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re: Favorite documentaries

Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:04 pm to
Posted by Enrique
Bogota, Colombia
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:04 pm to
american pimp
dear zachary
king of kong
paradise lost
bangin in little rock
cocaine cowboys part 1

tons of ones from HBO America Undercover, but theyre hard to find unless online
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:13 pm to
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bangin in little rock

That one cracked me up. The white boys acting gangsta.
Posted by el tigre
your heart
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:14 pm to
King of Kong
Jesco White: The Dancing Outlaw
Posted by CP3LSU25
Louisiana
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:16 pm to
Is Hoop Dreams that good. I can't believe I haven't seen this yet
Posted by MaverickLSU
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:20 pm to
Just thought of another one I saw a while back that was really good "Ten Commandments of the Mafia"
Posted by dutchdanish
Reno
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:27 pm to
Fog of War
Posted by tuck
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:34 pm to
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Jesco White: The Dancing Outlaw
I would like to see this but it's not on Netflix. Looks like I'll have to buy it in order to watch it unless someone has another idea.

Interstingly, there is another documentary about the Whites on Netflix that has the 'Save' feature. I guess it will be on there at some point in the future. It's called "The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia."
Posted by beaver
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:34 pm to
the bridge is kind of creepy...I watched it on Youtube a couple years ago
Posted by WelcomeToDeathValley
1st & 1st
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:34 pm to
The Cove
The Thin Blue Line
King of Kong
Capturing The Friedman's
Street Fight
Brothers Keeper
Confessions of a Superhero
Posted by tuck
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:37 pm to
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Let me tell you a little lesson buddy. The cream always rises to the top and I'm about to show you the white hot cream of an 8th grade boy.


Charlie ftw.
Posted by KILLhottytoddy
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:41 pm to
American Movie
The Five Obstructions
King of Kong
Heavy Metal in Baghdad
Posted by steelreign
Deridder
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:44 pm to
WWII in HD

I know it's a miniseries, but it was pretty damn good.
Posted by Fat Andy
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:44 pm to
Hoop Dreams
Stevie
King of Kong
Anvil : The story of Anvil
Grizzly Man
Nursery University

Posted by noladan
new orleans
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:53 pm to
Children of Beslan
Posted by Baloo
Formerly MDGeaux
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:57 pm to
Born Into Brothels hasn't been mentioned. That is also pretty great.
Posted by CocomoLSU
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 12:59 pm to
I just bought Cocaine Cowboys, so I hope that's as good as people here say it is.

I posted in a documentary thread last week these three that I'd recommend to anyone (especially sports fans for the first two):

Tyson (2009)
Magic and Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
The King of Kong: A Fistfull of Quarters
Posted by OBUDan
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 1:00 pm to
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I agree. I think his later work is pretty awful, but Roger and Me is simply a love story to his hometown of Flint. I don't think the current Moore could make this film, particularly the sympathetic portrayal of the sherriff who evicts people from their homes.



I watch Moore's work as an opinion column rather than a documentary.

He's a great filmmaker, just not a good documentarian.
Posted by Baloo
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Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 1:06 pm to
Why can't a documentary BE an advocacy column? It's not a balanced piece that strives for neutrality, it is often an argument and a plea for action. I think a documentary that is so slanted it distorts facts becomes worthless, but almost every documentarian is a passionate advocate of their topic. I want my movie to have a point of view.
Posted by LoneStarTiger
Lone Star State
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 1:23 pm to
Tyson was great

just finished Ken Burns' The War, which is awesome
Posted by beachdude
FL
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Posted on 4/20/10 at 1:32 pm to
Woodstock. Or, maybe This is Spinal Tap. No, wait, wait...
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