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Post by barristanwhitebeard on Feb 9, 2016 13:57:57 GMT
A pair of my personal favorites:
Titicut Follies is a 1967 American documentary film directed by Frederick Wiseman and filmed by John Marshall, about the patient-inmates of Bridgewater State Hospital for the criminally insane, a Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. In 1967 the film won awards in Germany and Italy. Later on, Wiseman made a number of such films examining social institutions (e.g. hospitals, police, schools, etc.) in the United States.
This musical documentary concerns the Rolling Stones and their tragic free concert at Altamont Speedway near San Francisco in early December 1969. The event was all but destroyed by violence that marked the end of the peace and love euphoria of the 1960s. The night began smoothly, with the supercharged Flying Burrito Brothers opening up for the Rolling Stones and performing the truck-driving classic "Six Days on the Road" and Tina Turner giving a sensually charged performance. But on this particular evening, the Stones made the fateful (and disastrous) decision to hire the Oakland chapter of the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang as bodyguards and bouncers. It was a foolhardy, careless choice that turned the night into an unmitigated disaster; halfway through the Stones' act, the Angels killed one black spectator, and injured several others who were present (including Jefferson Airplane's lead singer Marty Balin). In the film, we watch Mick Jagger -- ere an ebullient, charismatic performer of bisexual charm -- reduced to standing on stage like a frightened child with his finger in his mouth in wake of the violence. Unsurprisingly, the Grateful Dead refused to perform after the violence erupted; the picture ends on a despairing note, with the Stones repeatedly watching a film of the murder. Celebrated documentarians Albert and David Maysles directed and Haskell Wexler shot the film, with heightened instinct and control; as a result, this film is considered one of the greatest rock documentaries ever made. Stones songs performed include "Brown Sugar," "Under My Thumb," and "Sympathy for the Devil."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2016 14:48:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2016 16:22:21 GMT
Kuklinski was sooooo fucked up! I know. I get legitimately scared every time I watch that one. He is so cold, and I think to myself, there are people out there like this man. I could be interacting with one and not know... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2016 16:24:26 GMT
A pair of my personal favorites: Titicut Follies is a 1967 American documentary film directed by Frederick Wiseman and filmed by John Marshall, about the patient-inmates of Bridgewater State Hospital for the criminally insane, a Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. In 1967 the film won awards in Germany and Italy. Later on, Wiseman made a number of such films examining social institutions (e.g. hospitals, police, schools, etc.) in the United States. This musical documentary concerns the Rolling Stones and their tragic free concert at Altamont Speedway near San Francisco in early December 1969. The event was all but destroyed by violence that marked the end of the peace and love euphoria of the 1960s. The night began smoothly, with the supercharged Flying Burrito Brothers opening up for the Rolling Stones and performing the truck-driving classic "Six Days on the Road" and Tina Turner giving a sensually charged performance. But on this particular evening, the Stones made the fateful (and disastrous) decision to hire the Oakland chapter of the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang as bodyguards and bouncers. It was a foolhardy, careless choice that turned the night into an unmitigated disaster; halfway through the Stones' act, the Angels killed one black spectator, and injured several others who were present (including Jefferson Airplane's lead singer Marty Balin). In the film, we watch Mick Jagger -- ere an ebullient, charismatic performer of bisexual charm -- reduced to standing on stage like a frightened child with his finger in his mouth in wake of the violence. Unsurprisingly, the Grateful Dead refused to perform after the violence erupted; the picture ends on a despairing note, with the Stones repeatedly watching a film of the murder. Celebrated documentarians Albert and David Maysles directed and Haskell Wexler shot the film, with heightened instinct and control; as a result, this film is considered one of the greatest rock documentaries ever made. Stones songs performed include "Brown Sugar," "Under My Thumb," and "Sympathy for the Devil." I've seen the second one. I agree it's excellent. The first one looks good too. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2016 16:26:57 GMT
Another favorite, based on the book of the same name.
