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Postcards from the Future: The Chuck Palahniuk Documentary

Postcards from the Future: The Chuck Palahniuk Documentary (2003)

June. 18,2003
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7.1
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NR
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With two new books and two controversial tour, fans can easily say that 2003 proved to be a landmark year for the best selling author Chuck Palahniuk. But what many people don't know, is that it all began several months earlier at a four day conference in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. This is that story...

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Hellen
2003/06/18

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Wordiezett
2003/06/19

So much average

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Fairaher
2003/06/20

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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Siflutter
2003/06/21

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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Justin Holt
2003/06/22

All right, so this is more than one word...I was there for both Conferences, and I put off watching the Documentary for what amounts to two years since the last one, which is predominantly featured here. And everything, all the great times I had at both conferences came back all at once, and I remembered things that I had forgotten, and faces that made me smile all over again.Dennis and crew hit all angles with these two-disks and to say that I am impressed is an understatement.I did have one major gripe: Dr. Tropical. I could have done without him at the second conference for all that I had to deal with him personally, and I could have dealt without seeing him again in this much capacity. But if the object of this was to show an honest reflection of what happened over that stretch at EUP, well, this is how it really went down.From somebody who was involved a lot in the background of the event, I can say that no one could have captured the essence of what power such an event(s) can hold as well as Dennis and his crew did.This is highly recommended...best movie, documentary or not, that I have seen in a long, long time.

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DrJekyll8MrHyde
2003/06/23

This is a candid look at Chuck Palahniuk and his fans. Over the months that I've followed Chuck I've become more and more astounded at the relationship he has formed with his following. This documentary doesn't only verify my beliefs; it also gives me renewed vigor to continue following Palahniuk's work throughout my lifetime.It shows the ongoing benevolence of a man who has never shied away from giving back; whether in humor or wit, teaching, or mere enthusiasm for story telling. This documentary shows how Chuck consistently inspires young and old artists, writers, and fans.I credit the cult team for putting together such a detailed, professional, and entertaining documentary. I recommend it to anyone who wants to known more about the man, his work, his dedication, and his following.

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brando2323
2003/06/24

My only problem with this documentary is that it spends way, way, way, (did I mention way?) too much time on his many super-lame and/or super-pseudo-intellectual fans. I consider myself a big fan, have all of his books, have all of them signed from the two times that I went to readings, have seen Fight Club a sick amount of times, and can't wait for Survivor, but still feel embarrassed watching this documentary (which I've only watched twice) because of all of the otherwise seemingly illiterate Chuck readers. The makers should have spent more time on actual footage of...hmmm...Chuck Palahniuk instead of his fans who seemed like Fight Club was the first book they ever picked up and probably couldn't spell his last name correctly if their lives depended on it. But, all of that said, the actual footage of Chuck is really good.

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frankastle
2003/06/25

this film is, without a doubt, the best documentary about the edinboro palahniuk conferences ever made.if you like chuck palahniuk but are unable to read due to the blindness then this is the movie for you.i heard that three scenes were cut in order to appease the mpaa, one of which showed a baby's head being smashed by a cinderblock. hopefully the japanese release will have them.i also heard if you turn the dvd volume off and sync the begining up with jethro tull's "thick as a brick" that the whole movie suddenly makes sense.the film is brilliant. terribly, terribly brilliant.**************** out of ********************

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