Here's another, longer documentary on him:
Television Feature length documentaries
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I reviewed it in the movie thread but How To Make Money Selling Drugs is well worth a watch.
Been watching a load of documentaries, mostly on Netflix too.
Zeitgeist is actually a load of shit from start to finish. I remember watching it and thinking I had woken up on the othe side of the matrix, but when I researched it a bit I found it was 99% bullshit. Debunking zeitgeist lists everything wrong with it.
Anonymous - is a cracking show. Got my ass straight over to 4chan as well
5 broken cameras - really good story about a Palestinian man and him documenting the Israelis fecking up and stealing the land around his village. Quite shocking the way the kids are almost indoctrinated into the whole thing but desperate times call for desperate measures. Really a good show.
If a tree falls - about the environmental liberation front (I think that's what it's called). About halfway through it and it's a really good documentary. Poor fella is facing life plus 335 years in jail for burning some stuff down. No one was hurt or killed. Seems a bit much (about 370 years too many really).
The bridge - about people killing themselves by jumping off the golden gate bridge. Not very exciting or particularly good. Interesting all the same.
Religulous - Bill Maher looking at the influence religious groups have on politics and society. Was alright, nothing new or anything and to be fair he is a bit of cnut to people sometimes for no reason other than to look good. Don't be a dick, Bill.
Art of conflict - looks at the different murals around Belfast during the troubles. Is interesting but had to stop watching as its narrated by an American who can't pronounce words like Shankill, and other stuff that annoyed me. It's really dumbed down as well, but I might be a bit harsh as I live in NI - maybe wouldn't be so annoying to an "outsider".
Bobby Fisher against the world - documentary about bobby fisher, arguably the greatest chess player of all time. Only watched about half of it as it wasn't very gripping or exciting. I like chess.
Mugabe and the white African - one white farmers battle against Mugabe and his racist policy of taking farms off white farmers. Fell asleep before it ended but it was a good documentary. Africa be crazy.
Examined life - people discussing philosophy and everyday life. Really good show, and very thought provoking. A definite watch if you have any interest in philosophy and life / the meaning of life.
I watched all of the above on Netflix but I've watched these recently as well.
Searching for sugar man - already mentioned in this thread. Brilliant, heartwarming and honest.
Closer to the edge - isle of Man TT documentary, mostly focused on Guy Martin at the TT in 2010 (I think). Brilliant watch, and I think suitable for people who have no interest in the sport. Guy Martin is a cool dude too. Those boys have massive balls.
Is that right? As I said, I found the first chapter really interesting, and it made perfect sense to me, why so many religions share key characteristics. Is that bit all BS as well? That is a shame, that was the one bit of it that felt quite credible and gave me a completely new insight. Ill watch Debanking Zeitgeist some time.... unless someone has done a Debunking Debunking Zeitgeist? Or Zeitgeist Fights Back?
Here's the link to it.
http://conspiracies.skepticproject.com/articles/zeitgeist/part-one/
Can't link it as I'm on my phone.
I seen something, it was that Bill Maher documentary above that was saying all the same stuff so that annoyed me to see that it's now being portrayed as fact even though its completely untrue.
Yeah, I saw religulous as well, quite a while back. On balance I agree with your assessment. I think it was quite a tricky concept for a docu. I mean, if you are Michael Moore and you want to rip into 9/11 or gun control or healthcare, there will be a ready market of people who instinctively feel there is some kind of conspiracy there, but dont know the ins and outs. People who agree with the headline idea of the docu but dont know the details. With religion, most people - or the people who would be interested in this film, anyway - will have a far better idea of whether they think religion is stupid or not, how ridiculous religion is. So for most people it will inevitably be a form of preaching to the choir, meaning it all hinged on whether you like Maher or not.Here's the link to it.
http://conspiracies.skepticproject.com/articles/zeitgeist/part-one/
Can't link it as I'm on my phone.
I seen something, it was that Bill Maher documentary above that was saying all the same stuff so that annoyed me to see that it's now being portrayed as fact even though its completely untrue.
