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skellywager [Edit] [Delete] 59 replies 01:04 January 28th, 2011

Can you recommend me some please?? Don't want anything like supersize me or any of that style of documentary.

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Have you seen The King of Kong? Probably my favourite documentary film

Quite vague this thread really :D

I have recently watched and enjoyed My Kid Could Paint That, Catfish, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and Man on Wire.

Antpocalypsenow | 28 Jan '11, 01:08 | X | ^ This | Reply

Gorkys_Forever this'd this
- Might check out King of Kong.
  
  Housemate has been ranting about it for a while.Have you seen An American movie? It's very good.
  
  skellywager @Antpocalypsenow | 28 Jan '11, 10:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - King of Kong is fantastic, it's got as good a villain as I've seen in any film, documentary or otherwise
    
    I've got An American Movie but haven't watched it yet, I'll bump it up my priority list though.
    
    Antpocalypsenow @skellywager | 28 Jan '11, 10:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
- king of kong is ace
  
  shes_so_high @Antpocalypsenow | 30 Jan '11, 23:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Antpocalypsenow, Gorkys_Forever, and harman_kardon this'd this
as always I suggest you check the national film board of canada website

http://www.nfb.ca/

eg Carts of Darkness, about homeless guys in BC who ride shopping carts down mountain roads as an extreme sport http://www.nfb.ca/film/carts_of_darkness/

Alex_b | 28 Jan '11, 01:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
MeadesShrine!

http://www.youtube.com/user/MeadesShrine

+ The Century Of The Self, The Trap & The Mayfair Set, etc. - all available @ http://adamcurtisfilms.blogspot.com/
& http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=adam%20curtis
and http://thoughtmaybe.com/browse/video/adam-curtis
^the latter two sites have lots more very good stuff from other people

+ maybe...
http://www.documentarywire.com/
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/
http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/documentaries.php

+ site:drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/ documentaries

TheWza | 28 Jan '11, 01:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
- + Winged Migration is good, search for that if you like birdies
  
  TheWza @TheWza | 28 Jan '11, 01:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
Murderball is my favourite documentary

It's about the USA & Canadian quadriplegic rugby teams, incredible film.

I don't really know that much about documentaries but I love Nick Broomfield as well, pretty obvious one - his Biggie & Tupac one is great, as are the ones about Aileen Wuornos.

badmanreturns | 28 Jan '11, 01:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
The White Diamond

and probably any other Herzog too. But definitely ^that.

-dan- | 28 Jan '11, 02:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
BBC Horizon if that counts

Exit Through The Gift Shop was the most recent good documentary i've seen.
Man on Wire is good
Grizzly Man (I've not seen yet though)
a lot of people like The Cove, but i didn't because it gave me a biased impression i believe.
http://www.thedocumentaryblog.com/index.php/2010/01/05/the-documentary-blogs-top-25-documentaries-of-the-decade/

elyka | 28 Jan '11, 02:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Oh shit yeah, Anvil!
  
  Great film, really heartwarming in a weird way.
  
  badmanreturns @elyka | 28 Jan '11, 03:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  skellywager and nice_squirrel this'd this
  - avoid Anvil....rubbish....could not empathise with any of them
    
    freddiehubbard @badmanreturns | 28 Jan '11, 16:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Grizzly Man is amazing
      
      one of my favourite films documentary or otherwise
      
      kilgore-trout @elyka | 28 Jan '11, 17:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      oxo_foxo this'd this
      - Yea it's incredible
        
        The bloke is heartbreakingly mental
        
        Antpocalypsenow @kilgore-trout | 28 Jan '11, 17:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        this'd this
    - the filth and the fury
      
      whiterussian | 28 Jan '11, 03:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Hoop Dreams
      
      thewarn | 28 Jan '11, 09:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      hello_dave, moff, and Antpocalypsenow this'd this
    - Gunnin' for That #1 Spot
      
      http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204298/
      watched this last night. pretty good, better if you're a basketball fan, it's directed by Adam Yauch.
      I've got exit through the gift shop to watch this weekend, and from what everybody tells me it should be good.
      
      milkcartonkid | 28 Jan '11, 10:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Until the Light Take Us
      
      even if you're not a fan of black metal it's very absorbing viewing
      http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014809/
      
      wewerewerewolvesonce | 28 Jan '11, 10:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - We live in public
      
      American movie, best worst movie, dear Zachary
      
      ElGenerico | 28 Jan '11, 10:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Religulous
      
      David Icke - The Lizards and the Jews
      
      Fhe former's on Google video, the latter's on YouTube
      
      AdamB | 28 Jan '11, 11:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - +1 for Bill Maher's Religulous
        
        Not spectacularly essential, but well worthy of a watch.
        
