Top Five Documentaries on Dvd
07-30-04 | 07:33 PM
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I agree with most of the ones mentioned here. So I'll throw out five that I haven't seen mentioned.
1. Mr. Death
2. One Day in September
3. Ken Burns' Jazz
4. Woodstock
5. Hands on a Hardbody
An honorable mention goes to "Touching the Void," although I can seem if some quibble about classifying it as a strict documentary.
Speaking of where is that documentary on DVD, how about "Heart of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse"?
1. Mr. Death
2. One Day in September
3. Ken Burns' Jazz
4. Woodstock
5. Hands on a Hardbody
An honorable mention goes to "Touching the Void," although I can seem if some quibble about classifying it as a strict documentary.
Speaking of where is that documentary on DVD, how about "Heart of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse"?
07-31-04 | 12:46 AM
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Here are some of my favs:
Tokyo olympiad
Monteray Pop
Salesman
One of my favorites is a little known film narrated by Richard Dreyfus, called Johnstown Flood. It also has one of my favorite covers.
Tokyo olympiad
Monteray Pop
Salesman
One of my favorites is a little known film narrated by Richard Dreyfus, called Johnstown Flood. It also has one of my favorite covers.
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07-31-04 | 04:21 PM
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My Fave DVD Docs, the ones I can watch over and over:
Best-sounding: Gimme Shelter -- Stones at their peak, DTS, and a terrific 44 page booklet. (I wish more companies would go the booklet route; I much prefer them to text-based "special features.")
Funniest: American Movie -- The commentary's almost as funny as the film itself. My favorite moment: the debate over the song "Was I Going Insane."
Best-looking (especially on a widescreen): BARAKA -- Unfortunately, after seeing this, Koyanaquatsi just isn't as impressive as it once was; not-so-great DVD transfer partly to blame there, I suppose.
Most sickening: WACO the Rules of Engagement (at least until we get F911) -- Required viewing for all Americans.
Best DVD with lots and lots of birds: Winged Migration. (Now does anyone know what the hell happened to Microcosmos?)
All-Around Coolest: Crumb -- Terry Zwigoff rules. I'd love a sequel. What's Crumb been doing in France all these years?
Seems most of us have pretty smiliar lists. Does anyone wanna recommend some obscure or forgotten titles?
Best-sounding: Gimme Shelter -- Stones at their peak, DTS, and a terrific 44 page booklet. (I wish more companies would go the booklet route; I much prefer them to text-based "special features.")
Funniest: American Movie -- The commentary's almost as funny as the film itself. My favorite moment: the debate over the song "Was I Going Insane."
Best-looking (especially on a widescreen): BARAKA -- Unfortunately, after seeing this, Koyanaquatsi just isn't as impressive as it once was; not-so-great DVD transfer partly to blame there, I suppose.
Most sickening: WACO the Rules of Engagement (at least until we get F911) -- Required viewing for all Americans.
Best DVD with lots and lots of birds: Winged Migration. (Now does anyone know what the hell happened to Microcosmos?)
All-Around Coolest: Crumb -- Terry Zwigoff rules. I'd love a sequel. What's Crumb been doing in France all these years?
Seems most of us have pretty smiliar lists. Does anyone wanna recommend some obscure or forgotten titles?
07-31-04 | 05:44 PM
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I wouldn't be able to keep it at 5 so here's some I haven't seen mentioned.
Weather Undeground
Lost in La Mancha
9/11: The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition
Keep The River On Your Right
Scared Straight!
and some others
startup.com
Do You Believe In Miracles?: The Story Of The 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
Ghosts Of The Abyss
Home Movie (not great but ok)
The Awful Truth (tv)
Rocked w/Gina Gershon (tv)
Weather Undeground
Lost in La Mancha
9/11: The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition
Keep The River On Your Right
Scared Straight!
and some others
startup.com
Do You Believe In Miracles?: The Story Of The 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
Ghosts Of The Abyss
Home Movie (not great but ok)
The Awful Truth (tv)
Rocked w/Gina Gershon (tv)
07-31-04 | 05:50 PM
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I agree with many listed here but here's a couple not mentioned yet... if I missed the mention, sorry...
Step into Liquid
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (This one is GREAT)
Step into Liquid
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (This one is GREAT)
07-31-04 | 09:59 PM
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My fav's
Step into Liquid
Winged Migration
Bowling For Columbine
Touching the Void
The Kid Stays in the Picture
And I don't know if its on DVD but I saw a Documentary called "Relentless: A Stuggle for peace in the Middle East" that is about the palistinians and isrealies. It was clearifying and eye opening.
Step into Liquid
Winged Migration
Bowling For Columbine
Touching the Void
The Kid Stays in the Picture
And I don't know if its on DVD but I saw a Documentary called "Relentless: A Stuggle for peace in the Middle East" that is about the palistinians and isrealies. It was clearifying and eye opening.
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08-01-04 | 03:06 AM
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In no particular order:
Jazz
Bowling For Columbine
Endless Summer (if that counts as a docu)
Spellbound
The Hunting of the President (not out yet but I got a screener, so I say it counts)
Jazz
Bowling For Columbine
Endless Summer (if that counts as a docu)
Spellbound
The Hunting of the President (not out yet but I got a screener, so I say it counts)
08-01-04 | 02:40 PM
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Werner Herzog's Little Dieter Needs to Fly.
08-01-04 | 07:32 PM
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Ken Burns Civil War
Walking With Dinosaurs (plus all companion discs)
Ghosts of the Abyss
A&E TITANIC
IMAX Mysteries of Egypt
Las Vegas
Pseudo Documentaries:
From The Earth To The Moon
Band Of Brothers
Although movies or mini-series, these are so strict to historical fact and include additional historical information I classify these with my documentaries
Walking With Dinosaurs (plus all companion discs)
Ghosts of the Abyss
A&E TITANIC
IMAX Mysteries of Egypt
Las Vegas
Pseudo Documentaries:
From The Earth To The Moon
Band Of Brothers
Although movies or mini-series, these are so strict to historical fact and include additional historical information I classify these with my documentaries
08-01-04 | 10:11 PM
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When We Were Kings
Bolwing For Columbine
Roger and Me
The Fog of War
War Room
Bolwing For Columbine
Roger and Me
The Fog of War
War Room
08-01-04 | 10:18 PM
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From: Grounded in reality. For the most part.
Top of my head...
Stoked: The Gator Story
Bowling for Columbine
Pornstar: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Miracle
Name escapes me, but the Doc of Holmes found on Wonderland as a bonus.
Stoked: The Gator Story
Bowling for Columbine
Pornstar: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Miracle
Name escapes me, but the Doc of Holmes found on Wonderland as a bonus.
08-02-04 | 09:47 AM
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Here's are some of the best ones I've reviewed for DVDTalk:
Shoah
Muhammed Ali: The Greatest
The Specialist
Keep the River on Your Right
Scratch
Tokyo Olympiad
New York: A Documentary Film
Grey Gardens
Gimme Shelter
Paul Taylor Dancemaker
Jackie Chan: My Stunts
A Great Day in Harlem
The Filth and the Fury
Shoah
Muhammed Ali: The Greatest
The Specialist
Keep the River on Your Right
Scratch
Tokyo Olympiad
New York: A Documentary Film
Grey Gardens
Gimme Shelter
Paul Taylor Dancemaker
Jackie Chan: My Stunts
A Great Day in Harlem
The Filth and the Fury