The Documentary Film Thread

[modey]

I watched restrepo last week, brilliant film following an american platoon in afganistan's korengal valley

http://restrepothemovie.com/

[The Nal]

I watched restrepo last week, brilliant film following an american platoon in afganistan's korengal valley

http://restrepothemovie.com/

Heard about this! Cheers for the reminder. "Acquiring" now......

[The Nal]

Anyone been watching the 30 for 30 documentary series on ESPN Classic? One doc a night on for all of December. Watched Straight Outta LA (directed by Ice Cube) last night. About the LA Raiders, NWA and minorities in LA during the 80s. Very good.

[When Jokers Attack]

Anyone been watching the 30 for 30 documentary series on ESPN Classic? One doc a night on for all of December. Watched Straight Outta LA (directed by Ice Cube) last night. About the LA Raiders, NWA and minorities in LA during the 80s. Very good.

I have the 30 for 30 documentary the two Escobars to watch.

Purchased the two documentaries on theWest Memphis Three as I caught part of one at ATP last weekend. Interesting stuff.

Edited December 16, 2010 by When Jokers Attack

[Wooderson]

Watched a Discovery channel spesh last night called "The Last Day of the Dinosaurs". Goes step by step through the unimaginable apocolypse that beset the planet.

I'm a big dino geek anyway but I thought it was fab. Recommended.

[t8yman]

I've just had a pilger triple bill, Coke v Pepsi, Stealing a Nation, and Breaking the silence (truth and lies in the war on terror).

all brilliant, the CvP one is very dated, but still very interesting. SaN stunned me, I knew nothing of Diego Garcia at all, its a f**king disgrace that our government treat an entire society in such a terrible way, and continues to do so. And breaking the silence almost had me in tears at the children crying in the iraqi hospital. Powerful, moving and very important stuff. Still, Eastenders and Corrie are on later. :angry:

[ampersand]

not a film, but the father ted location documentary on new years day was outstanding. could have done with more graham norton input as his is my favourite character (bar fr. damo)

[The Nal]

Watched “Unforgivable Blackness – The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson”. Documentary, a LONG documentary (3 1/2 hours) about boxer Jack Johnson by Ken Burns. Great insight into the state of America at the time, race relations and the like. Amazing footage from the 1910s too. Some heavy hitter narrators - Samuel L. Jackson and Ed Harris.

A must for any boxing or history fans.

[The Nal]

Another boxing doc.

Really good. Interviews/narrations by all the greats who fought him.

[t8yman]

Wow, not been in here for a while and have 2 amazing docs to tell you about.

Gasland. Just watch it. There was a piece on the local news a coupla months ago saying that Lincolnshire and the north east were leading sites for shale gas/ fracking. I f**king hope not after watching this amazing and terrifying doc.

And "inside job" about the banking crisis. Fascinating stuff. Well worth a watch.

[When Jokers Attack]

Wow, not been in here for a while and have 2 amazing docs to tell you about.

Gasland. Just watch it. There was a piece on the local news a coupla months ago saying that Lincolnshire and the north east were leading sites for shale gas/ fracking. I f**king hope not after watching this amazing and terrifying doc.

And "inside job" about the banking crisis. Fascinating stuff. Well worth a watch.

I want to see both, Is Inside Job online now?

[Purple Monkey]

I've just had a pilger triple bill, Coke v Pepsi, Stealing a Nation, and Breaking the silence (truth and lies in the war on terror).

all brilliant, the CvP one is very dated, but still very interesting. SaN stunned me, I knew nothing of Diego Garcia at all, its a f**king disgrace that our government treat an entire society in such a terrible way, and continues to do so. And breaking the silence almost had me in tears at the children crying in the iraqi hospital. Powerful, moving and very important stuff. Still, Eastenders and Corrie are on later. :angry:

Wow, not been in here for a while and have 2 amazing docs to tell you about.

