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Canuck
February 20th, 2011, 5:24 PM
Been watching a few documentaries lately and I've found I really love them. I get really caught up in them and find myself more attached than if a normal film were on. Topics and subjects I normally wouldn't find interesting are suddenly fascinating. Basically a well done documentary is brilliant. A couple of well known ones I have seen lately are The Tillman Story and The Cove. Both were amazing and have opened my eyes a little more to what goes on around the world.

The Tillman story looks into the life of Patrick Tillman, an ex NFL player who left the game to join the army. He was killed and the documentary exploits the governments attempts to cover up the true story of what happened.

The Cove follows a group of activists and their work to exploit the fishery's abuse of dolphins and their attempts to get the message out to the world to stop the slaughters going on in Japan.

Both are amazing works if you haven't seen them. I don't have a huge list of documentaries I want to see but I would like to hear about some that you guys have seen and enjoyed. Catfish has it's own thread here, but is good. As well as 'A letter to Zachary'.

Mik
February 20th, 2011, 5:51 PM
We dont talk about A Letter to Zachary.

1_Pablo_Angel
February 20th, 2011, 5:59 PM
That's made me google it. Now I'm downloading it. Not sure I really want to watch it though :\

Mik
February 20th, 2011, 6:07 PM
You do and you dont.

1_Pablo_Angel
February 20th, 2011, 6:12 PM
Thanks.

Canuck
February 20th, 2011, 6:26 PM
I had no idea what it was about. I think I mentioned it in the thread, but while watching it I realized it all happened basically in my backyard.

Mik
February 20th, 2011, 6:28 PM
Dont watch it.

1_Pablo_Angel
February 20th, 2011, 6:33 PM
It's downloaded now... I'll probably get round to seeing it eventually but it always takes me fucking ages. And I don't think this is one to watch with THE LADS.

When I finally do I'll either thank you for the warning through my tears or call you a massive faggot :yes:

Canuck
February 20th, 2011, 6:40 PM
Just thank him now.

Kdestiny
February 20th, 2011, 8:21 PM
The Cove was really well done. I also recommend This Film is Not Yet Rated as well. Interesting film about the movie rating systems and how they try to find out who rates the film.

The_Mike
February 20th, 2011, 8:39 PM
This Film Is Not Yet Rated was really interesting. It gives a good look at how censorship by any other name is still censorship, and how the MPAA are not really accountable to anyone and go to rather extraordinary lengths to keep themselves hidden so they cannot be challenged. One really telling story from it was how a scene with a woman masturbating through her underwear gave one movie an automatic NC17 rating while American Pie maintained an R despite a scene of a guy jacking off with the aid of a pie. It's a shame that NC17 is basically death for a movie, it is pretty much a useless category now unless you deliberately want to prevent a film's widespread release. The UK gets by fine with 18 movies getting mainstream releases, so I wish the US were willing to do the same with their more explicit or difficult films.

Keano's Magic Hat
September 5th, 2011, 11:15 AM
Watched some decent documentaries recently.

Best worst movie - a film about Troll 2, a film so bad it has a cult following. Some hilarious scenes throughout, including the mental Italian director who refuses to accept that his film is a bit of a joke. Good 7/10

Bobby Fischer Against The World - About the genius chess player and subsequent loon. Really loved this. He's certainly an intriguing character. 8/10

Recommend me some moreeeeeeeeeeeee

oh, also watched touching the void. thought both of the men that the story was centred around were bellends. meh 5/10

thetony
September 5th, 2011, 11:33 AM
Food Inc is one of the more memorable documentaries I've watched over the last few years. Goes over the American food industry and the many many things wrong with it.

Alf
September 5th, 2011, 11:42 AM
My thread about Documentaries looks like it has been pruned.

Anyway.

A Letter To Zachary is incredible. It's a must watch. But we can't really tell you much about it. Just watch it.

I'd also reccomend:

The King Of Kong
Thin Blue Line
Helvetica
Capturing The Freedmens
DIG! (incredible insight into the self destruction of a band)
Spellbound
Grizzly Man (although I find it hard to watch, there is one particualarly harrowing scene where you don't see anything but the reaction of the director says it all...)

There is also this british guy who has done loads of excellent documentaries about a range of subjects (like the Tu Pac vs Biggie fued). I can't remember his name but they are superb.

Keano's Magic Hat
September 5th, 2011, 12:10 PM
I've seen letter to zachary.. on the iplayer after that thread you (i think) made about it. Felt like going on a murderous rampage towards the end.

Haven't seen Helvetica, Dig! or Spellbound from that list. Will get them watched. Cheers.

Ringo
September 5th, 2011, 12:29 PM
Watched Emir Kusturica's Maradona recently. Kusturica is great on camera and who doesn't love watching Maradona's rants? I reckon people who don't like football would find it worth watching too.

Keano's Magic Hat
September 5th, 2011, 12:35 PM
alf, helvetica, an hour and a half documentary about fonts? This better be good.

Keano's Magic Hat
September 5th, 2011, 12:40 PM
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Keano's Magic Hat
September 5th, 2011, 12:40 PM
one of the absolute BEST documentaries I've ever seen, and one that you never see on recommend lists is An American Movie.. here's my review from the movie review thread:


Watched an absolutely brilliant documentary yesterday.

It's called 'An American Movie' (1999) and follows an aspiring film-maker as he tries to complete his first real picture.

Mark, our aspiring filmmaker, is a Napoleon Dynamite like character. He is a recovering alcoholic and drug user, he lives in a trailer and hasn't a penny to his name. In fact, his main source of funding for the film was an extremely old uncle who reluctantly agreed to loan him $3,000 in exchange for a production credit that he really couldn't care less about.

If there's a film out there that contains a better collection of one-liners than this one then I'm yet to see it. Mark's best friend in particular is good for a laugh. It's quite possible that he has a kind of brain disability due to some horrid acid trip, still, despite a complete inability to put together a coherent sentence, he is almost virtuoso like on the guitar :confused: He is a gormless simpleton, but like I said, very funny.

Mike's Drug Experience - YouTube

Although hilarious, it's story is ultimately quite a sad one. It's a different take on the American dream and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181288/

8/10

lotjx
September 5th, 2011, 1:43 PM
I recommend Fog of War with McNamara going through his days working with Kennedy and LBJ. Its a good lesson of how not to fuck up foreign relations.

SheltonLondon
September 5th, 2011, 2:53 PM
King of Kong was an absolutely amazing documentary, great story and characters, couldn't have created better characters for that story.

Slight cheese fest but More Than A Game, a documentary about LeBron James' high school basketball team is a favourite of mine, really interesting story and really well made. I'm not even a basketball fan particularly but really enjoyed it.

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold by Morgan Spurlock is a good watch as well, takes a little while to get going but is a really good concept and explains a hell of a lot about advertising in TV and film.

Sure there are plenty of others, I will add them when they spring to mind but would recommend all of those.

firewall
September 5th, 2011, 3:48 PM
Hoop Dreams released by Criterion has been recently shown on Current TV in the UK and is often remarked as one of the best docs of all time. Three hours running time and to do with basketball and inspirational stuff is all I know, not something that interests me on the surface but I have heard too many good things to pass on it so will be watching it this week.

Also, Jesus Camp, about kids recruited into Christianity though summer camps, supposed to be somewhat creepy.

I was gifted with SHOAH for my birthday this year, a huge doc about the holocaust put out by Eureka's Masters Of Cinema collection and it is the most intense, moving, terrible and emotional film (or set of films) I've seen. Along with Night & Fog, these are the must own docs about the holocaust and the warnings to not repeat the past.

Mik
September 5th, 2011, 5:04 PM
Got to teach a documentary unit starting next week.

Alf
September 6th, 2011, 8:01 AM
I found hoop dreams a bit boring and actually lacking in message/inspiration.

Keano's Magic Hat
September 6th, 2011, 8:07 AM
It's certainly not in the same class as 'Do I not like that'

Slare
September 6th, 2011, 9:02 AM
Got to teach a documentary unit starting next week.

Show them 'Letters...'

Cripple them emotionally for life.

Ringo
September 6th, 2011, 9:17 AM
If you're going to show them a 9 hour holocaust documentary, make it Shoah. Easily the best 9 hour holocaust documentary I've ever seen.

firewall
September 6th, 2011, 9:44 AM
I found hoop dreams a bit boring and actually lacking in message/inspiration.

Actually one of the first negatives I've heard to be honest. Will have to see how I feel after watching it, I just dont always have three hours to sit and watch something that could easily be regretabble afterwards.

thetony
September 6th, 2011, 11:22 AM
"Murderball" was also a very memorable documentary that I saw in my youth.

Evolves around a group of men who are paraplegics, but are still involved in this brutal full-contact sport that is similar to rugby in wheelchairs. Was quite something..

Canuck
September 6th, 2011, 12:38 PM
I found hoop dreams a bit boring and actually lacking in message/inspiration.

Ditto. I didn't end up finishing it actually.

SheltonLondon
September 6th, 2011, 12:50 PM
You should watch More Than A Game then.... lovely stuff.

Mik
September 6th, 2011, 2:18 PM
Show them 'Letters...'

Cripple them emotionally for life.

Its already on the scheme of work. I'm not messing about.

Simon
October 27th, 2011, 12:00 PM
Slight cheese fest but More Than A Game, a documentary about LeBron James' high school basketball team is a favourite of mine, really interesting story and really well made. I'm not even a basketball fan particularly but really enjoyed it.

