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mod sassinator posted:Another good hip hop documentary I recently saw on Netflix instant is Biggie & Tupac, which investigates the story of their rivalry and death. The director is Nick Broomfield and he has a great confrontational yet not confrontational style. That said, avoid the gently caress out of Kurt and Courtney, also by Broomfield.
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Just to let anyone know, Blackfish is going to be on CNN on Oct 24th. Holy crap, I will never spend a dollar at Sea World for the rest of my life until they get rid of the killer whales.
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Stare-Out posted:I finally managed to catch Blackfish and while it's basically Humans Exploiting Sentient Beings for Profit: The Documentary, it's still extremely captivating and really reinforces what amazing animals Orcas are and how lovely SeaWorld is while remaining pretty objective. I highly recommend it. Goosed it. posted:I'm sure this has already been recommended but Canadian Netflix currently has Something from nothing: The Art of Rap which is really excellent. I've always liked rap but had no real understanding of it's history and development. The video website is here. A Band Called Death is an ok documentary about a great subject. Three brothers from Detroit were playing punk music before The Ramones were even founded. They refused to change their name and couldn't get a record deal. 34 years later, one of their sons found the demos in the attic and the band blew up. It's a really good story but the movie didn't grab me. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten is about the lead singer of The Clash. It's good when it focuses on Joe's life and people who knew him, but it's very bloated. There are so many interviews with celebrities or musicians influenced by The Clash. This would be ok if the global impact of The Clash was the subject, but it's about one man's life and a lot of time is spent on his later work. If a Joe Strummer documentary isn't inherently appealing, this probably isn't worth your time. The Loving Story is about the couple who sued Virginia and led to the Supreme Court overturning bans on interracial marriage. As a whole it's not great, but it's interesting to see the huge amount of footage and home movies recorded at the time. The Lovings are nice people who want to be left alone. The lawyers are great. They obviously believe in the case and fairness etc., but instead of the humble men fighting for justice seen in so many bad scripts, they are also careerists looking to make a name for themselves. You can skip it.
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# ? Sep 22, 2013 12:33 |
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I just went through the BBC series "Addicted to Pleasure" and highly recommend it to history enthusiasts. It's presented by Scottish actor Brian Cox and consists of a mix of on-location interviews, scientific explanations, cutely animated drawings and lots of historical background. An excellent production. Sugar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_9U5TZiemM Whiskey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxP31qS3IM4 Tobacco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sext0OA7a-g Opium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTQWc6G3vwo Note: all of the pictures are misleading. For instance, there is zero mention of Jack Daniel's in the whiskey episode.
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# ? Sep 24, 2013 00:34 |
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Troma has free documentaries about their filming and selling process. It's inspiring for any creative type. Highlights include filming in an abandoned Mcdonald's with volunteer actors, and painting green collars on t-shirts when they run out of green-collared shirts. VERY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_X9FnnhC8I&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLLnfvt0TjwhorW5MdWaAahntogiNFaK3m VERY Dr.Caligari posted:I'm sure it has been asked somewhere in the last 78 pages, but I am wanting to gear up for Halloween early and watch some good mysterious/paranormal type documentary's. Not paranormal, but Halloweeny and enjoyed: "The American Scream": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQMkrdzD3xM (trailer) eminkey2003 fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Jun 15, 2015 |
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I just watched The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On by Kazuo Hara and holy poo poo, what a haunting experience. Hara follows a WWII veteran who fought in New Guinea and now revisits his superiors and other members of his unit to bring the gruesome details of some incidents to light. Of course most don't want to talk to him but he is relentless (to say the least). I don't whant to spoil anything more if you need more details check out the IMDb link above or the Wikipedia entry. The movie can be found on Youtube and is also easily downloadable if you want to.
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# ? Sep 24, 2013 09:19 |
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On is simply intense. Watch it.
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Thank you for this. Just watched it and man, this one is an experience that will stay with you for sure.
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true.spoon posted:I just watched The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On by Kazuo Hara and holy poo poo, what a haunting experience. Hara follows a WWII veteran who fought in New Guinea and now revisits his superiors and other members of his unit to bring the gruesome details of some incidents to light. Of course most don't want to talk to him but he is relentless (to say the least). Just want to echo the sentiment that this is a great film. Truly one of the most spellbinding documentaries I've ever seen.
