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I quickly scanned the thread and saw no mention of it but you guys do seem to appreciate Frontline. If you do, you owe it to yourself to watch their latest. While certainly not their most informative piece, Behind Taliban Lines offers such a perspective that I was riveted for the entire 40 minutes. It comes from an Afghan reporter who was offered to stay with a Taliban cell called the central group who are part of the Hezb-i-Islami, the main organized insurgent force in charge of activity in north Afghanistan. He was able to travel with them during a planned attack on coalition forces.
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KG posted:http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=6151699791256390335&ei=MmSFS9-PJI2QwgPPi4SXCQ&q=nassim+haramein Watch it if you want, but be warned that it isn't a NOVA type science show.
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HipGnosis posted:Second Skin http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/08/06/votd-second-skin-documentary-about-gamers-addicted-to-mmorpgs/. This film might be about you. Haven't watched this yet, but it's about MMORPG addiction and looks pretty interesting. The video has been taken off of Hulu, however. It's available on Netflix instant play for those who have it.
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Mouse Bite posted:
Seconding this but also jsut to mention, it's not easy viewing. Also, the girl called Polly in it, killed herself a few years ago :-(
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Very interesting documentary on the Chernobyl disaster http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoEgkGNO-sQ Haven't been able to find a version with english subtitles, so no idea what they're saying in the reconstructions, but it's very interesting even with that. And also the place 10 years later (1996) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otFQcmE3G5s
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I love the Chernobyl stuff. You can lose a weekend exploring that place through the videos and studies. Talk about a rough neighborhood. This is a documentary on Picher, OK. So much lead that kids take 8 times as long to learn certain things. Found it when I was on a superfund journey. The Creek Runs Red Description: The EPA calls the mining town of Picher, Oklahoma the most toxic place in America, but a dwindling population still call it home. Today the town is divided by fears of serious health risks, environmental politics, civic pride and old racial tensions between Indian and white society. THE CREEK RUNS RED explores the human response to an environmental disaster and the complex connection between people and place. Bonus Michigan Superfund Site Pic: (sorry had to shrink for waffleimages)  Wanna go for a swim? http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/land/site.tcl?epa_id=MID067340711
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Howard Goodall's 20th Century Greats - The Beatles Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zddh5Vp-ApI Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb5jt6BD3Ik Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLkBCNuiygs Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zaRmBkKp00 Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esO-qsmApwQ Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffZQWDDQwWM Description: British composer Howard Goodall takes an in depth look into The Beatles' musical influences and music theory in order to show their musical genius in a new light. I thoroughly enjoyed this when it was on TV in the UK, I loved the presenting style and his use of great demonstrations to put across his points. Made me appreciate their music on an entirely different level. Highly recommended. Also if you like this, there was an entire series on other artists of the 20th Century (Cole Porter, Bernard Herrmann, Leonard Bernstein) and also How Music Works - a documentary on music theory and history over the ages.
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Right from Google video: Threads is a 1984 television docudrama depicting the effects of a nuclear war on the United Kingdom and its aftermath.
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Herbicidal Maniac posted:possibly Jesus. loving. Christ. I have a butt-load of intolerances that mean I basically have to eat unprocessed fruit and veg with the meat part of my diet having to be sourced from places where they don't add preservatives or anything. I usually feel pretty good about where my food comes from. I barely got through that trailer.. the eyes... the god damned eyes... 
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Mouse Bite posted:Thin (link: http://documentaryheaven.com/thin/) It follows a group of women undergoing inpatient treatment for eating disorders. Really powerful stuff. I love documentaries, but there's only so many war/government/big business documentaries that I can take, and then kind of start to give up on poo poo. So hey, come on. More documentaries about sex and titties and go karts and snickers bars. Evolution and Sex Documentary part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buQ_3cBGhmA What Makes You Sexy pt.1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JSqpCjbdcM&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=0C78E5D7AEE709AC My Big Breasts And Me -- NWS for TITTAYS http://www.guba.com/watch/3000106762/BBC-My-Big-Breasts-and-Me
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 If you ever feel the need to see something relatively short, very british, nerdy, and definitely 80's, I can't recommend more The Secret Life Of Machines. It's about how your normal, everyday appliances work, from the washing machine to the fax machine to the CRT television and magnetic tape. All very cool stuff -- and this is how I recommend you start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V69ZXPJxyZs
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Just a note of warning to those who plan to watch Dear Zachary but have yet to. I was not at all prepared for the soulcrushingness of this documentary. I cried myself to sleep last night and have been in a horrible mood all day. It's beautiful and terrible and I honestly sort of regret watching it because I'll never forget it. Truly one of the most horrifying things I've ever seen.