Just finished watching Dear Zachary, I don't want to say it was good because the subject matter is somewhat depressing but I'll instead say it is definitely worth watching.
Netflix has a decent collection. Watched Alexandria, Bermuda Triangle, World's Most Dangerous Drug, After Porn Ends, Cruise Ship Disaster, etc. All pretty decent.
For those who joined King of Kong, there is a youtube doc about the competitive gaming side of Super Smash Bros.
Here is the first episode:
Whole doc as a playlist:
Here is the first episode:
Whole doc as a playlist:
Blackfish - it's mainly about Tilikum a killer whale at Sea World resort in Florida that's killed 3 people, the documentary also shows other cases that involve captive killer whales attacking humans.
I enjoyed it it's well worth a watch.
I enjoyed it it's well worth a watch.
Stories We Tell (2013)
Nowhere near as profound as the director wanted it to be but it's a well-crafted, relatively original take on one of the most common documentary formats - talking heads exploring the family secrets. The director comes from a family of actors/writers/directors and most of them are eloquent speakers so it never gets dull, and the father (actor/writer) performs a dramatic reading of a letter he wrote which gives the documentary structure but also keeps it fresh. Essentially it's a story about a daughter looking for answers about her origins while bringing her (larger than life) mother back to life through a series of stories being told from different perspectives from the family and close friends.
Worth a watch.
Nowhere near as profound as the director wanted it to be but it's a well-crafted, relatively original take on one of the most common documentary formats - talking heads exploring the family secrets. The director comes from a family of actors/writers/directors and most of them are eloquent speakers so it never gets dull, and the father (actor/writer) performs a dramatic reading of a letter he wrote which gives the documentary structure but also keeps it fresh. Essentially it's a story about a daughter looking for answers about her origins while bringing her (larger than life) mother back to life through a series of stories being told from different perspectives from the family and close friends.
Worth a watch.
into the abyss (werner herzog's film about an inmate on death row) - wasn't sure whether to watch as these kind of things can feel pretty exploitative. i did & felt predictably & justly shitty by the end. it told the backstory okay i guess, but i thought he asked a lot of stupid questions & save for maybe a couple of minutes towards the end, none of it felt worthwhile.
Just watched it as well. Very powerful film, and a very tragic one as well.
Are you kidding? Asking the wife of one of the men to "describe his hands" was brilliantly Herzogian.
My sister recommended that one to me recently. She watched it in a cinema in Dublin, said by the end of it the woman beside her was literally in tears.
Loose change.
Nah, but this is where it sucks where I only remember my impression of something without any of the details to back it up. I can't even recall that bit you quoted. I just remember thinking that the interviews with the guys in prison were wasted, that there seemed to be a lot of questions put to family members along the lines of 'how did it make you feel when your relatives murdered?' (which I could well be imagining). The only part I really found interesting was the interview with the former prison guard, & even that didn't feel fully explored.
Watched it ages ago. The questions asked were decent I thought. Though I think they definitely did not tell the whole story to suit their conspiracies.
The official version has even more holes than a swiss cheese.
I thought most of that crap had been well debunked?
Loose Change definetly skewed the truth and facts a lot to suit their own agenda.
I can't remember much about it to be fair, but I can remember Alex Jones being in it and being a knob-head (can he be anything else?). Maybe that was something else, but if he's in, I'm fecking out.
You don't like him because he showed to the world what the Bohemian Grove stood for ?
No, I don't like him because he's a fecking bellend.
I'm all for the truth, but he twists and distorts everything to suit his own agenda and line his pockets.
You don't like him, do you?
For the record, Suisse cheese is not a cheese. Emmental is what you're referring to
Blackfish was informative yet altogether tragic really. Sea World and it's parent company, Blackstone Group, are wonderful examples of evil corporations with zero integrity other than filling their coffers with money, money, money
More enjoyable on the Orca front is the original Saving Luna, not the Ryan Reynolds remake - although ultimately tragic as well
When I went to Sea World they did the cheesiest (any kind) display I've ever seen. It was about how fantastic they are and how they care about the environment and the American troops.
