Favorite Documentaries?

[LaBoob]

I'm going with:

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"You're Gonna Miss Me" Roky Erickson's documentary... His story is one of the most interesting stories I've ever heard. His voice is legendary and his music groundbreaking (the first person to ever use the word "psychedelic" in terms of music). I got the chance to see him last year and I felt like I was in the presence of something not from this world.

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"Endless Summer" gives me a nice warm summery feeling. I would love to take a trip like this someday.

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"King of Kong" classic good vs. evil/David and Goliath story... I dare you not to despise Billy Mitchell!

[Fezticle98]

Endless Summer is great. Corny in parts, but great.

Hoop Dreams was excellent.

Civil War and Baseball by Ken Burns are both good, if a little tedious. Probably not too interesting unless you are a history/civil war/baseball buff.

[JPMNICK]

who killed the electric car was great

[booster11373]

King of Kong is great

I still love "Roger and Me"

Absoulute Fave is "When we were Kings"

"Digg" is an awesome music doc

[Thebazile78]

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Civil War and Baseball by Ken Burns are both good, if a little tedious. Probably not too interesting unless you are a history/civil war/baseball buff.

Ken Burns does interesting work.

I disagree that you'd need to be a baseball fan or a Civil War buff to enjoy them. In fact, I wasn't a Civil War buff until I saw the Ken Burns documentary ... I really love how he used letters and photographs to give you an oral history (of sorts) of the War itself. From BOTH sides ... I never knew much about the Southern experience before that epic. Now, I know a good deal more, which is something I find fascinating.

He's most recently finished The War about WWII. It's supposed to be breathtaking. (Haven't seen it yet. Also haven't seen Jazz or Baseball, mostly because they were on TV when I either didn't have a TV or too late at night for me to stay up and watch.)

I've also seen his film on Frank Lloyd Wright. Who is a fascinating character, no matter who you ask.

[RhinoinMN]

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[pittphantoms]

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Both of these movies, one and two - are excellent...

[realmenhatelife]

Crumb is probably my favorite

Ghengis Blues is really great. It's about a trip these weirdos take to a tiny country called Tuva, for a throat singing competition. One of them is the blind guy who wrote the song Jet Airliner

Capturing the Friedmans is also interesting.

[Furtherman]

The Bridge. Life and Death. Raw and emotional. It stays with you.

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Festival Express. Just musically great and bizarre. Where else will you see The Grateful Dead watching Sha Na Na perform?

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Encounters At The End Of The World. I made a thread about this a couple weeks ago. (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=70329&highlight=encounters) Right now it's my all time favorite. Amazing footage, a vast array of "off the map" people and surprisingly hilarious. Demented penguins.

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[bobsnin]

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Nanook of the North. The original is still my favorite.

[ChrisBrown]

I'm going with:

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"You're Gonna Miss Me" Roky Erickson's documentary... His story is one of the most interesting stories I've ever heard. His voice is legendary and his music groundbreaking (the first person to ever use the word "psychedelic" in terms of music). I got the chance to see him last year and I felt like I was in the presence of something not from this world.

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Great call with You're Gonna Miss Me. I saw Roky at the Bowery Ballroom about a year ago. It's amazing that he is back making music.

[tele7]

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[TheMojoPin]

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[A.J.]

Beautiful Dreamer: The Story of Brian Wilson and SMiLE.

[fezident]

I haven't seen it yet but, I'm anxious to see a documentary about steroid use, abuse, and myths. It's called BIGGER STRONGER FASTER.
It's in limited release right now.

[Mike Teacher]

For all Mankind = awesome NASA
Koyaanisqatsi = is techonology good?
Powaqqatsi = slavery is alive and well
In the Shadow of the Moon [review coming]
The Bridge [warning graphic death scenes]
Gimme Shelter = terrifying
One Day in September = more terrifying
Fog of War = Wow
Why We Fight = Stunning maybe the most important of the lot
Hoop Dreams = Wow
Wings for Wheels = making of 'Born to Run'
When We were Kings = also one of greatest soundtracks ever
No Direction Home = an education in music
Thin Blue Line = a movie that freed a man on death row
Pumping Iron = When Gold's Gym was a sungle place.

[Earlshog]

Beautiful Dreamer: The Story of Brian Wilson and SMiLE.

documentary or rocumentary

[Earlshog]

Did anyone see the documentary on HBO about Fredrick Douglas high school in Baltimore this week. It made Eastside high look like Beverly Hills high

[djjd]

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[EddieMoscone]

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I love these nerds!