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modo posted:The King of Kong(2007) PG-13 king of kong is awesome
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newo dot posted:Kim Jong-Il's Comedy Club you could possibly use a proxy to find a UK server to watch on
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Herv posted:This is a documentary on Picher, OK. So much lead that kids take 8 times as long to learn certain things. Found it when I was on a superfund journey. quazi fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Feb 26, 2010 |
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I thought King of Kong was a great movie. Only read the spoiler below if you've already watched it. Walter Day of Twin Galaxies believes that the documentary is dishonest in its portrayal of the actual events. In posts on a Twin Galaxies forum entitled "The King of Kong — Official Statement"[19] he contends, among other things, that: * In 2000 Tim Sczerby reached a high score of 879,200 points. Steve Wiebe beat both this score and Billy Mitchell's 1982 score. (In response, the film's producers claim that "Tim Sczerby's consistently disputed record was impossible to verify and did not merit inclusion in the film."[20]) * Steve Wiebe actually held the high score record for almost 3 years, and when his videotaped score of 1,006,600 points was rejected, the record actually reverted back to Wiebe's own previous record reached in 2003 — it did not revert to Billy Mitchell's 1982 score as implied by the film. * Mitchell's videotaped record sent to the Funspot event was actually discarded after the event, and Walter Day apologized "for the mistake of approving this videotape without the benefit of a complete verification process". The score was reverted to Wiebe's score achieved at Funspot.[21] This is from the Wikipedia article about the movie and really makes you look at things differently. So much of the drama was manufactured. The one that really got to me was that when Wiebe's videotaped score was discarded, he already had the next highest record, not Billy. Bleh, entertaining movie, just not very factual which is a bummer.
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Young Al Capone posted:Last Minutes With Oden Wasn't this made by a goon?
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synthy posted:Right from Google video: Had to watch this twice. Singlehandedly changed my view on nuclear weapons.
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Are purely audio documentaries fair game? A few years ago I ran across this: History of the Amen Break http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac It's extremely fascinating for music nerds, and yes, THAT Amen Break.
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quazi posted:I live about three hours away from Picher. I'm torn on whether I should head over there and photograph the heck out of the place. I'd probably get cancer before getting out of the car, but it's oddly beautiful. If I were you I wouldn't. While my scant knowledge on Picher is based on internet articles and doco's, apparently you have a chance of falling through the ground into the mines. From what I have gathered, the mining companies literally mined up to the tree roots of the town. Sinkholes opened up. Kids were told not to run too hard on the fields. Talk about a clusterfuck. You probably know all this but still just wanted to bring it up. Maybe just bring some snowshoes?? Bonus liquidators of chernobyl video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8oVzYCBqNA
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I recommend "Becoming Human". It's a three part Nova special on human evolution. I scanned through the thread and didn't see it mentioned, so I apologize if it was already posted here. You can watch it on Netflix if you want, or you can watch us evolve for free on the PBS site! If you dig  the quest for knowledge of our origins (or even if you don't seriously just watch it for  ) check it out! I promise you it is loving awesome.Links ahoy: Becoming Human Part 1 Becoming Human Part 2 Becoming Human Part 3
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I just finished Streetwise and it is loving remarkable - I know there are a score of docu's on street kids but the editing and flow of this one is peerless. It's up there with Salesman for me - kind of puts you in tune with the hopelessness of these kids. You can start off here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h-scpQ_szM Its never been released on dvd
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I watched the first David Attenburough in the thread and really liked it, besides the weird "we're going to come back and civilize them" intimation. If This American Life qualifies then I think The Moth should qualify as well. The Moth is a story telling event in New York (and elsewhere, I've just only been in NY) where anyone is allowed to get up to tell a short story about their life. If the audience likes it, your story advances in a sort of story competition. They've got an awesome podcast with all these different stories. They're all pretty short (5-20 mins) and I've heard stories about a guy who got stabbed by the Latin Kings 30 times, about Colin Quinn completely bombing at Robert Deniro's birthday party, about broken homes, successful marriages, crazy trips, crazy drug trips etc etc. The Moth.
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Zigmidge posted:I quickly scanned the thread and saw no mention of it but you guys do seem to appreciate Frontline. If you do, you owe it to yourself to watch their latest. While certainly not their most informative piece, Behind Taliban Lines offers such a perspective that I was riveted for the entire 40 minutes. Saw this on PBS a few days ago and I recommend it for anyone interested in the current wars in the middle east. Seeing actual combat missions, and the individuals doing them, from the insurgents' side, is really interesting. After watching most of Wild China I've come back to recommend it to anyone who enjoys Planet Earth or any nature show. The bamboo forests were my favorite part. And it's not just the awesomely cool animals and environments either, there's a lot about the people living in each region, and the cultural perspective is fascinating.
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Cane Toads: An Unnatural History: a lighthearted and quite hilarious late-80s film about the ecological terror brought upon Australia by an introduced species of toad for the purpose of controlling pests in sugar cane fields. Needless to say, it didn't work as planned. I loved this. It's pretty short, too. Less than an hour. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mvV8OT-mmE
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Helvete posted:Cane Toads: An Unnatural History: a lighthearted and quite hilarious late-80s film about the ecological terror brought upon Australia by an introduced species of toad for the purpose of controlling pests in sugar cane fields. Needless to say, it didn't work as planned. I loved this. It's pretty short, too. Less than an hour. I watched that in an Environmental Science class last year, and it's pretty hilarious. Thanks for the link.
