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Updated November 1st, 2009. Categories are listed in alphabetical order. All of these links should be working. If you find a dead link, report it in a post.  Pages I have not yet organized: 17 through 30. Thanks to all who have kept this thread alive! <<Next Page P - Z>> Animals Spy in the Herd: The Life of Mobile Elephant Poop http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...199876343515774 The Natural History of the Chicken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkxO91TLKVg Inside Nature's Giants U.S. Links: The Elephant The Whale The Crocodile Documentary on Pitbulls. http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...q=pitbull&hl=en Interesting poo poo. Pedigree Dogs Exposed http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...ideoid=44215931 How humans (British Kennel Clubs in this case) have completely hosed up man's best friend. Sorry about the myspace link, the audio is a little off but worth watching anyway. Animal Weapons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M8iBzl9x80 Its about how different animals hunt. Nothing groundbreaking or overly cerebral but its still neat. Art A very NWS/NMS documentary on Shock Art First part: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr1vSib610c Quality is poo poo. It's part of a series on modern art from the BBC that ran in the late 90's. Really cool show for and worth looking for too. Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked - history channel doc narrated by Keith David http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/c...v798746HqSd3hmz Once Upon A Time The Super Heroes - haven't watched this yet, just found it while looking for the one above. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySOOLp_SoDw The Men Without Fear: Creating Daredevil - an amazing special feature from the crappy DD movie DVD, it's an in depth look at a single character with interviews from about 15 different important creators. The Frank Miller segment is especially awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbdGlRQ4Xq4 Comic Book Confidential - artsy doc from 1988 focusing more on independent comics (though there're interviews with much younger Stan Lee and Frank Miller) Also contains some cool archival footage from the 1950s when a senate sub committee on juvenile delinquency was looking at their content. William M. Gaines (founder of Mad magazine) testifies in front of them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNM_2-YznzM ARTISTS Power of art: Caravaggio Very cool documentary about one of hell of a painter. Van Gogh Picasso Rembrandt Rothko Egon Schiele BIOGRAPHY The Pleasure of Finding Things Out A documentary about physicist Richard Feynman: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...nman&pr=goog-sl Kintaro walks Japan is ok: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...683435545761102 If you can put up with the slightly annoying guy and occasional cheesy moments, it's impressive any way you cut it for someone to walk that far. I just wish there was a documentary about his girlfriends dad who walked WAY further. Kim Peek - The Real Rain Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2T45r5G3kA Fifty-four-year-old Kim Peek is arguably the world's most famous savant and the inspiration behind the Oscar-winning film, Rain Man. He was diagnosed as mentally retarded at birth by a neurologist who spared him five minutes on his way to a golf game, and his parents were advised to place him in an institution. But his father, Fran, refused to give up on him and under his care Kim has developed a memory that, without equal, has made him a household name in the USA. Country Boys[b/] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/front...untryboys/view/ It's about these 2 teenage boys growing up in Kentucky. I thought it'd be boring, but I watched the whole thing and loved it. [b]The Hawking paradox http://video.google.nl/videoplay?do...earch&plindex=5 A bit older, but insightful documentary about Stephen Hawkings life and position in the scientific world. It's specifically about a paradox he created with a theory on black holes. The Story of Marjoe. http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...629120699935619 "Academy Award-winning 1972 documentary called Marjoe, that follows the 'farewell tour' of Marjoe Gortner, a Pentecostal evangelical revivalist preacher." I wish there was a bit more commentary and a little less preacher footage but still interesting. 7 plus Seven Give me a child until he is seven and i will give you the man. The first in a series which follows the devlopment of 14 individuals from different backgrounds in the UK. In this episode they're introduced at 7. The Way of All Flesh, a one-off by Adam Curtis from 1997 about the story of Henrietta Lacks. It's about an hour long and unfortunately a VHS transfer up on Google Video, so it's not the best quality, but compelling once you get into it. BIOLOGY The Human Animal - The Language of the Body (1994, Part One) You can find Part two by searching on google video. "A Personal View of the Human Species by Desmond Morris. This episode focuses on the planet's most advanced animal, beginning with a look at how man communicated before the evolution of language. Some gestures and expressions are so ingrained that we have not been able to erase them from our vocabulary." Inside nature's giants The most amazing nature doc i've seen for ages. Looking at the anatomies and evolutionary history of an elephant, a whale, a crocodile and a giraffe so far. It's mostly focused on the (pretty gory) dissection of an actual animal and gets away from the feeding and loving stories you've seen a million times before in nature documentaries. It's on Channel 4s on demand thing if you are in the UK. CRIME/SCANDELS Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal "This is the story of Press Your Luck's all-time biggest winner, Michael Larson. Michael was an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio who had something planned to beat all the other Press Your Luck contestants and break the game show bank." This 1984 event marked the biggest win of any TV game show until "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" came out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN0LvFZMKq8 The Riviera Job In 1976, the Societe General Bank on the French Riviera contained more gold, money and gems than the top ten banks in Paris combined. This bank was impregnable; its vault lay two stories underground with four foot walls of reinforced concrete. No criminal would dare attempt the job, until Albert Spaggiari came to town and pulled of the greatest heist in European history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4KU...ex=0&playnext=1 A Smuggler Supreme In the 1980s Brian ODea was a hugely successful drug smuggler, profiting over $100 million annually. After a failed attempt to catch ODea, federal prosecutors took three years building a case. During that time ODea turned over a new leaf: he left the smuggling business, kicked his cocaine habit and became an inspirational speaker to drug addicts. Nevertheless, ODea was charged and sentenced for smuggling more than 75 tonnes of marijuana into the U.S. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxap...ex=0&playnext=1 The Bandit Queen Judy Amar was the mastermind behind over 500 near perfect heists in Florida in the late 80s. Amar had a hotel room stocked with wigs, clothing and make-up that she would use to disguise herself. She changed cars every week, and license plates daily. Her success as a burgler infuriated the police for over a decade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvAr...ex=0&playnext=1 A Day at the Races Chris Harn found a way to turn a million to one longshot into a 3 million dollar sure thing. The question is, how did he do it? This program examines how computer whiz Chris Harn hacked his way into winning more than three million dollars in the Breeders Cup—the Super Bowl of horse races. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTNZ...ex=0&playnext=1 The Bikie Wars Enjoy. Recently in Australia we have had a crackdown on biker gangs. It's something that has been very interesting to watch in the news and although I have a really strong opinion on what has really been happening I'm not going to go into it here. This short documentary gives a bit of background info and some current news and is really interesting whichever side of the argument you are on. Situation Critical - The North Hollywood Shootout http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/si...od_shootout.php "One of the most dramatic police gun battles ever waged on American soil. On February 28, 1997, two notorious criminals - dubbed the High Incident Bandits - carry out an armed robbery inside a Hollywood bank. They are spotted by undercover officers, and police act quickly to surround the bank. But the bandits are armed with thousands of imported steel- plated bullets, full body armor and five machine guns, including three AK-47s. Go inside the violent stand-off." The Fake Trade Great Channel 4 documentary about the hugeness of the industry of fakes in China - it even stretches to tea and eggs! However, it's not all a matter of getting a cheap Louis Vuitton bag; there are serious consequences of funding this industry that could potentially affect the whole world. The 5th Regime Yamaguchi Yakuza Family http://www.oniazuma.com/2008/01/ris...chi-family.html Ross Kemp On Gangs. Ross Kemp goes around the world and does his best to meet up with gangs and violent groups in the given area to find out what motivates them, that makes them unique, and what can be done to stop the violence they cause. I love this show because it goes into the socio-political reasonings for the existence of the groups. San Salvadore - http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/ro...an_salvador.php Jamaica - http://www.guba.com/watch/3000089689 Moscow - http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...228050785&hl=en Orange County - http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/ro...on_gangs_oc.php Poland - http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/ro...angs_poland.php DINOSAURS DINOSAURS! (1985) Hosted by Christopher Reeve http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eQ3LDhGfpU DISEASES AND poo poo The Woman with the Giant Legs I could only find this in pieces on youtube. A look at the life of a woman with growing "Proteus Syndrome", causing her legs to balloon. In these videos she shows her daily life, and visits several doctors to contemplate amputation of both legs. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off: A boy with an absolute horrible genetic disorder, warm but sad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmahlc6n9_A Laurie Garrett on lessons from the 1918 flu In 2007, as the world worried about a possible avian flu epidemic, Laurie Garrett, author of "The Coming Plague," gave this powerful talk to a small TED University audience. Her insights from past pandemics are suddenly more relevant than ever.  "Can't Stop Eating". It's about a couple of people who have "Prader-Willi syndrome", which is apparently a real genetic disease, and not just a label slapped on stupid fat people. It's an interesting look into a disease I'd never heard of before, but the "Folks with various mental disabilities dating party" was a little hard to watch. It's like if four- year-olds were fully sexually mature and wanted to get married. Perhaps fortunately one of the symptoms of Prader-Willi syndrome is infertility. Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive Actor Stephen Fry delves into bipolar disorder through his own experiences and the experiences of others with the condition. Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nXgZlvjkAo Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soNF8JpffLE Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJB6kE4fYis Part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZLzP3PIx7s Part 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54upgVxFbKU Part 6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj_CGA260l8 Part 7 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EoY3PTRrR8 Part 8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7656yfhsX4 Part 9 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_h_RCJu70 Part 10 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NyanJugGCo Part 11 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cBw1ox1DJ4 Part 12 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djdi_EpeYq4 Best Boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNvVJ6RGoUg About a 52-year-old retarded man's attempts to become more independent. It won an Oscar in 1980. - Nathan Wolfe's jungle search for viruses (2003) The fascinating idea that we can find the next plague by monitoring animal to human transmission in third world countries. The basic idea is that this is where AIDS was first transferred to humans in the 1930's, and we can get a head start on future plagues by monitoring these areas. Teenage Tourettes Camp DRAMA Passing Japan's Hardest Test Harder than becoming a lawyer or a surgeon in Japan is becoming a 8th dan Kendo Swordsman. Chronicles 2 men and their attempt to reach that peak - one is a former National Kendo Champion who has failed the very 1st step of the test 4 times. The other is a 78 year old man who has been taking the test for 24 years. http://www.oniazuma.com/2008/01/jap...do-passing.html THE GREAT REALITY TV SWINDLE. 2002 Channel 4 documentary about someone who faked a reality tv show and got lots of people to upturn their lives for nothing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue7k7yKD-XU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlQJVAPnl54 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxyZy7ssSdg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDjOMGpRfo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOVCpUlmdoA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpbwopq5N_w National Geographic Air Crash Investigation Tells the story of Fedex flight 705, whose crew found themselves under attack from an off-duty colleague who had decided to take the plane down in the hope that his family would collect a huge insurance payout. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yVf...ex=0&playnext=1 Stranded! The Andes Plane Crash Survivors If you've ever seen or heard of the movie "Alive!", then you know the story of the rugby team from Uraguay who's plane crashed in the Andes mountains back in the 70's. Initially, 29 of the 45 passengers survived and stayed on the mountain waiting for help. As time went on and the search was called off, more people started to die from exposure and their injuries. The remaining group was forced to cannibalize the deceased and eventually 16 made it off of the mountain. This documentary is that story told by the survivors themselves. It's all in Spanish but is subtitled in English. It's absolutely loving fantastic. I was up until 2am the other night after I got watching it. DRUGS Ecstasy Rising http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...288654365150131 High on Crack Street http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkQpawBClK0 is an HBO documentary about a bunch of small-town crackheads in Lowell, Massachusetts. filmed in the early 90's Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Streets Probably the most depressing documentary I've seen, "Black Tar Heroin" revolves around smack heads in San Fransisco in the nineties. This is highly recommended to anyone who isn't squeamish. Part 1, part 2, part 3 and [url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4srb9_black-tar-heroin-part- 44_lifestyle]part 4[/url]. Cracked not Broken While on Hulu I found this really interesting short documentary on a junkie/prostitute. http://www.hulu.com/watch/62675/cracked-not-broken Cocaine Cowboys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxT...52E80A7&index=0 Cocaine Cowboys is a documentary film directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman. The film chronicles the development of the illegal drug trade in Miami during the 1970s and 1980s. Euthanasia in Australia Part 1: http://www.guba.com/watch/3000050559 Part 2: http://www.guba.com/watch/3000050609 This is a documentary about the controversial subject of voluntary euthanasia in Australia & how many elderly people are driven to illegal methods to secure themselves the means to a peaceful death The Union: The Business Behind Getting High http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...651731007&hl=en "BC's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a business giant, dubbed by some involved as 'The Union', Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually. With up to 85% of 'BC Bud' being exported to the United States, the trade has become an international issue. Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he demystifies the underground market and brings to light how an industry can function while remaining illegal. Through growers, police officers, criminologists, economists, doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, Scorgie examines the cause and effect nature of the business - an industry that may be profiting more by being illegal. " -imdb.com ECONOMICS Wal*Mart: The High Cost Of Low Prices (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/wa..._low_prices.php "This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values." -imdb.com Horizon - The Midas Formula Stage6 Tells of the creation and origins Long-Term Capitol Management, an investment company founded by Nobel-prize winning economists that kerploded in 1998. Eventually the company would be responsible for about $4.6 billion in losses, and became a good example of why hedge funds are risky business. Very interesting, even for a non-economy major like me, and gives a good insight on how modern Wall Street works. Crude - The Incredible Journey of Oil http://www.abc.net.au/science/crude/ Fascinating look at how oil came to exist. The Prize : The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power A look at how we've used oil, and its impact on our society since it was discovered in Pennsylvania in 1859 Episode 1: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...293093015423860 Episode 2: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...384919976618602 Episode 3: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...923366863934038 Episode 4: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...482233222074631 Episode 5: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...726970043636737 Episode 6: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...395876523762335 Episode 7: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...290169514870422 Episode 8: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...392081401469703 THE END OF SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream A fairly convincing look at Peak Oil and what we can expect if we keep living the way we do. http://www.stage6.com/user/WakeUpNo...END-OF-SUBURBIA A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash http://www.stage6.com/user/Jonny_Ho...Crude-Awakening Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen THIS IS HOW YOU PRESENT DATA! (plus some stuff about Africa too) FILM Keepers of the Frame Really well-done documentary on how movies are preserved and restored. It has a lot of cool stories (like how one-of-a-kind newsreels were found under skating rink), but also some depressing ones. Does Snuff Exist? Interesting, if rather sensationalist documentary about the truth behind snuff movies. Features footage of Cannibal Holocaust, Guinea Pig and Faces of Death.  http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay...085153314436603 Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdcR...ex=0&playnext=1 FOOD Jennifer 8. Lee hunts for General Tso http://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_8...eneral_tso.html Everything you ever wanted to know about Chinese food in America, and then some. Sandwiches That You Will Like A travelogue featuring delicious sandwiches (and the folks who make and enjoy them) served by shops, stands and diners from across the USA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT6RLHXgeJ8 It's not ground breaking, it's not a multi-million dollar doc that will change your life, but it's a fun hour long documentary about sandwiches from around the States. Super Size Me http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...315846377280008 A guy eats nothing but McDonald's food for 30 days straight and develops health problems much to the chagrin of his bitchy vegan girlfriend. HISTORY Guns, Germs, and Steel By Jared Diamond The book of same name and accompanying video documentary try to explain why the West conquered the world, why the Aztecs didn't invade Spain, and why New Guineans have so little cargo. The answer: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...293090480628280 1st of 3 parts, each one hour long. Threads http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay...790698427111488 More of a docu-drama from the 80's about the build up to a nuclear exchange over Britain. The first 45 minutes slowly build up the normal lives of boring characters who are then randomly killed in the coming nuclear war. The World at War A 26 part British WWII series aired in the 1970's. It's interesting seeing the veterans they interviewed when they were only in their 50's. Even some of the generals were still kicking around when this was made. It's also really comprehensive, covering some of the lesser-known theaters like Burma. The series can be seen here: http://stage6.divx.com/videos/tag:world+at+war Steven Pinker: A brief history of violence An interesting talk about the "fractal phenomenon" that is violence that looks at the level and type of violence across several orders of magnitude of time (i.e. the millennium scale, century scale, decade scale, and year scale). Judge Andrew Napolitano on the history of the 4th amendment and how our rights have been eroded. http://reason.tv/video/show/178.html American Pimp Hughes Brothers movie on the history of pimps in america. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y6oMsroBvU The Japan that Japanese don't know Documentary on a ancient pilgrimage path that only a foreign person would know about. (Alot of Japanese people are not very interested in their own culture). The comments on the Japanese site I took it off were funny said things like "I live right next to that broken down trail I thought it was just some animal trail lololo" Its hosted by a british guy that became japanese. http://www.oniazuma.com/2008/01/jap...now-kumano.html The whole Story of 1. The story of the number one is the story of Western civilization. Terry Jones ("Monty Python's Flying Circus") goes on a humor-filled journey to recount the amazing tale behind the world's simplest number. Using computer graphics, "One" is brought to life, in all his various guises, in STORY OF 1. INTERNET Wonderland: Virtual adultery and cyberspace love http://video.google.ca/videoplay?do...684016793&hl=en "Carolyn is a 37 year-old mother of four in the midst of a passionate affair that is tearing her family apart. She's spending up to 18 hours a day with her lover, and her husband is in despair. But the extraordinary thing about this affair is that Carolyn's lover is man she has never met. Because he's not a human being. He's an avatar (or computer generated figure), who exists only in the virtual world of Second Life. And their relationship exists only in cyberspace." WARNING: Be prepared to be pissed off. Google Me A man googles his name and then tries to track down all the people in the world with the same name. After he travels the world to interview them to see what they have in common they all meet up in a town of the same name. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v5jBaU_A-c Another perfect world. A documentary featuring goons. 30 minutes worth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxZP_ur_Tvo Goonfleet and Eve online segment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwx4XWJvm4c It covers stuff like the guy in Second Life (Peter Ludlow) who would argue with us on the Second life Heral during the Seconfd Life Safaris. The guy who had a lawsuit over his sex beds in Second life. LIFESTYLE British National Party Wives A documentary exploring the extraordinary lives of women working for the British National Party. Wife Suzy describes living with the organisation's manager and her struggle to balance family with their political interests, while dedicated supporter Lynn discusses her protest against building a local mosque. Carrier http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm 10-part PBS documentary detailing life aboard an aircraft carrier. American Hollow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9wyOJ4di0g Rory Kennedy's HBO documentary tells the tale of a close-knit Appalachian family that has changed little in the last 100 years. MODERN WORLD Gaza War Crimes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLZgNy46aTQ This powerful report looks at the alleged Israeli war crimes committed during the Gaza War. We show blindfolded children being used as human shields alongside innocent civilians and medics being targeted. 1983: The Brink Of Apocalypse investigates the events surrounding Able Archer 83, a NATO exercise designed to simulate nuclear warfare between NATO and the Soviet Union. This coincided with a breakdown of US-Soviet relations and a heightened state of paranoia among Russian intelligence. Unbeknownst to NATO, a series of events nearly caused World War III. The program is fairly well-presented and contains interviews with players on both sides including then-CIA Robert Gates, Vladimir Kryuchkov, and moles within both NATO and the Central Committee who attempted to diffuse the situation. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_li...L&v=UUGq0JdupNY or http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...001170436508560 Rampage http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...q=rampage&dur=3 Following his film about music and war in Iraq, Soundtrack to War , Producer/ Director George Gittoes slices into the mirky underbelly of the Giant Land of the Free. RAMPAGE is another Gittoes journey into the forbidden zones; - America's war in Iraq, and in it's own backyard - life in a Miami ‘hood - an exploration of hiphop's musical innovations, as important as the field s the field hollers, the blue, the blues, and jazz, which also began in the black ghettos, and went on to evolve as major music styles. Tank Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB70...feature=related It's about the man who stepped infront of a chinese tank during protests in 1989. It is a pretty iconic picture of the time. But no one knows who he is. This documentary goes into that. The middle of the documentary is not so much about this person, but about the problems and injustices China faces today. But at the end it picks up again on its main focus, the tank man. Wall of Shame http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...BQ&q=wall+shame The wall being constructed on the West Bank by the Israeli government is twenty-five feet high. Studded with guard towers and armaments, and encrusted with high-tech sensors, the wall cuts across the land, separating Palestinians from their own farms, their own neighbors, and from the Israeli settlements which have sprung up rapidly as a result of lavish subsidies from the Israeli government. Alternate Focus cameraman Rodney Devereux brings us face-to face with the wall and all its implications. Producers: Rodney Devereaux & John Odam, Writer: Lawrence Ludlow (2003) Alternate Focus is available on the Dish Network, Free Speech TV, Channel 9415, Saturdays at 8:00pm EST and on cable stations near you. Check website for details 638 ways to kill castro Part 1: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...4NYLmqgLN8Kx1&q (FFW to 2:30, since there are a couple of commercials at the beginning) Part 2: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...348778884&hl=es Dollan Cannell's documentary on the hundreds of alleged plots to assassinate Fidel Castro, and a look at the evolution of Cuban politics. Rachel Corrie: An American Conscience http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...556373821&hl=es Norman Finkelstein on the Gaza Massacre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9G45Ny7Byw&hl=es (Part 1, the rest on the "related videos" section) The Power of Nightmares This film explores the origins in the 1940s and 50s of Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East, and Neoconservatism in America, parallels between these movements, and their effect on the world today. From the introduction to Part 1: "Both [the Islamists and Neoconservatives] were idealists who were born out of the failure of the liberal dream to build a better world. And both had a very similar explanation for what caused that failure. These two groups have changed the world, but not in the way that either intended. Together, they created todayÃÂÃÂs nightmare vision of a secret, organized evil that threatens the world. A fantasy that politicians then found restored their power and authority in a disillusioned age. And those with the darkest fears became the most powerful. " The Power of Nightmares, Baby It's Cold Outside. Ghosts of Abu Ghraib http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...848561528142057 To see the people talk about how they were tortured and, what's even worse, see others talk about how they did the torturing is just scary. Occupation 101 http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...908450811690589 Occupation 101: Voice of the Silenced Majority is a 2006 documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict directed by Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish, and narrated by If Americans Knew founder Alison Weir. The film focuses on the effects of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and discusses events from the rise of Zionism to the Second Intifada and Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, presenting its perspective through dozens of interviews, questioning the nature of Israeli-American relations — in particular, the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, and the ethics of US monetary involvement. Occupation 101 includes interviews with mostly American and Israeli scholars, religious leaders, humanitarian workers, and NGO representatives — more than half of whom are Jewish — who are critical of the injustices and human rights abuses that stem from Israeli policy in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza. http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...486727392146155 Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers is a 2006 documentary about the ongoing Iraq War and the behavior of companies with no-bid contracts working in Iraq. The movie was made by Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films. Specifically, the film claims four major contractors -- Blackwater, K.B.R.-Halliburton, CACI and Titan -- are over-billing the U.S. government and doing substandard work while endangering the lives of American soldiers and private citizens. The documentary contends these companies are composed of ex-military and ex-government workers who unethically help their companies get and keep enormous contracts and milk the American taxpayer. The film crew interviews military servicemen, watchdog group affiliates, and former employees of Halliburton. Pallywood: "According to Palestinian Sources..." [url]http://www.seconddraft.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=522:pallywood-qaccording-to-palestinian-sourcesq&catid=58:according-to-palestinians- sources&Itemid=159[/url] Inside North Korea from Nat Geo http://www.megavideo.com/?v=KBMBL7GJ Chernobyl Heart http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...073095760658789 Also includes something called called The Children of Chernobyl. I haven't seen it, but it sounds sad as all get out. The Money Masters http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...e+money+masters A 3 1/2 hour look at the people who control our money, from the Roman Empire through today (or whenever in the 90's it was made). Uganda Rising Trailer: http://www.ugandarising.com/trailers.html For two decades, the Acholi people of Northern Uganda have been caught in a civil war between a rebel group whose main objective is inhumane terror and a government whose military response has often increased misery and suffering. Over one and a half million people have been displaced into camps and over 25,000 children have been abducted to be used as soldiers and sex slaves. And yet through it all, every day across Acholi-land something remarkable happens. Against a backdrop of dismal statistics, miniscule opportunity and unpredictable terror, in a part of Uganda forgotten by the world, children who have never known peace, face the day as if to live this way is normal, as if they still believe in the future. These children are the embodiment of resilience and hope. This film is the story of Uganda, her stolen children, and the fight to be free. Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENnSAGhWgPI Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk6I2zkgGvo Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpwFb3gM-Sk Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn0hoqE4dBk Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EtwEXry0FU Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I82rETzONWo Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlJKrwlYl0 Part 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eWp3qmDc6s Part 9: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxciN4YNSS4 MUSIC Heavy Metal in Baghdad http://www.hulu.com/watch/76543/heavy-metal-in-baghdad It's about two years old and was shot over a period of 3-4 years. It tells the story of the only heavy metal band in Iraq, called Acrassicauda. The two directors don't ask the most poignant or intelligent questions, but it's an interesting documentary about the band's journey and hardships as well as general life in Iraq during the time of the American invasion and then their civil war. Even if you don't like heavy metal, I still thought the thoughts of young people on the situation in Iraq was a nice departure from having foreigners trying to dispense their opinion without really knowing the culture. For non US residents it is available on youtube, starting with this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTJ1Ki4OM-g R!P: A Remix Manifesto http://www.nfb.ca/playlist/rip-remi...ix_manifesto_1/ Can't play a note? Don't worry about it. Half Japanese : The Band that Would Be King http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107071/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcu2ONECf_8 Once upon a time in Norway I've just looked through the new documentary about Mayhem and the early days of Norwegian black metal. