sarijoul All American 14208 Posts user info edit post |
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (and it's sequel, whose name i can't remember 3/11/2008 5:39:52 PM |
lafta All American 14880 Posts user info edit post |
i just watched on friday a documentary on seara leone, and it had to be the bloodiest most disgusting yet enlighting doc ive ever seen i saw peoples hands being chopped off, a guys head explode when he got shot, etc
i feel sick 3/16/2008 3:07:00 PM |
Mr Scrumples Suspended 61466 Posts user info edit post |
the Passion of the Christ. 3/16/2008 3:07:52 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
good one 3/16/2008 3:11:19 PM |
lafta All American 14880 Posts user info edit post |
saw fog of war, wow, that is awsome, i wish that dude would give george bush some advice 4/28/2008 9:57:48 PM |
Vulcan91 All American 13893 Posts user info edit post |
Things I caught at Full Frame this year that were awesome:
Life. Support. Music. - http://lifesupportmusic.org/ Trumbo - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889671/ Body of War - http://www.bodyofwar.com/ (Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro) Encounters at the End of the World - http://encountersfilm.com/ (Werner Herzog) At the Death House Door - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929235/ (Peter Gilbert and Steve James (Hoop Dreams)) 4/28/2008 10:26:21 PM |
mrlebowski All American 9310 Posts user info edit post |
any of you guys see the helvetica documentary? I'm a designer/type nerd so I really liked it, but it's one of those movies that I think most people would find really interesting. It was really well done.
http://www.helveticafilm.com/
I also just saw Dig! for the first time and thought it was pretty cool. Some annoying characters, but a good movie nonetheless 4/29/2008 12:01:09 AM |
spöokyjon ℵ 18617 Posts user info edit post |
ttt 7/15/2009 3:00:53 PM |
Wolfman Tim All American 9654 Posts user info edit post |
Bigger Stronger Faster* 7/15/2009 4:04:25 PM |
JCASHFAN All American 13916 Posts user info edit post |
Our Brand Is Crisis -- Underimpressed King Corn -- nothing new if you've read anything by Michael Pollan. The film-makers were too self-interested and didn't seem to take the film itself seriously. Deep Water -- AMAZING Manufacturing Consent -- excellent The Corporation -- excellent, can't find my copy Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? -- very good Tobacco Money Feeds My Family -- If you're actually from North Carolina, you'll really appreciate this movie.
I pre-ordered Food Inc. We'll see how it goes. ] 7/15/2009 4:43:08 PM |
ddf583 All American 2950 Posts user info edit post |
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalyse about the making of Apocalypse Now was very interesting.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102015/ 7/15/2009 5:14:37 PM |
Kodiak All American 7067 Posts user info edit post |
F for Fake Hoop Dreams One Day in September Hype! Little Dieter Needs to Fly Gimme Shelter Dark Days 1991: The Year Punk Broke 7/15/2009 5:25:05 PM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
Deep Water will rip your heart out. 7/15/2009 5:27:35 PM |
thebat Veteran 166 Posts user info edit post |
yall should provide at least some commentary on your suggestions
^in a good way or bad?
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JCASHFAN All American 13916 Posts user info edit post |
Good way? Bad way? Can your heart be ripped out in a good way? The movie is simply enthralling. The long and short of it is that a Brit, with no sailing experience whatsoever, attempted to make it around the world in a boat he designed.
This has disaster written all over it, and rightfully so, but the way the story is told is completely riveting and you find yourself being very sympathetic with an everyman who does some less than noble things. 7/15/2009 6:44:25 PM |
goalielax All American 11252 Posts user info edit post |
Enron: Smartest Guys in the Room Walmart: High Cost of Low Prices 7/15/2009 8:23:25 PM |
Shadowrunner All American 18332 Posts user info edit post |
Planet B-Boy - follows several international crews to the Battle of the Year world b-boy championships Word Wars - like Spellbound, but about competitive Scrabble instead of spelling bees Murderball - about quadriplegic wheelchair rugby, lots of tuff Style Wars - classic documentary about the growth of the graffiti movement in the early 80's Modify - about extreme body modification Supersize Me - dude eats nothing but McDonald's for a month, hilarity ensues The King of Kong - the story of arch-rival Donkey Kong nemeses duking it out in 8 bits Wordplay - about the national crossword puzzle championships Dark Days - about homeless people living in an abandoned railway tunnel in NYC Lost Boys of Sudan - about... the Lost Boys of Sudan
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jchill2 All American 2683 Posts user info edit post |
BBC Nature Documentaries are pretty good.
Just finished watching "The secret mayan underground," "The lost world of tibet,"and "Satoyama: Japan's secret water garden." 7/16/2009 1:30:52 PM |
ENDContra All American 5160 Posts user info edit post |
"Under Pressure: Making the Abyss"...not necessarily what youre looking for, but as far as "making of" docs go, this is one of the best Ive seen. There were a lot of problems on the set of this movie (technical, emotional, etc), and its somewhat surprising how it was made (actors doing most of their own stunts). Its on disc 2 of the 2-disc DVD set, so you probably wont be able to Netflix it. 7/16/2009 2:18:14 PM |
Lumex All American 3666 Posts user info edit post |
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
HOLY FUCK 7/16/2009 2:18:33 PM |
Fhqwhgads Fuckwads SS '15 20681 Posts user info edit post |
Dancing Outlaw: Story of Jesco White. West Virginia mountain dancer.