Don't tell me they were telling porkies?!
feck yeah, hoorah!
Been watching a load of documentaries, mostly on Netflix too.
Zeitgeist is actually a load of shit from start to finish. I remember watching it and thinking I had woken up on the othe side of the matrix, but when I researched it a bit I found it was 99% bullshit. Debunking zeitgeist lists everything wrong with it.
Anonymous - is a cracking show. Got my ass straight over to 4chan as well
5 broken cameras - really good story about a Palestinian man and him documenting the Israelis fecking up and stealing the land around his village. Quite shocking the way the kids are almost indoctrinated into the whole thing but desperate times call for desperate measures. Really a good show.
If a tree falls - about the environmental liberation front (I think that's what it's called). About halfway through it and it's a really good documentary. Poor fella is facing life plus 335 years in jail for burning some stuff down. No one was hurt or killed. Seems a bit much (about 370 years too many really).
The bridge - about people killing themselves by jumping off the golden gate bridge. Not very exciting or particularly good. Interesting all the same.
Religulous - Bill Maher looking at the influence religious groups have on politics and society. Was alright, nothing new or anything and to be fair he is a bit of cnut to people sometimes for no reason other than to look good. Don't be a dick, Bill.
Art of conflict - looks at the different murals around Belfast during the troubles. Is interesting but had to stop watching as its narrated by an American who can't pronounce words like Shankill, and other stuff that annoyed me. It's really dumbed down as well, but I might be a bit harsh as I live in NI - maybe wouldn't be so annoying to an "outsider".
Bobby Fisher against the world - documentary about bobby fisher, arguably the greatest chess player of all time. Only watched about half of it as it wasn't very gripping or exciting. I like chess.
Mugabe and the white African - one white farmers battle against Mugabe and his racist policy of taking farms off white farmers. Fell asleep before it ended but it was a good documentary. Africa be crazy.
Examined life - people discussing philosophy and everyday life. Really good show, and very thought provoking. A definite watch if you have any interest in philosophy and life / the meaning of life.
I watched all of the above on Netflix but I've watched these recently as well.
Searching for sugar man - already mentioned in this thread. Brilliant, heartwarming and honest.
Closer to the edge - isle of Man TT documentary, mostly focused on Guy Martin at the TT in 2010 (I think). Brilliant watch, and I think suitable for people who have no interest in the sport. Guy Martin is a cool dude too. Those boys have massive balls.
Yeah I've seen most of those on Netflix too.
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, Yes Men Change the World, Mother India and Sons of the Clouds (with Javier Bardem) also good Netflix documentaries.
No, I don't like him because he's a fecking bellend.
I'm all for the truth, but he twists and distorts everything to suit his own agenda and line his pockets.
You don't like him, do you?
I don't know a lot of things about him. Just saw his work on the Bohemian Grove which was shocking and raised a lot of questions.
It's all spin and bullshit from Alex Jones. He might be right about something once in a while (I have no examples) but I'd hazard a guess that about 98% of what he says is pure shite.
Bohemian Grove isn't nearly as shocking as he states it is. In fact, it's not shocking at all.
Anyway, watch him being "interviewed" by Piers Morgan, who is a cock himself but looks like a pretty stand up fella next to Jones.
Cheers Smashed. I'll be sure to check them out.
Since I'm directly quoting you for once, I hope all went well on your trip and things are going well for you.
Profiles of 6 current Russian/Soviet writers: Zakhar Prilepin, Dmitry Bykov, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Anna Starobinets, Mariam Petrosyan & Vladimir Sorokin (the only one I was familiar with - the film 4 is worth a watch).
The Gatekeepers - Historical docu in the same vein as The Fog of War. The former heads of the internal security service Shin Bet gives their views on the Israel/Palestine conflict and their part in it. Excellent stuff.