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. They've managed to give a very accurate and balanced presentation of it all. So if you're interested in the history, this is something you should see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF0RPydCRwI GLOBAL METAL (Metal: A Headbanger's journey Part 2) The playlist with all 10 parts: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_li...laynext_from=PL In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West`s most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world`s cultures beyond Europe and North America. The film follows metal fan and anthropologist Sam Dunn on a whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East as he explores the underbelly of the world`s emerging extreme music scenes from Indonesian death metal to Chinese black metal to Iranian thrash metal. GLOBAL METAL reveals a worldwide community of metalheads who aren`t just absorbing metal from the West ... they`re transforming it. Creating a new form of cultural expression in societies dominated by conflict, corruption and mass-consumerism. DIG! http://www.hulu.com/watch/62673/dig Seven years in the making and culled from 2000 hours of footage, DIG! plunges into the underbelly of rock n roll, unearthing an incredible true story of success and self- destruction. WATCH this documentary if you enjoy rock and roll, even if you hate self-indulgent twat lead singers. Especially if you hate them. The Punk Rock Movie (1978) http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/punk_rock_movie.php "A revealing look into the bands comprising the 1978 London punk-rock scene, and a peek back-stage at the lives behind the facade. Includes performances by Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Eater, and other concurrent bands." -imdb.com True Norwegian Black Metal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avnsgYvHPK8 Follows around Gaahl from the band Gorgoroth. Very strange guy, but it is fascinating to hear about his youth and see how isolating Norway looks. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story ([url=http://video.google.com/videoplay? docid=622130510713940545&q=superstar+the+karen+carpenter+story&total=8&start=0&num=100&so=0&type=search&plindex=0]Google Video[/url], Wikipedia). The film talks about Karen Carpenter's life (and death) as an anorexic and bulimic during the Carpenters' explosive success in the 70s. Not only is it horribly creepy to hear their bubbly music on top of scenes of her starving herself, but the movie is played out with Barbie and Ken dolls. It was a big experimental-art film hit when it came out, but a couple years later, Karen's brother sued for copyright infringement and had the film banned from distribution. MYSTERIES "Secrets of the Dead" series http://video.pbs.org/program/1185782726 I watched two episodes this week, the one about Herculaneum and "Blackbeard's Lost Ship" and I thought both were really well done. Ian Lungold: Secrets of the Mayan Calendar http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...536695965417017 "Talk given encompasses a history of time as perceived through ancient knowledge based on cycles of the mayan calendar" The Staircase http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...se+part+1&hl=en About the case of Michael Peterson and how his wife died by allegedly falling down a staircase, and the trial that came from it. It's 8 episodes long, but for the love of god, WATCH THIS. It's by far the most engaging crime drama I've ever seen in my life, and it just gets weirder and weirder. You are never really sure what to believe or not. Do yourself a favor and watch this, but don't go and look on wikipedia or anything. This needs to be seen unaware. PARANORMAL The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow - The amazing story of Dr. Temple Grandin's ability to read the animal mind, which has made her the most famous autistic woman on the planet (description from the BBC). Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ycu3JFRrA Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-iy7GNsmm0 Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDWH_Sfnoc0 Part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epwa0zQ8jx8 Part 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aidkSBsyDlA Ghosts of the Underground More than one billion people use London underground annually, yet few of them know just how haunted the tube really is. We investigate the supernatural secrets of the oldest underground network in the world. Our hair-raising journey takes us through the graves, church crypts and plague pits that tube tunnels have disrupted... <<Next P - Z>> Jey fucked around with this message at Nov 01, 2009 around 13:01 |
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Blue Planet: Seas of Life I haven't watched the whole series yet, but their one about the deep ocean life was one of the craziest things I've ever seen. This documentary explores the depths of the ocean that we have jsut recently been able to get to. The other parts of the series talk about different aspects of aquatic life, but the deep is especially amazing. http://dsc.discovery.com/convergenc...blueplanet.html
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Jesus Christ that is one fat fucker.
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Why the gently caress did you have to link to that MissJackie video? No amount of drugs can ever make me unhear that.  To add something slightly useful: Cosmos: A Personal Voyage: Episode One quote:Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a thirteen-part television series written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, and Steven Soter, with Sagan as global presenter. It was executive-produced by Adrian Malone, produced by David Kennard, Geoffrey Haines-Stiles and Gregory Andorfer, and directed by the producers and David Oyster, Richard Wells, Tom Weidlinger, and others. It covered a wide range of scientific subjects including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe. The series was first broadcast by the Public Broadcasting Service in 1980, and was the most widely watched series in the history of American public television until 1990's The Civil War, and is still the most widely watched PBS series in the world.[1] It won an Emmy and a Peabody Award and has since been broadcast in more than 60 countries and seen by over 600 million people, according to the Science Channel. A book to accompany the series was also published. http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...earch&plindex=7 I am just the biggest loving Carl Sagan fan girl. Triangulum fucked around with this message at Nov 21, 2007 around 03:14 |
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Jey posted:The Half-Ton Man The subject matter's creepy enough, but what's worse is the home movie footage they show. It's weird to think that the little kid tricycling around with his Red Flyer wagon is going to become that.
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Keepers of the Frame Really well-done documentary on how movies are preserved and restored. It has a lot of cool stories (like how one-of-a-kind newsreels were found under skating rink), but also some depressing ones.
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Crows are very very smart. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=581_1195343529
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The boy with the incredible brain is great, when he learns to speak Icelandic in a week I was amazed and pretty jealous. The guy in the library he meets whose name I forget is amazing too, he remembers everything he ever read if I remember correctly. Kintaro walks Japan is ok: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...683435545761102 If you can put up with the slightly annoying guy and occasional cheesy moments, it's impressive any way you cut it for someone to walk that far. I just wish there was a documentary about his girlfriends dad who walked WAY further. The great happiness space was great, really something, quite disturbing. But I just searched for it and they seem to have taken it down  Panorama - scientology and me: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay...281853779690652 Kind of interesting, I think it's fairly talked about perhaps, becuase the narrator goes ballistic at the end. Any Louis Theroux documentaries also. They are all great, so here: http://video.google.co.uk/videosear...%3Along&start=0 Other than that I forget all the great documentaries I've watched on google video, I went through a stage of watching everything on there that interested me I could find. After a while I learnt to filter '9/11' and 'WTC' though, else no matter what you search for, you get back 50,000 9/11 conspiracy documentaries. Poch fucked around with this message at Nov 21, 2007 around 03:21 |
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Good Copy Bad Copy A great documentary discussing the current state of copyright, piracy and free culture. http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...earch&plindex=0 Not only starts off talking about my favorite musician Girl Talk, but gets in to some fascinating stuff about the current piracy scene around the world and the future copywriting and media as a whole. Fascinating stuff in this thread, thanks!! Campbell` fucked around with this message at Nov 24, 2007 around 10:47 |
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Louis and the Nazis Basically, a Brit goes to America and visits with a bunch of skinheads. http://video.google.ca/videoplay?do...earch&plindex=1 poo poo, sorta beaten.
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I came here to post jesus camp, but I thik it's been removed from google video/youtube. drat shame, because it was quite thought (read: rage) provoking.
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I agree with Jesus Camp, and I also suggest Trinity and Beyond. It is ann excellent documentary about nuclear bombs and all things involving their history. Really great scene at the very end showing why China will destroy all in WWIII They figure, why wait for the mushroom cloud to clear before going and taking a city, they'll just do it right after they've detonated it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYLFr03RLXM robeleader fucked around with this message at Nov 21, 2007 around 03:52 |
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Alone in the Wilderness - The Story of Dick Proenneke A self-filmed documentary by a guy who retired and moved up to Alaska in the wilderness. He made his own tools, used them to build a cabin, and ended up living there for 35 years. This is a 9 minute version of an hour long documentary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsfB6oJ55wM here's a second part: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKi_E36mkE0 Schweinhund fucked around with this message at Nov 21, 2007 around 04:07 |
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I came into the fat guy video expecting to laugh, but it was pretty touching. I did laugh like a little girl though at about 7:40. He just burps while his wife is midsentence and gives the camera this look. You have to watch.