<3 7/16/2009 4:27:03 PM |
bdmazur ?? ????? ?? 14957 Posts user info edit post |
Trainspotting 7/16/2009 7:58:05 PM |
spöokyjon ℵ 18617 Posts user info edit post |
FOG
OF
WAR
I mean, I know I said that in this thread like 18 months ago, but for srs. WATCH THE FOG OF WAR. 7/16/2009 10:29:06 PM |
JCASHFAN All American 13916 Posts user info edit post |
Just watched Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? tonight. I thought it was really good, but not great. It was a neat story, but it wasn't some deep revelation about the inner workings of the art world. 9/10/2009 10:36:59 PM |
ThatGoodLock All American 5697 Posts user info edit post |
Tyson was pretty good 9/10/2009 10:46:08 PM |
Bweez All American 10849 Posts user info edit post |
Standard Operating Procedure.
Also by Errol Morris.
The Fog of War guy.
About Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse.
Basically interviews with a bunch of assholes and like two non-assholes.
Errol Morris' interview techniques are unparalleled.
He developed something called the "Interrotron." Two cameras are set up, one facing Errol Morris, and one facing the interviewee. The respective facial images are put on a teleprompter in front of the other camera. So it's like they're looking at a person, but they're really looking into a camera lens.
The result is pretty amazing and creepy.
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d7freestyler Sup, Brahms 23935 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "The King of Kong - the story of arch-rival Donkey Kong nemeses duking it out in 8 bits" |
great movie.9/10/2009 10:53:00 PM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
Some notable films from Full Frame this year, definitely check them out once they get major release:
Reporter - http://mattgronke.com/?p=63 Sons of Cuba - http://mattgronke.com/?p=48 Mechanical Love - http://mattgronke.com/?p=45 9/10/2009 11:09:10 PM |
Bweez All American 10849 Posts user info edit post |
We Fun is a pretty cool doc on atlanta music. Black Lips, King Khan, Deerhunter, Mastodon, etc. 9/10/2009 11:31:27 PM |
sarahjane Veteran 365 Posts user info edit post |
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Pretty intense documentary about a man on death row accused of a crime he did not commit in Texas (of course). 9/11/2009 9:24:18 AM |
aimorris All American 15213 Posts user info edit post |
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl - I had to watch it for a class in college and even though it's like 3 hours, it's worth it to me... it actually tries to paint a fair picture of her without just screaming NAZI NAZI and it also looks at her life after Nazi Germany, which is just as interesting to me
Man on Wire was probably the last one I watched, which was pretty awesome... I need to get around to watching more
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Chop All American 6271 Posts user info edit post |
I just watched The Garden. Its about a group of Latinos' struggle to save an urban garden in south central LA. Very powerful and moving, highly recommended.
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package2 All American 1450 Posts user info edit post |
9/11/2009 11:00:44 PM |
lafta All American 14880 Posts user info edit post |
Cocain Cowboys, simply awsome 11/13/2009 2:37:53 AM |
Zel Sa Da Tay 2094 Posts user info edit post |
American Hardcore yo 11/13/2009 2:06:00 PM |
ndmetcal All American 9012 Posts user info edit post |
http://freedocumentaries.org/index.php for anyone interested 11/13/2009 3:17:50 PM |
Kodiak All American 7067 Posts user info edit post |
Bright Leaves 11/13/2009 4:43:49 PM |
timswar All American 41050 Posts user info edit post |
Anything from Terry Jones: Medieval Lives, Barbarians, Crusades. He's done a bunch of others ones too.
Stephen Fry's "The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive"
"A History of Britain" featuring Simon Schama
"A History of Scotland" featuring Neil Oliver
Yeah, I'm kinda biased towards BBC documentaries. 11/15/2009 10:15:55 PM |
icyhotpatch All American 1885 Posts user info edit post |
thanks for the link! 11/15/2009 10:48:20 PM |
Ernie All American 45943 Posts user info edit post |
Hoop Dreams needs to be mentioned again 11/15/2009 11:32:15 PM |
screentest All American 1955 Posts user info edit post |
and Errol Morris 11/16/2009 2:22:02 AM |
Beowulf All American 681 Posts user info edit post |
basketball diaries 11/16/2009 2:36:39 AM |
lafta All American 14880 Posts user info edit post |
born rich - good flick about being born rich 12/14/2009 11:54:10 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "any of you guys see the helvetica documentary? I'm a designer/type nerd so I really liked it, but it's one of those movies that I think most people would find really interesting. It was really well done." |
weird, i just had someone recommend this last night. i'd never heard of it before.
Errol Morris has another good one called 'Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.' Very interesting profile of an execution technician turned holocaust denier.12/15/2009 1:57:08 AM |
Shadowrunner All American 18332 Posts user info edit post |
I think of Jersey Shore as a documentary so that I can rationalize the guilty pleasure I get from watching it. 12/15/2009 2:00:16 AM |
bobster All American 2298 Posts user info edit post |
The Cove 12/15/2009 2:52:47 AM |
Bweez All American 10849 Posts user info edit post |
The U. 12/15/2009 4:14:44 AM |
jocristian All American 7525 Posts user info edit post |
surprised it hasn't been mentioned, but Man on Wire was great 12/15/2009 8:33:37 AM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
^ been meaning to see that 12/15/2009 9:33:17 AM |
Bweez All American 10849 Posts user info edit post |
^^ Quote : | "Man on Wire was probably the last one I watched, which was pretty awesome... " |
12/16/2009 12:59:45 AM |