Within 24 hours, a little-known project became a hot commodity. It’s not pretty, but it’s the magic of Hollywood.

One of my favorite films from last year’s SXSW film festival, the MMORPG addiction documentary Second Skin, is now online and free for all to see.

If you’re like me, you’ve been glued to Discovery Channel all week checking out all the fantastic shark action. If you need a break though, yet demand more sharks, here are a few films that should keep you from heading to the ocean (or to the deep end of the pool) for a while.

When Michael Moore describes his new Untitled Bailout Movie as a “vampire” film, I can only assume that he’s written and shot his own Stephanie Meyer fan-fic. Go Team Goldman Sachs!

What do you get when you put three rock icons in the same room together with a few amps and guitars? I guess we’ll find out.

It’s a story about hope that all goes back to a life philosophy shared by the band members and director Sacha Gervasi: “The only way you can fail is if you give up.”

We risk losing our doctored press badges and sneak behind enemy lines to get an early look at a film
playing at SXSW – Anvil! The Story of Anvil.

So far as SXSW we’ve got to watch some incredible films, a few crappy ones, and we’ve gotten to speak with some talented filmmakers about the process behind their projects. This would certainly be one of the incredible ones.

We dragged some hotel chairs together, flipped on a camera, and tricked the director and producer of MINE into thinking we were legitimate journalists in order to bring you a fantastic discussion of ethical and legal gray areas in the wake of a natural disaster.

I’m going to force the interwebs to take a momentary break from continuing to go nuts over Watchmen this weekend and take a look at a couple of documentaries below the radar…

One of the grandfather bands of American Punk is finally getting its own documentary. And you might be able to help out. Check out the teaser inside.

One of my absolute favorite films from this year’s South by Southwest film festival, Caroline Suh’s high school election doc Frontrunners, recently got a little update on its theatrical poster, as well as some news about its upcoming NYC release.

You might remember the film Reformat the Planet from our coverage at SXSW this year. And now you too can have a look to the funky geek music doc for free online.

Spike Lee, the man behind Mars Blackmon — Michael Jordan’s biggest fan, is currently starting production on a documentary focused on the life of the one they call Air Jordan.

That rumbling from the foothills you heard this morning was Michael Moore heading to a press conference where he announced that he’ll be helming a sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11 – his 2004 documentary.

If losing the Presidency means winning an Academy Award and A Nobel Peace Prize as consolation, then we should see John McCain on the arms of Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway by January of 2010.

Want to know what happens when you mix a great concept with bad filmmaking…?

The Academy Awards don’t mean shit. Yeah, you heard me.

Our SXSW preview continues with a trailer for a doc about making music with you Game Boy. Sweet.

The Academy just announced the 15 finalist for the “Best Documentary” award this year — and I think there are a few films missing!