What are some Decent Documentary films?
Love watching Doco's, so looking for some recommendations?
Love watching Doco's, so looking for some recommendations?
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I watched 'Trouble the Water' the other day. It's a handy cam docu (i guess) of a family who stayed during Hurricane Katrina. Good watch.
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Man on Wire-Crazy French Genius crosses Twin Towers on wire.
Grizzly Man- David Attenbourough meets Steve Irwin crossed with Charles Manson.
Crossing the Line- amazing insight into North Korean culture- its abput Joe Dresnok, a guy who walked across the border from South to North Korea and became a folk hero there.
Grizzly man would be in my top three films of all genres.
Salmon swim upstream
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Yes to man on wire.
I got vertigo just watching it-
Salmon swim upstream
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Doco Series?
Connections - James Burke
Life on Earth - David Attenborough
Botanical Man - David Bellamy (before he got all weird and Gaia-esque)
Wild South - TVNZ/that lot down in Otago
Ascent of Man - Jacob Bronowski (very ancient this one)
BBC "Walking wiv" docos (Dinosaurs, Beasts, Man - last one on the whale was pretty cool)
Edit: BTW after getting lots of posts are you then going down to the video store only to get out a DVD on the latest terminator film?
Junior822010-01-11 12:51:10
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World at War
7 Ages of Rock
South - Marcus Lush is an under-rated genius.
7 Ages of Rock
South - Marcus Lush is an under-rated genius.
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Centuries of torment: The first 20 years chrfit2010-01-11 13:03:46
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World at War
YES!!
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Centuries of torment: The first 20 years
Is that about marriage?
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Centuries of torment: The first 20 years
Is that about marriage?
not quite
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Watched Black Gold last night. Good movie about Where Coffee comes from, and how the farmers are being royally screwed.
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The universe series from the History Channel, you can get the DVD season set.
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The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
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World at War
YES!!
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Managed to get all 5 parts on DVD last Oct from the Warehouse for $16.99 each, normally about $40 each. Had to hunt round a couple of the them to find them all. I remember watching as a kid when it 1st came out in the mid 70's. Probably the best WW2 doco produced (Thames Television). Very sobering & harrowing in some episodes.
Wongo2010-01-11 15:24:14
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This one isn't a documentary rather a mockumentary Forgotten Silver
This one purely for the images as there is no dialogue Baraka
and liked Who Killed The Electric Car?
This one purely for the images as there is no dialogue Baraka
and liked Who Killed The Electric Car?
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Bit vague isn't it just asking what doco's to watch.
Have liked Gary Huswit's two docos 'Helvetica' (about the font) and 'Objectified' about industrial design & mass produced designed goods. But that's me I doubt anyone else would enjoy watching them here.
Have liked Gary Huswit's two docos 'Helvetica' (about the font) and 'Objectified' about industrial design & mass produced designed goods. But that's me I doubt anyone else would enjoy watching them here.
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Clive Wearing "the man with a 7 second memory"
" A depressing but fascinating film that is profoundly sad and profoundly unfair"
" A depressing but fascinating film that is profoundly sad and profoundly unfair"
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Mockumentaries eh?
This is Spinal Tap
Bad New Tour
"Imogen the people"
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this site has it's very own Vim Fuego
News, you can be Roger Daltry
OutFoxed - the life and crimes of Rupert Murdoch
The Corporation - business as criminals
Jazz - Ken Burns series
Jesus the Evidence - pretty controversial at the time. plus I dig Rennes les Chatues mythology.
The Last Waltz - maybe not technically a documentary, but worth a bo-peep
Roger and Me - early Michael Moore, as in it's both genuine and accurate
and really anything by the greatest living Australian, John Pilger. A real journalist, a real champion of the poor and marginalized, a real man.
News, you can be Roger Daltry
OutFoxed - the life and crimes of Rupert Murdoch
The Corporation - business as criminals
Jazz - Ken Burns series
Jesus the Evidence - pretty controversial at the time. plus I dig Rennes les Chatues mythology.
The Last Waltz - maybe not technically a documentary, but worth a bo-peep
Roger and Me - early Michael Moore, as in it's both genuine and accurate
and really anything by the greatest living Australian, John Pilger. A real journalist, a real champion of the poor and marginalized, a real man.
E's Flat Ah's Flat Too
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When we Were Kings
You know we belong together...
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Does this include movies based on true stories?
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World at War
YES!!
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Managed to get all 5 parts on DVD last Oct from the Warehouse for $16.99 each, normally about $40 each. Had to hunt round a couple of the them to find them all. I remember watching as a kid when it 1st came out in the mid 70's. Probably the best WW2 doco produced (Thames Television). Very sobering & harrowing in some episodes.
If you thought WWI was boring - think again:
or if you really want to get "heavy":
If you need some 'Nam' - try this:
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Stevo, do you have the Battlefield series? Very good 100min DVDs on campaigns of WW2. Or Victory At Sea?
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Documentary style fiction movie called the Wrestler.... Has anyone else seen the Crime and investigation TV channel Doco on Men in love with love dolls??!! Weird
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