Watching this now, fantastic so far. Romeo and Dru are DUDES.

Dr Isaac Yankem DDS
October 27th, 2011, 12:19 PM
Paradise Lost 1 and 2.

They are about the West Memphis Three.

Simon
October 31st, 2011, 10:34 AM
Just in the middle of watching The King of Kong right now, very enjoyable stuff. Billy Mitchell is a great villain.

Mik
October 31st, 2011, 11:27 AM
Watched it with my class last week, they loved it.

We waited until the end of the film to review it though. We also tend to watch films in one sitting.

Simon
October 31st, 2011, 12:51 PM
I was watching it at work during a quiet period, I don't get the opportunity to sit and watch for two solid hours unfortunately. Also how long are your classes that you can watch films in one sitting, when I was at school our classes were 70 minutes max.

Simon
October 31st, 2011, 12:55 PM
What do you make of the idea that it's an allegory for the Western world? To me it was just an interesting story in itself, that didn't particularly stand for some wider issue. Billy Mitchell was a very enjoyable baddie though, nice of him to clarify his position by growing an evil beard.

Mik
October 31st, 2011, 2:58 PM
I was watching it at work during a quiet period, I don't get the opportunity to sit and watch for two solid hours unfortunately. Also how long are your classes that you can watch films in one sitting, when I was at school our classes were 70 minutes max.

1 hour 45 minutes. Its not school mate, college.

Simon
January 24th, 2012, 1:00 PM
Just finished watching talhotblond. Shit is fucked up.

Simon
February 10th, 2012, 10:41 AM
Just watched Grizzly Man. It's a very moving and sad story but at the same time Tim Treadwell was a fucking weird guy with a very warped and unrealistic view of wildlife.

Mik
February 10th, 2012, 10:47 AM
Just finished watching talhotblond. Shit is fucked up.

I heard from some of my students it was very good. Have you seen Catfish?

Simon
February 10th, 2012, 10:58 AM
Yeah, this was similar but more dramatic. It was more focused on the outcomes etc whereas from what I remember of Catfish it was more concerned with the psychological side of things. Without meaning to simplify things too much, talhotblond is a lot nastier whereas Catfish was above all a sad story.

Simon
February 12th, 2012, 4:55 PM
Anyone want to recommend some more good docs that haven't been mentioned in here? :yes:

The Rick
February 13th, 2012, 2:17 AM
Anyone want to recommend some more good docs that haven't been mentioned in here? :yes:

Man on Wire, Project Nim, Lake of Fire, Confessions of a Superhero, The Interrupters.

The Interrupters & Project Nim are from last year. The director(James Marsh) for Project Nim also did Man on Wire, and The Interrupters is from the same director(Steve James) that did Hoop Dreams.

Simon
February 13th, 2012, 5:56 AM
:beer: Thanks, I already have Man On Wire and Lake Of Fire but I'll get the rest of them.

Mik
February 13th, 2012, 6:09 AM
Dear Zachary.

Alf
February 13th, 2012, 6:15 AM
Even reading the title breaks my fucking heart.

Simon
February 13th, 2012, 6:37 AM
I think I've got that downloaded somewhere as well, well reminded chaps.

BBF
February 13th, 2012, 4:58 PM
Si, there's a decent one on BBC4 tonight at 10. If a Tree Falls. About the arson attacks on timber companies etc and environmental movement.

Alf
February 14th, 2012, 7:58 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01c2wnv/Storyville_20112012_If_a_Tree_Falls_A_Story_of_the _Earth_Liberation_Front/

Here's the one BEEBER is on about. It's good. It's about protest.

Some of the footage of the police putting mace in chained up peoples eyes from an inch out is shocking. And the copper saying "If you do not move, you will experience.... pain..." is a bit mental.

Simon
February 14th, 2012, 12:09 PM
I watched A Lion Called Christian earlier, a clip of which went viral a couple of years ago:

Christian the lion - YouTube

Great documentary, quite short at 45 minutes but going into great depth about Christian's story - he was born in England, sold at Harrods and raised over here before eventually being released into the wild when he was a couple of years old.

As you would expect it's not as saccharine and neat as that famous clip suggests, but it's a beautiful film and shows a far greater emotion than you get from that short clip. The early parts are also very interesting when he was in the UK - until 1976 and the Endangered Animals law was made, it was legal to just walk around the streets with a lion on a lead. There's loads of footage of them just piling him into their car and driving around like he's in Austin Powers.

The Rick
March 6th, 2012, 10:15 PM
Watched Being Elmo over the weekend. It is cool, but by no means great. It gave some insight to the guy that plays Elmo, but not enough for me. Maybe he wouldn't let then delve too far into his personal life. I just feel they could have gotten more.

Brian M.
March 7th, 2012, 12:26 AM
Really? I watched it over the weekend as well and thought it was fantastic. Gave a lot of great insight on how difficult it actually is to perform one of the Muppets. I didn't really need to know too much about his personal life. It was supposed to be a documentary on the professional aspect of his life, and they did show how that puts strains on other aspects.

Cactus Lem
March 7th, 2012, 5:52 PM
The QPR - 4 Year Plan doc that aired on BBC 2 the other night is well worth a watch. A really interesting insight into areas us football fans are rarely exposed to. It almost acts as an indictment of modern day football ownership and greed. Recommended.

Seanny One Ball
March 7th, 2012, 7:56 PM
Just finished watching talhotblond. Shit is fucked up.

The fact that they fill a documentary with pictures of the actual lassie that was being impersonated by her mum and led a guy to murder is insane.

Great documentary but utterly insane to make the real lassie such a visible and massive part of the film.

I watched King of Kong last night, it was brilliant but I did a bit of reading afterwards and some of the occurences have been falsely timelined in that film. Steve Wiebe isn't as epic a victim as the film portrays...however Billy Mitchell is supposedly far worse in real life, so much so that the producers decided not to add more than they had to for fear of demonising the guy.
He still comes off as a complete goon, the lad Kuh is absolutely pitiful though. I really wanted to punch his dick inside out.

If you aint seen Catfish yet try and catch that, Capturing The Friedmans is an epic that you will be puzzled and amazed by...and finally Michael Moore did a documentary about healthcare called Sicko that is pretty brilliant too.

Seth82
March 8th, 2012, 12:06 PM
I am a huge fan of documentaries and watch alot of them on Netflix

watched a fantastic documentary about the NYC Nightclub called Limelight

As the owner of legendary hotspots like The Limelight, Tunnel, Palladium, and Club USA, Peter Gatien was considered by many as the undisputed king of the 1980s New York City club scene. The Ontario native, whose trademark eye patch made him stand out in a crowd, built and oversaw a chain of nightclub ventures that brought thousands of patrons per night during its peak years. However, after years of legal battles and police pressure spearheaded by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's drive to crackdown on the city's nightlife scene during the mid-1990s, Gatien's was deportated to Canada, bringing an end to his presence and influence in the city's nightlife scene. The documentary features interviews with numerous people involved in the club's scene, as well as key informants in Gatien's high-profile trial. Produced by Gatien's daughter, Jen, and Alfred Spellman, and directed by Billy Corben (who previously directed the film "Cocaine Cowboys") the documentary documents the rise and fall of Gatien and his nightclub empire

Seanny One Ball
March 10th, 2012, 11:29 PM
Zombie Girl: The Movie

Watch it, it's superb.

Canuck
September 13th, 2013, 2:43 PM
Blackfish.

Basically a film to reveal the truth about Seaworld and their Orca training. Thought it would go a bit more into how they train the whales, but it's very interesting in the approach it took. A great deal focuses in on Tilikum and you wonder how they've allowed this to happen. I highly recommend it, type of film that grabs you the whole way through.

Simon
September 13th, 2013, 5:17 PM
Sheeeeeit I need to see that I'm fascinated by the whole SeaWorld death thing.

Canuck
September 13th, 2013, 6:47 PM
Yeah, it exposes quite a bit more that I've not come across in the news. Mostly because it was covered up.

Simon
September 17th, 2013, 8:08 AM
Just watched Blackfish, Hurley. Great doc.

There wasn't much I hadn't heard or seen before (I have read up a bit about the various incidents) but the level of detail was fascinating, particularly the former Seaworld trainers. It's kind of sickening how pervasive the need for profit is in the world nowadays...I mean I cannot imagine ever being of the mindset that you would dare cover up a tragedy and even cynically try to divert blame towards the person killed in order to protect your takings. It's crazy but I guess that is the way of the world now.

The research into killer whales' brains was incredible and made it all the more saddening that they are kept in captivity when their emotional responses are so much further developed than previously realised. In an ideal world the guy at the end would be right, and in fifty years we will look back on Seaworld and the like as barbaric...but while there is a market for it and the companies have enough money to fight any legal challenges, I just don't see how it will stop.

Clive Plasma
September 30th, 2013, 12:03 PM
Watched West of Memphis and The Central Park Five the other day. Both very interesting documentaries about groups being wrongly accused and then convicted based on their beliefs, hobbies, social groups or ethnicity. Also highlights the media coverage, and the way in which they love to drag any suspect through the mud presented with limited facts, yet when they are freed or found not guilty, little to no attention is given.

It is pretty hard to believe that in the face of limited evidence, they were actually convicted...