[Chigworthy]

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[burrben]

DONT LOOK BACK


not only my favorite documentary but in my top five favorite films. gotta love cinema verite

[tele7]

Did anyone see the documentary on HBO about Fredrick Douglas high school in Baltimore this week. It made Eastside high look like Beverly Hills high

Though it was great. I think it's called Hard Times/Douglas High School. Come to think of it, all HBO doc's are great. Another new one is Roman Polanski-Wanted. A must see.

A while back HBO did an America Undercover doc that followed the lives of two hardcore criminals/addicts. They would follow them into stores while they stole stuff etc..Riviting and depressing at the same time. Forget the name of it though.

[Mike Teacher]

Another new one is Roman Polanski-Wanted. A must see.


Agreedamundo. Not only a great Polanski docu but also one of the best about the Manson murders.

[HeyGehry]

"Sicko" was pretty moving, since a few people close to me have no health insurance and are suffering that fact. "No end in sight" was also a very sobering movie about the Iraq war. Both of these movies got me quite pissed at the U.S. government. I think I need to watch more uplifting documentaries. :smile:

[Ritalin]

so many great ones, but Hoop Dreams always does it for me

[Ay Kay Forty2]

Kinda a fan of puzzle documentaries. Word Wars is crazy, a guy actually read the dictionary while working as a security guards. Also, Scrabble competitors really don't have a life.

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[Freakshow]

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RIP Joe...

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This one is full of awsome old live footage, and a lot of Mike Watt driving around in his van. :smoke:

I liked Jazz the best of the Ken Burns' stuff. But The Civil War was pretty OK, too.

[fezident]

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[tele7]

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[Enabler]

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[Dougie Brootal]

cloverfield

[danner1515]

Crumb, without a doubt. It's one of my favorite movies, period.

Oh, and the End of the Century doc on the Ramones is pretty damn good too.

[patsopinion]

why we fight

and

the corporation

[drjoek]

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Not really a documentary but
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[Holes]

I'm going with:

http://www.theguerrillagroup.com/i/ygmmDVD.jpg

"You're Gonna Miss Me" Roky Erickson's documentary... His story is one of the most interesting stories I've ever heard. His voice is legendary and his music groundbreaking (the first person to ever use the word "psychedelic" in terms of music). I got the chance to see him last year and I felt like I was in the presence of something not from this world.

http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Endless-Summer-Tin-Sign-C11751077.jpeg

"Endless Summer" gives me a nice warm summery feeling. I would love to take a trip like this someday.

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/kingofkongposter.jpg

"King of Kong" classic good vs. evil/David and Goliath story... I dare you not to despise Billy Mitchell!

Ken Burns' Civil War. I like it better that his WWII doc. He is able to bring the Civil War to life through sounds, photographs, letters, and most importantly through Shelby Foote.

[Stankfoot]

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[Mike Teacher]

How in the blue fuck did I forget

Touching The Void

watched it so many times, and still cant believe it happened. Within five minutes, the fear was already ramping up and got steadily worse, and did not let up.

Trailer: Please watch it just to see a great trailer, IMHO. The voices are of the actual people the events happened to:

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Sweet; Youtube has an edited version of the docu in 12 parts. Part 1 here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7zadH1ZqAE&feature=related)



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and related; Everest: IMAX set out to be about the mountain but they became a part of the rescue team during the 96 Everest Disaster chronicled by Krakauer in 'Into Thin Air'

[bobrobot]

Public Witness by Curtis Prather
(It's about Geo. Bu$h's 1st day as Prez)



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Louie Bluie: The Life of Howard Armstrong, Leader of the Last & Longest Living Black String Band in the United States

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1/2 Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

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Salvador Dali: A Soft Self Portrait

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ARTISTS AT WORK: A FILM ON THE NEW DEAL ART PROJECTS

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DIEGO RIVERA: I PAINT WHAT I SEE

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This one is nuts, it's about barehanded catfish fishing!!!

I still haven't seen the Roky doc yet, DAMMIT!!!

