Share Your Favorite Documentaries Thread!

[Guest Al Hounos]

Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies

[joshuatxuk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_for_30

 

a must for ANY sports fan. ive seen around 10 of them and they're all totally amazing.. even if im not really into that sport.

 

Holy shit, same here. The Two Escobars was fascinating, one of the best docs I've ever seen.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd5amEEVLgk

 

Off the top of my head...

 

^not super moving or anything, but good little doc

^and I'm not even that much of a stones fan

 

I a love a good war documentary, but I can't think of any specific mini-series that stands out. I also enjoyed Jesus Camp but it's so depressing I rather just watch Saved!. There are so many I need to watch, as this thread is reminding me. Man On Wire, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, The Bridge...

[joshuatxuk]

Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies

 

Good one, thought I felt like I had to take a shower afterword.

 

The best Ken Burns documentary ever made:

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

[Guest Ranky Redlof]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2rsiER-OnU&feature=player_embedded

for the rest about the same ones as kaini

fuck i'm feeling nerdy

[Guest disparaissant]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF4H8lB2Y_o

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1sQ3mztcW4

 

Heres an good link for political docus. Its got pretty much every Adam Curtis film made and the Pilger stuff is excellent, but then you knew that =) My link

my ex lived with penelope spheeris for a little bit

weird to think that the person responsible for two of the best punk rock documentaries ever (and decline pt. 2) was also responsible for wayne's world 2, black sheep, and the little rascals movie.

 

gonna second cosmos

and add in "fuck" which is just fun to watch

and i will make a huge list and post it when i am not drunk.

[Guest abracadabra]

King of Kong

Helvetica

Heavy Metal in Baghdad

[kaini]

helvetica is brilliant yeh

[Guest Al5x]

helvetica is brilliant yeh

 

agree

[vamos scorcho]

it better be brilliant

[Guest Z_B_Z]

i LOVE documentaries. off the top of my head:

 

the thin blue line

american movie

how to draw a bunny

benjamin smoke

manson

dig!

hoop dreams

crumb

jonestown: the life and death of peoples temple

dancing outlaw

r.i.p. rest in pieces: a portrait of joe coleman

 

i just saw this excellent bbc doc on mark rothko. never was a big fan but watching this has me rethinking his work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ8AIIAgYpg

 

im forgetting a ton im sure

Edited April 8, 2011 by Z_B_Z

[Zephyr_Nova]

I'm shocked no one's mentioned the best documentary film of all time, Word Wars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDDa-qEnt4w

 

Also, The Devil and Daniel Johnston.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qtFPOxDMs4

 

And i will add my further endorsement to the previously mentioned:

White Light/Black Rain

King of Kong

Dig

Crumb

Grizzly Man

Cosmos

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Heavy Metal in Baghdad

 

Oh, and Koyaanisqatsi is fucking incredible. It's arguably a documentary, in which case I retract what I said about Word Wars being the best doc of all time.

Edited April 8, 2011 by Zephyr_Nova

[jules]

helvetica is brilliant yeh

 

agree

 

forgot about that one but yea it was really good

 

edit: that reminds me, wasn't there another doc by the same guy due out called objects or something like that?

Edited April 8, 2011 by jules

[Zephyr_Nova]

How did i forget The Fearless Freaks?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxAgmGr9fRU

[Guest Synthacat 9]

Oh, and Koyaanisqatsi is fucking incredible. It's arguably a documentary, in which case I retract what I said about Word Wars being the best doc of all time.

Yes I highly recommend this as well! Though it's not necessarily a documentary, Baraka (Ron Fricke worked on the qatsi trilogy) is a very touching piece of pure cinema. Available on netflix instant stream and other sources

 

The sequel, Samsara, is rumored to be ready sometime this year

[Zephyr_Nova]

Oh, and Koyaanisqatsi is fucking incredible. It's arguably a documentary, in which case I retract what I said about Word Wars being the best doc of all time.

