documentaries

[cubsfirstplace]

what are some good documentaries???
i recently saw bigger stronger faster* which was a really good one about steroids. after watching it i don't think steroids are as bad as they are made out to be. plus it had a clip of the after school special were ben affleck has a roid rage attack which was amazing.

[Bob]

murder on a sunday morning (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307197/) is really excellent. documad recommended it somewhere on here ages ago and i saw it slightly fewer ages ago but now that we're talking about documentaries i want to recommend it again because it's really good

it's about a 15 year old kid who's wrongfully accused of murder, and the movie follows the public defenders as they put together his case and follows them through the trial. i feel like the main defense lawyer gets kind of overdramatic in some of his behind the scenes type footage where he explains what he's doing and what he's thinking (lots of whiskey and cigarettes) but overall it's quite great

i won't ruin the ending for you but let's just say it's very emotional, largely because it's completely real

[Adam]

When I search for downloads on docu's I often use BBC as a search phrase - I'm a critic of the BBC and thus don't pay their tax but I'm also an evil hypocritical thief who will download and search their stuff. The only ones by the BBC that I will avoid is Horizon - those have got too fucking preachy, alarmist and one sided these last few years.

[Guy Incognito]

anything by nick broomfield is worth watching. all the stuff with eugene terrablanche, the kurt and courtney one is worth watching but not sure you actually learn anything in that one, its just good watching him and how he does it all really.

anything about john davidson - start with part one of johns not mad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCx6CdchEhc), there are a few more that have been made about him thru the years. yes you will probably laugh a bit but as he says himself, its funny. but his story is a good one.

[cubsfirstplace]

murder on a sunday morning (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307197/) is really excellent. documad recommended it somewhere on here ages ago and i saw it slightly fewer ages ago but now that we're talking about documentaries i want to recommend it again because it's really good

it's about a 15 year old kid who's wrongfully accused of murder, and the movie follows the public defenders as they put together his case and follows them through the trial. i feel like the main defense lawyer gets kind of overdramatic in some of his behind the scenes type footage where he explains what he's doing and what he's thinking (lots of whiskey and cigarettes) but overall it's quite great

i won't ruin the ending for you but let's just say it's very emotional, largely because it's completely real

i was just listening to adam carolla's podcast and they were talking about documentaries (which made me think to make this thread) and "murder on sunday morning" was one of the docs they recommended. so i guess i must see it now.

[yeahwho]

Documentaries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Documentary_Feature)rule, a well done documentary is so much more rewarding than a mindless action film for myself.

One of the finest documentaries I've ever seen is called Best Boy (1979 Oscar Winner) it is one of those films where everything works. The theme of this story has been attempted many times as a melodrama style of film, but never has anyone been able to capture the reality of living with a mentally handicapped person as well as Ira Wohl did in 1979.

[faz]

I'm sure most of you will know these, but still.

Scratch is a documentary that I watched when I first got into hip hop. Lots of interviews with hip hop dj's mix master mike

Dogtown and Z-Boys is one about a group of skaters that revolutionised the world of skateboarding back in the 70's. The story of which was made into a film too.

The king of kong is about, essentially, one person trying to beat the highest score on donkey kong and one person trying to keep the highest score. It too is, apparently, being made into a flim

Confessions of a super hero follows 4 people who dress up as superheroes and "work" the hollywood walk of fame. Batman is especially an interesting character. The poster alone is a work of art (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/CSH_Poster.jpg).

And anything done by Louis Theroux.

[jabumbo]

the one i always remember is "born into brothels", which was the award winner from 2004


its about these kids that live in the red light district in india and how they live their lives.

[HEIRESS]

Up the Yanntze (http://www.uptheyangtze.com/)
excellent film. Follows how the building of the huge hydroelectric dam across this river with its subsequent flooding affects a family's life. very heart-breaking.

Dark Days (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235327/)
a pretty well known film documenting the lives of a few homeless people that live in an abandoned railway tunnel in new york city.

