Just wondering, because I have an upcoming project which, apparently, vaguely involves watching a documentary, and I will have some time on my hands, what with spring break and all.
It can be about anything (originally I wanted to do something that maybe had to do with anime, or video games, but I've decided anything will do).
So far I've watched The Cove, and Waiting for Superman, neither of which I particularly liked- does anyone out there know any good ones?
Any good documentaries?
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The best documentary I've ever seen is Kiarostami's Close-Up. Why? It's one of the most brilliant, complex, and poignant depictions I've ever seen on how art becomes an indelible part of our lives and how intricately it intertwines with reality.
I also loved Man on Wire. Most people cream over Errol Morris' films, but I haven't been too thrilled yet. Herzog has made some great ones. Grizzly Man is excellent, and I've heard great things about Encounters at the End of the World. Another great one is When We Were Kings about the legendary '74 boxing match between Ali and Foreman. You also have the classics like Nanook of the North (certainly the most IMPORTANT documentary ever made, and quite good I thought), Triumph of the Will, Night & Fog, Sorrow and the Pity, Shoah, Man with the Movie Camera, etc.
I also loved Man on Wire. Most people cream over Errol Morris' films, but I haven't been too thrilled yet. Herzog has made some great ones. Grizzly Man is excellent, and I've heard great things about Encounters at the End of the World. Another great one is When We Were Kings about the legendary '74 boxing match between Ali and Foreman. You also have the classics like Nanook of the North (certainly the most IMPORTANT documentary ever made, and quite good I thought), Triumph of the Will, Night & Fog, Sorrow and the Pity, Shoah, Man with the Movie Camera, etc.
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I recently saw The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On and Armadillo and loved both of them. The former is quite obscure, but the latter should eventually be released on DVD.
In case you are familiar with the director Yasujiro Ozu, Wim Wenders' Tokyo-Ga and Kazuo Inoue's I Lived, But ... are must-see docs.
In case you are familiar with the director Yasujiro Ozu, Wim Wenders' Tokyo-Ga and Kazuo Inoue's I Lived, But ... are must-see docs.
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"Often I get the feeling that deep down, your little girl is struggling with your embrace of filmfaggotry and your loldeep fixations, and the conflict that arises from such a contradiction is embodied pretty well in Kureha's character. But obviously it's not any sort of internal conflict that makes the analogy work. It's the pigtails." - Merridian
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Good documentary, there are many....
Just wonder: do you think the most successful documentary is also a good documentary? I am thinking of The Unconvenient Truth.. In terms of box office and awards won I think it is the most successful documentary, but is it a good one, or it is a clever way to instill a kind of environment ideology to the audience, better than but not too different in essence from what Michael Moore made?
Oh yes, back to good documentary... How about The Cove and Yasukuni? They all fall into the category of recently made documentaries about Japan but were as good as not being shown in Japan.
Just wonder: do you think the most successful documentary is also a good documentary? I am thinking of The Unconvenient Truth.. In terms of box office and awards won I think it is the most successful documentary, but is it a good one, or it is a clever way to instill a kind of environment ideology to the audience, better than but not too different in essence from what Michael Moore made?
Oh yes, back to good documentary... How about The Cove and Yasukuni? They all fall into the category of recently made documentaries about Japan but were as good as not being shown in Japan.
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Just as I thought I had discovered all the essential titles, you post something like this. Yet another addition to the painfully long list of Japanese films I need to see.
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"No you wouldn't. Oz's secret is he goes without food to buy that stuff. He hasn't eaten in years." - Brikhaus
"Often I get the feeling that deep down, your little girl is struggling with your embrace of filmfaggotry and your loldeep fixations, and the conflict that arises from such a contradiction is embodied pretty well in Kureha's character. But obviously it's not any sort of internal conflict that makes the analogy work. It's the pigtails." - Merridian
"Oh, Oz, I fear I'm losing my filmfag to the depths of Japanese pop. If only there were more films with Japanese girls in glow-in-the-dark costumes you'd be the David Bordwell of that genre." - Jimbo
"Oz, I think we need to stage an intervention and force you to watch some movies that aren't made in Japan." - Trajan
"No you wouldn't. Oz's secret is he goes without food to buy that stuff. He hasn't eaten in years." - Brikhaus
"Often I get the feeling that deep down, your little girl is struggling with your embrace of filmfaggotry and your loldeep fixations, and the conflict that arises from such a contradiction is embodied pretty well in Kureha's character. But obviously it's not any sort of internal conflict that makes the analogy work. It's the pigtails." - Merridian
"Oh, Oz, I fear I'm losing my filmfag to the depths of Japanese pop. If only there were more films with Japanese girls in glow-in-the-dark costumes you'd be the David Bordwell of that genre." - Jimbo
"Oz, I think we need to stage an intervention and force you to watch some movies that aren't made in Japan." - Trajan
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OP said he didn't care for that one. I thought it was pretty good but was also pretty manipulative. There were a lot of specious claims made...
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We're all adrift on the stormy seas of Evangelion, desperately trying to gather what flotsam can be snatched from the gale into a somewhat seaworthy interpretation so that we can at last reach the shores of reason and respite. - ObsessiveMathsFreak
Jimbo has posted enough to be considered greater than or equal to everyone, and or synonymous with the concept of 'everyone'. - Muggy
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I'd be interested to hear how a non-wrestling fan would react to Beyond the Mat.