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Are there a documentaries on weeaboos or otakus (american kids obsessed with anime and japanese culture)? I find them fascinating in the same way I find doll fuckers interesting. 
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fun fact; when i was in high school in 1999, we played picher in some weird-rear end basketball tournament. their nickname? the gorillas
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I Got Next is a look into the competitive fighting game community, specifically competitive Street Fighter players. There are several interviews with professional players and you get a lot of good insight into the community. It also takes a look at the rivalries that develop between the East and West coasts shortly after the release of Street Fighter 4, as both sides gear up for Final Round, a major fighting game tournament. http://www.igotnextmovie.com/ SpaceBees fucked around with this message at 08:01 on Mar 9, 2010 |
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IMB posted:fun fact; when i was in high school in 1999, we played picher in some weird-rear end basketball tournament. their nickname? the gorillas I think thats their mascot. It said it on the water tower and all over the school in the documentary.
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Bottom Liner posted:Are there a documentaries on weeaboos or otakus (american kids obsessed with anime and japanese culture)? I find them fascinating in the same way I find doll fuckers interesting. Hope you all enjoy it! http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/guys-and-dolls/
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covok48 posted:Had to watch this twice. Singlehandedly changed my view on nuclear weapons. Why, did you think beforehand that they were wonderful inventions of human civilization? or was this change the other way round  ?
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Herv posted:Documentary on Picher, OK I found this to be pretty interesting. Seems like a disproportionate amount of misinformed people will elect to stay where literally no one should ever live. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...111494&t=h&z=14 Here's a map of Picher. The white blobs of stuff are chat piles, the lead-poisoned waste from the massive mining operations from decades ago. They're loose piles, so when the wind blows, lead dust gets everywhere in the town, in addition to all the problems they have with the toxic water.
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spandexcajun posted:Touching the void Thanks for posting this, I just watched it last night. Amazing story and very well done.
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poronty posted:Why, did you think beforehand that they were wonderful inventions of human civilization? or was this change the other way round I knew I'd have to loving come back and defend myself when giving the documentary a thumbs up. Anyway, to answer your question. I felt that nuclear weapons were a good deterrent to a full scale world war. What I didn't know previously is that the US/NATO had a "first use" policy if tensions ever escelated which would in turn cause retaliation. This tells me that the US felt nukes would even the conventional war playing field while the Soviets felt it would nullify the economic avantage of the west. In other words, both sides were willing to risk long term catastrope for their own populations for short term benefits (and I use the word benefits loosely) much less give a drat what happened to the rest of the world. In short, they were only a deterrent enough to discourage the first shot being fired, but had it been we would've been sent right back into the stone age. The drama-documentary gave a excellent "man on the street" perspective of what would happen if say my family was caught in such a situatuion. It was depressing, horrifying, and above all, accurate. We were lucky this didn't happen, but not for want of trying by the cold war powers. covok48 fucked around with this message at 06:34 on Mar 1, 2010 |
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Ouija posted:I just finished Streetwise and it is loving remarkable - I know there are a score of docu's on street kids but the editing and flow of this one is peerless. It's up there with Salesman for me - kind of puts you in tune with the hopelessness of these kids. You can start off here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h-scpQ_szM Tiny's mum: "It's just a phase..."  Everyone needs to watch this.
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gently caress logic posted:I know this is from a few pages ago, but THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I've read the book and several others on Rwanda, but I had no idea there was a documentary of this! Thank you for writing this review because it got me to watch this documentary tonight. My god, I can't believe this only happened ~15 years ago. I knew there was a genocide in Rwanda but the details were shocking. I'm definitely going to pick up the book this week.
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covok48 posted:I knew I'd have to loving come back and defend myself when giving the documentary a thumbs up. Whoa. No one said you needed to defend yourself for anything. I was simply curious how someone can find anything really new and mind-changing about the consequences of dropping nuclear bombs in a film like this. I mean I saw it and liked it too, and I'll give you that it's really effective in making the whole thing much more visceral and direct than usual, but it's not like there hasn't been a dozen of novels and movies (since at least the cold war) already telling you the same things over and over in no uncertain terms.
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I watched the first two parts (of I think 5 or 6 parts) of a documentary about the English language. The narrator was some English (or British, whatever the term is) guy who travels from the UK to America in the episodes I saw to talk about the differences. The documentary basically talked about how English became what it is from the Normal invasions and such. Does anyone know the name of this documentary?
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Ziir posted:I watched the first two parts (of I think 5 or 6 parts) of a documentary about the English language. The narrator was some English (or British, whatever the term is) guy who travels from the UK to America in the episodes I saw to talk about the differences. The documentary basically talked about how English became what it is from the Normal invasions and such. Does anyone know the name of this documentary?
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