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Jey posted:
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Just a reminder, but everyone should really take the time to support their local public broadcasting station! Some of my favorites are anything Frontline: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/ Simon Schama's Power of Art series is also really well done (Linked to one example, there's 8 in the series): http://www.pbs.org/previews/simonschama-powerofart/ http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...earch&plindex=7 PBS' Commanding Heights series is probably the most comprehensively applicable-to-just-about-everything documentary I've ever watched (Keep in mind its 3 parts at 2 hours each, it's ALOT to take in, but worth it): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/ http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...earch&plindex=0
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I just finished this: Monster of the Milky Way: Does a supermassive black hole lurk at the center of our galaxy? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blackhole/program.html Lots and lots of free documentries: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/ Also, I rented these from my kind of offbeat video store but these interviews called "First Person" are awesome: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Person_%28TV_show%29#First_Person
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Living Dolls is still on youtube in its entirety. Most have probably seen it, but for those who haven't, it's about the Southern United States culture of child beauty pageants and one stage mother putting her daughter through them. It's sort of depressing.Twisted Echidna posted:Lots and lots of free documentries: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/ Yay, free science! Thanks for the link.
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In my Parents Basement About 2 or 3 people who are 40 ish and live in there parents basement. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389029/ Anyone know what their Something Awful accounts are?
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Not necessarily documentaries like you guys have posted so far, but I really like Going to Pieces and Bloodsucking Cinema, a look at slasher films and vampire moves, respectively. They have clips of various movies from each genre, interviews with cast and crew (Tom Savini is a very funny man  ) and also a look at the opposition to such movies. They're probably about 90 minutes, produced by STARZ and just a fun look back on a part of movie history that many overlook because of its content.
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Here are some of my all-time favorites: BBS: The Documentary http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/ A 3-disc, 8-episode documentary about the subculture born from the creation of the bulletin board system (BBS) filmed by computer historian Jason Scott Sadofsky of textfiles.com. The Day the Universe Changed and Connections http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Da...niverse_Changed The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western philosophy. The title comes from the philosophical idea that the universe essentially only exists as you perceive it; therefore, if you change your perception of the universe, you have changed the universe itself. To illustrate this idea, James Burke tells the various stories of important scientific discoveries and technological advances and how they fundamentally altered how western civilization perceives the world. The series runs in roughly chronological order, from around the beginning of the Middle Ages to the present. The Story of One http://www.pbs.org/previews/storyof1/ The story of the number one is the story of Western civilization. Terry Jones ("Monty Python's Flying Circus") goes on a humor-filled journey to recount the amazing tale behind the world's simplest number. Who Wrote the Bible? http://video.google.com.au/videopla...317849743909385 Real eye-opening documentary about the origins of the bible. Atheism - Jonathan Miller's Rough History of Disbelief http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/docume...s/atheism.shtml http://video.google.com/videosearch...ry+of+Disbelief Jonathan Miller goes on a journey exploring the origins of his own lack of belief and uncovering the hidden story of atheism. Light Fantastic http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/docume...res/light.shtml Light Fantastic explores the phenomenon that surrounds and affects nearly every aspect of our lives but one which we take for granted - light.
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Catagories: People - Urban/Street Culture Updated November 1st, 2009 PEOPLE Stewart Lee - Don't Get Me Started For those of you who don't know (probably non-Brits) Stewart Lee is a pretty awesome comedian, and the co-writer and director of "Jerry Springer: The Opera". His documentary centres partially around that and the religious hysteria around it when church organisations tried to get it banned and pressured the BBC not to show it on TV. Very interesting and funny, also features a rare talk with comic-writing legend Alan Moore. Broken into 6 parts on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jn2NMzb0OXU http://youtube.com/watch?v=6O47XxUS-qk http://youtube.com/watch?v=gt92bGfzgS4 http://youtube.com/watch?v=hATE9zXsq9k http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZPUfskN4ons http://youtube.com/watch?v=i3ZbyNSQ_BM Guerrila: The taking of Patty Hearst an interesting documentary about the media circus around the kiddnapping of Patrica Hearst. It's worth it alone just for SLA audio comuniques (fascist bourgiouse imperialist media etc) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMBSDdNz6I The Half-Ton Man http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...497573171&hl=en The Boy With The Incredible Brain http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...196365903075662 Aghori http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0bGrvKVxac Aghori basically follows an Aghori Sadhu in India questing to increase his powers and karma. Aghori are a basically banned sect of Hinduism that feel that they can get closer to the third face of Shiva, the destroyer, by living in cremation grounds and exposing themselves to the most ghastly elements of life. By doing this they believe they can become realized and triumph and escape from the cycle of reincarnation. Aghori rub the ash of the dead all over there body to look more like lord shiva and basically look completely crazy and badass. They have been known to eat and drink there own waste, exhume graves, and even eat human flesh. The only possession a budding aghori needs to own is a begging bowl made out of a human skull. "James May at the Edge of Space" The guy from Top Gear goes through flight training and gets to fly in a Lockheed U-2 up to 70,000 feet. Pretty crazy the training he has to go through, and the end result is amazingly beautiful. 30 min long, can only find it on YouTube. Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N05NXotFvFs Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hoX_tffeN0 Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2MhQWVsZeU Archive of American Television interview with George Carlin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFOC...t&p=ejqVycMWR4A A very long interview with the master, mostly biographical, it seems (I'm only at the third part so far). Pretty neat, I always like hearing how cool people got to do what they do (or did, unfortunately), and it doesn't get much cooler than good ol' George. Shakespeare Behind Bars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PneqAr85NXc Twenty male inmates in a Kentucky prison form an unlikely Shakespearean acting troupe. Man on Wire A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974.  Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene http://www.hulu.com/watch/72574/ind...of-petey-greene Basically he was an ex-con who got into radio, then a TV talk show in Washington, D.C. He was credited with helping calm people down during the riots when MLK was killed, and he became popular community activist. The part where Howard Stern appears on his show in blackface was way funnier than I expected. "The Impaler". It's about a Johnathon Sharkey; a Hecate Witch, Satanic Dark Priest and Sanguinary Vampire, who was running for governor of Minnesota a few years back. At first, I thought it might actually put pagens/wiccans/witchs/whatever in a positive light (even with the Satanic and Vampire poo poo). Instead...Oh Christ, I can't even DESCRIBE just how arrogant, pompous, and stereotypical this guy is. http://www.hulu.com/watch/62975/the-impaler Totally Bill Hicks http://www.guba.com/watch/2000950423 "A celebration of the comedy of Bill Hicks. The film is structured around the different strains of comedy in the Hicks stand-up, sampling the best of his confrontational performance. Interviewees include two major American chat show hosts, David Letterman and Jay Leno, the actor Eric Bogosian and a wide range of comedians who admired his work including Sean Hughes and Eddie Izzard. There are also anecdotal contributions from his high school friends and an interview with his parents." -imdb.com Nazi Pop Stars Documentary from 2007 about Prussian Blue, Lynx and Lamb from Louis and the Nazis. http://video.google.nl/videoplay?do...834677424104633 PLACES Rocky Jumped a Park Bench http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRf53AXOymg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJgSirGtO6A This is a fan documentary by James Rolfe about the real life locations used in Philadelphia for the Rocky movies. Love me Long Time: Holiday Romance for Sale A documentary about sex tourism in Thailand. http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...sex+documentary POLITICS/GOVERNMENT Zeitgeist A three-part documentary about Christianity, the Federal Reserve, and 9/11  http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...earch&plindex=0 Endgame: The Blueprint for Global Enslavement http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...329053600562261 Alex Jones' newest film Endgame is an exploration into the dark history of the global elite and an expose of their now public aspiration to follow a program of dehumanization in order to secure a brutal monopoly over the planet's future. The Fog of War http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...788864462752804 Robert McNamara reflects back on the lessons he learned during his time as Secretary of Defense. Contains a bunch of interesting insight regarding the cuban missile crisis, and Vietnam amongst other things. OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism Outfoxed examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news. This ... all » film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know. http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...097743434902428 Children of the Secret State http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...007335054132657 Documentary about the actual state of North Korea and it ever increasing number of orphan. Nuclear Nightmare - Understanding North Korea Discovery Times special on the totalitarian regime in power. http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...046457101273554 David Icke: Was He Right http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/da...as_he_right.php 1/2 political docu. / 1/2 David Icke Bio. 100% Recommended if you got a hankerin' for strange. Tory! Tory! Tory! A BBC three-parter history of the modern Conservative party. Like the Adam Curtis documentaries, I get distracted looking at all the manky teeth and brillcreemed combovers. Good times. Part 1: OUTSIDERS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNRO...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cry0...