Top Five Documentaries on Dvd
 

Here's mine:

1. Pumping Iron
2. Choke
3. Tupac Resurrection
4. Capturing the Friedmans
5. Soul in the Hole

Shoah
Tokyo Olympiad
Night and Fog
Nanook of the North
The Sorrow and the Pity

Gimme Shelter
Tokyo Olympiad
Pumping Iron
Bowling for Columbine ;)
Salesman

Shoah
Ken Burns' The Civil War
Ken Burns' Jazz
Capturing the Friedmans
Gimme Shelter

Add to the list Criterions Hearts and Minds . truly moving documentary and fits right into the "context" of things sourrounding us.

American Movie
Spellbound
Bowling for Columbine
Dark Days
Capturing the Friedmans

Grey Gardens
Capturing the Friedmans
Bowling for Columbine
Cinemania
One Day in September

Oh, that's easy:

01) Cosmos
- A great show then, and a great show now. Carl makes some pretty hard core science amazingly acessable to the common man.

02) Walking With Dinosaurs/Beasts/Cavemen
- The power of Jurassic Park like CGI used for good instead of evil. And who doesnt love dinosaurs!

03) The Civil War
- A whole lot of information, in a well made and easy to digest format.

the Smashing Machine
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
American Movie
Roger and Me
A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

Crumb
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Murder on a Sunday Morning
Brother's Keeper
Roger & Me

Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns
Century of Warfare
The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns
For All Mankind - Criterion Collection
Ken Burns Presents: The West
The World At War

bowling for columbine
unprecedented: the 2000 presidential election
capturing the friedmans
stoked: the rise and fall of gator
dogtown and z-boys

*bonus* roger and me

too bad Dancing Outlaw isn't on dvd

Mine:

World at War
Civil War
Victory at Sea
Waco
Night and Fog

heh heh...

When We Were Kings
In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01
Tupac Resurection
Eyes on the Prize (not on dvd but too good not to mention)

and my personal all time fave:
Pimps Up Hoes Down :D:up: pure comedy gold.

My two Favorites:

Crumb
The Sorrow and the Pity

and three that haven't been mention, but deserve a look:

The Filth and the Furry
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

What? No love for Barbara Kopple or Errol Morris?

Errol:
Fog Of War
Mr. Death
Fast, Cheap And Out Of Control
(and a box coming this Christmas)

Barbara: sadly only 1 on DVD
American Dream

I'll make it 5 by adding Go Tigers!

Endless Summer

Is The Filth and the Furry another Ron Jeremy docu?

Its about the Sex Pistols.

The Last Waltz
Beavers.... the Imax thing
Gimme Shelter
Night and Fog
The Kids are Alright
The Montery Pop Festival

This is what I own:

Bowling for Columbine
Roger & Me
The Fog of War
The Men Who Killed Kennedy
Outfoxed

Which is the best doc Documentary on Waco,tx ??

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"?

Hearts and Minds
Bowling for Columbine
Roger and Me
The War Room
A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

Sherman's March
Roger and Me
Salesman
Dark Days
Fog of War
Bowlinf For Columbine

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.

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for all mankind and winged migration (if this can be called a documentary) are my favs.

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?

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)

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)

Off the top of my head:
Style Wars
Blue Planet Boxed Set
Dogtown and Z Boys
Triumph of the Nerds
Beatles Anthology

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.

Second both Bowling for Columbine and the Kid Stays in the Picture

Shoah
Grey Gardens
When We Were Kings
Ken Burns' Civil War
American Movie;)

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)

Sorrow and the Pity
Grey Gardens
Tokyo Olympiad
Night and Fog
Nanook of the North