Like an!me, wrestling is a niche product, so you might get some ideas on how to present unfamiliar subject matter to an audience.
Ten years ago this was some shocking/moving stuff; not sure if it has aged well though.
Like an!me, wrestling is a niche product, so you might get some ideas on how to present unfamiliar subject matter to an audience.
Ten years ago this was some shocking/moving stuff; not sure if it has aged well though.
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I've seen Werner Herzog's Encounters at the End of the World, which someone mentioned. Herzog is one smart dude, that's for sure. The documentary was one of those that I can admit was good, but it didn't really interest me. I was idly watching it on one of those TV movie channels though...
King of King was excellent, I thought. Very accessible too.
I might watch some of these others. I have been in a documentary mood.
King of King was excellent, I thought. Very accessible too.
I might watch some of these others. I have been in a documentary mood.
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within. A beautifully poignant look at one of America's most controversial and innovative writers. It doesn't talk about Burroughs's work, although that is mentioned. The focus is primarily on his personal life, and influence. Yony Leser, the director, did a truly wonderful job, assembling a rich cast of artists and musicians influenced by Burroughs, as well as his close friends. I admit, I shed tears at the stuff about his wife and son.
I need to get Lizzy to see it, because she's crazy about Patti Smith, who is featured prominently in the documentary. Now, I don't know as much about Patti as Lizzy does, but Lizzy tells me she's a total fag hag, which is the impression I got when Patti dreamily recounted how she used to fantasize about eloping with Burroughs. Well, believe it or not, he was married twice before, so I guess there was some room to hope.
I need to get Lizzy to see it, because she's crazy about Patti Smith, who is featured prominently in the documentary. Now, I don't know as much about Patti as Lizzy does, but Lizzy tells me she's a total fag hag, which is the impression I got when Patti dreamily recounted how she used to fantasize about eloping with Burroughs. Well, believe it or not, he was married twice before, so I guess there was some room to hope.
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Exit Through the Gift Shop - about street/graffiti artists
Actually, the exact two that I came here to post. I don't suppose you have Netflix Instant as well?
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Of course, the 500 lb gorilla of documentaries is Triumph of Will, but it's really rough going because it's also a reprehensible pro-Nazi propaganda film, so it might not be appropriate. You could use a "documentary vs propaganda" angle in your project. Of course, you could do that with any of Michael Moore's garbage as well.
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I certainly do!
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-"That purace has more badassu maddafaakas zan supermax spaceland."
-On EMF, as a thread becomes longer, the likelihood that fem-Kaworu will be mentioned increases exponentially.
-the only English language novel actually being developed in parallel to its Japanese version involving a pan-human Soviet in a galactic struggle to survive and to export the communist utopia/revolution to all the down trodden alien class and race- one of the premise being that Khrushchev remains and has abandoned Lysenko stupidity
-"That purace has more badassu maddafaakas zan supermax spaceland."
-On EMF, as a thread becomes longer, the likelihood that fem-Kaworu will be mentioned increases exponentially.
-the only English language novel actually being developed in parallel to its Japanese version involving a pan-human Soviet in a galactic struggle to survive and to export the communist utopia/revolution to all the down trodden alien class and race- one of the premise being that Khrushchev remains and has abandoned Lysenko stupidity
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If you're going to watch a Moore film, I'd reccomend Sicko. It's the only one I've been bothered to sit through more than once, and having written about it in class I can say there is enough good and bad filmmaking on and beneath the surface to keep people busy.
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Man With the Movie Camera was probably even more influential and important; not as controversial, but it was basically a documentary film about the idea of documentary films. All film is manipulation, and no film was ever so creative in its manipulations.
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We're all adrift on the stormy seas of Evangelion, desperately trying to gather what flotsam can be snatched from the gale into a somewhat seaworthy interpretation so that we can at last reach the shores of reason and respite. - ObsessiveMathsFreak
Jimbo has posted enough to be considered greater than or equal to everyone, and or synonymous with the concept of 'everyone'. - Muggy
I've seen so many changeful years, / to Earth I am a stranger grown: / I wander in the ways of men, / alike unknowing and unknown: / Unheard, unpitied, unrelieved, / I bear alone my load of care; / For silent, low, on beds of dust, / Lie all that would my sorrows share. - Robert Burns' Lament for James
^ Writing as Jonathan Henderson ^
We're all adrift on the stormy seas of Evangelion, desperately trying to gather what flotsam can be snatched from the gale into a somewhat seaworthy interpretation so that we can at last reach the shores of reason and respite. - ObsessiveMathsFreak
Jimbo has posted enough to be considered greater than or equal to everyone, and or synonymous with the concept of 'everyone'. - Muggy
I've seen so many changeful years, / to Earth I am a stranger grown: / I wander in the ways of men, / alike unknowing and unknown: / Unheard, unpitied, unrelieved, / I bear alone my load of care; / For silent, low, on beds of dust, / Lie all that would my sorrows share. - Robert Burns' Lament for James
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