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Post by day dreamer on Feb 9, 2016 18:10:50 GMT
As part of a round table discussion, I watched every Oscar winning documentary between 2001-2014. If I had to rank them best to worst, it would roughly be
1) The Cove
2) Bowling For Columbine
3) Citizenfour
4) Man on Wire
5) Murder on Sunday Morning
6) Born Into Brothels
7) Searching for Sugarman
8) 20 Feet from Stardom
9) March of the Penguins
10) Taxi to the Dark Side
11) An Inconvenient Truth
12) Undefeated
13) Inside Job
14) The Fog of War
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2016 13:51:46 GMT
There was this documentary I watched a few years back in PBS (I believe) about a wolf pack. It was really good because it went into detail about the different roles of a wolf pack. It started with two brother cubs one became the Alpha and the other became the Beta Omega (I think the Beta Omega was called Lakota). Anyhow, it was really good, o nly if I could remember the name. The socumentary was called Living With Wolves: The Omega. |
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Post by barristanwhitebeard on Apr 5, 2016 1:52:38 GMT
Crumb
1994
Documentary / Biography
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind. As stream-of-consciousness images incessantly flow forth from the tip of his pen, biting social satire is revealed, often along with a disturbing and haunting vision of Crumb's own betes noires and inadequacies. As his acid-trip induced images flicker across our own retinas, we gain a little insight into this complex and highly creative individual.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2016 22:51:07 GMT
Just watched a really excellent documentary on Netflix called the Ascent of Women. It's a BBC production and it follows the role of women from the beginning of time to the present. It focuses mostly on Western and Eastern history as it's the most well documented.
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Post by day dreamer on May 25, 2016 14:36:27 GMT
I watched one recently called Lost for Life about people who committed crimes as children and are in prison for it. It was mostly to do with whether or not they can be rehabilitated. I thought it was really interesting but I wish it had been longer. I felt like they had more to say.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2016 15:36:37 GMT
Netflix seriously needs to step up their documentary game. I've watched pretty much every good one on there.
I want to find something as captivating as Making A Murderer or The Jinx.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2016 3:04:49 GMT
Just watched a great one on Netflix called The Fear of 13. Highly recommend it to those into crime docs. The man it's about is charismatic as hell, and I found it to be really well done.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 22:49:22 GMT
I saw a trailer for a documentary at the theater today that I must see. I'm intrigued and disturbed.
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Post by day dreamer on Sept 24, 2016 3:35:47 GMT
I watched Audrie and Daisy on Netflix tonight. I cried, that was such an infuriating watch at times, but so important.
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Post by day dreamer on Sept 29, 2016 19:51:43 GMT
I finally found The Staircase online so I've started watching that.
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Post by kingeomer on Oct 18, 2016 12:46:38 GMT
The 13th on Netflix.
OJ Simpson Made in America (ESPN)
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Post by day dreamer on May 22, 2017 0:57:43 GMT
Is anyone watching The Keepers on Netflix? I just started it now.
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Post by kingeomer on May 22, 2017 12:31:35 GMT
Is anyone watching The Keepers on Netflix? I just started it now. I am! I'm on Episode 2 and it is disturbing. I needed a break after that episode. Those two priests...should have NEVER been priests  I feel like if Sister Cathy had lived, she probably would have left the sister hood (her roommate Sister Russell eventually did and I think it's weird she has not spoken about it either). |
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Post by day dreamer on May 23, 2017 15:36:40 GMT
Is anyone watching The Keepers on Netflix? I just started it now. I am! I'm on Episode 2 and it is disturbing. I needed a break after that episode. Those two priests...should have NEVER been priests I feel like if Sister Cathy had lived, she probably would have left the sister hood (her roommate Sister Russell eventually did and I think it's weird she has not spoken about it either). I finished it today. I can't wait until you do so I have someone to talk about it with. lol |
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Post by kingeomer on May 24, 2017 12:13:27 GMT
I am! I'm on Episode 2 and it is disturbing. I needed a break after that episode. Those two priests...should have NEVER been priests I feel like if Sister Cathy had lived, she probably would have left the sister hood (her roommate Sister Russell eventually did and I think it's weird she has not spoken about it either). I finished it today. I can't wait until you do so I have someone to talk about it with. lol I hope to have it done by this weekend!!! I watch it with Mr. Kingeomer so I have to wait until he's available to watch (ah, the things I do for love). |
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