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Post by highbrow on Mar 23, 2012 1:01:58 GMT -8
As of late I have been watching some documentaries related to very odd topics or people was curious if anyone had any good ones they could suggest. My last three have been Hand on a hard body which is about a radio contest where you place your hand on a new truck last man standing wins. Pulling John about a arm wrestler which has been undefeated for 20 years , basically true life Over the Top. Last I watched Superheroes which is about grown men and women who put on costumes and fight crime. All three highly suggested , but wondering if anyone else has some to share?
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 23, 2012 1:32:20 GMT -8
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fletch
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Post by fletch on Mar 23, 2012 5:42:41 GMT -8
'Wonderland' is a bloody good recommendation,
often very brilliant indeed.
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Post by sixstringer on Mar 23, 2012 5:57:18 GMT -8
I'd rather watch an obscure doc than anything else! Here's some I've seen recently on Netflix streaming...
Overnight - (rise and fall of Hollywood's next big thing)
Darkon - (live action role players)
Waiting for Hockney - (artist works on 1 drawing full time for 10years...)
I Like Killing Flies - (NY restaurant owner "soup nazi")
I Think We're Alone Now - (bizarre individuals obsessed with 1980s pop star Tiffany)
Until the Light Takes Us - (Norwegian black metal murder)
If you haven't seen Overnight I would watch that first. It is super good! The others are pretty decent and very quirky.
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Post by Jesús on Mar 23, 2012 7:01:17 GMT -8
^^ will check out overnight, thanks for the rec.
I recommend:
-Hearts and Minds (Vietnam doc)
-Paradise Lost (West Memphis Three trial/story)
-Dear Zachary (heart-breaking doc, murder, injustice, friendship, family, parenthood)
-The Bridge (doc about people who have jumped off Golden Gate Bridge/suicides)
-Business of Being Born (a required watch for anyone expecting a baby). ;D
-I have seen a bunch of docs on illegal immigration, Balseros, Mojados, Farmingville, La Boda, but there is one (I can't remember its title) where a fillmmaker follows an immigrant struggling to make ends meet in Austin. TX and then suddenly dies. It was one of the best/saddest docs I have ever seen; wish I remembered the title...
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Post by dotdot on Mar 23, 2012 7:09:23 GMT -8
here's one for you all.
it's quite "on right now" - so if you're tuned it's within everyone's grasp.
Now .. it's not everyone's cuppa but it's certainly something which will open your eyes.
2 parter (1st one was on the other night).
Wikileaks_The_Secret_Life_of_a_Superpower (bbc2 / uk).
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Post by highbrow on Mar 23, 2012 7:57:51 GMT -8
Sixstringer I would say I think were alone now is amazing, just the video footage of the girl who works at the gym running real fast. Also I like killing flies was another great one.
Sadly I just watched one on Youtube about Wesley Willis ( and now cant find it again LOL )
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Post by curiousgeorge on Mar 23, 2012 12:32:48 GMT -8
Dear Zachary smashed me to bits,toughest film/doc I've ever seen
Waiting for Hockney left me feeling cold towards Hockney (that's even allowing for poor editing in the film)
When The Levees Broke & If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise. Thanks to James Lee-Burke and his novels I've always felt a pull towards NOLA.Not the best work of Spike Lee but worth viewing (4 hours each movie!) Followed by the fantastic TREME tv series
Solo: Lost at sea 1 man 1 kayak against Tasman Sea
The Man Who Cycled The World- Ohh my! some of the food this guy had to eat!
That'll do for a 1st post
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Post by The Gorgon on Mar 23, 2012 20:27:20 GMT -8
This is a great thread.
Here are my art related suggestions for Netflix:
- Art of the Steal (Paul Barnes collection)
- Stolen (art theft)
- Walt and El Grupo (Walt along with Mary Blair go to So. Ame. to crush commies)
- The Sherman Brothers (Disney song writers)
- NOVA PBS Mysteries of a Masterpiece (proving a certain painting is a real Da Vinci)
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Post by highbrow on Mar 24, 2012 4:06:30 GMT -8
Here is the one on Wesley Willis artist, punk rock superstar and all around loving guy
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Post by droow2 on Mar 24, 2012 6:47:57 GMT -8
I do like a good documentary. lots of great ones mentioned here here's some of my favourites. First Kill (Great vietnam doc) Enron - Smartest guys in the room Inside Job Why we fight video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9219858826421983682Any Adam Curtis If you've got the time!... 24 x 1hr episodes of 'The Cold War' Hoop Dreams Gimme Shelter Death on the Staircase |
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Post by highbrow on Mar 24, 2012 7:06:22 GMT -8
Droow I read the Enron book, thanks for posting the documentary
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Post by afroken on Mar 24, 2012 8:20:46 GMT -8
I saw Senna the other day. A must see whether you like Formula 1 or not.