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# ? Sep 27, 2013 03:43 |
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Can anyone recommend any good documentaries about old subcultures, Akin to Filth and the Fury, Headbanger's Journey and the like? Anything about punk, skinhead, mod and early goth would be greatly appreciated. No need to bring up anything about black metal, however.
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# ? Oct 5, 2013 18:53 |
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ulvir posted:Can anyone recommend any good documentaries about old subcultures, Akin to Filth and the Fury, Headbanger's Journey and the like? Anything about punk, skinhead, mod and early goth would be greatly appreciated. You might like Blank City, a documentary on the late 70's post punk/DIY art scene in New York. I watched it recently and enjoyed it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhDQMsBywOY
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# ? Oct 5, 2013 19:42 |
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Decline of Western Civilization, if you haven't seen it.
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I and II are on Youtube, no dice for III.
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ulvir posted:Can anyone recommend any good documentaries about old subcultures, Akin to Filth and the Fury, Headbanger's Journey and the like? Anything about punk, skinhead, mod and early goth would be greatly appreciated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dn2NRvrR-U And if you have a really strong stomach you could watch the GG Allin documentary. I couldn't make it all the way through.
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# ? Oct 6, 2013 02:18 |
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Stare-Out posted:I finally managed to catch Blackfish and while it's basically Humans Exploiting Sentient Beings for Profit: The Documentary, it's still extremely captivating and really reinforces what amazing animals Orcas are and how lovely SeaWorld is while remaining pretty objective. I highly recommend it. Just watched this. Really well made almost had me a few times.
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# ? Oct 7, 2013 01:52 |
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:For those who enjoy Connections and James Burke, there's an awesome YouTube channel for him: https://www.youtube.com/user/JamesBurkeWeb I clicked this not knowing what it was, and my god is it wonderful. This is incredibly interesting and entertaining, even for being as old as it is. Which got me to wondering, are there many other television shows, documentary or otherwise, that are basically the product of one person? I mean, besides crew and all, something like Connections or Cosmos (or even "Louie") that is the work of a writer/director/editor/presenter. The result usually seems pretty good.
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mod sassinator posted:You might like Blank City, a documentary on the late 70's post punk/DIY art scene in New York. I watched it recently and enjoyed it. nocal posted:Decline of Western Civilization, if you haven't seen it. fenix down posted:This one was posted earlier in the thread. It's about French punks who went around beating up skinheads in the 80s. Don't think I've the stomach to watch the one about GG Allin, though (did some reading on the guy). I've already seen Decline of Western Civilisation II, but I'll definitely check out part 1.
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# ? Oct 8, 2013 18:03 |
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You need to watch Hated to see where The Hangover came from.
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# ? Oct 8, 2013 18:09 |
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Finally got around to watching The Cove about the Japanese slaughtering 20,000+ dolphins every year for basically pocket change. loving heart breaking. exceptionally well made doco with some extraordinary footage. Big eye opening for me in terms of what a joke the IWC is, and why Sea Sheppard are so into their cause. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KRD8e20fBo
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big business sloth posted:This is incredibly interesting and entertaining, even for being as old as it is.
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# ? Oct 15, 2013 17:20 |
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KoRMaK posted:I thought the same thing when I discovered it. How had I gone this long without ever someone shoving this in front of me and going "please pay attention, for the love of god this stuff is worth learning." For some reason I fall asleep when Sagan talks, but James Burke has me I really would like to see more presentations as such. Both "The Day the Universe Changed" and "Cosmos" begin with "A Personal Journey/View by..." and I think that format is astounding.
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# ? Oct 15, 2013 20:29 |
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There's a new VICE "Guide to Travel" video out, called "The Japanese Love Industry". It's great, fascinating and sad, as their stuff tends to be. Watching it makes me want to learn more about the Yakuza, any suggestions for that?
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Angryhead posted:There's a new VICE "Guide to Travel" video out, called "The Japanese Love Industry". Jesus as an adder the end was horrible
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Angryhead posted:There's a new VICE "Guide to Travel" video out, called "The Japanese Love Industry". This poo poo is crazy. I don't want to ruin any of it by saying any quotes or nothing, but what the cuddle girl said about Christmas blew my mind.
