Savage Henry Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Fucking hell that was brilliant. That is exactly the kind of thing I wanted to discover in this thread. Got anything else on similar subjects? Cheers. Downloaded that. That's my evening's entertainment sorted. On a similar vein, The Devil Came on Horseback is about Darfur, Sudan. Pretty powerful stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop John B Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Bad 25 when it was on TV was pretty interesting, Spike lee did a good job of it Man on a wire - Incredible When we were kings - Another awesome one, even James Brown made an appearance in it. Supersize me - Made me really want a McDonalds March of the penguins - Purely for Morgan Freeman's narration 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Just watched "Dear Zachary", I'm shattered. It's one of the most moving and powerful things I've ever seen. As others have said, know nothing going into it. Yeah, this. Thoroughly agreed. It's absolutely not what you think it's going to be about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 "the house i live in" about the USAs so called war on drugs,it was on bbc4 a couple of nights ago,very good and thought provoking 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum_gers Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 4 days in October is on ESPN America in 15 minutes. It's damn good viewing IMO. Baseball based, Red Sox haven't won the World Series in 86 years. 3-0 down in a best of 7 to reach the final. Based on the four days that followed. It's available online too, sorry if your looking for heavier stuff in this thread! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik's tongue Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Just watched "Dear Zachary", I'm shattered. It's one of the most moving and powerful things I've ever seen. As others have said, know nothing going into it. Yeah just watched it myself. Really emotional stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik's tongue Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Sky had a documentary channel last year. Think it's gone now but a lot of the suggestions were on it. Must have watched about 20 on there. Probably replaced by some reality quiz show pish. Yeah, television is pish these days. I watch more stuff online than I do on telly now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'd never really listened to BJM until I saw this a couple of years ago. Downloaded a few tunes and gradually got into them, culminating in seeing them live in a dingy wee club in Amsterdam last summer. True to form, Anton had a hissy fit and stormed off-stage during Straight Up And Down after a row with the rest of the band. It is an excellent documentary. There's not one person who comes out of that documentary well. Not one. What an almighty clusterfuck of a band, and a documentary. Brilliant stuff. I've got that record they're making at the beginning of the doc. I laughed quite a while after the French police walked off with four t-shirts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey! Ho! Jambo! Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I enjoyed The Leader, His Driver and the Drivers Wife which is about white supremacists in South Africa. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 GasLand is a good watch. Especially when the guy can set fire to his own water supply. There was also one about mass food production in the US which was horrific. Can't remember the name just now. Edit: Food.inc Watched that with the girlfriend a couple of weeks back. She's now vegetarian. Although it was from about 2008, it was a real eye opener into how a small number of massive corporations have completely unchecked control over the lives of ordinary americans. Sky had a documentary channel last year. Think it's gone now but a lot of the suggestions were on it. Must have watched about 20 on there. Probably replaced by some reality quiz show pish. There shitloads of good feature length documentaries on Netflix. Quite a few of those mentioned here included. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2LIVE Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 The men who jump off buildings. A channel 4 documentary about base jumping. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Waltz with Bashir is very good, all about the Lebanese war in the 80's. Guy has went round and spoke with people from the time and there stories/memories are then annimated to show what happened. Very unique style but very good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilbowie's Finest Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) Absolutely fantastic documentary about a guy who was an absolute genius but descended into madness and paranoia - the stuff in particular about his world championship title contest v Boris Spassky is crazy. Well worth watching folks. Edited January 19, 2013 by Kilbowie's Finest 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff14 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 King of Kong is worth a watch. Baffling & brilliant in equal measures. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Jazz Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I see the brilliant Exit Through The Gift Shop - which was nominated for an Oscar - is on Channel 4 later at 1 15am. For those who haven't seen it It's about a French eccentric who attempts to track down graffiti artist Banksy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) "the house i live in" about the USAs so called war on drugs,it was on bbc4 a couple of nights ago,very good and thought provoking Excellent - just watched it tonight. Thought the two most telling points were the targeting of various drugs originally through social rather than harm factors, and the description of a "slow-motion Holocaust" - which seems like a sensationalist statement, but is hard to argue with once the director puts his ducks in a row. Definitely worth watching, and I'll be recommending it to friends in and out of the CJ system. p.s. Also, the escalation in the number of prison places, and the profits and employment opportunities created by same - just needing the raw materials.... Edited January 19, 2013 by WhiteRoseKillie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamdunk Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Enjoyed the doc about Felix Baumgartner's parachute jump from space, was on the iPlayer recently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sugden Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 <br />King of Kong is worth a watch. Baffling & brilliant in equal measures.<br /> Forgot about that one. It's hilarious, especially when his wee boy starts shouting that he needs a poo just as he's about to get the high score. Some very strange people in this - everyone should watch it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverthemoon Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Another one springs to mind is Our Brand is Crisis. Following US political consultants working in Bolivia. Interesting if you're into the workings of politics 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooCoothenoo Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Anvil! The Story of Anvil Funny and sad. If you liked Spinal Tap you'll probably like this, only this one is true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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