The House I Live In - A pretty damning docu on the U.S. war on drugs. Every American should be made to watch this.
Stolen Seas is a documentary about Somalian pirates
Its quite good. Actually surprised by how nuanced it was. Effectively contextualizes the phenomenon
Its quite good. Actually surprised by how nuanced it was. Effectively contextualizes the phenomenon
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
Inside Job
Why We Fight
Again. feck you America.
Inside Job
Why We Fight
Again. feck you America.
I really enjoyed this documentary, good insight into people's lives.
Watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi and Hoop Dreams in the past week. Enjoyed both.
Blackfish - They really should level those Sea World parks to the ground.
Man on Wire - Pretty good, nice music choices but couldn't help but wanting to know more about these people.
Man on Wire - Pretty good, nice music choices but couldn't help but wanting to know more about these people.
Good shout with Blackfish. Brilliant documentary. Shamu
Lake of Fire
Documentary on abortion spiralling across 17 years of footage taken by Tony Kaye. On the one hand it's a comprehensive look at both sides of the abortion debate in America, but it does feel like the pro-life side of the debate have been painted as violent, unreasonable religious nuts. There is some footage of abortion procedures with some gruesome footage of severed babies heads and limbs (as the doctors are checking that all of the 20 (?) week old foetus had been removed) and some footage of the actual procedure in action through an ultrasound or some similar technology, so he definitely doesn't hold back from showing the extreme aspects of both sides of the debate. It just felt like there was a disproportionately large amount of religious nuts shown explaining things. Maybe the vast majority of pro-life Americans are religious nuts, I've no idea.
Well worth a watch as it is thought provoking. Noam Chomsky (neutral), Nat Hentoff (perhaps the only atheist pro-life advocate) and Alan Dershowitz (pro-choice) all made some genuinely interesting points amongst all the bluster and anger from Americans on the street. The music used at the beginning and end is laughably inappropriate.
Documentary on abortion spiralling across 17 years of footage taken by Tony Kaye. On the one hand it's a comprehensive look at both sides of the abortion debate in America, but it does feel like the pro-life side of the debate have been painted as violent, unreasonable religious nuts. There is some footage of abortion procedures with some gruesome footage of severed babies heads and limbs (as the doctors are checking that all of the 20 (?) week old foetus had been removed) and some footage of the actual procedure in action through an ultrasound or some similar technology, so he definitely doesn't hold back from showing the extreme aspects of both sides of the debate. It just felt like there was a disproportionately large amount of religious nuts shown explaining things. Maybe the vast majority of pro-life Americans are religious nuts, I've no idea.
Well worth a watch as it is thought provoking. Noam Chomsky (neutral), Nat Hentoff (perhaps the only atheist pro-life advocate) and Alan Dershowitz (pro-choice) all made some genuinely interesting points amongst all the bluster and anger from Americans on the street. The music used at the beginning and end is laughably inappropriate.
Hearts and Minds - It's pretty depressing how similar this was to recent documentaries on the war in the Middle East. No one has learned anything since Vietnam. Provocative and insightful.
Deliver us from Evil - Sickening. Just absolute evil stuff conducted by the Catholic Church.
Deliver us from Evil - Sickening. Just absolute evil stuff conducted by the Catholic Church.
I remember my school were due to show "both sides of the argument" a few years ago when I was a wee teenager (about 15-16) I was unfortunately ill at the time, and so missed the "pro-life" (what a hideous term that is) guy, but for some reason my school did not reschedule the pro-abortion person, so I never got to see him, which suggests a slight religious bias at the top brass. I could be wrong, maybe the man/woman was too busy or ill, but they could have got someone, even a teacher to at least explain that side. But the subject was called R.E Religious Studies I doubt it would have happened, despite being a state school not a religious school.
Maybe that is off topic a lot, but I thought i would put that in. Interesting to see that documentary showed both sides, but removals of a fetus usually aren't clean, but at least legal practices have a highly decreased chance of death compared to an illegal abortion which these so called pro-life activists would rather our women go to it seems.