Yes I highly recommend this as well! Though it's not necessarily a documentary, Baraka (Ron Fricke worked on the qatsi trilogy) is a very touching piece of pure cinema. Available on netflix instant stream and other sources

 

The sequel, Samsara, is rumored to be ready sometime this year

 

Sweetness! I tried to rent Baraka last night, but the bastards closed an hour earlier than usual. I haven't seen it yet.

[Guest analogue wings]

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0efEID-uCtE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FODh3bk6Adk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDX_CS3NsTk

Edited April 8, 2011 by analogue wings

[Guest KY]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vTtQg6qIIk

fucking incredible

man, i don't know—especially after jandek came out of the shadows to start playing live, the whole illusion was kind of destroyed for me.

[essines]

Oh, and Koyaanisqatsi is fucking incredible. It's arguably a documentary, in which case I retract what I said about Word Wars being the best doc of all time.

Yes I highly recommend this as well! Though it's not necessarily a documentary, Baraka (Ron Fricke worked on the qatsi trilogy) is a very touching piece of pure cinema. Available on netflix instant stream and other sources

 

The sequel, Samsara, is rumored to be ready sometime this year

 

Sweetness! I tried to rent Baraka last night, but the bastards closed an hour earlier than usual. I haven't seen it yet.

and the baraka soundtrack is just as good! love that film!

[essines]

also, more posts need to be like the first one in this thread! a little explanation would be great. the names, oddly enough, don't let your know what you're getting in to.

[Guest Z_B_Z]

some interesting ones:

 

one of the trippiest filmmakers of all time>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K7J6c5u5tg

the best pkd doc. in fact, one of my favorite bbc arena docs in general>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJehaCfnXHE>>

doc on mark brandon "chopper" reid. easy to find the full version floating around in the usual places. the man is psychotic in the most charming of ways>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afsizgCZgds&feature=related>>

a recent four hour(?) documentary on everyone's favorite provocative, goofy, satanic, fascist, industrialmusicblahblah man, boyd rice. theres a possibility ill end up ordering this. a four hour film on that guy is bound to be at least vaguely interesting>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaQ-T5CZcZc>>

hubert selby jr: it//l be better tomorrow. great man.>>>full film on hulu.

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

 

two films that should be watched as a double feature are 'the collectors' and 'new world order' (that ifc doc about alex jones and fringe conspiracy belief.) in 'the collectors' we follow two men whos hobbies entail the collecting and trading of serial killer paraphernalia. artwork, letters, stuff like that. despite a difference in subject matter, both films present a really interesting portait of people living in a great deal of denial, and how that denial goes on to fuel these odd, (and sometimes paranoid) delusions and interests. it must be said tho that 'the collectors' has some particularly tasteless moments.

new world order

the collectors

 

i really want to see the new errol morris film

Tabloid is a 2010 American documentary film that "tells the story of a former Miss Wyoming whose quest for one true love led her across the globe and onto the pages of tabloid newspapers".

[Guest yikes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsvbwBghF48&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEgmbEuvYF8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD1jkBL6NwA

 

 

 

 

and

http://www.nfb.ca/film/satellites_of_the_sun

http://www.nfb.ca/film/Uranium/

http://www.nfb.ca/film/the_canadian_pavilion_expo_67

Edited April 9, 2011 by yikes

[Guest Dirty Protest]

Im trying to watch the The Obama Deception by Alex Jones at the minute, but its difficult, fuck his voice is annoying.

 

Edit: Someone should tell him that some dude giving him hearsay isnt fact. Well intentioned, but shit journalism.

Edited April 9, 2011 by Dirty Protest

[essines]

18 with a bullet

 

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3561377/18_With_a_Bullet_-_Gang_Documentary

this is really interesting. for gang members they all seem pretty soft spoken and kind. slappy seems to have turned his shit around and seems llike a genuine dude for a murderous gang member.

 

i said this not even halfway through the 2 hour 50 minute film so keep that in mind!

Edited April 9, 2011 by essines

[essines]

And Crips and Bloods looks awesome but there are no seeders, i don't have netflix and rogers video is shit!

[marf]

i have so many files to watch on my HD (s). I dont know how people find the time to see and read everything out there