Mr. Not Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 What are some good ones? Which have you seen lately? I've been watching a lot by Louis Theroux. If you already have a basic knowledge on the subject of the documentary you probably won't learn a thing but rather experience it. Or at least, that's been my experience so far. http://youtu.be/vjR1PH41Vkg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I remember praising Theroux on here a while back. I love his style, he's done some really interesting shit over the years as well. Deathrow prisoners, Westboro charmers (most hated family in US) are two corkers that spring to mind. Has he finished up? Haven't seen anything new for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 A few years ago, I watched this documentary from the mid '90s called Hoop Dreams. It's as long as a feature length movie (171 minutes), but it's probably one of my favorite documentaries. It follows these two African American teenagers over the span of 4 years as they get recruited by a high school with a great basketball program and their dreams of making it into the NBA. It's often quoted by movie critics as one of the best documentaries of all time; Roger Ebert went far as to naming it the best film of the '90s. To be honest, I've never watched any of Louis Theroux's documentaries, but I think I'll make time to watch one of his works later this week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Showtime has been killing it with their documentaries lately: U2 - From The Sky DownHistory of the EaglesRichard Pryor Omit The LogicSpringsteen And I Speaking of Showtime, I saw a documentary on their sister channel, TMC, that's really good about a handful of years ago. It's called The Last Mogul The Life And Times Of Lew Wasserman. It's a great look at the maverick behind his long tenure at Universal Pictures. PBS has some good ones on American Masters. I saw one on David Geffen a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Showtime has been killing it with their documentaries lately: U2 - From The Sky DownHistory of the EaglesRichard Pryor Omit The Logic I caught these three. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 I remember praising Theroux on here a while back. I love his style, he's done some really interesting shit over the years as well. Deathrow prisoners, Westboro charmers (most hated family in US) are two corkers that spring to mind. Has he finished up? Haven't seen anything new for a while now. He was out for a bit for one reason or another, wikipedia says family issues had to do with it. A recent photo on his facebook page shows him editing with some of the crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I remember praising Theroux on here a while back. I love his style, he's done some really interesting shit over the years as well. Deathrow prisoners, Westboro charmers (most hated family in US) are two corkers that spring to mind. Has he finished up? Haven't seen anything new for a while now. He was out for a bit for one reason or another, wikipedia says family issues had to do with it. A recent photo on his facebook page shows him editing with some of the crew. Great news, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Also, feel free to share political documentaries so long as you don't get into the political discussion itself, just description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Grownup Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Just saw a NHL documentary called The Last Gladiators. It follows Chris Nilan and some others in their lives after NHL. It was great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 http://youtu.be/53tHboXf354 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 http://jezebel.com/ricki-lakes-new-documentary-will-try-to-scare-you-off-1522898015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Just saw The Armstrong Lie on Redbox today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Grownup Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 GPS: A Global War Path To Violence (about preventing school shootings) We Ride (about the history of snowboarding) KKK Beneath The Hood (self explanatory ;) ) PQ17 - An Arctic Convoy Disaster ( During WWII the soviets needed material from the west to uphold the battle against the germans. Due to fear of the german battleship Tirpitz and bad decisions in the Admiralty, the convoy was dispersed and the escort was called away, leaving the convoy alone. Tirpitz wasn't around but several nazi u-boats and bombing airplanes was, and over the next days the convoy was attacked relentlessly.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 This might be considered an artsy piece of shit compared to the usual structure of documentaries but I nevertheless, I just finished watching this. It's debatable whether it should be considered a documentary or not, but alas it's commonly tagged as one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jM2WA2WbDc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 This might be considered an artsy piece of shit compared to the usual structure of documentaries but I nevertheless, I just finished watching this. It's debatable whether it should be considered a documentary or not, but alas it's commonly tagged as one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jM2WA2WbDc Looks interesting enough. The music reminds me of a certain ultra-violent film I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 I'll probably be watching this short later... From what I've heard one of the interviewees is insufferable, but the rest gives good insight... Not that someone like me needs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W12m28awk48 Edited March 10, 2014 by Mr. IsNot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Documentaries are probably 95% of the movies I watch today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasqueNYC Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 "A Day In September" (about the 1970 Munich Olympics tragedy) "New York Doll" (about Arthur "The Killer" Kane bass player for the "New York Dolls" one of my fav bands btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Blackfish, about the Killer Whales at SeaWorld..very eye opening..Ive always known that shit wasnt healthy for them, but not to that extent..I will never go to one of those shows 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Werner Herzog. Say no more. Happy People: A year in the Taiga people living in siberia. REAL remote part. Incredible. Must see 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Grownup Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Saw a documentary on national television about a bombing raid on the Shell House in Copenhagen during WWII. The first wave of bombers hit the target, but because one bomber went down over the city, the next two waves of bombers believed the smoke from the crashed plane was the target, which led to the unfortunate bombing of a school, killing 86 children, and injuring around 120 people. Crazy fact: The Shell House was the Gestapo headquarter in Copenhagen, and because of their fear of being bombed, they put their prisoners up on the roof to deter the british from bombing. The danish resistance movement deemed it necessary so they gave green light. Crazy enough most of the prisoners of the building got out alive. We're talking a 5-6 story building. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Shellhuset_from_KB.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasqueNYC Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 "Operation Carthage" very daunting mission and very hard,but I saw that too they took out the floors but the mission also had huge mistakes the fighters were off so the fighters shot at the same spot finally taking out the floor with the Gestapo but than a plane clipped a building and crashed into a church or school and children were killed very sad......but that is war no one wins If memory serves me right they used those fast Mosquito Bombers which were also used in another similar called Oslo Mosquito raid I'm a big WW1 & 2 history nut,let me make it clear though I depise war We always must try at diplomacy no matter how severe but sadly in WWII it was a mess and spiraled out of control fast and became the worst war mankind has ever faced,basically "Total War" term used by a German General Ludendorff.But I am interested in the history of it the people,tactics,politics,material,etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Grownup Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 "Operation Carthage" very daunting mission and very hard,but I saw that too they took out the floors but the mission also had huge mistakes the fighters were off so the fighters shot at the same spot finally taking out the floor with the Gestapo but than a plane clipped a building and crashed into a church or school and children were killed very sad......but that is war no one wins If memory serves me right they used those fast Mosquito Bombers which were also used in another similar called Oslo Mosquito raid I'm a big WW1 & 2 history nut,let me make it clear though I depise war We always must try at diplomacy no matter how severe but sadly in WWII it was a mess and spiraled out of control fast and became the worst war mankind has ever faced,basically "Total War" term used by a German General Ludendorff.But I am interested in the history of it the people,tactics,politics,material,etc I consider myself a WWII history nut too. You're right about the planes. Was there a bombing raid in Oslo too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 "New York Doll" (about Arthur "The Killer" Kane bass player for the "New York Dolls" one of my fav bands btw) I saw this... really interesting. I'm really into "Rockumentaries" particularly the punk rock era in the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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