The Rogerer
September 30th, 2013, 12:18 PM
I watched Dragonslayer at the weekend. Documentary about a complete waste of an ex-skateboarder. Reviews of this seem to be misty eyed hipsters thinking it's amazing and other people who hate the complete aimlessness. I couldn't really hate the guy as he pisses his life away to nothing, I couldn't help but feel that the older generation let younger people down by letting them make exactly the same sort of empty mistakes that has happened for the last few decades. He leaves the mother of his child to pick up some young girlfriend who just seems the definition of a trophy and she sits seemingly not trying to get any wrinkles on her clothes.

I think it's just that these people are allowed to make basic mistakes without being given advice that getting a few hundred dollars and trying to start a new life of freedom doesn't really get you anywhere for very long. On one hand, it's pretty easy to hate the deatbeat. I think the admiration for him is very naive - he appears to have a lot of freedom, but really it's just a lack of fear which just means he has his same numb, dopey smile of whatever, man as the wheels come off his life. The scene in the cinema where he exposes his jealousy sort of completely shits on the notion of being a free spirit but he doesn't seem to realise it.

The Rick
October 12th, 2013, 2:11 PM
I'm pretty excited to see this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=copI0cM2e1Q

Probably my favorite strip. Only Far Side can rival it. It's finally coming to my local indie film theater

Fro
October 12th, 2013, 2:31 PM
Calvin and Hobbes is definitely the best comic ever.

You guys should check this out, my best friend from high school made it:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMQY6k16TU

Simon
October 14th, 2013, 7:40 AM
The Hip Hop Hoax is available on iPlayer at the moment.


Californian hip-hop duo Silibil n' Brains were going to be massive. No one knew the pair were really Scottish, with fake American accents and made up identities. When their promising Scottish rap act was branded "the rapping Proclaimers" by scornful A&Rs, friends Billy and Gavin reinvented themselves as LA homeboys. The real deal. The lie was their golden ticket to a dream life. With confessions from the scammers, insight from the music execs they duped and doodle reconstructions, the film charts the roller coaster story of the highs of the scam and the lows of madness and the personal toll the deception took. A film about truth, lies and the legacy of faking everything in the desperate pursuit of fame.

Quality blag.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03cxf8y/Storyville_20132014_The_Great_Hip_Hop_Hoax/

Clive Plasma
November 10th, 2013, 12:10 PM
The Crash Reel

http://onemoviefiveviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/the-crash-reel-poster.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2bMgADj0e0


Fifteen years of verite footage show the epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world leading up to the Vancouver Winter Olympics, pushing one another to ever more dangerous tricks, until Kevin crashes on a Park City half-pipe, barely surviving. As Kevin recovers from his injury, Shaun wins Gold. Now all Kevin wants to do is get on his snowboard again, even though medics and family fear this could kill him. We also celebrate Sarah Burke who crashed in Park City and died January 19, 2012.

Well worth a watch. Even if you're not into Snowboarding, it is incredibly good viewing.

Melly
November 10th, 2013, 12:35 PM
I love docs. I just watched a holocaust documentary this week called "Night and Fog." One of the most unsettling, disturbing things I have watched in a long time. Very graphic, hard to watch, but well worth it.

Canuck
November 15th, 2013, 3:41 PM
The Crash Reel

http://onemoviefiveviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/the-crash-reel-poster.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2bMgADj0e0



Well worth a watch. Even if you're not into Snowboarding, it is incredibly good viewing.

Yeah, this is a pretty good documentary. Can't help but admire Kevin's determination. Even if you think he's an idiot for going back at things, you have to give him credit for not giving up.

I remember the whole Sarah Burke incident, but honestly didn't hear about Kevin until the film. Incredibly sad situations that put things into perspective pretty quickly for those viewing.

thetony
November 15th, 2013, 3:51 PM
Not sure if it was recommended in this thread but I watched "Restrepo" a few nights ago. About a U.S company assigned in Afghanistan's Korangal Valley which was dubbed the most dangerous place on earth a few years ago. Pretty harrowing stuff.

I've been on a bit of a documentaries trip the last week or so. Started off after downloading Blackfish. The collapsed dorsal fins. :( Watched Catfish last night as well which gave off mixed feelings of sadness and disturbance for both parties. I was getting pretty bored with it/wasn't sure what the big deal was literally right at the point where they realize the song covers weren't really original song covers. All got weird from there.

Rotten tomatoes is great for finding documentaries.

Clive Plasma
December 28th, 2014, 3:37 PM
I know that there is a 'movies' thread, and that I have my own movie thread, but one thing I am always on the look out for is new documentaries. I thought it would be good to separate it out from the movie thread, as documentaries cover TV too. I did check and couldn't find one already?

Anyway, no matter who you speak to, someone will have a favourite, and while I could list a lot that I have seen, it would be much more interesting to open it out and see what docs other people like.

I will however put this one up that I just watched;

http://i.imgur.com/v15Dp8tl.jpg

http://virungamovie.com

"A group of brave individuals risk their lives to save the last of the world's mountain gorillas; in the midst of renewed civil war and a scramble for Congo's natural resources."

It's streaming on Netflix, and it was excellent. Anyone managed to catch this yet?

Aside from that, have you seen any recently? Any all time favourites?

McBain
January 2nd, 2015, 5:54 AM
Just spotted this thread.

I also really like a good documentary. The recent Bob Marley was particularly good I thought, and otherwise my favourite doc-maker is Louis Theroux.

The Inside Job thing was pretty powerful stuff too.

Not watched a good one in a while so may check out that Virunga, although wildlife isn't exactly an interest of mine. That said, Attenborough's stuff is always a good watch. Assuming it's less focused on the animals though and more the difficult context they're in? Could be interesting.

Simon
January 3rd, 2015, 11:15 AM
Not as deep as a lot that will come up here, but the Football Manager documentary "An Alternative Reality" was an enjoyable geekfest :D

Jimmy Zero
January 3rd, 2015, 12:52 PM
I love a good documentary. Even though I'm not a huge sports person, I really enjoy watching sports documentaries.

The 30 for 30 series by ESPN (most of which are available on Netflix streaming) is really really good. I particularly enjoyed the Bo Jackson one.

Has anyone else noticed a trend of really poorly done documentaries since websites like Kickstarter gained in popularity? I've watched a few of these crowd sourced docs and, generally, they're terrible. Not in terms of the technical stuff, but the actual content. The Bill Watterson (creator of Calvin and Hobbes) doc, in particular, was absolute garbage. It was an hour and a half of pure hero worship and had nothing to say, or new info to share. I'm sure there are good ones out there, but the crowd sourced documentaries I've seen are really bad.

Jordo
January 3rd, 2015, 12:59 PM
Dear Zachary is an absolute gut punch of a doc. Good though

Hero!
January 3rd, 2015, 1:20 PM
My post from the last time we did this


I tend to watch a lot of documentaries on Netflix, most of them are pretty damn good. The ones i've seen recently:

Seoul train - About North Korean Refugees trying to escape through China
Kimjongilia - Former North Korean prisoners describe their escapes
Somewhere Between - Follows 4 different families with daughters adopted from China
Kumare - A filmmaker pretends to be a guru and manages to gather a pretty interesting following
Bully - About bullying. Pretty damn heartbreaking
Erasing Hate - Former skinhead's journey to having his racist facial & hand tattoos removed

And one I watched a while back, but if it's still on there, it's most definitely worth a watch:
Dear Zachary - After his childhood friend is murdered, this filmmaker sets out to make a film for his friend's newborn son to show him the man his father was. This one is fucking tragic and will leave you in tears if you're a softie.

Gary J
January 3rd, 2015, 1:23 PM
Dear Zachary is an absolute gut punch of a doc. Good though

I don't think I've ever been as angry as I was after watching Dear Zachary. It really did reduce me to a blubbering mess even just reading the title now makes me nearly tear up.

The Tillman Story is a pretty good documentary I also enjoyed King Of Kong.

McBain
January 4th, 2015, 7:29 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcy8uLjRHPM&feature=youtu.be
Interesting teaser for Adam Curtis's new one.

Clive Plasma
January 4th, 2015, 8:34 AM
Just spotted this thread.

I also really like a good documentary. The recent Bob Marley was particularly good I thought, and otherwise my favourite doc-maker is Louis Theroux.

The Inside Job thing was pretty powerful stuff too.

Not watched a good one in a while so may check out that Virunga, although wildlife isn't exactly an interest of mine. That said, Attenborough's stuff is always a good watch. Assuming it's less focused on the animals though and more the difficult context they're in? Could be interesting.

Virunga is worth a watch McBain, much more to it than just Gorillas. You can easily see why they chose to present the documentary from that perspective though, creates more of an emotional investment in the crisis as opposed to a political and economical one.

I might be biased because I love Extreme Sports, but this one was one of my favourites last year;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj0vY2Nymqw

Melly
January 4th, 2015, 1:44 PM
I love documentaries too.

Clive Plasma
January 4th, 2015, 2:04 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcy8uLjRHPM&feature=youtu.be
Interesting teaser for Adam Curtis's new one.

I'm ashamed to say I hadn't heard of this fella before. I've just gone through and watched a load of his stuff on vimeo, it's incredibly interesting.

The Century of Self is amazing, looking at the way in which the study of psychoanalysis was used to instigate consumerism in early 1910's USA.

I also just watched the second episode of 'The Trap', about how mathematics and targets were introduced by Labour to quantify everything, yet our natural competitive 'gaming' nature creates devious ways to achieve what we need to do to 'survive', even to the detriment of others. It also looks at the pharmaceutical companies determining whether or not we are 'normal' through a series of surveys, and how that then began to filter into self-diagnosis and an increase in the request for things like Prozac.