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Post by shine166 on Mar 24, 2012 8:27:01 GMT -8
'Knuckle' its about a 3 familys of travellers who are all related, but have some bad historys between them. Its pretty much about the culture of bareknuckle fighting to sort problems. It was filmed over a 12 year period and imo well worth a watch.
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Post by commandax on Mar 24, 2012 9:37:37 GMT -8
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Post by highbrow on Mar 24, 2012 9:43:03 GMT -8
Shine: I was reading about Knickle on iTunes. Commandax Murderball is great as well.
I would also suggest Kin of Kong ( might be called fist full of quarters ) as well as chasing the ghost both focus on arcade video games. I would watch chasing the ghost first.
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Post by shine166 on Mar 24, 2012 10:22:16 GMT -8
Shine: I was reading about Knickle on iTunes. its a good one, pretty brutal but insightful. Another one which is good, but a bit old now (nominated along with EXIT for best docu) is Restrepo |
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Post by lowpro on Mar 24, 2012 10:23:56 GMT -8
undefeated is the most recent doc i've seen in theaters. good, not great. worth seeing still, in spite of p diddy's affiliation.
some real winners listed already, but some other must sees that haven't been mentioned include..
man on wire. so good.
koyaanisqatsi. inspired footage of the human condition aside, the philip glass score is landmark in ever sense of the word.
gasland. get ready for clean water in the mid-atlantic to be a thing of the past thanks to fracking and greed.
the cove. fucked.
dark days. homeless communities in nyc subways.
cocaine cowboys. narcotics trafficking in miami in 80s.
loose change. just for shits and giggles.
most are avail on netflix streaming i think.
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Post by |peetov| on Mar 24, 2012 10:36:34 GMT -8
was just about to recommend "man on wire" but it looks like lowpro just did. very very good documentary. this one i'd recommend above all others.
i just watchd "driven" on netflix which is about jens pulver. if you're into mma or just think you might enjoy a documentary about a fighter then check it out. it's pretty good.
the enron documentary is very good.
i enjoyed "king of kong" but i know people who didn't. it's about competitive classic video game competitors.
"word wars" about competitive scrabble players was another good one.
"wordplay" was one about competitive crossword players.
i think a lot of these are available on netflix streaming if you have that.
i watch a lot of documentaries. i'll chime back in when my brain is working better.
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Post by sixstringer on Mar 24, 2012 17:21:39 GMT -8
...some more I thought of
Stevie (2003) - A must see! Not a pretty story though...
Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
Also, Vice Guide to Travel. It's a series and you can watch them online or rent dvd from Netflix. Insane crew, insane locales, insane docs.
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Post by epicfai on Mar 25, 2012 4:01:10 GMT -8
great thread.
one of my all time favorite docs and one of the best rock n' roll documentaries ever made:
Dig!
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Post by epicfai on Mar 25, 2012 4:18:01 GMT -8
A couple more:
Sharkwater
Grizzly Man
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Post by highbrow on Mar 25, 2012 6:39:25 GMT -8
Sixstring on vice when they go to China and watch the performance inside the stadium and there is only like 4 people that was mind blowing.
Peetov: I also enjoyed word wars as well.
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Post by The Gorgon on Mar 25, 2012 19:28:06 GMT -8
great thread. one of my all time favorite docs and one of the best rock n' roll documentaries ever made: Dig! "Dig" is awesome! |
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Post by curiousgeorge on Mar 30, 2012 11:24:49 GMT -8
Stumbled on this a couple of days ago and watched it again, I've seen it maybe half a dozen times and it gets better each time. More layers than a 10 year old billboard
Heartbreaking at times yet full of genuine laugh out loud moments
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