        TheWza @AdamB | 28 Jan '11, 12:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Yea it's very entertaining rather than enlightening I thought
        
        Antpocalypsenow @TheWza | 28 Jan '11, 12:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        TheWza this'd this
    - One Day In September
      
      marckee | 28 Jan '11, 13:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - yeah seen this a good while back.
        
        Still one of my favorite.
        
        skellywager @marckee | 7 Sep '11, 20:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Dear Zachary
      
      don't look it up or anything, just watch it. Seriously, seriously sad.
      
      lameosaur | 28 Jan '11, 13:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - crumb is great
      
      about the comic artist robert crumb and his eccentric/stange/mental/flawed family
      
      really enjoyed catfish as well as king of kong. they're my recommendations, albeit duplications of the above
      
      robellovich | 28 Jan '11, 13:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - I'm too ill
        
        but if I wasn't, I'd be at this http://www.docpoint.info/en/programme
        
        Van_Gok_Wan | 28 Jan '11, 17:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Townes Van Zandt -Be Here to Love Me
        
        http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/57849195
        
        skellywager | 28 Jan '11, 17:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Teeej this'd this
      - Seen a few great ones recently
        
        Deep Water - By the same people as Touching the Void, it follows the first solo non-stop round the World boat race. There's a field of nine but it focuses on this one guy English guy who's a bit of a chancer. Incredible story.
        
        Fog of War - Robert Macnamara (served in ww2, US Secretary of Defence during the 60s and former head of the World Bank) tells all about shit that went down in the 20th Century.
        
        Thin Blue Line - Investigates the killing of a cop in the US. Shows how fucked up the justice system is over there.
        
        Dark Days - This guy finds a community living under New York and goes and meets them. Better than Bruce Parry.
        
        I love alot of the ones already mentioned too, particularly King of Kong, American Movie, and Hoop Dreams
        
        Also, When the Levees Broke is absolutely devastating but brilliant throughout. The interviewees are superb, especially the woman who calls out Barbara Bush for saying that the 'refugees' had never had it so good. I heard that she got a part in Treme off the back of this film.
        
        Kids_On_Cake | 28 Jan '11, 18:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        those Errol Morris ones are wonderful.
        
        oneforghost @Kids_On_Cake | 5 Feb '11, 18:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - really really want to see marwencol
        
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMWFhplFSEQ&feature=player_embedded
        
        but it probably wont come over here for about 6 months :(
        
        robellovich | 30 Jan '11, 19:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - there's a theme here
        
        1989 The Summer of Rave
        
        Synth Britannia
        
        The Alchemists of Sound
        
        Better Living Through Circuitry
        
        Krautrock: The rebirth of Germany
        
        Body_In_The_Thames | 30 Jan '11, 19:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies A People
        
        http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/reel-bad-arabs/
        
        jordannn | 30 Jan '11, 19:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Last Train Home
        
        drcoffeebean | 30 Jan '11, 19:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - I know some have been mentioned, but I endorse:
        
        Grizzly Man
        King Of Kong
        Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
        Restrepo
        Man On Wire
        Exit Through The Gift Shop
        When The Levees Broke
        The Power Of Nightmares
        A fair few of the ESPN '30 For 30' series: The Two Escobars, Jordan Rides The Bus, June 17th 1994, The 16th Man, The Birth Of Big Air and One Night In Vegas are all worth a watch.
        
        eimaj-thing | 30 Jan '11, 21:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - I really liked
        
        Men Who Swim - it's about an all-male Swedish synchronized swimming team and their efforts to become the best team in Europe (despite being rank amateurs). Really funny and actually quite moving.
        
        Also Sleep Furiously - this artsy documentary about life in a rural Welsh village was really impressive. Apparently the first film to have a soundtrack made up entirely of Aphex Twin tunes (though it mainly just used Avril 14th a lot)
        
        abandonedhouseboat | 30 Jan '11, 22:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Just thought of this.....
        