Gasland. Just watch it. There was a piece on the local news a coupla months ago saying that Lincolnshire and the north east were leading sites for shale gas/ fracking. I f**king hope not after watching this amazing and terrifying doc.

And "inside job" about the banking crisis. Fascinating stuff. Well worth a watch.

Will be watching all of these ASAP. Sound fascinating.

You watch the latest Zeitgeist?

[t8yman]

I want to see both, Is Inside Job online now?

indeed it is. theres a hd bluray rip out too, but the divx is plenty good enough.

Will be watching all of these ASAP. Sound fascinating.

You watch the latest Zeitgeist?

kinda started it, I find them a bit "tinfoil hat" tbh. a bit sensationalist.

I might give it another go, i only started watching it on youtube, I might grab a divx and watch it on the proper telly.

[The Nal]

Fantastic. Getting Inside Man on bluray now. Been getting bogey files all week.

Also, I highly recommend A Decade Under the Influence about American film in the 1970s. Fascinating stuff.

Edited February 20, 2011 by The Nal

[When Jokers Attack]

Fantastic. Getting Inside Man on bluray now. Been getting bogey files all week.

Also, I highly recommend A Decade Under the Influence about American film in the 1970s. Fascinating stuff.

Pretty good documentary, Interesting to see how much European cinema influenced the 70's hollywood movement.

[The Nal]

Watched Inside Job. Thought it was alright. The industry hasn’t changed much since the crash, just bigger banks now who swallowed up the smaller broke ones. Which is a worry. Some of the heads etc don’t give a f**k. And why would they? No laws really to stop them.

[The Nal]

Saw Life in a Day, the Youtube documentary by Kevin McDonald and Ridley Scott made up of 80,000 video submissions all taken on July 24th 2010. Really groundbreaking stuff, a “global” film in the true sense. Same-ish concept as Koyaanisqatsi and Baraka, a film about different places in the world, but Life in a Day is about people and obviously shot by amateurs.

Not an easy watch by the way. I was expecting lots of happy clappy people running about “loving life” but its not like that at all. Some of the scenes are very difficult to watch. And that sort of shit usually doesn't affect me really.

Great concept, interesting and unique really. Could be year zero for another genre maybe, but still only just "good" as entertainment.

[Purple Monkey]

Oh God. Inside Job depressed the hell out of me.

We're f**ked!

[Leyser]

Watched a couple good music themed docs lately:

Kill Your Idols

American Hardcore

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

[markeee]

Saw Life in a Day, the Youtube documentary by Kevin McDonald and Ridley Scott made up of 80,000 video submissions all taken on July 24th 2010. Really groundbreaking stuff, a "global" film in the true sense. Same-ish concept as Koyaanisqatsi and Baraka, a film about different places in the world, but Life in a Day is about people and obviously shot by amateurs.

Not an easy watch by the way. I was expecting lots of happy clappy people running about "loving life" but its not like that at all. Some of the scenes are very difficult to watch. And that sort of shit usually doesn't affect me really.

Great concept, interesting and unique really. Could be year zero for another genre maybe, but still only just "good" as entertainment.

sounds pretty good, gonna check this out when I get home, ta

[modey]

The senna documentary previewed on top gear tonight looks good, not leaked yet though

[The Nal]

The senna documentary previewed on top gear tonight looks good, not leaked yet though

Yeah I've been keeping an eye out for that. Hopefully we'll get it in the next few days.

First person to get it post its availability here? Cant wait.

[The Nal]

Anyone got the Senna doc yet? Still no sign of it my end.

[t8yman]

dont hold your breath, its down for a UK release in June, unless another region gets it on DVD soon, its unlikely we will see anything of it until early to mid may. its not the kind of film that gets "screenered", so leaks are usually scarce. unforunately, niche movies dont often become available early.

[lost]

Thought the first episode of Niall Ferguson's Civilization: Is the west history? was rather good last night, I'll probably pick to book up too