[Mike Teacher]

Thank you Gods for all these Internets. Bobo I saw your post and immediately remembered one, thought maybe I'd find a smallish IMDB link at most, but the whole movie is up here:

Gizmo (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5592802075024518044)

It's a compilation of films of inventors showing their stuff, and often failing spectacualrly, from the 1920 through 1950s. Golden Age where people just thought shit up, built it, and tried it out, more for the thril of discovery then for fame, though that motivated some too, then as now.

Also recommended for fans of olde tymeeee footage

[bobrobot]

GIZMO RAWKS!!!

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[bobrobot]

I forgot this one...

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A peek at human nature thru a very tiny soundhole.

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[Mike Teacher]

OK I'm re-watching Gizmo online, its as much about poeple with crazy talents; human flies are now climbing up NY buildings, a guy just put his entire body through a tennis racket, and a lady just flew across Times Square holding on by her teeth.

Links above if I didnt mention that five times already.

[bobrobot]

Damn, I forgot this too & Leon Theremin's life is nothing short of amazing!!!

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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

[TheMojoPin]

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Does The Aristocrats count?

[booster11373]

I forgot about "The Devil and Danieal Johnson" It goes in my top 10

[cheesehead]

Man, forgot all about Gizmo... great pick.

Personal favorite for me has always been Vernon, FL.
An early Erroll Morris. With the great joke: "So, there's this captain out at sea. And the first mate says, Gosh, that's a lot of water" And the captain says "yeah, and that's just the top of it!"

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[drjoek]

This is a great thread. Lots a great ideas for my netflix
Thanks ALL

[nassue]

Koyaanisqatsi = is techonology good?


I went through two weeks watching this movie as much as possible
I find it absolutely fascinating
and the philip glass soundtrack is incredible

[WampusCrandle]

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[Reephdweller]

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RIP Joe...


I liked Jazz the best of the Ken Burns' stuff. But The Civil War was pretty OK, too.

I loved Westway to the World, as a Clash fan this really made me love them and miss Joe Strummer all the more when I saw it. One day I will add this doc to my collection.

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I totally agree on Ken Burn's documentaries, he is easily one of my favorites in the genre. The guy can take subjects that I may not have had an interest in when I first started watching them, but then I always end up totally fascinated by after. For example his documentary on Huey Long was teriffic, and Jazz and Baseball are among the best I've ever seen. I also loved the documentaries on Lewis and Clark and The Civil War which I would love to get the DVD's of eventually.

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I also loved Ric Burns endlessly dismal story of The Donner Party, it was just a great story on the hardships found in discovering the west I was addicted to the whole story.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/donner/index.html (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/donner/index.html)

While I don't always agree with Michael Moore, I am always fascinated by his documentaries; such as Roger and Me, Bowling for Columbine, and Fahrenheit 9/11. I want to see Sicko one of these days also.

[Yerdaddy]

Some that have already been mentioned: "Gimme Shelter," "Fog of War," "Koyaanisqatsi."

I'll add "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Oddessy" by F.F. Coppola's wife about the making of "Apocalypse Now", and the always outstanding "FRONTLINE" series, which has always belied the convenient mythology that "the media" doesn't provide Americans with good information.

[A.J.]

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[ANC]

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[docgoblin]

I love documentaries. My faves are the Ken Burns films. Here are three others that I find terrific. If you haven't seen 'Capturing The Friedmans' you have to check it out. It is an amazing story.

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[danner1515]

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I've been wanting to see this for years, but from what I can tell, it's long out of print.

[KnoxHarrington]

The problem that I had with the Burns Jazz doc is that it really shit on contemporary jazz, and I place the blame for that squarely on the shoulders of douchebag Wynton Marselus, who tries to play like it's 1948. I quote what Miles said about him, when he tried to crash his stage once: "Get this motherfucker off my stage."

I'd nominate any Errol Morris doc. His upcoming one on Abu Gharib should be incredible.

[docgoblin]

Another great lesser known film by Ken Burns:

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[Fezticle98]

These are all Rockumentaries.

[commish13]

I thought The Bridge was mercilessly boring and found none of the people to be relatable or someone I could feel sympathy for. The idea was good as far as showing the people on the bridge leading up to their jumps, but the interviews were so fucking bad that I couldn't care less about anybody.

Although the long haired dude who jumped backwards was cool to see.

Yeah, it was cool. Because the documentary didn't make him come off like somebody I should feel bad for, but rather just a faceless body that might as well have been fictional.

Such a poorly done film.

[TeeBone]

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[Ay Kay Forty2]

just saw this again on some discovery channel on HD. Really good music.

