The Documentary Thread

[gwynplaine]

Deliver Us from Evil. Terrifying.

Is that the one about the Christian Camp? If it is, I wanted to watch it and it looked pretty terrifying indeed.

 

[Travesty]

^no, it's about pedophilia in the Catholic Church.

 

[gwynplaine]

^no, it's about pedophilia in the Catholic Church.

Thanks for the info. It sounds pretty terrifying alright.

 

[Travesty]

Grizzly Man is up on Netflix now. I know it's supposed to be a serious doc, but I couldn't stop laughing throughout the entire movie.

 

[gwynplaine]

Just watched a great doc called "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" about this 85 years old sushi master and his unending pursuit of excellence. Very interesting stuff.

 

[gwynplaine]

Looking forward to watching Morgan Spurlock's new doc:
"Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope."

 

[gwynplaine]

Looking forward to watching Morgan Spurlock's new doc:
"Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope."

I liked it. Good insight into the comic-con which unfortunately I've never been to.
I aso just watched a good doc called "Lagerfeld Confidential." Very interesting portrait of Karl Lagerfeld and the world of fashion in general.

 

[gwynplaine]

Looking forward to watching "Corman's World" now. A doc about, you guessed it, the one and only Roger Corman.

 

[gwynplaine]

I liked "Some Kind of Monster," the documentary about Metallica.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Berlinger_and_Bruce_Sinofsky

 

[misjuevos]

i saw that metallica one, the stuff with mustaine was cool. i also want to see the comic con one.
saw this one way back reading about the church stuff up top made me remember
it is called the trials of ted haggard. about the pastor ted haggard and his "fall from grace". not as depressing as the pedophile one mentioned up top more entertaining, still quite sad though.

 

[Midnyte_Sun]

The most disturbing one of the most disturbing ones was on the Documentary channel on TV: Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer.

That one will give you shivers.

 

[Travesty]

The most disturbing one of the most disturbing ones was on the Documentary channel on TV: Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer.

That one will give you shivers.

I just looked it up, and its on Hulu, so anybody can watch it there for free.

I'll check it out later today.

Edit: it's also on Netflix, so I'll watch it there, because it doesn't have commercial interruptions.

 

[Piper Maru]

subscribing to this thread!

 

[misjuevos]

saw one couple weeks ago on the science channel, "trek nation". made by the son of gene roddenberry. it is not so much about star trek as it is about his son trying to get to know his father. really humanizes roddenberry too.

 

[Midnyte_Sun]

That was a good one, saw it a few months ago. I really liked the one with William Shatner interviewing all the former Captains.

 

[obin_gam]

Can really recommend the danish "The Ambassador"
Trailer

Its about a journalist who takes on the persona of a businessman and goes deep into Central Africa and get entangled with blood diamond traders, and we get to experience the bizarre under world full of criminality connected to diplomats. It got up on Video on demand just yesterday and it is very entertaining and interesting.

 

[Motown Marvel]

"Searching For Sugar Man"

Just saw this documentary at the theater. Absolutely awesome! You totally gotta see it. The story is crazy.

 

[Denny67]

Zeitgeist: The Movie

I highly recommend skipping past the 9 min instrumental intro and just getting to the documentary.

 

[grout]

"What the bleep do we know"
I liked it, not sure if its really a true documentary.. It was interesting to me though.

 

[War Party]

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is excellent. A look into the life and philosophIes of arguably the greatest sushi chef in the world. The documentary provides incredible insight onto this man's life and career. Watch it now!

 

[gwynplaine]

^ Great doc. As much about Sushi as it is about life in general.
I felt a little sorry for Jiro's son and how hard it is for him to escape the shadow of his father.

 

[War Party]

And I apologize for my terrible grammar. It's sometimes annoying typing on an iPod.

 

[gwynplaine]

Finally watched "The shark is still working" the new doc on the Jaws Blu Ray.
I liked it.

 

[misjuevos]

saw one the other day called The Last One Popcorn Sutton. about the moonshiner. it had lots of long scenes of him driving or not doing much. i just wanted to see him make liquor, that part was good. the rest i could take or leave.

 

[Travesty]

I just got done with Indie Game: The Movie. Really interesting doc into the making of indie games, and what the developers go through. They mainly follow the creators behind Super Meat Boy, Braid, and Fez.

It's on Netflix right now, and I recommend.