Food Matters (http://www.foodmatters.tv/)
as if I needed another wake-up call regarding healthy eating habits but apparently I did.

Garbage Warrior (http://www.garbagewarrior.com/trailer.html)
totally rad. Definitely a story people need to see.

[trailerprincess]

War on Democracy is good - about Western involvement in Latin American politics.

The Enron one is good today - albeit terrifying

[faz]

Dark Days (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235327/)
a pretty well known film documenting the lives of a few homeless people that live in an abandoned railway tunnel in new york city.

Oh, put that on my list too.

Up the Yanntze (http://www.uptheyangtze.com/)
excellent film. Follows how the building of the huge hydroelectric dam across this river with its subsequent flooding affects a family's life. very heart-breaking.

Just added that to my rental queue :)

[Echewta]

The Bridge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwl-Pa_QT0M&feature=fvw)

I was drawn in the entire movie.

[yeahwho]

Just added 6 movies to my que,

Confessions of a super hero
Up the Yanntze
The Bridge
Garbage Warrior
Dark Days
murder on a sunday morning

[Yun]

i starred in a Freestyle Walking documentary. it was awesome. and more like a mocumentary. slash music video...it was for high school and it remains the best documentary i've ever starred in. this response probably doesn't help you out much.

i enjoyed scratch when i saw it in theatres.

[YoungRemy]

some my favorite documentaries include Roger & Me, My Brother's Keeper, Capturing the Friedmans, and many music films such as The Last Waltz, Gimme Shelter, the Buena Vista Social Club, Don't Look Back, etc.

[TurdBerglar]

i saw this one about p-38 lightnings(WWII dogfighters) making an emergency landing on some glacier and some billionair 60 years later dug them up and restored them.

apparently he thought they'd just still be sitting atop the glacier. but they just got covered with ice and snow over the years and were like 100 feet below the surface of the glacier.

i don't remember the name of it so fuck you.

[Documad]

i was just listening to adam carolla's podcast and they were talking about documentaries (which made me think to make this thread) and "murder on sunday morning" was one of the docs they recommended. so i guess i must see it now.

Good lord. My recommendation means nothing, but you're following Adam Carolla's advice. :p

I agree with the King of Kong recommendation.

I assume you're seen Hoop Dreams -- being from Chicago and all?

[b i o n i c]

when i saw documad posted on here, i was expecting the mad docu list.

[mikizee]

when we were kings

awesome

[yeahwho]

i saw this one about p-38 lightnings(WWII dogfighters) making an emergency landing on some glacier and some billionair 60 years later dug them up and restored them.

apparently he thought they'd just still be sitting atop the glacier. but they just got covered with ice and snow over the years and were like 100 feet below the surface of the glacier.

i don't remember the name of it so fuck you.

Yeah well I saw that same movie too and forgot the title of the bastard movie about iced fighter planes. Bunch of fuckers all of ya anyways.

Good lord. My recommendation means nothing, but you're following Adam Carolla's advice. :p

I agree with the King of Kong recommendation.

I assume you're seen Hoop Dreams -- being from Chicago and all?

Another really different but equally fascinating docu on basketball was made by a guy I see all the time and talk to occasionally, lives in the house behind me is this one "The Heart of the Game (http://www.heartofthegame.org/web/home.htm)"

[Echewta]

Sratch was pretty good. Thanks.

[Documad]

when i saw documad posted on here, i was expecting the mad docu list.
:rolleyes:

You know the sad thing? I almost never go to movies anymore. I meant to see the Tyson documentary and the one about those guys and their band but I never got to the theater. I don't recommend my old favorite movies (fiction or nonfiction) unless I know the person.

I never saw The Bridge. What was the book that featured a chapter on people jumping off the bridge? It was about 5 years ago and it was all about dead bodies but the chapter on the bridge was one of the best. I think about it fairly often.

[cubsfirstplace]

Good lord. My recommendation means nothing, but you're following Adam Carolla's advice. :p

I agree with the King of Kong recommendation.

