Chris again with a few rumblings from the secret underground laboratories here at DOC Channel HQ. Lots going on as usual, and the temperatures outside are still hanging out in the upper registers. That’s reason enough to keep the indoor movie marathon going every evening at my house. I’ve been on a “making of” kick as of late. I’ve always sort of obsessed over commentary tracks and making of docs have an equally large place in my heart. I just re-watched the pretty brilliant “Shaking The Cage,” which is about the filming of “Easy Rider,” an awfully good film to geek out to. Also, I had the great pleasure of being sent an advance copy of Al Maysles and Kristen Nutile’s new doc, “Sally Gross: The Pleasure of Stillness.” It never fails to be inspiring to see anything that Al puts his name on, and I’ll have a bit more coverage of that film as well as an interview with Al and Kristen to share with you soon. So you’ve got that going for you. Which is nice. It’s a weird scene here in the Doc programming department. Strangely varied docs screening in every office. Next door, Programming SVP Kate Pearson is watching a doc about the Death Penalty in Texas, meanwhile in my office Henry Owing’s (the man behind the absolutely genius publication Chunklet) SXSW/Civil War Reenactment primer Brother vs. Brother is playing for the umpteenth time, causing giddiness and improved morale in its wake. Good times.