Some of the points go over my head, but from first thoughts his work is certainly worth seeking out on Vimeo. It's so detailed and well researched.

MikeHunt
January 4th, 2015, 2:17 PM
King of kong

mth
January 4th, 2015, 2:26 PM
We watched Virunga a few weeks back. Very good and interesting, bit eye-opening for me, one of those things where it's so different from the world you live in. Also, it's a lot less about the gorillas than you'd think. They're in there but are really not the focus despite what most blurbs seem to imply. On the one hand, as a gorilla fan, was a bit disappointed but on the other hand, I learned about stuff I didn't expect to learn about, so that's a good thing. The young journalist in it is one badass chick, much respect for her.

Simon
January 4th, 2015, 5:13 PM
King Of Kong is great. A bunch of mad geeks obsessing over something of literally zero importance. Billy Mitchell is the greatest screen villain of the 21st Century.

http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article1156707.ece/alternates/s615/Billy%20Mitchell%20runs%20with%20the%20Olympic%20T orch

Gary J
January 4th, 2015, 5:37 PM
Billy Mitchell is great. He comes across better in Chasing Ghosts. The guy who is Captain Awesome is the guy who comes across as a bigger cock.

Gary J
January 4th, 2015, 5:46 PM
King of kong

I would imagine you are happy with the upcoming hollywood remake of King Of Kong. It's called Pixels and has Peter Dinklage in the role of a mullet haired former Donkey Kong Champion.

turdpower
January 4th, 2015, 6:19 PM
Anything by Louis Theroux.

Canuck
January 4th, 2015, 8:16 PM
https://forums.rajah.com/showthread.php?142241-Documentaries&highlight=documentaries

Percussion
January 6th, 2015, 1:37 AM
The 30 for 30 series by ESPN (most of which are available on Netflix streaming) is really really good. I particularly enjoyed the Bo Jackson one.

Love 30 for 30.

My favorite so far is Elway to Marino. Told by Marvin Demoff, the agent of both John Elway and Dan Marino, and as recalled through the diary he kept leading up and throughout the draft, it chronicles all the twists and turns of picks 1 through 27. The bumbling Colts trading the first pick due to Elways demands, George Steinbrenner thinking he might land Elway as a Yankee, the Raiders almost landing the first pick and Elway, I believe the Cowboys were looking to move to land Marino later as well.

As a complete draft nerd this story was a goldmine.

Kdestiny
January 8th, 2015, 3:38 AM
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

I recommend this highly. I loved it due to my theatre background, but she was a funny lady who did not want to ever stop working. May she rest in peace.

The_Mike
January 9th, 2015, 1:19 AM
I don't think I've ever been as angry as I was after watching Dear Zachary. It really did reduce me to a blubbering mess even just reading the title now makes me nearly tear up.

This intrigued me as I couldn't imagine it being that bad, so I hit up the google machine and read a summary. I actually feel ill now. Good god. I'll have to get around to the documentary at some point.

BBF
January 9th, 2015, 3:42 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Lem0oZ_54

This is a great documentary. Some touching bits and some genuine LOL moments at the brilliant behaviour of the villagers.

Clive Plasma
January 9th, 2015, 9:11 AM
I fucking love Botton. Land Rover.

BBF
January 9th, 2015, 9:35 AM
I've got a few of the text books and a train set from there. Amazing place.

'Did you really slip over?' 'No I don't think so'. John Chaddington is a marvellous human.

Seanny One Ball
January 9th, 2015, 11:35 AM
Anyone ever seen Capturing the Friedmans or Brother's Keeper?

Those two films and the cases are very hard viewing but they are excellently documented and hard to wrap your head around.

Clive Plasma
January 9th, 2015, 12:56 PM
Anyone ever seen Capturing the Friedmans or Brother's Keeper?

Those two films and the cases are very hard viewing but they are excellently documented and hard to wrap your head around.

I couldn't finish Brothers Keeper, I just found it really difficult to follow and got bored quite quickly.

Capturing the Friedmans is mental. Very surreal documentary.

I've got the following down as rated on my IMDB profile. I've probably seen a lot more, but I've ordered it by highest rated to lowest rated for those that are interested;



The Crash Reel



American: The Bill Hicks Story



Anvil: The Story of Anvil



Bully



How to Die in Oregon



Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple



Mistaken for Strangers



Next Goal Wins



The House I Live In



The Rise & Fall of ECW



The World Before Her



Undefeated



Virunga



West of Memphis



Your Father's Murderer: A Letter to Zachary



A Band Called Death



Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey



Blackfish



Bombay Beach



Capturing the Friedmans



Crime After Crime



Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room



Exporting Raymond



Fed Up



If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front



Inside Job



Jackass 3D



Jesus Camp



Jiro Dreams of Sushi



Made in America



Maidentrip



Man on Wire



Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God



Nitro Circus: The Movie



Searching for Sugar Man



The Battered Bastards of Baseball



The Central Park Five



The Elephant in the Living Room



The Interrupters



The King of Kong



The War Around Us



Waiting for Lightning



Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger



William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe



12 O'Clock Boys



180° South



A Place at the Table



Buena Vista Social Club



Forks Over Knives



Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet



Mission to Lars



Restrepo



Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles



Super Size Me



The Armstrong Lie



The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975



The Cove



The Imposter



The Motivation



The Short Game



The Summit



This Film Is Not Yet Rated



Time Is Illmatic



Craigslist Joe



Grizzly Man



Religulous



The Queen of Versailles



Village at the End of the World



Where the Trail Ends



Beyond the Edge



Knuckle



Superheroes



El Bulli: Cooking in Progress

Ringo
January 9th, 2015, 1:16 PM
Capturing The Friedmans is mad.

All that casual footage of the family hanging around in the kitchen chatting, nuts. The idea that this man you're watching has either committed some of the most heinous crimes imaginable and is lying OR is an innocent man and loving father wrongly accused of these crimes and somehow keeping it together... crazy.

Also, The Act of Killing is still one of the most incredible pieces of work I've seen anywhere ever.

The Rogerer
January 20th, 2015, 6:18 PM
Just watched Tavarataivas (My Stuff)

Doesn't feel like a documentary because of the way it's shot, and is self made. Finnish bloke puts everything he owns in storage and is allowed to retrieve one item a day. Nothing drastic happens but it's a nice gentle examination of your relationship with stuff.

Clive Plasma
January 20th, 2015, 8:38 PM
Fucking A! I had tickets to see that at this Film Festival but double booked myself. Didn't realise it was available to watch now.

The Rogerer
February 22nd, 2015, 5:27 PM
Have been watching Bitter Lake by Adam Curtis, it's on iPlayer at the moment. It's mostly a history of Afghanistan and it's relationship with the west. Although he's always been excellent of simplifying stories, this is over 2 hours long as he has deliberately used dredged up archive footage to capture little moments of life and the war there. Obviously some might be annoyed that there's seemingly pointless footage inflating the show, but I think it works very well and captures a lot of a down to earth mundane sense of the war.

Clive Plasma
February 22nd, 2015, 5:32 PM
Sounds good. I'll check that out.

I watched this last week - 'The Rise & Demise of Steve-O';


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ6b5PO-NvY

I had absolutely no idea he got this bad.

MikeHunt
February 22nd, 2015, 5:37 PM
i read in the paper he's shagging stacy soloman (x factor/iceland advert/moron). i say read, saw a headline and moved on. what an odd odd odd odd couple.

Clive Plasma
February 22nd, 2015, 5:39 PM
I don't blame you. Is that because they were doing that stupid channel 4 skiing show together?

MikeHunt
February 22nd, 2015, 5:52 PM
yeah i think so.

Clive Plasma
February 24th, 2015, 4:24 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wDiszmA2o8

Watching this on US Netflix at the moment. It's fucking excellent.

Clive Plasma
March 16th, 2015, 6:54 AM
Just watched this one last night;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_50-lKvqF4

It's on Netflix at the moment, and won Special Jury Prize at Sundance. Well worth a watch.

Ringo
March 26th, 2015, 8:29 AM
Saw a pretty good one called Rich Hill the other day. Follows three boys of different ages in poverty in this absolutely shit town in Missouri. One of their stories is particularly upsetting.

Clive Plasma
March 27th, 2015, 4:42 AM
i read in the paper he's shagging stacy soloman (x factor/iceland advert/moron). i say read, saw a headline and moved on. what an odd odd odd odd couple.

This is official now.


Saw a pretty good one called Rich Hill the other day. Follows three boys of different ages in poverty in this absolutely shit town in Missouri. One of their stories is particularly upsetting.

This had been suggested to me before - need to get round to watching it.

I watched this one last week;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLqBfhJcKAg

Interesting, but extremely one-sided. There is no towing the line on this one, it's a completely Pro-Pamela Smart documentary. Kind of ruined it a bit for me, it did feel like half the story was missing.

Ringo
March 27th, 2015, 5:53 AM
Also watched "Nobody's Business" from 1996. It's just an hour of the filmmaker talking to his cynical Dad about his life. The father is hilarious, completely insistent that there's nothing remotely interesting about him and agitated by all the questions. It's on youtube, I recommend it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovB5Yi0jlV4

Alf
March 27th, 2015, 7:19 AM
All This Mayhem is bloody excellent.

Mik, show your students. It's a superb example of a contemporary doc made with talking heads and archive footage.

