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Post by shine166 on Mar 31, 2012 3:43:47 GMT -8
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Post by swabie2424 on Mar 31, 2012 6:48:12 GMT -8
I watched "I Think We're Alone Now" last weekend on Netflix based on sixstringer's post. Tiffany was "big" right when I was in my formative years, and I remember her well so I thought I'd get a laugh. But man, that doc is a tough watch and not much of a laugh (even though there are some points that make you laugh so you don't cry.)
It's more an examination of mental illness than anything else. It's not a "great" doc or anything, but it does expose you to a "reality" that most of us don't often experience. It's amazing how different someone's normal can be.
Glad I watched it... still haven't quite shaken it off me a week later!
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Post by swabie2424 on Mar 31, 2012 6:50:39 GMT -8
Sorry for the double post, but do any of you know where/how I can watch "Waiting for Hockney"? I had it in my Netflix line-up, but it appears to be no longer available via the service. Wonder why it got pulled from streaming....
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Post by sixstringer on Mar 31, 2012 6:57:54 GMT -8
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Post by jB on Mar 31, 2012 10:10:18 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 CG - nice seeing you on this board. I took some time yesterday to watch this doc and really enjoyed it. That Jos Gibbons is something else, quite like that arrogant little guy. thanks for sharing! |
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Post by chetzar on Apr 1, 2012 15:18:35 GMT -8
That was great. Thanks for posting. 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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Post by slipry on Apr 3, 2012 7:15:08 GMT -8
That was great. Thanks for posting. 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 So great; thanks much ! |
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Post by afroken on Apr 13, 2012 14:47:15 GMT -8
Party Monster: The Shockumentary
"a 1998 documentary film detailing the rise of the club kid phenomenon in New York City, the life of club kid and party promoter Michael Alig and Alig's murder of fellow club kid and drug dealer Angel Melendez."
Not to be confused with the Macaulay Culkin movie. What makes the documentary great is that Alig had a serious Narcissistic personality disorder which means that much of his life was filmed so the documentary is a montage of real amateur footage leading up to the murder and interviews. A must see.
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Post by curiousgeorge on Apr 20, 2012 14:00:32 GMT -8
^^ That is one scary guy, spooked me out watching alone and I'm going to watch the rest in daylight!
This is another old favourite I recently found on youtube.If you watched Knuckle then you will like this
Edit:Thanks for the welcome btw
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Post by dotdot on May 2, 2012 3:59:24 GMT -8
I heard you folks over in the US are getting a blast of "in the thick of it..." thoughts please on the bleeps in this story.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17920883oh and one last thing this quote is worthy of a mention "Apparently BBC America bleeped The Thick of It. Must have sounded like a lorry reversing into a heart monitor." one of the funniest quotes I've heard in a long time - brought a tear to my eye in fact. .. and yes it might not be a documentary.. but it's something you won't forget in a hurry. as for the main man - he's now an icon "up there" with with rents from trainspotting. (gsoh required .. as ever..  ) |
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Post by droow2 on May 2, 2012 6:11:41 GMT -8
I heard you folks over in the US are getting a blast of "in the thick of it..." thoughts please on the bleeps in this story.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17920883oh and one last thing this quote is worthy of a mention "Apparently BBC America bleeped The Thick of It. Must have sounded like a lorry reversing into a heart monitor." one of the funniest quotes I've heard in a long time - brought a tear to my eye in fact. .. and yes it might not be a documentary.. but it's something you won't forget in a hurry. as for the main man - he's now an icon "up there" with with rents from trainspotting. (gsoh required .. as ever.. ) ridiculous!!! "As dead as Alan Carr in a prison riot" - M. Tucker |
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Post by sixstringer on Jun 28, 2012 10:19:22 GMT -8
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Post by samiam on Jun 28, 2012 12:36:57 GMT -8
My all time favorite documentary is Hoop Dreams, which was voted the #1 documentary of all time by the International Documentary Association (text below lifted from Wikipedia)…
Synopsis
The film follows William Gates and Arthur Agee, two African-American teenagers who are recruited by a scout from St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominantly white high school with an outstanding basketball program, whose alumni include NBA great Isiah Thomas. Taking 90-minute commutes to school, enduring long and difficult workouts and practices, and acclimating to a foreign social environment, Gates and Agee struggle to improve their athletic skills in a job market with heavy competition. Along the way, their families celebrate their successes and support each other during times of economic hardship caused from the school change.
The film raises a number of issues concerning race, class, economic division, education and values in contemporary America. It also offers one of the most intimate views of inner-city life to be captured on film. Yet it is also the human story of two young men, their two families and their community, and the joys and struggles they live from their recruitment in 1987 through their college freshman year (1991-92).
Reception
The film was acclaimed by critics. Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave the film "Two Thumbs Up" on their show and both Siskel and Ebert named Hoop Dreams the best film of 1994. Ebert in his initial television review proclaimed "This is one of the best films about American life that I have ever seen", and later called it the best film of the decade. In 2004, The New York Times placed the film on its Best 1000 Movies Ever list. The film currently has a 98% rating from Rotten Tomatoes, with only one negative review (against 43 positive). It has a 92% rating from the Rotten Tomatoes community. The film was ranked #1 on the International Documentary Association's Top 25 Documentaries list, based on polling of members in 2007.