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZsl...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qNY...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OdL...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id-6...feature=related Part 2: THE ROAD TO POWER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k02IonQsQuE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOeoGbAiSCg&feature=fvw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72KI...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRWT...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQWD...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgag...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WntZ...feature=related Part 3: THE EXCERCISE OF POWER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwOn...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr8r...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUsB...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ-y...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uysf...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCrm...feature=related PSYCHOLOGY/PHILOSOPHY The Century of the Self (IMDb)- On the rise and roll of psychoanalysis and propaganda in modern society. Part: One, Two, Three, Four David Deutsch: Our place in the Cosmos A physicist talks about our real place in the universe by talking about how we are "special" and how we are "typical," then discusses what this means about our future survival. Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success http://www.ted.com/talks/alain_de_b...of_success.html "Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure -- and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work." BBC Horizon's Total Isolation Teens Hooked on Porn http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/te...ked_on_porn.php This film examines the disturbing reality of teenagers who have become hooked on internet pornography. One 16 year old from Bristol has looked at porn online since the age of 13 and it has almost overtaken his life. We follow his progress as he seeks therapy and tries to overcome his addiction. We also meet other younger children who look at porn, some brazenly and others for whom it's a secret obsession. Medicating Kids http://video.google.nl/videoplay?do...104510828&hl=nl In "Medicating Kids," FRONTLINE examines the dramatic increase in the prescription of behavior-modifying drugs for children. Are these medications really necessary--and safe--for young children, or merely a harried nation's quick fix for annoying, yet age-appropriate, behavior? View FRONTLINE's second look at this issue with "The Medicated Child," aired in January 2008. Guide to Happiness It's a 6-part documentary that's basically 6 different philosophers' opinions on happiness. Louis Theroux - A place for paedophiles http://www.megavideo.com/?v=G96U7SNY A rehab centre for paedophilia and the sexually deviant, it's so grim yet so fascinating. RELIGION b]Jesus Camp[/b] http://christwire.org/2009/04/watch...n-movie-review/ It is a really interesting documentary for anyone interested in what is going on with the conservative christian right(in America). I would suggest it to anyone who may not be well versed in such matters. It can be real eye opener if you are unfamiliar with exactly what a large group of Americans stand for. The only caveat is that its hosted by what as far I can tell(on brief inspection) is a pro christian right site. Waco:Rules of Engagement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_6v...feature=related IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120472/ Baraka The word Baraka means "blessing" in several languages; watching this film, the viewer is blessed with a dazzling barrage of images that transcend language. Filmed in 24 countries and set to an ever-changing global soundtrack, the movie draws some surprising connections between various peoples and the spaces they inhabit, whether that space is a lonely mountaintop or a crowded cigarette factory. Deliver us from Evil http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...er+us+from+evil Deliver Us from Evil (2006) is a documentary film directed by Amy J. Berg which tells the true story of Catholic priest Oliver O'Grady, who sexually abused potentially hundreds of children between the late 1970s and early 1990s. The film won the Best Documentary Award at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The title refers to a line in the Lord's Prayer, or the "Our Father." The Bible Told Me So Does God really hate homosexuality, or was it just a cultural rule? The hidden truth about what the Bible REALLY says about GAYS. Find out what the church doesn't want You to know. Here is the REAL meaning behind the scriptures. The End of The World Cult. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvytVhqiO6E Another self proclaimed prophet using God as an excuse to gently caress young girls. Flock of Dodos Is about the debate surrounding whether or not intelligent design should be taught in science classes. It does a good job of letting you get to know the people behind each side of the argument. The Four Horsemen In late 2007 Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens sit around a table and talk for two hours. It's interesting to see them all together and what they disagree about. There's some funny bits, too, and it's hilarious to see Hitchens smoking and drinking what looks like brandy. Alternate titles: "Sam Harris Manages to Hold His Own", "Two Brits and Two Americans Offend Every Religious Person", or "Are those martinis?". A Long March to Jerusalem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM4x...rom=PL&index=28 A documentary on the children's crusade. Who Wrote the Bible? http://video.google.com.au/videopla...317849743909385 Real eye-opening documentary about the origins of the bible. Atheism - Jonathan Miller's Rough History of Disbelief http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/docume...s/atheism.shtml http://video.google.com/videosearch...ry+of+Disbelief Intelligent Design on Trial Detailing the court battle of Intelligent Design in the Dover, Pennsylvannia case. Features court scene re-enactments, including the part where Behe says there is no sufficent evidence for the evolution of the immune system, and they stack piles of books and peer-reviewed journals in front of him. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/id/program.html The Root of All Evil? The Root of All Evil? is a television documentary, written and presented by Richard Dawkins, in which he argues that the world would be better off without religion. Part 1 Part 2 The Enemies of Reason Is it rational that the dead can communicate with the living and give sound advice on how they should live their lives? What about sticking pins into your body to free the flow of Chi energy and cure your illness? Or the bending of spoons using your mind alone? Is that rational? Richard Dawkins doesn’t think so, and feels it is his duty to expose those areas of belief that exist without scientific proof, yet manage to hold the nation under their spell. He will take on the world’s leading proponents in their field of expertise, meet the victims who have used them and expose the history of the movements – from the charlatans who have milked these practices to the experiments and testing that have failed to produce conclusive results. Part 1 Part 2 The Mormons http://www.pbs.org/mormons/view/ Living in Utah, it was nice to see a well done, balanced documentary about the church. The film makers did a great job of looking at the church from different angles. It was a pretty big deal when it aired here in Utah. SCIENCE The Journey of Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV6A8oGtPc4 (in "related videos," you can find the other parts.) I got so engrossed in this that I missed a date. It follows the migration of humans out of Africa and uses genetic testing to find where paths diverged, how people got where they are, etc. It's really awesome when they find a guy in Kazakhstan who has a genetic marker that traces him directly back to the migrants out of Africa. Seven fantastic Feynman lectures on physics from 1964 http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/ Excellently presented with interactive annotations and a complete transcript You need to install microsoft silverlight, but it's well worth it A bunch of BBC Horizen documentaries: http://www.ninjavideo.net/video/4142 Life After People This program explores what life would be like without people, starting at 1 day, going all the way up to hundreds of years. Sorry if it was already posted, I did a quick skim of the OP and the last couple of pages and didn't see it. Nuclear Fusion by the BBC. Darwin's Nightmare It's on google video if anyone's interested. Some time in the 1960's, in the heart of Africa, a new animal was introduced into Lake Victoria as a little scientific experiment. The Nile Perch, a voracious predator, extinguished almost the entire stock of the native fish species. However, the new fish multiplied so fast, that its white fillets are today exported all around the world. Huge hulking ex-Soviet cargo planes come daily to collect the latest catch in exchange for their southbound cargo… Kalashnikovs and ammunitions for the uncounted wars in the dark center of the continent. spacer This booming multinational industry of fish and weapons has created an ungodly globalized alliance on the shores of the world’s biggest tropical lake: an army of local fishermen, World bank agents, homeless children, African ministers, EU-commissioners, Tanzanian prostitutes and Russian pilots. - Discovering bacteria's amazing communication system - Binnie Bassler (2009) A fascinating look at how how bacteria communicate with their own, and other, species for mutual benifit, and how this could lead to a new type of antibiotics. She really presents it in an interesting way. The Great Global Warming Swindle http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/gr...ing_swindle.php "The Great Global Warming Swindle is a controversial documentary film by British television producer Martin Durkin, which argues against the scientific opinion that human activity is the main cause of global warming. The film showcases scientists, economists, politicians, writers, and others who are sceptical of the scientific consensus on anthropogenic global warming. Publicity for the programme states that global warming is 'a lie' and 'the biggest scam of modern times.'" James Burke's Connections http://www.youtube.com/user/JamesBurkeWeb Older series, yet it easily ranks with Carl Sagan's Cosmos when it comes to fascinating the hell out of you. The Dissapearing Male http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...ale+documentary The Disappearing Male is a CBC documentary about one of the most important, and least publicized, issues facing the human species: the toxic threat to the male reproductive system. The last few decades have seen steady and dramatic increases in the incidence of boys and young men suffering from genital deformities, low sperm count, sperm abnormalities and testicular cancer. At the same time, boys are now far more at risk of suffering from ADHD, autism, Tourette's syndrome, cerebral palsy, and dyslexia. The Disappearing Male takes a close and disturbing look at what many doctors and researchers now suspect are responsible for many of these problems: a class of common chemicals that are ubiquitous in our world. Found in everything from shampoo, sunglasses, meat and dairy products, carpet, cosmetics and baby bottles, they are called "hormone mimicking" or "endocrine disrupting" chemicals and they may be starting to damage the most basic building blocks of human development.