Top Five Documentaries on Dvd
01-06-06, 08:53 AM
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1. Dogtown and Z-Boys
2. Hoop Dreams
3. Paradise Lost
4. Murder on a Sunday Morning
5. Murderball
2. Hoop Dreams
3. Paradise Lost
4. Murder on a Sunday Morning
5. Murderball
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01-06-06, 09:48 AM
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1. Metallica's "Some Kind of Monster"(how could this one not have been mentioned??)
2. "Hoop Dreams"
and I'd throw in 3."Empire of Dreams" . i know it isn't a standalone, but it's awesome!
4. "Bowling For Columbine"
5. ? I don't see that many docus.
2. "Hoop Dreams"
and I'd throw in 3."Empire of Dreams" . i know it isn't a standalone, but it's awesome!
4. "Bowling For Columbine"
5. ? I don't see that many docus.
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01-06-06, 09:55 AM
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Z Channel: Magnificent Obsession
Mayor of Sunset Strip
American Movie
These 3 alone are must sees for anyone who claims to love movies and all things Hollywood
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Jupiters Wife
The Weather Underground
Mayor of Sunset Strip
American Movie
These 3 alone are must sees for anyone who claims to love movies and all things Hollywood
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Jupiters Wife
The Weather Underground
01-06-06, 10:19 AM
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The best 2 documentaries NOT on dvd:
1- Hearts of Darkness (the doc about the making of Apocalypse Now)
2- the recently aired AMC documentary on Dazed and Confused
1- Hearts of Darkness (the doc about the making of Apocalypse Now)
2- the recently aired AMC documentary on Dazed and Confused
01-06-06, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by My Sweet NeoCon
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other docus:
- Double Dare (female stunt women)
- Bus 174 (totally rivetting)
- My Architect
- Burden of Dreams
when and if this get released on DVD:
- Midnight Movies: From Hollywood to the Mainstream.
01-06-06, 11:05 AM
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Paradise Lost (and sequel)
My Flesh and Blood
Grizzly Man
Murderball
Bus 174
My Flesh and Blood
Grizzly Man
Murderball
Bus 174
01-06-06, 12:11 PM
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Thank God someone finally mentioned Grizzly Man, which I feel was the best documentary of 2005 (that I saw).
If you like Herzog's documentaries (nobody has mentioned Kinski: My Best Fiend yet - it's certainly in my top 5 docs of all time, as well as Lessons of Darkness, about the first Gulf War), you should certainly check out this offering, from Werner Herzog Film. I just ordered the set. It has over 20 of his documentaries on it, plus a couple features. It's Region 0 NTSC, even though you have to pay in Euros.
If you like Herzog's documentaries (nobody has mentioned Kinski: My Best Fiend yet - it's certainly in my top 5 docs of all time, as well as Lessons of Darkness, about the first Gulf War), you should certainly check out this offering, from Werner Herzog Film. I just ordered the set. It has over 20 of his documentaries on it, plus a couple features. It's Region 0 NTSC, even though you have to pay in Euros.
01-06-06, 12:39 PM
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The Civil War
The Seven Up Series
Hoop Dreams
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Olympia
I'd also like to mention a few more good ones of fairly recent vintage: Buena Vista Social Club, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, and Born into Brothels.
A lot of good ones have been mentioned in this thread. I'm going to have to seek out the ones I haven't seen.
The Seven Up Series
Hoop Dreams
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Olympia
I'd also like to mention a few more good ones of fairly recent vintage: Buena Vista Social Club, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, and Born into Brothels.
A lot of good ones have been mentioned in this thread. I'm going to have to seek out the ones I haven't seen.
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01-06-06, 01:55 PM
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1. The Life of Birds (David Attenborough has never done anything bad)
2. 7 Up
3. Grey Gardens (bet they felt like they were filming a train wreck)
4. Crumb
5. Trinity and Beyond:The Atomic Bomb Movie (this is probably my fave)
and Race to the Moon from the History Channel. I've watched that one over and over.
2. 7 Up
3. Grey Gardens (bet they felt like they were filming a train wreck)
4. Crumb
5. Trinity and Beyond:The Atomic Bomb Movie (this is probably my fave)
and Race to the Moon from the History Channel. I've watched that one over and over.
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01-06-06, 03:29 PM
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If you're interested in historically important documentaries -- or just like old documentaries -- you should also look at:
In the Land of the War Canoes (pre-dates Nanook of the North)
Grass (one of my favorite silent movies and still quite impressive)
In the Land of the War Canoes (pre-dates Nanook of the North)
Grass (one of my favorite silent movies and still quite impressive)
01-06-06, 04:58 PM
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Meeting People is Easy: A Film about Radiohead
Capturing the Friedmans
Crumb
those are my favorites
also, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart is a very good documentary
Capturing the Friedmans
Crumb
those are my favorites
also, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart is a very good documentary
01-06-06, 07:46 PM
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I'll have to think about five, but I don't think The Thin Blue Line or The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill have been mentioned. Both are excellent. The Thin Blue Line really shook me up both times I saw it.
01-07-06, 01:51 AM
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No particular order:
Roger and ME
Thin Blue Line (anything Morris
)
Hoop Dreams
American Movie
Harlan County, U.S.A. Coming Soon
Not on Dvd:
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
Early Wiseman
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Roger and ME
Thin Blue Line (anything Morris
)Hoop Dreams
American Movie
Harlan County, U.S.A. Coming Soon
Not on Dvd:
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
Early Wiseman
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
01-07-06, 12:13 PM
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1. The Rise & Fall of ECW
2. Michael Jordan Ultimate Collection
3. Super Size Me
4. Bret Hart: The Best There Is, There Was, There Ever Will Be
5. March of the Penguins
2. Michael Jordan Ultimate Collection
3. Super Size Me
4. Bret Hart: The Best There Is, There Was, There Ever Will Be
5. March of the Penguins
01-07-06, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by AnonomusBob15
Meeting People is Easy: A Film about Radiohead