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Post by highbrow on Jul 5, 2012 19:28:50 GMT -8
Funny I just rewatched it two days ago ( suppose to be blaming for the big move but netflix got in the way )
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Post by highbrow on Jul 9, 2012 17:06:48 GMT -8
Just watched on HBO on Demand Marina Abramovic " The Artist is Present " regarding her 3 month performance piece at MOMA in NYC. Ironic side note, me and my wife were in NYC to see the Tim Burtin retro and I was wandering around after words and saw a lady down below sitting in a chair. I had no idea what it was or who it was, but in the documentary they show how you could have gone and sat in front of her, however they always show a huge line of people waiting to do so. We were done at our show viewing at about 3pm and when I looked on her ( not knowing who she was ) there was like two people sitting on the floor just staring at her. I personally don't see the art in performance art, but it is a interesting documentary and worth a watch.
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Post by sin on Jul 9, 2012 17:55:15 GMT -8
I concur, The Artist is Present is worth a watch. I caught it by accident, kept me up till 230am.
It gave me an appreciation for performance art. I loved 2 things. 1. The quote that performance is cutting yourself and bleeding, while acting us using a fake knife and using catchup. (im not getting that exactly right). It really helped me understand. 2 I think that watching peoples different reactions while sitting infront of Marina showed me how the process turned her into a mirror. I think people who were deeply sad even without realizing it would cry and you could see that happen to people over an over again with different types of emotions. Really worth the time to watch it IMHO
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Post by sixstringer on Jul 9, 2012 18:41:51 GMT -8
I saw it too...totally by accident. HBO rarely puts out a bad doc so I try to catch them all. I must say I don't quite get the whole performance art thing...girl runs into a wall, girl cuts self with razor, girl stands nude in awkward pose??? Oh well, I don't understand interpretive dance either. Not my thing I guess.
I thought it was interesting that they sell editions of the performance pieces in the form of a photograph which can fetch thousands (will be sure to post this info on eb for the flippers).
Worth a watch for sure!
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Post by highbrow on Jul 9, 2012 19:14:06 GMT -8
I agree I'm also not a fan cause I don't understand it. But it is worth a watch, as I said me and my wife maybe spent 30 seconds when we were in NYC not knowing what it was she doesn't even remember it, not would she watch the documentary. I got excited as I thought they might have the doc. on Ai Weiwei but not so lucky.
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Post by sixstringer on Sept 8, 2012 16:58:58 GMT -8
On Netflix streaming.  Saw this documentary last night. It's the kind of doc that sticks in your head for a while. Worth a watch. Also, don't watch the trailer first - best to go into it cold turkey. |
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Post by lowpro on Sept 8, 2012 19:38:45 GMT -8
For any foodies who especially love sushi, you gotta check Jiro Dreams of Sushi.
"This delectable documentary profiles sushi chef Jiro Ono, an 85-year-old master whose 10-seat, $300-a-plate restaurant is legendary among Tokyo foodies. Ono is also a father, whose sons struggle to live up to his legacy and make their own marks."
Available on Netflix streaming.
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Post by sleepboy on Sept 8, 2012 22:09:00 GMT -8
For any foodies who especially love sushi, you gotta check Jiro Dreams of Sushi. "This delectable documentary profiles sushi chef Jiro Ono, an 85-year-old master whose 10-seat, $300-a-plate restaurant is legendary among Tokyo foodies. Ono is also a father, whose sons struggle to live up to his legacy and make their own marks." Available on Netflix streaming. Hm... don't remember it being $300 a plate!!! Was that for the whole meal? If it's per plate, then that is well out of my price range... |
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Post by jB on Sept 8, 2012 23:11:24 GMT -8
I love when Jiro is talking about his rice dealer..."Either he knows everything about rice, or I'm suspicious that he's making it all up" ~ Nice documentary though, I'd love to experience it first hand.
Sleep have you been?
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Post by 80 on Sept 9, 2012 4:27:15 GMT -8
For any foodies who especially love sushi, you gotta check Jiro Dreams of Sushi. "This delectable documentary profiles sushi chef Jiro Ono, an 85-year-old master whose 10-seat, $300-a-plate restaurant is legendary among Tokyo foodies. Ono is also a father, whose sons struggle to live up to his legacy and make their own marks." Available on Netflix streaming. Hm... don't remember it being $300 a plate!!! Was that for the whole meal? If it's per plate, then that is well out of my price range... i remember converting a a price mentioned in the film and it came to like $400 for the whole meal... I think that was it anyway, been a while since I watched it. wonder if prices have gone up since its release. |
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Post by sixstringer on Sept 9, 2012 5:58:16 GMT -8
Jiro Dreams of Sushi -agree 100%. Beautifully made documentary.
Along those lines I also enjoyed:
A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt
Kings of Pastry
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
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Post by sleepboy on Sept 9, 2012 8:06:29 GMT -8
I love when Jiro is talking about his rice dealer..."Either he knows everything about rice, or I'm suspicious that he's making it all up" ~ Nice documentary though, I'd love to experience it first hand. Sleep have you been? Haven't been but thinking about going next year. |
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