pandarilla Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Off sick and thought I'd browse Netflix for something to pass the time. I watched Kurt and Courtney - from 1998. A really eye-opening documentary - especially considering the guy who made it (Nick Broomfield) basically inspired the style of Michael Moore and Louis Theroux. If you're a fan of their work and haven't seen this I definitely recommend it. Then I watched We Are Legion: the story of Hactivism. Quite freaked out by this actually. Its essentially a brief history of internet freedom - and how hackers can get organised and change world. It actually scared me a wee bit in terms of thinking about where power lies in the world - and how it is wielded. It also shows where all (or certainly most) of the internet memes began their life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoss Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 No fire zone on channel 4 right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhJJKDtw2Ag Even if you don't watch rugby this is decent. I'd never heard of the guy before! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenockraver Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Sicario room 164 : interview with an active los zetas cartel sicario. Its in spanish though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=888qHoAO-O4 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenockraver Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 screwball! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Anyone got any decent new ones? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Anyone got any decent new ones? Not been back through the thread but just watched Blackfish (about sea world) Brutal stuff, hope it gets shut down at some point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas4 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9UZBg1pMS4 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1t3h Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Anyone got any decent new ones? McCullin on Netflix UK is pretty good and Tim's Vermeer on Amazon Prime is excellent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Nooka Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 The Crash Reel is probably the best documentary I've watched in the last year or so. It's about a top snowboarder, Kevin Pearce, who comes a cropper during Olympic training and his subsequent rehabilitation, doesn't sound too great but it's an incredibly powerful wee film......and the soundtrack is fantastic! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1974h Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Good thread A couple that I don't think have been mentioned BEWARE MR BAKER (about drummer and all round mentalist ginger baker) THE LION CUB FROM HARRODS( about two guys who bought a lion cub from harrods and when it got too big released it back in Africa) HERCULES THE HUMAN BEAR( story of Scottish wrestler and his bear Hercules) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Two of my favourites not yet mentioned: Man With A Movie Camera- a silent film about 1920s culture, Russian city life and cinematography itself, by the experimental film director Dziga Vertov. There are well over 1000 different shots in this one-hour documentary, some of which put the eponymous camera man (Mikhail Kaufman) in mortal danger, and we get to see him hanging out of speeding cars and jumping in front of trains in amongst his amazing 85-year-old camera work, way ahead of its time in many respects, and, as of very recently, combined with a soundtrack that complements it perfectly. It should be compulsory viewing in teaching cinematic technique, shot composition and film language. I think it's one of the best films ever made. Nostalgia de la Luz/Nostalgia For The Light- directed by Chile's Patricio Guzman, set in the heart of the Atacama Desert examining the history of his country, and the mysteries of the desert. The Atacama, Guzman tells us, is so hot, salty and dry that not even the smallest plant life can grow there. It's as close to the surface of Mars as known on Earth. The open sky is a window into space, and Chilean scientists talk about the cosmos, infinity, life and time. Because nothing grows there, everything is preserved. There are markings made by ancient shepherds thousands of years ago that remain clear today, but more recently, in the middle of the 20th century, the Chileans were persecuted by dictatorship, imprisoned and executed in concentration camps in the desert, their bodies disposed of for miles around. To this day, their descendants search for their bones. The survivors and descendants give deeply emotional interviews. The documenter values the astronomical and the human secrets of the Atacama as much as each other. As he examines the stars he's trying to work out where we came from, and as he looks on the ground he's finding out who we really are. He also shoots the film exquisitely. Documentary film is a powerful method of education and enlightenment, but it’s also an artistic medium capable of outstanding beauty. Nostalgia For The Light gave me both those gifts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamdunk Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 The Crash Reel is probably the best documentary I've watched in the last year or so. It's about a top snowboarder, Kevin Pearce, who comes a cropper during Olympic training and his subsequent rehabilitation, doesn't sound too great but it's an incredibly powerful wee film......and the soundtrack is fantastic! I saw this quite recently and agree. It really hammers home brain injuries and what an effect they have on a person and their families lives. You hear about injuries and think nothing of it, just wonder when they'll be back, but its not always that simple. Was a very good documentary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Bump.Was looking for something decent/interesting to watch tonight so had a look through this thread. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_for_life Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 19 hours ago, Fisherman said: Bump. Was looking for something decent/interesting to watch tonight so had a look through this thread. If you have netflix Jonestown is a great watch. Best I have seen in a long while 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Bump, used this thread a few years back for stuff to watch, some great suggestions. New ones on Netflix if you're into them are Dirty Money and Betting on zero, but you might have to be into the genre. In terms of docuseries I've watched recently, The Jinx, OJ:Made in America, The Keepers and The Staircase were all compelling. Just starting the Amanda Knox one on Netflix as we speak! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Looking forward to this one; 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Mystify: Michael Hutchence is on iPlayer just now and is a decent watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_BCFC Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 The Bridge is worth a watch. It’s basically a documentary about people who jump from the Golden Gate Bridge. Interviews with their family and friends. Also interviews with one or two who actually survived their attempt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b076nqjb Evel Kneivel documentary on the iplayer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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