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big business sloth posted:I really would like to see more presentations as such. Both "The Day the Universe Changed" and "Cosmos" begin with "A Personal Journey/View by..." and I think that format is astounding. As I understand it, that format began with Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, in part as Kenneth Clark's disclaimer that he was really only concerned with Western Civilization. It's a really good show, very much worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNGzoJFj9g8
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tagelthebagel posted:This poo poo is crazy. I don't want to ruin any of it by saying any quotes or nothing, but what the cuddle girl said about Christmas blew my mind. As always Vice is rather superficial (but admittedly entertaining), if this got any of you interested in the strange phenomena of host clubs, I highly recommend The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief (can be found on Youtube). I think it was already mentioned in the thread but it's worth repeating. Also thanks to whoever linked the Troma documentaries, I enjoyed them tremendously without ever having watched any of the movies they were about. true.spoon fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Oct 16, 2013 |
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I watched this excellent NOVA documentary on the 2004 case where a Kansas school district tried and failed to introduce creationism to the curriculum. It's a thoroughly informative program, but it has a major gap. Before the judge even rendered his verdict, the people of Dover voted to oust the creationists from the school board. The creationists had lost the support of the people. What happened there? For what reasons did the people choose mainstream science? What swayed them?
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I just watched a documentary called Billionaires Club yesterday on the Tea Party. Are there any more recent docs on the TP movement, or any extreme right movements in the US? Edit: I also watched an HBO doc on the 2009 election. I love seeing crazy people cry because Obama became President. Edit 2: I watched two-thirds The Power Principle today; any opinions on it? Professor Shark fucked around with this message at 23:43 on Oct 21, 2013 |
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Professor Shark posted:I just watched a documentary called Billionaires Club yesterday on the Tea Party. Are there any more recent docs on the TP movement, or any extreme right movements in the US? What was the name of the HBO doc?
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I think the one he's talking about is Right America: Feeling Wronged.
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# ? Oct 22, 2013 01:45 |
How To Survive a Plague is a interesting history of ACT UP and AIDS activism. It's worth watching but super depressing since you're watching people slowly die. The official site has a trailer and link to Netflix Instant. http://surviveaplague.com/
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I think the one he's talking about is Right America: Feeling Wronged. Correct- it's from 2009, however, so it hasn't caught up with the crazy. It was decent, and I found that I had more respect for the guys who said they didn't like Obama because they were racist (literally "I don't like ****** ") than the ones who couldn't explain why they didn't like him/ were frothing mad because he's a Hitler-Stalin-Socialist-Dictator.
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Are there any similar documentaries on the whacko left?
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Ropes4u posted:Are there any similar documentaries on the whacko left? Who, specifically? Occupy, or something?
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I'm looking for documentaries about veganism, anarchism and punk. I've already seen Antifa -Chasseurs de skins, Food Inc and Earthlings.
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Ropes4u posted:Are there any similar documentaries on the whacko left? I'm sure some Infowars stuff would fit the bill. If you're looking for a laugh, anyways.
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Ropes4u posted:Are there any similar documentaries on the whacko left? I'd probably consider anything by Morgan Spurlock to be whacko left. At least Super Size Me.
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Ropes4u posted:Are there any similar documentaries on the whacko left? Here's 15 minutes on the most leftist of all the first-wave American underground comic book artists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3_VSYSI5WU
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Baron Bifford posted:I watched this excellent NOVA documentary on the 2004 case where a Kansas school district tried and failed to introduce creationism to the curriculum. It's a thoroughly informative program, but it has a major gap. Before the judge even rendered his verdict, the people of Dover voted to oust the creationists from the school board. The creationists had lost the support of the people. What happened there? For what reasons did the people choose mainstream science? What swayed them? I would imagine they were embarrassed by the national media coverage. Either that, or an organized group of townsfolk mobilized to oust those people.
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Ropes4u posted:Are there any similar documentaries on the whacko left? Not sure whether or not these fall under that umbrella, but "If A Tree Falls" about the ELF is somewhat in that vein, as is "Better This World", which vaguely touches on a domestic terror plot related to the 2008 RNC in Minneapolis. I'm probably doing a bad job explaining, but check them out.
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