Favorite Documentaries
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Favorite Documentaries
I was not able to find a thread covering this topic, sorry if this is a repeat.
I’m a sucker for a good documentary, it's probably my favorite genre. I need some new suggestions. For a few points of reference, here are some of my favorites:
“Fast, Cheap and Out Of Control”
Apted’s “Up” series
“Hoop Dreams”
“Dogtown and Z-Boys”
“Scratch”
“When we Were Kings”
“Burden of Dreams”
“Hearts of Darkness”
“Cane Toads”
“Style Wars” (soon to be released on DVD, YES!!!)
What am I missing?
I’m a sucker for a good documentary, it's probably my favorite genre. I need some new suggestions. For a few points of reference, here are some of my favorites:
“Fast, Cheap and Out Of Control”
Apted’s “Up” series
“Hoop Dreams”
“Dogtown and Z-Boys”
“Scratch”
“When we Were Kings”
“Burden of Dreams”
“Hearts of Darkness”
“Cane Toads”
“Style Wars” (soon to be released on DVD, YES!!!)
What am I missing?
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Ditto for "Hearts of Darkness" and add "Paradise Lost" to the list (where's the DVD for both of them?)
Also: "The Beatles: Anthology" and Burn's "Civil War"
Also: "The Beatles: Anthology" and Burn's "Civil War"
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Originally posted by Hiro11
I came very close to buying this, but it is awfully expensive. Is it truly worth 125 bucks? Does it have replay value? For that price, I'll want to watch it at least 5 times.
I came very close to buying this, but it is awfully expensive. Is it truly worth 125 bucks? Does it have replay value? For that price, I'll want to watch it at least 5 times.
DDD has it for $100.74
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Ken Burns' Baseball - I received it for Xmas (I didn't even ask for it because of the price, but my wonderful wife remembered me saying I wanted it one time at BB). I am watching it for the first time in several years and am halfway through it - I absolutely love it! Ken Burns' has an amazing talent and you can see his passion for his project throughout the film.
I also love:
Hoop Dreams
Dogtown and Z-Boys
I also love:
Hoop Dreams
Dogtown and Z-Boys
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Bowling for Columbine
Roger & Me
American Movie
Keep the River on Your Right
General Idi Amin Dada
Salesman
Grey Gardens
The Trials of Henry Kissenger
Frontline's "The Farmer's Wife" - simply enthralling, though not on video as far as i know.
[sits back and waits for pants to come in and bash BfC ]
Roger & Me
American Movie
Keep the River on Your Right
General Idi Amin Dada
Salesman
Grey Gardens
The Trials of Henry Kissenger
Frontline's "The Farmer's Wife" - simply enthralling, though not on video as far as i know.
[sits back and waits for pants to come in and bash BfC ]
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A great one that just came out: Rivers and Tides
It's about this artist who makes all his art out of organic material that is impermanent. He'll make a sculpture out of icecycles and then they all melt. Or he'll sculpt something during low tide and when high tide comes it's washed away. It's a great doc and fascinating to watch him work.
It's about this artist who makes all his art out of organic material that is impermanent. He'll make a sculpture out of icecycles and then they all melt. Or he'll sculpt something during low tide and when high tide comes it's washed away. It's a great doc and fascinating to watch him work.
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Is Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould considered a documentary? I would consider it one. I love this film - a really great work about maybe the greatest musician of the 20th Century.
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American Movie -- tons of great extras, including Coven, on this disc
Crumb -- one of the best docs of all time
Cane Toads -- still haven’t seen it but heard interesting things
Trekkies -- great fun
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. -- Errol Morris rules
Nanook of the North -- started it all
Man With the Movie Camera -- seminal
Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Super masochist -- sick but poignant, reminds me of Crumb
Salesman -- Mamet took a lot of stuff from here for Glengarry Glen Ross
Grey Gardens -- Maysles brothers rule
Night and Fog -- can be found on the Short: 3, Authority disc also coming out on Criterion soon
One Day in September
Triumph of the Will
Dark Days
Beyond the Mat
My Best Fiend
Fishing with John -- mock documentary of the highest order
4 Little Girls -- should have won the Academy Award
Hands on a Hard Body -- don’t like this one much, but everyone else seems to
The Eyes of Tammy Faye -- great flick
Crumb -- one of the best docs of all time
Cane Toads -- still haven’t seen it but heard interesting things
Trekkies -- great fun
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. -- Errol Morris rules
Nanook of the North -- started it all
Man With the Movie Camera -- seminal
Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Super masochist -- sick but poignant, reminds me of Crumb
Salesman -- Mamet took a lot of stuff from here for Glengarry Glen Ross
Grey Gardens -- Maysles brothers rule
Night and Fog -- can be found on the Short: 3, Authority disc also coming out on Criterion soon
One Day in September
Triumph of the Will
Dark Days
Beyond the Mat
My Best Fiend
Fishing with John -- mock documentary of the highest order
4 Little Girls -- should have won the Academy Award
Hands on a Hard Body -- don’t like this one much, but everyone else seems to
The Eyes of Tammy Faye -- great flick
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Paradise Lost and Paradise Lost: Revelations
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Lots of good ones mentioned already; I'll add these:
Shoah
Koyaanisqatsi
The Sorrow and the Pity
Me & Isaac Newton
The Last Days
Say Amen, Somebody
Swimming to Cambodia
WTC the first 24 hours
Baraka
The Long Way Home
Shoah
Koyaanisqatsi
The Sorrow and the Pity
Me & Isaac Newton
The Last Days
Say Amen, Somebody
Swimming to Cambodia
WTC the first 24 hours
Baraka
The Long Way Home
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Hearts & Minds
General Idi Imin Dada
Berkley in the Sixties
American Movie
Beyond the Mat
Atomic Cafe
Rosie the Riveter
And although I absolutely love Koyannisqatsi, I wouldn't classify it as a documentary. It's really a unique film.
General Idi Imin Dada
Berkley in the Sixties
American Movie
Beyond the Mat
Atomic Cafe
Rosie the Riveter
And although I absolutely love Koyannisqatsi, I wouldn't classify it as a documentary. It's really a unique film.