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[EffMeBoobs]

I second Grey Gardens. It's very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present.
The Land of Silence and Darkness is another great one, about a women in Germany who
woke up one day in her teens deaf and blind. She spent 30 yrs of her life in bed so it tells
the story of her struggle and coming out of that misery.

Oh and I also second Paradise Lost as well. I can't wait for the 3rd one to come out.

[jonyrotn]

Im gonna read the whole thread later so if "Cocaine Cowby" was listed I'm sorry, but it was a great story and I highly recomend it..


Also, not a lot of people now that the movie "Kids" was based on Gvac's life , growing up in northern NJ..
What a fuckin childhood!

[Killatrees420]

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[DonInNC]

My favorites:

Harlan County USA - Great 1970's documentary about a coal miner strike in west Virginia.

Children Underground - About homeless Romanian children living in a railroad station.

Andy Kaufman:I'm from Hollywood - Meemphus Tin-uh-seeee

[keithy_19]

White Light/Black Rain was a very good documentary that was about the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki as told by survivors of the attack. Some chilling stuff there, especially the drawings that the surviors did.

Coma was a very interesting documentary about brain trauma patients at JFK Hospital in Iselin New Jersey.

There is this one documentary that I loved but can't find anywhere. It was about Belview(sp?) Psych Ward. It was an HBO documentary, but they never had it on their website and I can't find it anywhere.


And of course...

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[bobrobot]

Damn, that Wesley Willis doc was great!!! I didn't realize I loved documentary films so much!!!

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This is the story of Jesco White, famous to talk radio listeners for a drop from the film regarding the consequences of serving him "sloppy, slimey eggs" for breakfast.


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[tele7]

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[RoseBlood]

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I was going to mention this as one of the funniest.

"...ya gotta watch your teeth too, cause they clack alittle bit when they loosen up in the mouth" :laugh:
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[keithy_19]

I watched Ghosts of Abu Ghraib for the first time today. I found it rather interesting.

[tele7]

Ganja Queen on HBO. It's about an Australian woman who gets caught with 10 lbs. of pot in an Indonesian airport. Not a fave, but pretty good. Anyone see this one?

[Ricky24]

Brother's Keeper.

[Mike Teacher]

Not sure if mentioned yet but Erroll Morris made Stephen Hawking's

A Brief History of Time (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103882/)

into a docu; highly recommended.

Any docu by Morris = amazing, IMHO; Thin Blue Line still gives me chills.

Anyone else hear about his next? Standard Operating Procedure? Yow.

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Oh yeah anyone seen Ganja Queen on HBO?

No Spoilers; just about an Aussie chick who gets caught with marijuahoochie in a country [indonesia, I think] where such cimes carry a death sentence.

Edit: Yeah tele sweet show eh?

[FunkyDrummer]

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And looking forward to the new one about Lemmy.
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[tele7]

Not sure if mentioned yet but Erroll Morris made Stephen Hawking's

A Brief History of Time (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103882/)

into a docu; highly recommended.

Any docu by Morris = amazing, IMHO; Thin Blue Line still gives me chills.

Anyone else hear about his next? Standard Operating Procedure? Yow.

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Oh yeah anyone seen Ganja Queen on HBO?

No Spoilers; just about an Aussie chick who gets caught with marijuahoochie in a country [indonesia, I think] where such cimes carry a death sentence.

Edit: Yeah tele sweet show eh?

The sea of media surrounding her in and out of the courthouse was insane. I'm still on the fence, but leaning towards guilty. I think the brother had something to do with it, but she was most likely in the loop.

[keithy_19]

Oh yeah anyone seen Ganja Queen on HBO?


I was watching it the other night. I couldn't really get into it, but I caught it about 20 minutes in. It just didn't hold my attention.

[keithy_19]

The sea of media surrounding her in and out of the courthouse was insane. I'm still on the fence, but leaning towards guilty. I think the brother had something to do with it, but she was most likely in the loop.

I say they burn her. She's most likely a witch. You know how those Aussie women are...

[tele7]

I say they burn her. She's most likely a witch. You know how those Aussie women are...

Seems that's pretty much what happened. The look on her face when the verdict was read was really disturbing. When I saw her mom saying very optomistic comments to the camera just before the verdict, I knew it wouldn't end well.

[ZigZagBigBag]

genghis blues...someone already probably said this.