Stocky
April 14th, 2015, 9:28 AM
I just got netflix here in Australia and I've been on a bit of a tear with documentaries.

Billion dollar hippy, Indie Games: The movie, The Internets own Boy, Craiglist joe. All interesting watches would recommend.

Clive Plasma
April 14th, 2015, 11:41 AM
Probably worth reposting this here too; http://movieblort.com/2015/04/13/movieblorts-top-documentaries-on-uk-netflix-part-1/

Stuck up a list of some of my favourites on UK Netflix. Any suggestions for part 2 welcome.

Clive Plasma
April 20th, 2015, 7:10 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rikc7foqvRI

Watched this over the weekend. Really interesting, worth a watch for sure.

Hero!
April 29th, 2015, 2:16 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiCkJyeB0Vw

Definitely gonna give this a watch

Nash Diesel
April 29th, 2015, 2:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiCkJyeB0Vw

Definitely gonna give this a watch

Yep, HBO rarely fails to deliver with documentaries and I don't see this one being anything less than incredible. Cobain's daughter gave a great interview with Rolling Stone as well.

VHS
April 29th, 2015, 3:52 PM
I've rewatched Room 237 and I'm pretty sure it's my favorite doc of all time. :yes:

Nash Diesel
April 29th, 2015, 4:02 PM
I've rewatched Room 237 and I'm pretty sure it's my favorite doc of all time. :yes:

It's on my Instant Watch list on Netflix. That good huH?

VHS
April 29th, 2015, 4:31 PM
It's on my Instant Watch list on Netflix. That good huH?

Man, it goes deep... DEEP... and some of it is a little far-fetched, and the way it's made makes sure the crazy stuff is acknowledged. It's brilliant.

Clive Plasma
April 30th, 2015, 4:03 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiCkJyeB0Vw

Definitely gonna give this a watch

Going to see this at the cinema on Saturday night before the boxing. Looking forward to it.

Morrison
April 30th, 2015, 12:50 PM
Man, it goes deep... DEEP... and some of it is a little far-fetched, and the way it's made makes sure the crazy stuff is acknowledged. It's brilliant.

just to put up the polar opposite opinion, for the sake of balance; i hated this documentary. love the shining, thought the concept was great and was looking forward to watching. i couldn't have been more bored and uninterested. kept waiting for it to finally click over and give me something, and it just never happened. it felt like it was actively trolling me.

MikeHunt
May 16th, 2015, 6:34 PM
Montage of heck. Anyone seen it? I loved it. Very different look at cobain and his genius. The portrayal of his mental health and drug use is very good and frankly very honest from those close to him. Excellent stuff would recommend. 4:5

Jimmy Zero
May 16th, 2015, 11:26 PM
I thought it was very very good. Definitely one of the most honest, non-hero worshippy Cobain movie I've ever seen. Lost interest once Courtney Love showed up.

MikeHunt
May 17th, 2015, 4:05 AM
She still looks ridiculously good for a woman who basically ate heroin for a while. I think it really captured the mood on how influential and massive they were.

i encourage anyone to check out the reading festival headline performance if they haven't before. It's magnificent.

Does e's anyone know why butch vig and Dave grohl aren't in this?

Morrison
May 17th, 2015, 4:23 AM
She still looks ridiculously good for a woman who basically ate heroin for a while. I think it really captured the mood on how influential and massive they were.

i encourage anyone to check out the reading festival headline performance if they haven't before. It's magnificent.

Does e's anyone know why butch vig and Dave grohl aren't in this?
grohl was interviewed, but was only available weeks after the film was done and sent in. beyond that, the director really did want to focus more on kurt and aspects of him you weren't gonna see in other rock docs. i don't know if grohl could provide anything new in that regard.

MikeHunt
May 17th, 2015, 5:03 AM
How could he not? He spent a hell of a lot of time with him as part of his band.

LOCONUT
May 17th, 2015, 5:06 AM
I just listened to an interview with Grohl where he said he was never asked to be a part of it.

MikeHunt
May 17th, 2015, 5:10 AM
I wonder why? Seems a bit silly to bang on about this being the definitive doc and not have one of the major players on it at all, very strange.

Percussion
May 18th, 2015, 4:19 PM
Not a full length documentary per se, but a kind of docu-short anyway that was on HBO a couple months ago. And a great one.

Got a tumor? Here, let's shove it full of AIDS ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmkr2UW83hw

Clive Plasma
May 18th, 2015, 4:57 PM
New doc on Netflix; 'Dawg Fight'.


https://vimeo.com/116730450

Donald
May 18th, 2015, 5:01 PM
I was talking about astrological signs with my physician the other day. He said his favorite was Sagitarius, I said "Doc, you meant Aries?"

Percussion
May 29th, 2015, 11:50 PM
Only the best sushi restaurant in the world run by the world's greatest sushi chef

Jiro Dreams of Sushi


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-aGPniFvS0

Clive Plasma
June 9th, 2015, 6:15 PM
BBC Horizon Documentary - Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05wdfhk

Clive Plasma
June 11th, 2015, 12:10 PM
Anyone seen many of these? Capturing the Friedmans and Dear Zachary are horrible.

http://www.indiewire.com/article/stranger-than-fiction-16-documentaries-that-will-blow-your-mind-20150611?page=1

Beer-Belly
June 11th, 2015, 1:04 PM
Really? I've heard great things about both.

Donald
June 11th, 2015, 1:05 PM
Reading the descriptions, I'm thinking he means horrible as in they are horrible stories.

Percussion
June 11th, 2015, 1:30 PM
Watched Grizzly Man, and eehhhh. With all the respect in the world for loss of life it's just really, really hard to sympathize with this guy. Fucking bears, man. Plus, and some may think it awful, but I wanted to hear the footage recorded from the actual attack. I mean, I'm invested in this story, the guy's already out there in every imaginable way, I wanted to go there. It was like getting on some ridiculous roller coaster and at the top of the holy-shit-drop-off-a-cliff moment the ride was just shut down. Like I said, eh.

Ringo
June 11th, 2015, 1:35 PM
Seen most of those. Grey Gardens is probably my favourite. Remarkable.

Beer-Belly
June 11th, 2015, 4:05 PM
Watched Grizzly Man, and eehhhh. With all the respect in the world for loss of life it's just really, really hard to sympathize with this guy. Fucking bears, man. Plus, and some may think it awful, but I wanted to hear the footage recorded from the actual attack. I mean, I'm invested in this story, the guy's already out there in every imaginable way, I wanted to go there. It was like getting on some ridiculous roller coaster and at the top of the holy-shit-drop-off-a-cliff moment the ride was just shut down. Like I said, eh.

Grizzly Man is one of my favorite movies. With that said, Timothy Treadwell was a delusional idiot and I had very little sympathy for him. I felt bad for his "girlfriend", though. She likely had no idea what she was getting into.

It's for the best that the tape was destroyed. I hear people say that they were bummed about not hearing the recording, but I'm pretty sure most would regret listening to something so heinous. Werner Herzog is a bleak mother fucker and it even shook him to his core.

Percussion
June 11th, 2015, 5:39 PM
Grizzly Man is one of my favorite movies. With that said, Timothy Treadwell was a delusional idiot and I had very little sympathy for him. I felt bad for his "girlfriend", though. She likely had no idea what she was getting into.

It's for the best that the tape was destroyed. I hear people say that they were bummed about not hearing the recording, but I'm pretty sure most would regret listening to something so heinous. Werner Herzog is a bleak mother fucker and it even shook him to his core.

I couldn't sympathize with the girlfriend either. It's not like he told her he was taking her to the botanical gardens and all of a sudden turned left and set up shop at a wild grizzly habitat. If I asked any woman I've ever been that personal with to accompany me to live with some bears for a bit absolutely every one of them would have told me to take a flying leap, and with perfect reason. She didn't, and so goes it.

You're right, there are certainly people who would regret hearing the tape of what happened, but I can only speak for myself, I wanted to hear it. Boils down to a judgment call for each person individually. I know for myself that tape wasn't going to rock my sensibilities. And from a narrative perspective within the film it really appeared to be building to that. From the woman's point of view who is in custody of the tape though, I wouldn't let the world hear it either, but I also wouldn't have been accomplice to a documentary that showed off what a bone head my good friend was.

All that said though it was an interesting documentary. The bears, their environment, the fact that a person would even dare, and certainly the outcome made for a very unique and thought provoking story.

Clive Plasma
June 11th, 2015, 7:18 PM
Reading the descriptions, I'm thinking he means horrible as in they are horrible stories.

Boom. They're mortifying then. Different word.

Clive Plasma
June 14th, 2015, 12:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMjmApzOo0A

Watched this the other day, think it's seeing a VOD release this week. Worth checking out for sure. It doesn't got into all that much detail really or offer any real revelations, but it's nice to hear Gazzas side in what seems to be quite an honest and well thought out presentation of the facts.

Percussion
June 21st, 2015, 12:46 PM
This one, Baraka, isn't new but I just came across it again and it's pretty fuckin great. A non-narrative look around the globe at people and culture and some pretty incredible imagery.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=452SwB_vgZI

Canuck
June 23rd, 2015, 5:03 PM
The Friedmans were a very dysfunctional family.

The imposter is very disturbing.

Loving this list so far.

Clive Plasma
June 29th, 2015, 10:46 AM
Was lucky enough to see 'Amy' on Thursday at the UK Premiere.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A97-pQJD6Hw

Really touching documentary, you don't really need to even be a fan of hers to enjoy it.