        In the Realms of the unreal
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PMBVxJnoPw
        
        Very Good.
        
        skellywager | 30 Jan '11, 23:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Capturing The Friedmans
        
        Pretty horrifying but mesmerising at the same time. About clowns, paedophiles and family and stuff.
        
        http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342172/
        
        Teeej | 31 Jan '11, 00:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        this'd this
        
        Another one I've got but haven't got round to watching yet
        
        Antpocalypsenow @Teeej | 31 Jan '11, 00:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        It's an incredible watch, would def recommend it depsite the content matter.
        
        Teeej @Antpocalypsenow | 31 Jan '11, 00:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - I went to see Men Who Swim today. If you riked Anvir - story of Anvir this is for u ok
        
        then I went to see Happy Peopre about the peopre in the Siberian Taiga which was just great thanks. then I went to see this http://docpoint.info/en/node/3345 which I didn't rearry understnad very much but it was nice to see finnish hipsters as arways.
        
        Van_Gok_Wan | 31 Jan '11, 00:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - One of the best documentary series I've seen is the 'Up' series.
        
        It charts the lives of a group of randomly selected English children from all kinds of backgrounds in the early 60s, and catches up every seven years.
        
        I learnt more about the modern history of this country from watching that programme than I did from literally any other source.
        
        wrightylew | 31 Jan '11, 00:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        gonad this'd this
      - For the Bible Tells Me So
        
        For a limited audience I guess, but it's about homosexuality and the Bible.
        
        It's got tons of famous people like Dick Gephardt, Gene Robinson and Desmond Tutu.
        
        One of the best I've ever watched.
        
        Holte | 31 Jan '11, 01:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - I know I've just told you about this elsewhere but for your reference
        
        CAT DANCERS
        
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Dancers
        
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS_wcFNr6Tc
        
        oxo_foxo | 31 Jan '11, 01:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Just to bump to say this was really great...
        
        http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00y5j3s/Outside_the_Court/
        Marc Isaacs who directed it also directed this beautiful little docu-film
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJNAvyLCTik
        
        ummm also...in terms of documentaries that play with the form a little bit more, I really love all these:
        Gallivant
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnEivd0B6oA
        sleep furiously
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xefwozBCZL4
        London/Robinson in Space
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFUD3rgeOXI
        Content
        http://www.channel4.com/programmes/chris-petits-content/4od
        Culloden
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2BVeAz4Vzg (whole film)
        Of Time and the City
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6BAoo8hmlU
        
        Maybe we should have a sub-thread why is it that British cinema is imo, pretty poor in comparison with other major european countries - France/Germany, even IMO places like Sweden and Denmark have us beat but then documentary-wise, there's a pretty amazing cannon stretching back to Free cinema stuff in the stuff in the 50s. idk, interesting tho.
        
        oneforghost | 5 Feb '11, 18:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Helvetica is quite good
        
        StormJH | 5 Feb '11, 18:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - The Pipe is also worth watching...
        
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhZlbe_JdhI
        
        skellywager | 7 Sep '11, 20:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        TheWza this'd this
      - I watched Anvil and Hoop Dreams at the weekend
        
        and went to see Project Nim last night.
        
        All were EXCELLENT to varying degrees.
        
        Antpocalypsenow | 7 Sep '11, 20:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - This thread is full of greatness:
        
        http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4295380
        
        Antpocalypsenow | 7 Sep '11, 20:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - The Redemption of General Butt Naked
        
        It's about the Liberian civil war, and it's the most powerful thing I've seen in ages.
        
        citizenmeh | 7 Sep '11, 20:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Streetwise
        
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZERDYwSUgCE
        
        This is a documentary from 1984 about kids living on the streets in Seattle. Someone has kindly uploaded it to youtube. Its fucking brilliant (also very depressing, be warned). Think it got an Oscar nomination.
        
        Seriously though, EVERYONE WATCH THIS!
        
        coolerthantv | 7 Sep '11, 21:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - American : bill hicks
        
        Is pretty good. Was on iplayer recently, not sure if it's on dvd yet but you should be able to get a torrent of it.
        
        ripper | 7 Sep '11, 22:13 | X | ^ This | Reply

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