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[TheMojoPin]

I'm on the fence about...

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It's a very well made film, but it's become rather notorious in how willfully one-sided the filmmaker edited it to depict Radiohead and their tours for OK Computer as being very miserable and stressful and depressing. The band members have said many times over the years that while they think the film is very good, it could have very easily been put together to show how much fun they had and all the times they were happy. Every documentary is made with the filmmaker's intentions and perspectives, but this one seems especially calculated.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

I have to say that I am immensely fond of the Ken Burns documentaries that I've seen. I'd definitely agree with what TheBazile and reephdweller have to say about them and really don't have much to add as per Burn's specific talents.

My favorite Ken Burns was the one on Frank Lloyd Wright. I really learned alot more about the man and his works because of that documentary. My father had spent a couple summers at Taliesen I, and it kinda made me feel closer to my father as a result too because suddenly I had an idea of what was going on and was able to ask intelligent questions about his times there. Maybe that's my own personal bias making me like something for more than it's worth. Maybe not.

Other documentaries...I know it's more of a show than a documentary at this point, but I do like Deadliest Catch. And any of the science shows that was done by Carl Sagan- the man was a genius beyond explanation...and yes, I know his shows weren't documentaries but I always watched them on the same channel that I see any documentaries, so suck it.

[barjockey]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51298YY4SPL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[jonyrotn]

I didn't read the whole thread so it may have been mentioned, but back in the early 80's a documentaries called "Scared Straighr" was on TV...

It was about a bunch of juvinile delinquents who visited a prison and and got yelled at by the inmates..It was awesome..
If I remember corectly it's where I first heard the term, "toss my salad"..

[DiabloSammich]

I didn't read the whole thread so it may have been mentioned, but back in the early 80's a documentaries called "Scared Straighr" was on TV...

It was about a bunch of juvinile delinquents who visited a prison and and got yelled at by the inmates..It was awesome..
If I remember corectly it's where I first heard the term, "toss my salad"..



Something tells me that was not the first time you heard that.

Of course that may just be speculation.

[realmenhatelife]

genghis blues...someone already probably said this.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Genghis_blues.jpg

I did, and I'm glad someone else did too.

[barjockey]

Wal-mart: The High cost of low price

http://re3.yt-thm-a01.yimg.com/image/25/m8/4278695979

:furious:

[Killatrees420]

Ganja Queen on HBO. It's about an Australian woman who gets caught with 10 lbs. of pot in an Indonesian airport. Not a fave, but pretty good. Anyone see this one?
I have it on my DVR but haven't watched it. Is it worthwhile?

[barjockey]

Just saw "Amerian Drug: The last white hope". Effin Fantastic. :furious:

[Mullenax]

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YES!
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Oh man I had no idea there was a Wesley Willis documentary, I gotta see it!:smile:

[booster11373]

I just watched

Maxed Out, which made me want to firebomb this collection office featured in the movie

and

Joe Strummer The Future is Unwritten


One pissed my off about my fellow humans and one made me appreciate my fellow humans

[Ricky24]

Joe Strummer, The Future is Unwritten was FUCKING TERRIBLE! 4 hours? really?
20 minutes on The Clash. Why do I want to see people singing campfire songs? over and overandoverandover.
The Filth and The Fury-Sex Pistols and The Ramones are the real deal ROCK-u-mentaries. That Joe STrummer shit was so bad it almost made me like the clash less....almost.

[Recyclerz]

Joe Strummer, The Future is Unwritten was FUCKING TERRIBLE! 4 hours? really?
20 minutes on The Clash. Why do I want to see people singing campfire songs? over and overandoverandover.
The Filth and The Fury-Sex Pistols and The Ramones are the real deal ROCK-u-mentaries. That Joe STrummer shit was so bad it almost made me like the clash less....almost.

Although I'm pretty sure it's illegal to disagree with a Hollywood Star, I have to anyway. The thing I liked about this movie was that it didn't turn Strummer into St. Joe of the Oppressed but showed some (minor) flaws in his life and made the genius more human.

Of course I only watched the regular version and skipped all the extra interviews on the DVD, which, like most extra "features", probably sucked unless you're writing a thesis.