Clive Plasma
July 3rd, 2015, 4:50 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47VyKzcUt_Q

This was fucking brilliant.

MikeHunt
July 3rd, 2015, 5:09 AM
BBC Horizon Documentary - Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05wdfhk

I missed this post Clive. What were their findings? Is it worth seeking out online?

Clive Plasma
July 3rd, 2015, 6:26 AM
I missed this post Clive. What were their findings? Is it worth seeking out online?

It was a strange one. You had one guy that drank his daily allowance every single day for a month, and another that drank his weekly allowance once a week for a month.

They both did the same type of drinks, and the results were that the guy who drank every day was worse off, but not by much.

The guy who binged was still pretty fucked, and his liver had shown early signs of deterioration.

Both of them had the diagnosis from the doctor that they would need at least 2 or 3 months for their liver to get back to 100%, and then they talked about some of the regenerative qualities of the liver itself.

They did a few other things too; Why can some people drink but not get drunk? Why do I not get hangovers? Does being hydrated actually help you out when you're boozing, and does it reduce a hangover? Why do people go red when they drink? Why do some people get pissed quickly?

The conclusion was essentially that the drinking allowances are too high, but we as a country and society have it so heavily ingrained that we won't do anything to stop it.

Worth watching, but it won't change your life.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0JL3Q-lpVY

mth
July 6th, 2015, 12:51 AM
'An Honest Liar' is on Netflix now. Documentary on the life and work of The Amazing Randi. It's great. Dude is my hero.

McBain
July 6th, 2015, 12:57 AM
I watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi and Baraka recently. Really enjoyed both in different ways. :yes:

Baraka would be great for getting high and watching alone I reckon.

Clive Plasma
July 6th, 2015, 3:40 AM
Anyone watch any of the Vice documentaries they put out on HBO? I can't tell if they're scaremongering or if what they go on about are genuine possibilities?

The latest one was about the threat of a second Cold War coming to fruition. Seemed like quite a convincing argument.

Percussion
July 6th, 2015, 10:19 AM
VIce is probably my favorite show on all of tv at the moment. I posted a clip a page or so ago about the first special they aired called "Killing Cancer". Just tremendous. The cold war one had me feeling the same way, like are tensions quite that high? I'm clearly aware of the Ukraine mess, but wasn't so about the nationally controlled media in Russia framing their version of events to their people and so on. Had me going watching it all though.

MikeHunt
July 6th, 2015, 7:01 PM
storyville magicians psychics and frauds is a fantastic doc, I recommend anyone with a slight interest in magic to watch the first half at least the second half the tone totally changes as does the subject matter.

Percussion
August 14th, 2015, 1:34 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvC9oDlT8mM

Free Ross Ulbricht.

Clive Plasma
August 16th, 2015, 2:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOEXzRQ24lI

MikeHunt
August 16th, 2015, 2:58 PM
Precinct 75 is outstanding. I'm not going to say much about it apart from the story is mental and just go watch it.

Clive Plasma
August 19th, 2015, 7:11 AM
Watching this today;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKzng1_byMY

Some truly horrible images on it so far. Nothing new, and clearly designed for shock value, but it's interesting so far.

MikeHunt
August 19th, 2015, 9:23 AM
Anyone seen Wolfpack?

Hero!
August 19th, 2015, 9:48 AM
Watching this today;


Some truly horrible images on it so far. Nothing new, and clearly designed for shock value, but it's interesting so far.

I watched that a couple of years ago and did the vegetarian thing for a month after. I missed eating animals.

Clive Plasma
August 19th, 2015, 9:51 AM
I watched that a couple of years ago and did the vegetarian thing for a month after. I missed eating animals.

I've been going Veggie for the last week just because it's making me feel better, not out of any moral obligation to not eat animals.

Meat is too delicious to give it up full time, but I am watching what I'm eating a lot more even before this documentary, which just too obviously went straight for the shock value rather than the health benefits of being vegan.

Mark Hammer
August 19th, 2015, 10:26 AM
'Fed Up' is a great documentary on the evils of the food industry and the average American's complete and utter ignorance as to what is good or bad for them.

'Black Fish' is a good but troubling documentary revolving around Tilikum the captured killer whale at Seaworld and the three people he's killed since being in captivity.

Both on Netflix.

Clive Plasma
August 19th, 2015, 10:42 AM
'Fed Up' is a great documentary on the evils of the food industry and the average American's complete and utter ignorance as to what is good or bad for them.

'Black Fish' is a good but troubling documentary revolving around Tilikum the captured killer whale at Seaworld and the three people he's killed since being in captivity.

Both on Netflix.

Both of those are decent. Fed Up is again a bit one sided though, but it's great general knowledge for people that don't know any better. Things like why "a calorie is a calorie" is nonsense, and why "zero calorie options" are just as bad as full-fat options, it's definitely thought provoking for those that need it.

A good follow up doc to that is "A Place At The Table", which highlights the growing poverty in the US and why healthy foods really might not be available for some areas;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgxxT4xpVNI

Mark Hammer
August 19th, 2015, 4:25 PM
I did catch a bit of bias from 'Fed Up', my biggest qualm with it was the message it portrayed that it's not fat people's fault they're fat and instead it's the evil corporations for tricking them. At what point do people start thinking for themselves? In the age of Google there's really no excuse to be "fooled" by marketers trying to sell their product at all costs.

There was one point where the (fat) mother of the 220 lb 12 year old girl said she didn't need outside help as they had all the tools she needed to lose weight. Then she pulls out the freaking spaghetti noodles and goes on about how healthy they are. Later the enormous child is shown eating "reduced fat" nutella. Honest-to-God shake my head material.

I will be watching A Place at the Table. Thanks for the suggestion.

Donald
August 20th, 2015, 2:33 PM
Nah, it's a little bit of both. Eating is an addiction. And sometimes addictions are hard to break. It's like telling an alcoholic to quit drinking, or someone to give up cigarettes. It's really hard.

I used to eat a lot of fast food, and before I'd get it, I'd say to myself "I shouldn't get this stuff" but I the addiction took over and got it. Yeah I know it's unhealthy but it tasted so damn good. Past few weeks I've cut back and I do feel a little bit better. Hoping I can stay on this no fast food kick.

Corporations are too blame a little bit, as they add things to the food to make you addicted. That's why healthy stuff tastes boring. People just need support from others and they'll be alright.

Mark Hammer
August 21st, 2015, 12:12 AM
Is it not the alcoholic's fault that he's an alcoholic? Or the smoker's fault that he's a smoker?

I'm not looking down my nose, I have no room to being an alcoholic and former drug addict myself. But blaming others for something you did/do to yourself is a cop-out and is less respectable than simply owning up to it.

Percussion
August 21st, 2015, 12:24 AM
It's not an alcoholic's fault that they're an alcoholic. It is ultimately their choice to stop, though.

Those two statements both being true is the most difficult thing to grasp about addiction for any non-addict.

Mark Hammer
August 21st, 2015, 12:38 AM
It is my own fault that I like to drink... I could choose not to I just don't.

I don't buy "genetic predisposition" either because my mother doesn't drink at all and my father only does on occasion but I've never seen him drunk.

Percussion
August 21st, 2015, 12:54 AM
How is someone liking something their fault?

And your genes are brought to you by more than just your mother and father.

Mark Hammer
August 21st, 2015, 1:00 AM
Everybody on this planet likes to eat. Not everybody on this planet is a glutton.

Percussion
August 21st, 2015, 1:05 AM
That would be the "ultimately their choice to stop" part of it.

Mark Hammer
August 21st, 2015, 1:07 AM
So it is their fault.

Percussion
August 21st, 2015, 1:23 AM
I wouldn't assign blame to an addict for having a susceptibility to addiction.

Mark Hammer
August 21st, 2015, 1:31 AM
Cop-out. There is no such thing as someone with a susceptibility to enjoy food.

Percussion
August 21st, 2015, 1:33 AM
Sure there is. But you probably also think that you have complete and utter free will in everything that you do in your life.

Mark Hammer
August 21st, 2015, 1:40 AM
Yes, I do.

Percussion
August 21st, 2015, 1:42 AM
How did I see that coming.

Mark Hammer
August 21st, 2015, 1:48 AM
Well it wasn't exactly a curve ball.

OD50
August 21st, 2015, 5:04 AM
My grandfather hit the bottle a little too often and died in a motor cycle accident (most likely DWI) when my dad was 5. Pops himself was an "on and off" drunk for 30 years or so. Me, I pretty much never drink, a beer a couple of times/year with some friends. I guess that's one case for predisposition and one against, all within three generations.

Who knows..

OD50
August 21st, 2015, 5:16 AM
I do however believe that some people are more prepositioned (?) to form bad habits. Some people quit smoking, start to eat junk food, quit junk food, start gambling, quit gambling, start smoking, and so on...They just exchange one bad habit for another.

Some call that predisposition, others it's being weak-minded.

OD50
August 21st, 2015, 5:27 AM
'Fed Up' is a great documentary on the evils of the food industry and the average American's complete and utter ignorance as to what is good or bad for them.
Love that kind of documentary. Will check out.

Hero!
August 27th, 2015, 3:48 PM
Home sick today so I checked out the Mystery of Eastee Island doc on Netflix and it was wonderful. We all know the Eastee Island heads, but I don't think many people know much about the people who once lived there.

