everyone together in a hilarious finale.
		The film is inherently good-natured, similar to the first two.
		And like the other films (I don't mean to keep comparing, but it's hard - IT'S SO HARD), A Mighty Wind is sure to get better with each repeated viewing.
	www.movieweb.com /movies/film/44/644/review73.php (889 words)

	Dave Kopel on Michael Moore on National Review Online
		In 1984, This is Spinal Tap premiered as the world's first self-described "mockumentary." The film purported to be a documentary of a heavy-metal band called "Spinal Tap." In fact, there was no such band.
		Obviously, Bowling is not an NRA film, and so Moore makes it clear right at the beginning that Bowling is not a documentary (based on true facts), but rather a mockumentary (based on fictitious "facts").
		In keeping with the mockumentary format, Moore tells the audience that bowling was "apparently the last thing they did before the massacre." Even if the killers hadn't skipped class, this statement would be untrue.
	www.nationalreview.com /kopel/kopel040403.asp (4735 words)

	Mockumentaries
		A "docu-comedy", this film follows the Chicano comedy trio Culture Clash on a whimsical journey in search of the mythical Aztlan, the ancient homeland of the Aztec people believed by many to be located somewhere in the southwestern United States, using a map they've discovered and riding in a 1952 lowrider Chevy.
		Eitzen writes that the film adheres so rigorously to documentary form that first-time viewers who were unaware of the film's true nature often become "visibly disturbed" at how the character of the filmmaker treats the woman.
		Filmed in 1937, this last documentary film by naturalists and explorers Martin and Osa Johnson, features a trip to Borneo, their exploration of the land, and their encounters with the native people and wildlife of the jungles of Borneo including snakes, monkeys, fish, birds and orangutans.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/mockumentaries.html (5627 words)

	Paul Alien Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Allen, who is portrayed in the film as a megalomaniacal Star Trek fetishist who chugs vodka and snorts cocaine with aliens while disparaging the poor, has yet to comment.
		The new direct-to-DVD documentary film Paul Alien, which proves Seattle billionaire Paul Allen is collaborating with space aliens hell-bent on seizing control of earth, is now being sold online at www.paulalien.com.
		The Northwest Film Forum receives a large chunk of its funding from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
	www.galaxaco.com /paulalien (891 words)

	ER \| Where's Marlowe? (1999)
		Unfortunately, the flick's saddled with a post-film school mockumentary framework that weighs it down with a tedious movie-within-a-movie.
		When two documentary filmmakers (John Livingston and Mos Def) start to make a film about LA private detective Joe Boone (Ferrer), you figure it'll be an intriguing look at the seamy side of detective work that's not portrayed in tv and movies.
		Much of the film has a tacked-on feel that distracts from the good ideas lingering at its core.
	www.dantenet.com /er/ERchives/reviews/w_reviews/marlowe.html (537 words)

	Political Mockumentary: The Film Bob Roberts - Associated Content
		The film Bob Roberts, also written by Tim Robbins, asks the question-what would happen if a charismatic man ran for political office with all the charm of the boy next door, only to steal from the poor and proclaim personal gain at all costs?
		Though this is a scenario we've seen several times in our political history, the film, made in 1992, takes place during Bush Sr.'s administration and rings prophetically true of the last 14 years' events.
		The film Bob Roberts is written and directed by Tim Robbins.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/49712/political_mockumentary_the_film_bob.html (597 words)

	America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy, Jr. Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The description of the film at TBS' website says it "intercuts interviews with people who knew John well, to get a better understanding of the man behind the headlines." What actually is offered in the film are talking heads that are staged, scripted and professionally acted, representing fictional people.
		The "mockumentary" film is not a new phenomenon.
		It applies the mockumentary technique to a real life, confusing fact and fiction, claiming the above-mentioned "interviews" as if they were real, creating phony fl-and-white "archival" footage, and playing out scripted scenes, consisting of no more than one writer's imagined dialogue.
	www.culturevulture.net /Movies6/AmericasPrince.htm (535 words)

	Film Threat Back Talk - Damon Packard
		08-15-2003 11:44 AM Although much of it is brilliant, the film could have been cut by 35 minutes and it would have been an even stronger film for it (at nearly 140 minutes, it's a bit too long for its own good).
		I bought his "Untitled Star Wars Mockumentary." I even gave him more money than he was asking for, since I heard he was hurting.
		Last I heard of (about three months ago) he was dead broke, was selling his Mac G4 for food money, was possibly living in his nonfunctional car, and his web site was going to be taken down for unpaid server bills.
	www.filmthreat.com /forums/printthread.php?t=25&pp=40 (775 words)

	New York’s First-time filmmaker, Heather Robertson showcases Comedy/Mockumentary “Casting Adrift” at ...
		Her first film is being screened throughout film festivals in North America.
		Indie Film Sparks a Treasure Cult: Players are Addicted to GPS the Movie and Game - The soon-to-be released indie suspense/thriller film “GPS” has launched a real-life Treasure Hunt game that thousands are playing.
		The Wendy Williams and Furqaan Films 'Queen Of Media' Movie Prepares for a Sunday Smackdown - The competition heats up and someone may get burned as the decision nears final for the role of Wendy in “Queen Of Media,” the new Wendy Williams and Fuqaan Films project.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/4/emw115385.php (965 words)

	Edmonton International Film Festival 2007
		April Mullen and Tim Doiron (stars of the mockumentary ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Way of the Tosser’) are so pumped to be in Edmonton that they ‘tossed’ yesterday and agreed to hold a tournament before their film which screens tomorrow at 7pm in Empire City Centre 9.
		The film was so warmly received that EIFF organizers put on two (2) additional screenings on Monday, October 1.
		Characterized by an intimate environment where every filmmaker is treated with dignity and respect, the Edmonton International Film Festival has established a solid foundation for an annual autumn event destined to become a cinematic highlight on the Canadian film circuit for audiences and filmmakers alike.
	www.edmontonfilmfest.com (463 words)

	LolliLove
		Instead, Jenna scraped together $2,000, a skeleton film crew, lots of real home video footage and personal photos and managed to pull off an artistic trifeca of writing, starring and directing her first film.
		What makes the film work is a combination of James and Jenna's realistic comedic interactions, the originality of the script and the dark, funny and poignant message about marriage relations that is subtly revealed over the course of the film.
		What follows is a mockumentary that skewers the lengths people go to for notoriety, and the seemingly well-intentioned, yet narcissistic nature of a couple who see the world through different lenses.
	www.dvdvan.com /info/B000CSUNTS/LolliLove.html (822 words)

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