Not Just a Movie

14/08/2019

NJAM gets the band back together to discuss the 2004 rockumentary, , by the incredible filmmaking duo, Joe Berlinger & the late Bruce Sinofsky.

We get the band back together to discuss the Berlinger + Sinofsky 2004 rockumentary, Some Kind of Monster.

01/07/2019

Here's a double dose of good news, NJAMers!

1) Our producer, Ryan Jacobi's new documentary project has been funded on ! With only TWO DAYS remaining in the campaign, check it out and help them reach some !

2) We've decided to get back in the studio at the end of this month and record a new podcast on the incredible Joe Berlinger/Bruce Sinofsky 2004 Rockumentary, . It's going to be a fun one!

A documentary film chronicling a comedian's five-year journey into the mind of renowned filmmaker George Lucas.

12/06/2019

Dearest NJAMers, apologies for it being an eternity since our last new ep release. Thank you to all those who have reached out, asking about the future of the podcast. While we may not be able to release any new episodes this year, we can finally reveal why!

Our producer, Ryan Jacobi, is hard at work directing a documentary! If you'd like to learn more and help fund it, you can check out the here:

A documentary film chronicling a comedian's five-year journey into the mind of renowned filmmaker George Lucas.

24/05/2018

Happy birthday to the masterful !

“If you can light and photograph the human face to bring out what’s within that human face, you can do anything.”

We love this shot of Frances McDormand in (1996), which we're dropping an episode on, TODAY!

https://notjustamovie.com/2018/05/24/ep94/

18/05/2018

Hello friends, in case you missed it, our very own NJAM producer and co-host, Ryan Jacobi, also produced a documentary, called We Breathe Again!

The film weaves together the stories of four Alaska Natives who are determined to break free from personal histories of trauma and su***de.

You can now rent or buy it on Amazon, here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BFMK8M8/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_MZT.AbKZM53BQ

Or pick up the DVD, here:

http://shopvisionmaker.org/product.asp?s=visionmaker&pf_id=WEBR-17-H&dept_id=23433

Long ago, survival was not easy for Alaska Native peoples, but they lived full lives. Today survival is easier, but many are dying young. We Breathe Again intimately explores the lives of four Alaska Natives who are determined to break free from personal histories of trauma and su***de.

28/03/2018

We're hyper aware of references right now. I'm sure you can spot this one quickly, in this excellent review of 'The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling'

Judd Apatow’s HBO documentary is an exhaustive and emotional account of the late TV legend.

28/03/2018

On our latest episode, we finally tackle one of the most famous pieces of cinema, . If you've never seen it before, now's a great time! Don't be intimidated by films. They're meant to be watched (and re-watched) and discussed.

NJAM continues their run of cinema classics, breaking down one of the most famous films of all time.

15/03/2018

Links to pieces mentioned here: Douglas Martin, “Roger Ebert Dies at 70, a Critic for the Common Man” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/movies/roger-ebert-fi...

28/02/2018

We're making our way through covering every season of ! Join us for our latest episode in the series, as we dive into Season 4:

NJAM gets the band back together to break down The Sopranos, Season 4.

06/02/2018

What a shame. We loved Blade Runner 2049!

"In a new interview with The Telegraph, Villeneuve admits that he’ll probably never make a movie like “Blade Runner 2049” again after it proved to be such a financial risk. The director is incredibly proud of the film, which has earned five Oscar nominations, but he remembers realizing what a challenging release it would be when a producer turned to him four months into production and told him, “We’ve just made the most expensive art house movie in cinema history.”

“Let’s just say it would not be a good idea for me to make a movie like that twice,” Villeneuve said, referring to making a studio-funded tentpole with more avant-garde leanings. “When you’re working on a film you’re in a bubble, and it was only when I came out that I realized we had made a monster. I won’t do it again.”

We've got bad news for anyone hoping Villeneuve gets another chance to make another art house blockbuster.

30/01/2018

This guy gets us.

"You know something that irritates me to the verge of homicidal insanity. “You’re looking far into it” or “it’s just a movie, shut your brain off.”

So quit telling me to shut off my brain and just watch.

12/01/2018

Exciting news!

Our producer, Ryan Jacobi's film, We Breathe Again, is an official selection of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival!

And if you're not excited by that, we also promise to release more NJAM episodes in 2018 than we did in 2017!

Win, win!

We're thrilled to announce that will screen at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in February! It's such an honor to be a part of this year's exciting lineup of films. http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/current-films
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10/01/2018

The Sopranos premiered 19 years ago, today. Stay tuned for our next ep when we tackle season 4!

08/01/2018

Happy New Year, Njam-ers! If you’re feeling a little introspective, we’ve got just the episode for you, on Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 masterpiece, .

NJAM discusses Ingmar Bergman’s psychological drama masterpiece, Persona (1966).

31/10/2017

From GET OUT to IT, cinema is experiencing a resurgence of Horror...

30/10/2017

Join us, just in time for , as we discuss some of our favorite slow-burn !

NJAM welcomes back Cailyn Bruno to discuss their favorite horror sub-genre.

26/09/2017

“"There's something about su***de that just tears our hearts out." For , 9/26 https://t.co/vyvyVg8lLM”

08/09/2017

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25/08/2017

NJAM has returned! Join us as we sing our sweet ode to Season 3.

https://notjustamovie.com/2017/08/14/ep88/

18/05/2017

Woody Allen on “Annie Hall” being overrated:

"For some reason, that film is very likable. I’ve made better films than that. “Match Point” is a better film. “The Purple Rose of Cairo” is a better film. “Midnight in Paris” is a better film. “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” is as good. For some reason [“Annie Hall”] has some charismatic inexplicable hold on people. That, and “Manhattan.” All over the world “Manhattan” plays all the time… Through sheer surprise to me, ones that I think are perfectly delightful nobody is interested in, and another one that I think is fine, they’re ultra interested in."

02/05/2017

These camera movements revolutionized the art of filmmaking.

13/04/2017

Hint for the topic of our next episode!

03/04/2017

Because people say there are no good movies on Netflix anymore.

29/03/2017

Creator Joss Whedon’s narrative risk-taking—seamlessly blending episodes-of-the-week with heavy serialization—set the tone for the Golden Age of television.

05/03/2017

It’s been 29 years since Die Hard exploded into theaters, inspiring any number of arguments about whether it counts as a Christmas movie, plus a whole genre of “Die Hard, but on a _______” action films. Now, the film’s co-screenwriter, Steven E. De Souza, has revealed the answer to one of the film’s

01/03/2017

Hey all you N-jammers, (Jammies?) out there, our new episode on , Season 2, is live!

Timmie, Mike, and Ryan are back with special guest, Kristen Wuest, to discuss The Sopranos Season 2. Clearly this show is not dead to us! Get Your Audio Here! Download Audio | Subscribe on iTunes!…