[Tall_James]

I LOVED this movie.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/section/movies/amg/video/cov120/drv300/v327/v32775hbslx.jpg

A hilarious documentary about the planned community of Levittown, New York. O'Hagan conducts interviews with longtime and one time Levittown residents (like rock singer Eddie Money and Zippy the Pinhead cartoonist Bill Griffith), in an effort to explain how architects and developers took the idea of a suburban paradise to extremes. The community's elderly residents recall a time when beneath the bland surface of Levittown, its houses equipped with all mod cons, behaviors like wife swapping were commonplace. One mid-life Levittown "survivor" spends most of his days on a shrink's couch, as he attempts to unravel the mystery of life after Levittown. It's well-crafted, poignant poke at suburban planning and how ironically, it was meant to make life a little easier. ~ Denise Sullivan, All Movie Guide

[hedges]

The Charles Bukowski Tapes

Four hours of Bukowski rapping, answering questions, covering mostly his later years. Great.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk275/holyzeppelin77/charles_bukowski.jpg

[MrPink]

America: Freedom to Fascism
In Pot We Trust
American Drug War
Who Killed the Electric Car
Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies

[FunkyDrummer]

genghis blues...someone already probably said this.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Genghis_blues.jpg

Definitely one of my favorites. Here's one to be on the lookout for...

It Might Get Loud (http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=cannes2007&jump=story&articleid=VR1117985122&cs=1)

[Furtherman]

The Bridge. Life and Death. Raw and emotional. It stays with you.

http://www.bombippy.com/images/posts-2006/thebridge_l200608291654.jpg



This seems as good enough story as any to bump....

Iconic Golden Gate Bridge to Get $45M Suicide Net (http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/iconic-golden-gate-bridge-to-get-45m-suicide-net/19573836)

San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge has been attracting tourists and enthusiastic locals for more than 70 years. But it's also been a tragic lure for suicides, with dozens of people dying each year by jumping more than 200 feet into the water below.

Now that's going to change.

There is no clear count of how many people have died by jumping from the bridge, which opened in 1937. The Times reports an official estimate of 1,300; Meyer says the figure is likely more than 2,000.

A documentary film called "The Bridge" brought the Golden Gate Bridge suicide problem to public attention, showing almost two dozen people leaping to their deaths in 2004. This added to the ammunition of those campaigning for a barrier, a fight that has been taking place for decades.



And it's been a while.


Seen any good documentaries lately?

[A.J.]

Iconic Golden Gate Bridge to Get $45M Suicide Net (http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/iconic-golden-gate-bridge-to-get-45m-suicide-net/19573836)

The state is bankrupt and they're going to waste $45M on a stupid idea like that???

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I wish that state would sink into the sea.

[Furtherman]

The state is bankrupt and they're going to waste $45M on a stupid idea like that???

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I wish that state would sink into the sea.

Personally, I say let them jump. That will eventually save the state money too.

[Dudeman]

Not my favorite, but ESPN's "The Two Escobar's" was pretty good.

http://images.starpulse.com/news/bloggers/218009/blog_images/two-escobars.jpg

[A.J.]

Personally, I say let them jump. That will eventually save the state money too.

Exactly.

And as you know, the only thing that net would be good for is for protecting the bridge from falling Birds of Prey.

http://neatnik2009.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/voyage-home-02.jpg

[hanso]

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The Light Bulb Conspiracy
Planned Obsolescence is the deliberate shortening of product life spans to guarantee consumer demand.

As a magazine for advertisers succinctly puts it: The article that refuses to wear out is a tragedy of business – and a tragedy for the modern growth society which relies on an ever-accelerating cycle of production, consumption and throwing away.

The Light Bulb Conspiracy combines investigative research and rare archive footage to trace the untold story of Planned Obsolescence, from its beginnings in the 1920s with a secret cartel, set up expressly to limit the life span of light bulbs, to present-day stories involving cutting edge electronics (such as the iPod) and the growing spirit of resistance amongst ordinary consumers.

This film travels to France, Germany, Spain and the US to find witnesses of a business practice which has become the basis of the modern economy, and brings back disquieting pictures from Africa where discarded electronics are piling up in huge cemeteries for electronic waste.

[hanso]

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Outfoxed – Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism
Exploring Rupert Murdoch’s burgeoning news oligarchy and the societal impact when a majority of media is controlled by one large corporation, this compelling doc also reveals the secrets of former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers who expose what it’s like to work for Murdoch’s empire.

[keithy_19]

Keithy_19: The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Ronfez.net