« Looking for the Genetic Roots of the Japanese Looked at DNA from a ancient japanese mummy, before the asian people started coming to japan from china korea etc. They then goto Colombia I think and look at the DNA of a indigenous person there and find that its the closest match in the world. They also show stuff about Ainu people and stuff. http://www.oniazuma.com/2008/01/loo...f-japanese.html The Brain That Changes Itself http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/doc...de5ebcac807&id= Neat stuff, this doc is about the plasticity of the brain. Be careful what you think. Includes stroke victims, blind people, and people who are missing huge chunks of brain matter, and what the scientific and medical worlds are doing to help them. How Does Your Memory Work? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxVb6M8UPTQ Interesting doc about how our brains process and store memory. NASA 50th Anniversary Lecture: (intro) Stephen Hawking (1/5) 5 parts, I'm sure you can find the others. Thunderbolts of the Gods This is more about the history of science and the possible future? It's a bit weird but I like it. What We Still Don't Know Another weird one, kind of a primer. horizon.big.bag.experiment About the Large Hadron COllider SERIAL KILLERS Ted Bundy. Charismatic, intelligent serial killer responsible for the surprise sex and murder of over 30+ women. The true number of his victims is not known. http://youtube.com/watch?v=RkfIpMRfNzc Ed Gein. Grave-robber, insane killer and the inspiration for several fictional Hollywood murderers such as Leatherface, Buffalo Bill, etc. http://youtube.com/watch?v=-wSGmrwvPwk Jeffrey Dahmer. Responsible for the surprise sex and murder of 17 young men. Was also a cannibal. http://youtube.com/watch?v=N3szsOUF-o8 John Wayne Gacy. Responsible for the surprise sex and murder of 33 young men. Was also a party clown named "Pogo the Clown." http://youtube.com/watch?v=jNW4pfeJLb8 Gary Ridgway. The "Green River Killer" responsible for 48 - 50 murders in the state of Washington. http://youtube.com/watch?v=-WgUIrt1cyA The Iceman: Confessions of a Mafia Hitman "While leading the life of a happy family man in the New Jersey suburbs Richard Kuklinski was also living a bizarre double-life as a Mafia hit man. Kuklinski tells first hand how he brutally murdered men at close range dismembered and disposed of them before returning home to his family. This film offers extraordinary insight into the cold-heart of a killer." Part 1: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...665972395&hl=es Part 2:http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...134120077&hl=es Paradise Lost: The Murders at Robin Hood Hills. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_li...30E7C4D4&page=2 Disturbing stuff. I would also recommend not checking the Wiki page before watching. Although, this case is famous enough that you might have heard of it already. It involves a few teenagers being charged as child murderers during the "satanic panic" of the early 90's. SPACE Monster of the Milky Way: Does a supermassive black hole lurk at the center of our galaxy? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blackhole/program.html Thunderbolts of the Gods http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...590301316220374 Basically a theory of an "electric universe". Richard Dawkins' Growing Up in the Universe Oxford professor Richard Dawkins presents a series of lectures on life, the universe, and our place in it. With brilliance and clarity, Dawkins unravels an educational gem that will mesmerize young and old alike. Illuminating demonstrations, wildlife, virtual reality, and special guests (including Douglas Adams) all combine to make this collection a timeless classic. Episode 1: Waking Up in the Universe Episode 2: Designed and Designoid Objects Episode 3: Climbing Mount Improbable Episode 4: The Ultraviolet Garden Episode 5: The Genesis of Purpose Apollo 11: The Untold Story http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...apollo+missions APOLLO 11: THE UNTOLD STORY aka FIRST ON THE MOON: THE UNTOLD STORY One-Hour Special for Discovery Science Channel / five When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon in July 1969, Apollo 11 was hailed as the supreme triumph of American technology. But behind the flag waving lies a very different story: the untold account of how close the mission came to disaster. Now, nearly forty years later, men on that mission reveal what really happened on the first voyage to the moon. It's a tale of how primitive computer technology, coupled with human errors and mechanical failures, nearly caused the tragic loss of the crew. SPORTS Riding Giants History of Big Wave surfing http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...330245501589186 - Extreme wingsuit jumping - Ueli Gegenschatz (2009) A guy who does skydiving/base jumping/wingsuiting (?), his talk is interesting, but the real gem is the footage he shows at the end of him literally flying through a canyon with his wingsuit. It's like a real life flight dream, or watching a real life superhero flying around. Bumfights: A Video Too Far http://www.youtube.com/view_play_li...DC649B954ADC71C Playlist with all 6 parts. Documentary about the controversial BUMFIGHTS: A CAUSE FOR CONCERN phenomena. It covers the video itself, as well as the copycat cases that followed. Assault in the Ring http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp7z...feature=related ASSAULT IN THE RING revisits the ill-fated 1983 welterweight fight between Billy Collins Jr. and Luis Resto and its subsequent effect on both boxers, the New York sports landscape and the world of boxing. You can find the fight that this documentary is about here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIl73SqmFD4 and it's pretty devastating to watch when you know what's going on. Kokoyakyu - High School Baseball http://www.hulu.com/watch/78682/kok...school-baseball Even if you have zero interest in sports/baseball (like me), this is an immensely interesting documentary on the Japanese spirit. Very dramatic, and it's incredible to see the almost religious-level of dedication that these people put into the game. One of the best documentaries I've seen. STRANGE/FUNNY/HEARTWARMING/ETC Anna meets the Furries Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 It's worth it for her attitude throughout the documentary. She goes from "Oh, okay, these are nice people" to "dear lord they're insane." Married to the Eiffel Tower http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STCOo9Hh5lE A follow up documentary, in the same category of weird sexual attractions, this time looking at Objectum-Sexuality and a woman's attraction to the Eiffel Tower and the Berlin Wall. The Woman who thinks like a cow http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...811872140965305 Darkon A documentary about LARPing! http://www.hulu.com/watch/68489/darkon For outside U.S.A. - http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/darkon/ Transcending Stuttering I don't stutter and I only know one person who used to stutter very mildly, but it's a very interesting and heartwarming video nonetheless. I love seeing these people now, speaking fluently, I feel so good for them A funny five parter about the controversy surrounding Monty Python's Life of Brian. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDCA...from=PL&index=9 My Car Is My Lover Watch a man surprise sex several vehicles. An old Rowan Atkinson documentary about comedy. Really entertaining and funny hour long show about what's funny and why. It has a lot of clips from old movies and stuff. This was from a short TV series called Funny Business. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9fsn6lQBV4 embedding's disabled so here's the links for all parts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9fsn6lQBV4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7JGaLgF8HM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9k9lWYwrBY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJcpm31yYqY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYrK0VhMjyI Dan Akroyd Unplugged On UFOs (WATCH THIS NOW) http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/da...ged_on_ufos.php "Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs explores past and present sightings from around the world with shocking real footage, much of it never before seen, that will leave even the most skeptical viewers scratching their heads. Along with the fascinating collection of stunning eyewitness videos, Akroyd reveals his own vast knowledge of the strange and paranormal as he explores in detail his views on conspiracy theories, military secrets, and how UFO technology is currently part of our everyday lives! " -imdb.com Bananaman Himura spends a week with Japanese Gals Comedian goes to live with ganguro gals for a while. Its pretty funny. http://www.oniazuma.com/2008/01/ban...-week-with.html The Boy who Lived Before http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RRs...feature=related part of the series Extraordinary People, which has a lot of good documentaries. It's about a boy who has memories of a past life, and nearly all the details matched up when the family investigated their son's stories: his surname, where he lived, how many siblings he had, his dog, etc. Really loving cool. Carts of Darkness (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, may have been posted earlier without its title) http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/carts_of_darkness.php "Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts down the steep hills of North Vancouver. This subculture depicts street life as much more than the stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media. The film takes a deep look into the lives of the men who race carts, the adversity they face and the appeal of cart racing despite the risk. Shot in high-definition and featuring tracks from Black Mountain, Ladyhawk, Vetiver, Bison, and Alan Boyd of Little Sparta." Good Copy Bad Copy A great documentary discussing the current state of copyright, piracy and free culture. http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...earch&plindex=0 Not only starts off talking about my favorite musician Girl Talk, but gets in to some fascinating stuff about the current piracy scene around the world and the future copywriting and media as a whole. TECHNOLOGY Once Upon Atari Parts 1, 2 and 3 here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_li...once+upon+atari Talks about the old days at Atari, has some great interviews and stories with some of the first people who worked there. The History of Sega Dreamcast Part 1 Part 2 The history of the Sega Dreamcast. I loved this system, and it's a nice 30 minute documentary. History of Video Games http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...639460474263178 Mostly about the early roots. Starts with Atari, and eventually moves on to Nintendo. Time line stops at the NES. Hacking History http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...925144369700635 It's so outdated, pretty funny. iPod History http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...974522224017009 I don't actually own one of these things, but I watched about 15 minutes. Building Gods Building Gods Building Gods is a documentary that tackles the issue of pending greater-than-human artificial intelligence and its possible ramifications. The tone is mostly grim and eerie, but a wide spectrum of topics are discussed, including transhumanism, mind-machine mergers, uploading, and artificial superintelligence. What the Ancients did for Us Really good series about the technologies ancient societies had. There are nine but I only have seven. From the website: The Chinese The Indians The Romans The Egyptians The Mesopotamians The Aztec The Britons Scratch http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...594575841814301 A documentary about turntables and such. A conversation with Amory Lovins http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/9175 The most refreshing take on alternative energy I've ever heard. Oh, and he predicts GM and Chrysler's bankruptcy in July 2008. - David Pogue on cool phone tricks (2008) Use google