I assume you're seen Hoop Dreams -- being from Chicago and all?

no tragically i haven't. but since you don't like adam carolla i can never again listen to your advice. jkjk

[ericlee]

I remember Echewta posted "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" which is a documentary about the only heavy metal band in Iraq, from Baghdad called ACRASSICAUDA.

Constantly being threatened by their own people because they play music of the infidel but they continued to rock on. It's great, they remind me of people I went to high school and such.

enjoy (http://www.hulu.com/watch/76543/heavy-metal-in-baghdad)

thank echewta.

[Drederick Tatum]

Cocaine Cowboys now apparently has a sequel called Cocaine Cowboys....2. two documentaries with one stone.

[Gareth]

hoop dreams was maybe the first doc i saw in a theatre, way back.
american movie.
if only for the scene where mike shank recalls a trip on acid.

[cubsfirstplace]

Cocaine Cowboys now apparently has a sequel called Cocaine Cowboys....2. two documentaries with one stone.

i saw both of them. the first one is definitely worth seeing but the second one is just ok. also you can see bigger stronger faster, cocaine cowboys, and cocaine cowboys 2 on netflix watch instantly.

[trailerprincess]

Forgot the name but sure someone remembers the one about the 2 dudes climbing that mountain in South America and one falls down a ravine, and the other dude cuts the rope....

[Echewta]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/78682/kokoyakyu---high-school-baseball

This was kind of fun and very free.

[saz]

i knew i should've posted about cocaine cowboys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2N0QQMnNAQ) earlier as you guys beat me to it. i saw it many times on showtime, and it was so good i had to get the dvd. it is an amazing and highly entertaining documentary. there are former smugglers, dealers, players and hitmen featured in it. i had no idea that miami from '79 onwards, to the early-to-mid 80s was considered the most dangerous city on the planet, with the murder rates skyrocketing, with anywhere from 500-700 murders a year, and multiple homicides, shootings or gang hits virtually every day. it was pretty much like the wild west, with the columbian medellin cocaine cartel virtually running the city, and engaging in systematic warfare with rival columbians and cubans. the reality of the situation really conveyed the fact that scarface barely scratched the surface, or was merely the tip of the iceberg. jan hammer scored the soundtrack, going over the top with a heavily inspired synth-pop/rock 80s cheese fest, and some swanky 70s tunes to boot. the visual or art direction was purposely done in a cheesy manner to capture the aesthetics of the era.

[b i o n i c]

I remember Echewta posted "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" which is a documentary about the only heavy metal band in Iraq, from Baghdad called ACRASSICAUDA.

Constantly being threatened by their own people because they play music of the infidel but they continued to rock on. It's great, they remind me of people I went to high school and such.

enjoy (http://www.hulu.com/watch/76543/heavy-metal-in-baghdad)

thank echewta.



that was pretty good(y)

why were these guys so white looking though? and how did they learn to speak english? and how did they have enough money for all that gear?

regardless, i liked it - i wonder how theyre doing nowadays

[ericlee]

that was pretty good(y)

why were these guys so white looking though? and how did they learn to speak english? and how did they have enough money for all that gear?

regardless, i liked it - i wonder how theyre doing nowadays

not all Iraqis are dark skinned and also, I imagine these guys don't spend much time outside as in their life is threatened for doing what they do. If I recall correctly, they spent like 9 months in their rehearsel studio until it was bombed.

The English is most likely learned from bootleg American DVDs which is a huge industry there.

And for the money for equipment there, they worked odd jobs, the bassist owned his own shop for a while and the guitarist was also giving guitar lessons. Also if you notice, their equipment isn't of popular name brands such as Fender or Pearl, they're off brands that I haven't heard of before. You could pick up some cheap guitars over there for like $10 brand new.

[ericlee]

I'd like an update too. They're real decent guys and towards the end when they were watching the unfinished documentary of themselves, you can't help but to cry a lil.