Favorite Documentaries
03-24-18 | 12:23 AM
#201
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Re: Favorite Documentaries
I enjoyed your comprehensive list, Goonies. Here's mine from, geez, 15 years ago. I'll add a few new ones at the bottom. Best Boy remains my favourite documentary of all time. Wow, I have seen many fantastic docs in the time since then! For some reason, I omitted Dear America from the original list. Cheers.
Dying at Grace (2003)
Birthplace (1992)
Life Without Death (2000)
Have You Seen Andy? (2003)
My Flesh and Blood (2003)
Kitty: Return to Auschwitz (1979)
The Battle of Chile (1973)
The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (2004)
The Corporation (2004)
The Stone Reader (2003)
Startup.com (2001)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1988)
The Good Fight (1983)
High School (1968)
Law and Order (1969)
Memory of Justice (1976)
My Architect (2004)
The Police Tapes (1977)
Return to Kandahar (2003)
West of Memphis (2012)
Dying (1976, Michael Roemer)
Last Days in Vietnam (2014)
Bitter Lake (2015)
Best of Enemies (2015)
Cinemania (2002) - shoutout to Jaymole
Tickled (2016)
Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine (2014)
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011)
Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)
Mimi and Dona (2014)
Dying at Grace (2003)
Birthplace (1992)
Life Without Death (2000)
Have You Seen Andy? (2003)
My Flesh and Blood (2003)
Kitty: Return to Auschwitz (1979)
The Battle of Chile (1973)
The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (2004)
The Corporation (2004)
The Stone Reader (2003)
Startup.com (2001)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1988)
The Good Fight (1983)
High School (1968)
Law and Order (1969)
Memory of Justice (1976)
My Architect (2004)
The Police Tapes (1977)
Return to Kandahar (2003)
West of Memphis (2012)
Dying (1976, Michael Roemer)
Last Days in Vietnam (2014)
Bitter Lake (2015)
Best of Enemies (2015)
Cinemania (2002) - shoutout to Jaymole
Tickled (2016)
Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine (2014)
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011)
Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)
Mimi and Dona (2014)
Last edited by Goonies85; 03-24-18 at 12:24 AM. Reason: clarification
03-24-18 | 09:50 AM
#202
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Re: Favorite Documentaries
If anyone enjoys interesting photography of places you may never get to, I really love Antarctica: A Year on Ice. Many shots are some amazing time-lapse shots.
It took the filmmaker 10 years of trips from New Zealand to Antarctica for work. He developed his own equipment. Very interesting way to see life at a large scientific station. Not only does he capture the views but interesting interviews with those that spend winter there. Imagine going three months without sun?
The doc used to be on Netflix. After it left, I missed it enough to buy the blu-ray.
It took the filmmaker 10 years of trips from New Zealand to Antarctica for work. He developed his own equipment. Very interesting way to see life at a large scientific station. Not only does he capture the views but interesting interviews with those that spend winter there. Imagine going three months without sun?
The doc used to be on Netflix. After it left, I missed it enough to buy the blu-ray.
03-24-18 | 02:53 PM
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Re: Favorite Documentaries
Cinemania (2002) - shoutout to Jaymole
03-24-18 | 05:40 PM
#205
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01-07-22 | 10:21 AM
#207
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Re: Favorite Documentaries
1. Cosmos
2. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
3. Empire of Dreams
4. Life Itself
5. Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
6. This Film Is Not Yet Rated
7. The Rescue
8. Man on Wire
9. Five Came Back
10. Andre the Giant
2. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
3. Empire of Dreams
4. Life Itself
5. Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
6. This Film Is Not Yet Rated
7. The Rescue
8. Man on Wire
9. Five Came Back
10. Andre the Giant
01-07-22 | 11:32 AM
#208
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Re: Favorite Documentaries
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01-07-22 | 12:40 PM
#209
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Re: Favorite Documentaries
Oddly enough, The Phantom Menace DVD documentary - "The Beginning" - is very, very good.
I also like raw footage, no narration, Observational documentaries. For example, "102 Minutes That Changed America" (9/11 documentary)
I also like raw footage, no narration, Observational documentaries. For example, "102 Minutes That Changed America" (9/11 documentary)
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01-08-22 | 11:13 AM
#210
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Re: Favorite Documentaries
I could list a ton of Star Wars docs I love, but that would almost need its own separate thread.
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01-09-22 | 09:28 AM
#211
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Re: Favorite Documentaries
I recently watched The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On and it definitely makes it into my top 10 favorite documentaries of all time. I highly recommend it.