for weather, showtimes, business locations, etc, through texting or voice, Cha Cha let's you ask any voice question and get text answers (there's a human that finds the answer), get your voicemail transcribed and emailed and texted to you, set up a get-out-of-date-call, also some iPhone apps. The Secret Life of the Electric Light This is an older documentary, but a great one, about light bulbs! Kind of odd and funny too. http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...ogy&hl=en&dur=3 URBAN/STREET CULTURE JISOE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvkX...feature=channel A compelling observational documentary that exposes the underbelly of Australian culture rarely explored by mainstream cinema. Set in Melbourne's harsh underground graffiti scene this provocative film exposes for the first time how this international culture has carved its own identity in Australian suburbia. Hard 2 Burn: 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLiM...feature=channel "Welcome to another fresh graffiti movie from Berlin/Germany. Almost 2 years after the 2nd volume, Hard 2 Burn #3 is out! Hard2Burn is back on Tracks with another 70 minutes classic. Bringing you the finest of Berlins Trainbomberscene, where various writers are out for the Fame and still loving up the system with style! Hard 2 Burn #3 is strictly trains and subways only, pure Berlin hardcore! Hiphop music from the original soundtrack and a great atmosphere in the video, where you join the writers on their crazy missions in the underground of Berlin's tunnels and around the train system. Live actions, Rolling panels, end 2 ends, whole cars and much more!" Streetwise Just seen Children Underground and found this 1984 documentary on street kids living in Seattle. part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h-scpQ_szM part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mn_H648Q60&NR=1 part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktgew6yTyj8&NR=1 part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLQI...feature=related part 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRar...feature=related part 6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqAP9TZZ8mY&NR=1 part 7 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o-pDiWoajc&NR=1 part 8[1] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy1l...feature=related part 8[2] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3y-...feature=related part 9 -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHnnlZL43wA&NR=1 part 10 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYJQ...feature=related Jey fucked around with this message at Nov 01, 2009 around 12:50 |
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Guns, Germs, and Steel By Jared Diamond The book of same name and accompanying video documentary try to explain why the West conquered the world, why the Aztecs didn't invade Spain, and why New Guineans have so little cargo. The answer: http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...293090480628280 1st of 3 parts, each one hour long. A forums favorite. I cannot recommend this video enough. It is the best non-fiction book I've read, and the National Geographic video is astounding. If I were in any sort of high-school teaching position I'd make it mandatory material. Watch it now! e: VV Good for you 
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You would have loved my high school, I had to read that book three times over the course of four years.
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This is one of my all time favorite documentaries. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ws2h9YKIFGw Start with the first section and watch the other five, it details the Islamic journey to Hajj, but the catch to this series is that the individuals involved are from totally different backgrounds. One a Texan woman, the other a South African radio jockey, and a Indonesian powerful businessman. This really unveiled what Islam really meant, despite criticisms of the religion, watching this special really changed the image of a religion we hardly know next to nothing about.
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Awesome thread. I love watching documentaries. I'll contribute with some that I've watched recently. The History of Sega Dreamcast Part 1 Part 2 The history of the Sega Dreamcast. I loved this system, and it's a nice 30 minute documentary. History of Video Games http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...639460474263178 Mostly about the early roots. Starts with Atari, and eventually moves on to Nintendo. Time line stops at the NES. Hacking History http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...925144369700635 It's so outdated, pretty funny. iPod History http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...974522224017009 I don't actually own one of these things, but I watched about 15 minutes. The first documentary I watched was about Tetris, and it eventually led me to the other documentaries, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. I guess Google must of taken it down or something.
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Zeitgeist A three-part documentary about Christianity, the Federal Reserve, and 9/11 http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...earch&plindex=0
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My favourite recent documentary: Intelligent Design on Trial, detailing the court battle of Intelligent Design in the Dover, Pennsylvannia case. Features court scene re-enactments, including the part where Behe says there is no sufficent evidence for the evolution of the immune system, and they stack piles of books and peer-reviewed journals in front of him. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/id/program.html
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Jey posted:Just finished watching this. I can't believe these people actually exist. There are different levels or racism, but I think this guy has even conned himself into believing the tripe he speaks. That's dedication.
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No End In Sight http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0912593/ "Chronological look at the fiasco in Iraq, especially decisions made in the spring of 2003 - and the backgrounds of those making decisions - immediately following the overthrow of Saddam: no occupation plan, an inadequate team to run the country, insufficient troops to keep order, and three edicts from the White House announced by Bremmer when he took over: no provisional Iraqi government, de-Ba'athification, and disbanding the Iraqi armed services. The film has chapters (from History to Consequences), and the talking heads are reporters, academics, soldiers, military brass, and former Bush-administration officials, including several who were in Baghdad in 2003." Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815181/ "Documentary portraying the actions of U.S. corporate contractors in the U.S.-Iraq war. Interviews with employees and former employees of such companies as Halliburton, CACI, and KBR suggest that government cronyism is behind apparent "sweetheart" deals that give such contractors enormous freedom to profit from supplying support and material to American troops while providing little oversight. Survivors of employees who were killed discuss the claim that the companies cared more for profit than for the welfare of their own workers, and soldiers indicate that the quality of services provided is sub-standard and severely in contradiction to the comparatively huge profits being generated. Also depicted are the unsuccessful attempts by the filmmakers to get company spokesmen to respond to the charges made by the interviewees." Planet Earth (not really a documentary, but a fantastic mini-series) http://dsc.discovery.com/convergenc...anet-earth.html "40 camera teams were shooting at over 200 different locations all over the world for more than 5 years to get the pictures seen in the series." godfather fucked around with this message at Nov 21, 2007 around 05:51 |
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This is Hormel Ever wondered how Hormel turns pig into SPAM? This shows the entire process of taking apart cows and swine and turning them into your favorite meat products. All in front of happy children.
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Triangulum posted:Why the gently caress did you have to link to that MissJackie video? No amount of drugs can ever make me unhear that. Beat me to it. Here, check out this excellent unauthorized film version of Pale Blue Dot someone made using Carl's recording for the audiobook http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...earch&plindex=4 Elijya fucked around with this message at Nov 21, 2007 around 06:06 |
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 Dude, sweet! More Sagan!
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Og Oggilby posted:Keepers of the Frame As a film collector with hundreds of 35mm reels in my garage, I'm shocked that I had never heard of this one. I just finished watching it and, while heartbreaking, it really does a good job of showing the spirit that exists in people like myself and others who want to preserve our rapidly deteriorating history. It appears that this was made in the early 90's and since then, the importance of film preservation has really made leaps and bounds in influencing the right people with the money to throw towards this cause. More and more "lost" films are being preserved every year and being made available again to the world.
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Og Oggilby posted:This is Hormel That was awesome.
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Here are a few of my favorite documentaries: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088196/ Streetwise - 1984 A documentary about homeless and runaway teens living on the streets of downtown seattle in the early 1980's http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192335/ Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. 1999 A holocaust denier and backyard engineer who perfected capital punishment machines http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080796/ God's Angry Man - 1980 A fascinating look at one of the earliest TV Televangelists, Dr. Gene Scott directed by Werner Herzog http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102015/ Hearts of Darkness - 1991 A documentary, or making of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278736/ Stanley Kubrick - A Life in Pictures - 2001 Documentary about the life and career of Stanley Kubrick http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065780/ Gimme Shelter - 1970 the Maysles brothers documentary on the Rolling Stone's 1969 tour which focuses on the Altamont concert and the Hells Angels riot http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066580/ Woodstock - 1970 one of THE music documentaries of all time. Right up there with Monterey Pop festival
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Chernobyl Heart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGuhtgURhs Quit depressing, I don't think it needs too much of a description. (I remember there was a thread similar to this before where it was posted.)
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| # ? Nov 21, 2007 06:49 |
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bookmarked! Thanks for this thread.
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| # ? Nov 21, 2007 06:52 |
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Triangulum posted:Why the gently caress did you have to link to that MissJackie video? No amount of drugs can ever make me unhear that. Hell yes, I fall asleep every night to Cosmos. I love it. That man truly was one of the best we'll ever see.
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| # ? Nov 21, 2007 06:54 |
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