Also, searching for General Tso also on Netflix. If you're like me, you love General Tso chicken, but have no clue who the real life General was. This takes a fascinating look into the myth of General Tso and where the dish comes from.

MikeHunt
August 27th, 2015, 3:54 PM
go watch wolfpack.

thats all.

bye

xx

SheltonLondon
August 27th, 2015, 7:04 PM
Would definitely recommend An Honest Liar - a really interesting documentary about James Randi, a very famous magician and debunker of psychics/faith healers etc. Such an incredible story that I imagine many of you will already be partly aware of, but well worth a watch!

Also caught one on US Netflix the other day called Winnebago Man - and I thought it was really captivating. The subject character of the film is a really interesting guy, and it's got plenty of humour in it. Easy watch, enjoyed it quite a lot!

McBain
August 27th, 2015, 8:31 PM
My friend has recommended me 2 I will probably check out this weekend:
McCullin
Next Goal Wins

First is about a war photographer, second about the American Samoan football team. Will report back.

MikeHunt
August 28th, 2015, 2:06 AM
Next goal wins is good.

The doc about the football refs on Amazon prime is good too, Colina is one of the focus point.

Watch the wolfpack.

McBain
September 1st, 2015, 11:04 AM
Just watched Next Goal Wins. Absolutely incredible film. Watch it!

Clive Plasma
September 1st, 2015, 11:37 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC5bpPfltOI

This is doing the rounds soon, and was out a while ago in the US and the festival circuit, but looks to be pretty good.

Also, for anyone in the London area, there is a cinema screen at the Curzon in Bloomsbury that shows only documentaries for a pretty reasonable price; http://www.dochouse.org/

Percussion
September 22nd, 2015, 10:45 PM
Looking forward to Obama going to prison.

Knowing VICE this should be great.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjWSW94-P3Y

Nash Diesel
September 25th, 2015, 1:07 PM
Do any of you remember the HBO special "Ganbangin' In Little Rock"? I think it aired back in the early 90's. After the show aired I swear to God about 200 new gangs showed up in my little ass city alone. But that was probably my favorite documentary HBO has done. Saw it on Amazon at a good price, couldn't believe they put it on DVD.

Percussion
October 25th, 2015, 1:18 AM
This is brutal and frightening and insane and powerful.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RibAQHeDia8

Clive Plasma
December 22nd, 2015, 8:10 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qudu8SWE1Ho


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzgfQvB2dvA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvS6O9lVkkg

A few of the highlights of the year.

MikeHunt
December 22nd, 2015, 8:13 AM
I really liked best of enemies. Went in not knowing anything came out googling everything!

Clive Plasma
December 22nd, 2015, 8:34 AM
FYI, Cartel Land is on iPlayer for one more day; http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06q7csp/storyville-20152016-9-cartel-land

It's easily the best doc I've seen this year.

MikeHunt
December 22nd, 2015, 8:40 AM
ohhh! i never knew that was on there. watch it tonight! cheers for the heads up!

Clive Plasma
December 22nd, 2015, 8:43 AM
Also, this one about Wilko Johnson is available until Friday. Well worth a watch too; http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06qqrk9/imagine-autumn-2015-5-the-ecstasy-of-wilko-johnson

MikeHunt
December 23rd, 2015, 7:25 AM
well that was spectacular. best documentary ive seen this year.

Clive Plasma
December 24th, 2015, 8:57 AM
well that was spectacular. best documentary ive seen this year.

It's pretty spectacular isn't it? It's been a great year for documentaries.

I'm about to start this one now;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30JqnWtLvlU

Mik
December 24th, 2015, 11:48 AM
Anyone seen Wolfpack?


go watch wolfpack.

thats all.

bye

xx


Next goal wins is good.

The doc about the football refs on Amazon prime is good too, Colina is one of the focus point.

Watch the wolfpack.

Jesus Mike, I saw it on the plane the other day just so that you'd have someone to talk to about it.

MikeHunt
December 24th, 2015, 12:05 PM
its brilliant eh?

i have a syrian love story recorded on my box, still need to get round to it.

it has been a bloody brilliant years for docs.

Clive Plasma
December 24th, 2015, 12:42 PM
Just finished "The Look of Silence" too. Great follow up from "The Act of Killing". Horrible horrible people.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA_ZHAs4M9k

Mik
December 24th, 2015, 3:56 PM
its brilliant eh?

i have a syrian love story recorded on my box, still need to get round to it.

it has been a bloody brilliant years for docs.

Aye, I enjoyed it. Odd little film.

Clive Plasma
December 25th, 2015, 7:45 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrPjmtrszCA

For anyone who enjoys documentaries about musicians, this one is pretty decent.

Clive Plasma
February 12th, 2016, 10:48 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAeMYGfmstk

This is incredible, although missing the audio. I'd catch it on iplayer instead; http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06yghfw

Seanny One Ball
February 14th, 2016, 2:49 AM
I've been wanting to see the documentary about the brothers that recreate films on a homemade basis. Looked fun and I can't remember the name.

Percussion
February 14th, 2016, 3:05 AM
The Wolfpack?

Seanny One Ball
February 14th, 2016, 4:15 AM
I think that is the one

MikeHunt
February 14th, 2016, 5:36 AM
yeah its wolfpack.

enjoy, its brilliant.

Clive Plasma
February 22nd, 2016, 6:11 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F56O3kZ9qr0

This aired on BBC4 last night. Incredibly detailed but fascinating viewing for anyone with an interest in US Civil Rights.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b071gr5h

MikeHunt
February 22nd, 2016, 6:57 PM
Anyone seen dawg fight?

Beer-Belly
February 23rd, 2016, 3:10 AM
Anyone seen dawg fight?
I watched some of it drunk and thought portions of it felt staged. To be fair, I'm a dope, and I'm an even bigger dope after drinking.

Clive Plasma
March 8th, 2016, 9:24 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgLihTOMFQo

This was absolutely amazing; http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b070jhq6

Brutal, great storyline and utterly fascinating. Same producers as Senna & Amy, I couldn't take my eyes off the screen.

Clive Plasma
March 14th, 2016, 5:48 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwxyrLUdcss&feature=youtu.be

Beer-Belly
May 29th, 2016, 2:09 AM
Just watched An Open Secret. No wonder that movie never got distribution; it's incredibly damning. I predict that we'll have be having more than a few Jimmy Saville-like scandals in the near future. Hollywood is a cesspool.

Bryan Singer is a vile piece of shit. He's a cretin among cretins.

Marlon Dingle
May 30th, 2016, 10:46 AM
Bryan Singer is a vile piece of shit. He's a cretin among cretins.

Care to elaborate? I remember when 'X-Men Days of Future Past' came out there were some claims, but that seemed to oddly coincide with the release of his movie and I felt like it was there to damage his reputation rather than be an actual lawsuit. What happened to that case? Wikipedia says that Singer proved he wasn't in Hawaii (where the alleged rape took place) and the court case was withdrawn.

It also felt to me that because he was a gay man it was much easier to make him out to be a monster. Where as if it had been a straight man fooling around with younger, but of age females, no-one would have batted an eyelid.

Beer-Belly
May 30th, 2016, 2:53 PM
Care to elaborate? I remember when 'X-Men Days of Future Past' came out there were some claims, but that seemed to oddly coincide with the release of his movie and I felt like it was there to damage his reputation rather than be an actual lawsuit. What happened to that case? Wikipedia says that Singer proved he wasn't in Hawaii (where the alleged rape took place) and the court case was withdrawn.

It also felt to me that because he was a gay man it was much easier to make him out to be a monster. Where as if it had been a straight man fooling around with younger, but of age females, no-one would have batted an eyelid.

Singer runs with known pedos. He also has a ton of power and money and he can easily make problems go away. Even these cretins get caught, they serve drastically reduced sentences. Don't kid yourself - Singer's a piece of shit.

Do some legwork and find the documentary.

VHS
June 21st, 2016, 8:41 PM
Tickled (2016)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOBXuCYB4jQ

I've been following the Tickled documentary for about a month now and things really got heated during a screening in LA. So the film follows some reporters' decent into a nationwide porn business that involves... tickling. Post screening, the individual running the whole thing had heated words for the filmmakers and it was all caught on video. Telling them to learn from their experiences and lawyer up. Like holy shit.

This went from intriguing to fucking captivating. I can't wait to watch this movie.

Watch the entire exchange here::: http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/tickled-villain-crashes-screening/

Slutty McWhoreface
June 21st, 2016, 9:40 PM
Just watched An Open Secret. No wonder that movie never got distribution; it's incredibly damning. I predict that we'll have be having more than a few Jimmy Saville-like scandals in the near future. Hollywood is a cesspool.

Bryan Singer is a vile piece of shit. He's a cretin among cretins.
Both of them are repugnant pieces of low-life shit. Hollywood is indeed the epicenter for child fucking... it makes Sodom and Gomorrah look like a theme park ride at Disneyland.

another disgusting monster is Victor Salva-- director of The Jeepers Creepers franchise... he raped one of the child actors on-set of one of his earlier films-- 'Clownhouse'... he even filmed it... he only served fifteen months in prison for it. The fact that he went on to make the pedophilia-tinged movie- "Powder"-- and the subsequent "Jeepers Creepers" films(with a third installment on it's way soon) just goes to show what a morally corrupt place Hollywood really is.

I loved the movie "Clownhouse" when I was younger... It was freaky as hell... but after knowing that that poor child actor was raped during filming completely turned me off from it.

