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Grizzly Man and Little Dieter needs to fly have already been mentioned, but generally most of of Herzog's docs or docs about Herzog (like Burden of Dreams that Andvil posted) are gold. Try to find Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe, one of the few movies that actually delivers exactly what the title promises.
Manda a Bala is good newish one that hasn't been mentioned yet (similar in style and approach to Cocaine Cowboys). It's about the culture of kidnapping that developed in Brazil. I've read some reviews that criticize it for treating the subject in a shallow and exploitative way, but while it may not be the best academic discussion it is fantastically entertaining.
Manda a Bala is good newish one that hasn't been mentioned yet (similar in style and approach to Cocaine Cowboys). It's about the culture of kidnapping that developed in Brazil. I've read some reviews that criticize it for treating the subject in a shallow and exploitative way, but while it may not be the best academic discussion it is fantastically entertaining.
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The Bridge - Cameras continue rolling for a year at the Golden Gate Bridge in SF, catching suicide jumpers as they fall to their deaths.
Wild Man Blues - This one follows Woody Allen as he tours Europe with his jazz band.
Combover - Guy travels across the US seeking the worst combover.
Bus 174 - An armed man in Rio de Janeiro takes a bus load of people hostage and the whole thing was filmed by Brazilian TV and broadcast live.
Man Bites Dog - Don't know anything about this, but it's on my DVR and I heard it's great, so I'm going to watch it now.
Wild Man Blues - This one follows Woody Allen as he tours Europe with his jazz band.
Combover - Guy travels across the US seeking the worst combover.
Bus 174 - An armed man in Rio de Janeiro takes a bus load of people hostage and the whole thing was filmed by Brazilian TV and broadcast live.
Man Bites Dog - Don't know anything about this, but it's on my DVR and I heard it's great, so I'm going to watch it now.
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Man bites dog is not a documentary, it's just staged like one. Really good movie though, worth watching either way
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http://snagfilms.com/films/browse/a-z
A slew of free docs for webviewing.
And my favorite doc of all time:
A slew of free docs for webviewing.
And my favorite doc of all time:
Ya'll be easy, I'ma do me.
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yeah that shit is intense. "when the levies broke"djjeffresh wrote:
also have to HIGHLY recommend the 2 part hbo doc spike lee did about katrina. this put him over the top in my book of favorite directors.
what about that one called "man on wire" or some shit. someone made a thread about it and it looks pretty sick. although i guess its not on dvd yet.
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i have this one, and the one that starts with P, no homoAndvil wrote:Crumb
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Hoop Dreams
Burden of Dreams
Winged Migration (one of the most visually amazing docs of all-time)
Koyannisqatsi
Tokyo Olympiad
^^^some of the best of all time
also check In the Realms of the Unreal: The Mystery of Henry Darger if it sounds interesting
and, if you never saw it when it was on Discovery, Planet Earth should be required viewing
a couple GREAT hour-long docs on youtube worth checking out:::
Kim Peek - The Real Rain Man
part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2T45r5G3kA&fmt=18
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJjAbs-3kc8&fmt=18
part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auufbu_ZdDI&fmt=18
part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRPxMDj33S4&fmt=18
part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1aA5osvYgY&fmt=18
Daniel Tammet - The Boy with the Incredible Brain
part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbASOcqc1Ss&fmt=18
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfoGsXYLxcs&fmt=18
part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7oEdE2XjXE&fmt=18
part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqLzoiVzEY8&fmt=18
part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMz3gjl9x-M&fmt=18
awesome movies
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... ash+titansJuice wrote:Atom : The Clash of The Titans (part 1) - BBC
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bushcraft part 1: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... ears&vt=lfJuice wrote:
Ray Mears` bushcraft or Ray Mears` Extreme Survival - Discovery
part 2: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... ears&vt=lf
part 3: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... ears&vt=lf
extreme survival has a shit ton of results:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=a ... ival&emb=0
gonna post as many links to what has been mentioned that i can find.
kthnx!
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most of the documentaries mentioned in this thread can be found here : http://quicksilverscreen.com/videos?c=44&pt=list
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Juice wrote:most of the documentaries mentioned in this thread can be found here : http://quicksilverscreen.com/videos?c=44&pt=list
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Thanks a lot for this link. This is killer.thekeentwo wrote:Juice wrote:most of the documentaries mentioned in this thread can be found here : http://quicksilverscreen.com/videos?c=44&pt=list
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I need to see this.
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is there a good doc on the mexican metalhead subculture?
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nah i want something about all these random ~rican dudes i've been seeing for years who always wear slayer t-shirts and gothmetal paraphanelia. these are not random isolated incidents and the style they adopt is too similar across the board to be a coincidence. this is def a full on subculture and every subculture has to have a center/ground zero of some sort. shit's bizarre and needs to be investigated.
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Just watched a documentary yesterday titled " A State of Mind", follows two young North Korean gymnasts as they prepare for the "Mass Games". The real interest in watching it lies in catching a glimpse of North Korean culture, supposedly this is the first time cameras have been allowed access to film in North Korea.
Very eye opening documentary, anyone who's interested in North Korea will enjoy this. I largely underestimated the fanaticism North Koreans harbor for Kim Jong Il. The obvious similarities between North Korean society and Orwell's in 1984 are also eerie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456012/
For those that have netflix it's on instant viewing.
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/A_State_ ... kid=438381
Very eye opening documentary, anyone who's interested in North Korea will enjoy this. I largely underestimated the fanaticism North Koreans harbor for Kim Jong Il. The obvious similarities between North Korean society and Orwell's in 1984 are also eerie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456012/
For those that have netflix it's on instant viewing.
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/A_State_ ... kid=438381
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