Beer-Belly
June 21st, 2016, 9:58 PM
People still defend Roman Polanski because "the judge went back on his word" or some shit. Okay... and? Polanski is still a vile piece of shit that drugged and raped a 13 year-old.

Slutty McWhoreface
June 21st, 2016, 10:18 PM
Yet people still suck his cock.

drugging and raping kids in a jacuzzi is the "IN" thing to do within the Hollywood circle.

hopefully that entire area engulfs in flames soon. I used to live there and see some off-the-wall shit go down on the street... Which obviously paled in comparison to what the wealthy celebrities were doing behind closed doors.

to think that a lot of people look-up to and worship these motherfuckers is startling.

as for Roman, supposedly there might be an arrangement made between The US and Poland to extradite him so he can face charges. but I wouldn't get my hopes up. Besides, it's already been damn near 40- years since the incident took place.

Beer-Belly
June 21st, 2016, 10:56 PM
California is beautiful for the most part, though.

Elijah Wood recently said that he would have been preyed upon if his mother hadn't kept a strong eye on him while he was a child actor. It's good to hear that there are some parents who aren't willing to whore out their kids.

Slutty McWhoreface
June 22nd, 2016, 1:33 AM
It is... Especially the Pacific Northwest-- that's where I live now.

too bad scientists just discovered how truly fucked the San Andreas fault line is... what a way to go.

Not to mention the fault lines that run through Northern California that will dwarf the San Andreas earthquake by more than 2-points on the Richter scale.

Slutty McWhoreface
June 22nd, 2016, 1:35 AM
Poor Corey haim... Corey Feldman claims that he was passed back and forth between the pedophiles of Hollywood like a bag of Oreos.

certainly explains his drug addiction that ultimately took his life.

Beer-Belly
June 22nd, 2016, 1:40 AM
Look up Dan Schneider. He's one of Nickelodeon's biggest producers and he's an absolute creep.

Slutty McWhoreface
June 22nd, 2016, 1:58 AM
He apparently has a fetish for children's feet... Yummy.
He always films creepy scenes where the focus is on their bare feet being tickled, etc... very odd behavior.

He will always be Ricky from "Better Off Dead" to me.

"Gee, sorry your mom blew-up, Ricky."

Marlon Dingle
June 22nd, 2016, 3:18 AM
Anyone watched 'Kung Fu Elliot' on UK Netflix?

It's listed as a Documentary, but there is a lot of discussion online about whether or not it's fake. I bought into in the whole way through until the final sequence.

The other reason that makes me think it's fake, is that there is no evidence of the guy's previous films online. I really want to watch 'They Killed my Cat'.

Seanny One Ball
July 17th, 2016, 12:06 PM
Way to taint the last page with paedo talk lads.

Just watched I Am Chris Farley, a very gentle film about such a nice guy. You can really tell that David Spade took years to get over that dude. Give it a shot if you're into nice documentaries.

Seanny One Ball
July 17th, 2016, 12:07 PM
It's not an alcoholic's fault that they're an alcoholic. It is ultimately their choice to stop, though.

Those two statements both being true is the most difficult thing to grasp about addiction for any non-addict.

bullshit, if you become an alcoholic it is your own stupid fault.

Percussion
July 17th, 2016, 12:16 PM
bullshit, if you become an alcoholic it is your own stupid fault.

You don't think some people are more inherently susceptible to addiction?

virms
July 17th, 2016, 12:19 PM
They still have to take that first drink or first drag. They are making the choice.

Percussion
July 17th, 2016, 12:22 PM
And they know their inherent susceptibility? They're taking a drink/drag not unlike any other person on the planet. It's not choosing addiction.

Seanny One Ball
July 17th, 2016, 12:25 PM
You don't think some people are more inherently susceptible to addiction?

Genetically yes but then it's my fault if I choose to go out and drink to excess isn't it? To begin with my body doesn't tell me I have to go out and get wasted, my mind either. The only thing that has an impact on that is desire. if I wanted a beer I'd go have one but I'd also know that it would be fully my own issue if I followed that beer up with twelve more.

There's a difference between having a genetic inclination and having a physical addiction. If you are born without addiction but have it in your family history it still takes you going out and boozing to kindle your own actual addiction. That makes the end result your own fault because you should have known better. Even if you have no idea what your family history is it would still be your own fault because you went out of your way to imbibe a known intoxicant to excess. That's a conscious decision that your body cannot make for you and so there really is only one person to blame.

I've said this to other idiots that preach on and on about alcoholism being a disease because it's not and they are obviously morons.

Percussion
July 17th, 2016, 12:40 PM
Where does desire come from? Is that a conscious choice? Of course not.

Gobs of people drink to excess and go on about their following days just fine. Those that don't don't go into it thinking that they'll just cross that addictive bridge when they get to it. They say it won't happen to them. If you want to point a finger at them for that then ok. Like I said though, that goes in the face of the many who pull it off just fine.

What makes one's will stronger than someone else's? I know looking back on my problems with addiction I didn't blame anyone else. I also know I couldn't really slow the train down. It was one that at the time I just knew I could steer. My judgement was clouded and the thinking wasn't clear. Surely that was part substance, but what other part was it. Again, it wasn't simply choosing freely and consciously to continue spiraling.

I agree that the only person that can do anything about an addiction is the addict themselves. I've said that repeatedly. But whether or not one is more prone than someone else to it isn't chosen. No one says, 'boy addiction sure looks a peach, let me take that for a spin'. It chooses them. And I wouldn't call it a disease either. I've never made that distinction. I don't know what to call it categorically. Not any more than just the human condition. I'm certainly not oblivious enough to call it a conscious choice.

Seanny One Ball
July 17th, 2016, 12:47 PM
desire comes from experience, you cannot desire alcohol unless you have tried it and yes it absolutely is brought about by a conscious choice.

Percussion
July 17th, 2016, 12:50 PM
That's fair. And it's still not labeling addiction in and of itself as a choice.

Seanny One Ball
July 17th, 2016, 1:06 PM
this Open Secret documentary is garbage, no wonder people ignored it, it's just a bunch of chopped up interviews that flit from one accusation to the next. Why would you try and mix a factual documentary about child sex abuse for entertainment purposes?

Jesus Christ what a load of shite.

Seanny One Ball
July 17th, 2016, 2:03 PM
someone please put up a spoiler for that fucking documentary "tickled" please. I want to know the twist ending but I'm not watching that.

Marlon Dingle
August 2nd, 2016, 4:18 AM
I watched 'The Fall: Decker v Budd (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5896674/)' last night. It reminded me of a good '30 for 30' documentary. It was directed by the same guy that directed the recent 'Hillsborough' Documentary.

About two women that ran the 3,000m event in the 1984 Olympics.

It's currently available on Sky On Demand in the UK.

LGHTNNG
August 2nd, 2016, 5:02 AM
I love docos, I just can't remember or bloody name them. They're like the silent champions of film.

Romford Pele
August 2nd, 2016, 7:47 AM
What is it with people in here exaggerating what they do?

Good luck Brotown but the thread title is very misleading.

Seanny One Ball
August 2nd, 2016, 8:30 AM
You in the wrong thread by any chance?

Mik
August 2nd, 2016, 2:46 PM
Just finished watching a The Staircase today. Oh boy that was good.

Seanny One Ball
August 2nd, 2016, 2:52 PM
I had to Wiki that for details and I'm now reading a theory about an owl that seems to hold water in the experts eyes.

I really need to see more documentaries. I'm needing to see Wolfpack and that one about tickling.

Mik
August 2nd, 2016, 2:56 PM
Haha, I read that same theory today. Crazy times.

Seanny One Ball
August 2nd, 2016, 2:58 PM
You had to know it was fowl play

Seanny One Ball
August 2nd, 2016, 2:59 PM
Ugh. Why did I...

Don't say anything, I'm going I'm going...

Beer-Belly
August 2nd, 2016, 9:06 PM
this Open Secret documentary is garbage, no wonder people ignored it, it's just a bunch of chopped up interviews that flit from one accusation to the next. Why would you try and mix a factual documentary about child sex abuse for entertainment purposes?

Jesus Christ what a load of shite.

It wasn't ignored. It only had a handful of screenings, but even then it was praised by the majority of critics that saw it. The accusations made in the film were substantiated. Do you really not think there's a problem with children being sexually abused in Hollywood? Is the Catholic church on the up and up as well? I have no clue how you're getting that the film was made for entertainment purposes.

Seanny One Ball
August 2nd, 2016, 9:45 PM
What I'm saying is that it is obviously true but that it is produced as if the facts are a cliffhanger. The best documentaries are editted better than that, often sparingly on the key parts whereas this was hard to follow and a bit tawdry.

Melly
August 2nd, 2016, 10:01 PM
Watched Tony Robbin's doc....it was junk, as expected.

Beer-Belly
August 2nd, 2016, 10:21 PM
What I'm saying is that it is obviously true but that it is produced as if the facts are a cliffhanger. The best documentaries are editted better than that, often sparingly on the key parts whereas this was hard to follow and a bit tawdry.

Well, to each their own. I feel like we watched two different films. I don't think it presented the facts as a cliffhanger, it's just that this is a problem with no end in sight.

mth
August 8th, 2016, 12:02 AM
'I Am Big Bird' on Netflix. Biography on Caroll Spinney aka Big Bird from Sesame Street. Dial it up and prepare to be inspired and maybe do some crying. Legend.