The awesome documentary thread

[George Barry Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close George Barry]

Marwencol (2010) is the best documentary I've seen this year. It may be the best film I've seen this year.

[Zane C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zane C.]

LONG GONE
AMERICAN HOLLOW
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD

All great docs!

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

CHICKENHAWK is a very disturbing but great documentary on NAMBLA.

[Robin Bougie Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Robin Bougie]

Just did an article about my fave fave Canadian documentaries! Have a peek:

http://blog.canuxploitation.com/2011...-robin-bougie/

[Jeff D Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jeff D]

Dear Zachary : A Letter to a Son about his Father is superb, it's also one of the saddest documentaries/films I've ever seen. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152758/

I'm not embarrassed to say it but I teared up several times. It's streaming on Netflix currently. Sniff..

[Ryan K Brock Landers Find all posts View Profile Close Ryan K]

Apocalypse: World War II
This is probably not a "lesser known" doc but definitely the best one I've watched all year. A WWII doc from France in HD with footage and facts not shown in your average History Channel program.

Stalingrad (2003)
As much as I love their horror and cult output, this is one of my very favourite Synapse releases. It's filmed from the Russian and German perspective and features rare footage from the Russian archives.

[Ryan K Brock Landers Find all posts View Profile Close Ryan K]

These documentaries aren't exactly awesome but I made note of them back when Robin was asking for trades on avmaniacs since they'd be right up his alley.

9 to 5: Days in Porn (Strand Releasing, 2010)
"Filmed over a period of more than a year, ten different stories unfold, delivering insight into the personal lives of people in the adult movie business, their hopes and their dreams."
Starring: Sasha Grey, Belladonna, Katja Kassin, Audrey Hollander, Roxy Deville, Dr. Sharon Mitchell
NSFW Trailer (Quicktime)

Hotrod The Movie (5290 Films, 2007)
"In 1998 HotRod Joey Kemp entered the Lansdowne Demolition Derby and won 1st place. But his injuries were so severe his doctors told him never to compete again.
'HotRod the Movie' is the real-life story of HotRod Joey Kemp's return into one of the world's most dangerous sports, Demolition Derby!"

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

Just did an article about my fave fave Canadian documentaries! Have a peek:

http://blog.canuxploitation.com/2011...-robin-bougie/

Hookers on Davie is terrific. Thanks for sending it to my Robin! Another great Canadian documentary is Warrendale by Allan King, it's about emotionally disturbed kids in the Warrendale institution in the late 60s. I have some old boot off of TV but Criterion has put it out in their Allan King Eclipse set which I need to pick up sometime.

[Robin Bougie Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Robin Bougie]

I watched the Criterion version, and it is a must-see Randy! Looks great, but what else would you expect from Criterion I guess.

That and King's A MARRIED COUPLE would surely have made my list, if it had been a top 10 rather than a top 5. I was limited, though.

[Robin Bougie Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Robin Bougie]

Ryan, I still need to see HOT ROD: THE MOVIE! 9 TO 5: DAYS IN PORN was quite good -- especially if you're a Sasha Grey fan like I am.

[Robin Bougie Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Robin Bougie]

Dear Zachary : A Letter to a Son about his Father is superb, it's also one of the saddest documentaries/films I've ever seen. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152758/

Agreed. Totally agreed.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

9 TO 5: DAYS IN PORN was quite good -- especially if you're a Sasha Grey fan like I am.

Truth!

Saw Comic Book Confidential on your list, Robin. I had a VHS tape with a recording made off of CityTV from when I still lived in Ontario that I watched I don't know how many times. That was a pretty rad movie. On a similar note, Crumb should probably get mentioned in this thread as well.

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

Crumb is good. But I saw a BBC made Robert crumb documentary that I enjoyed even more. Another great documentary is "End of the Century:the story of the Ramones".

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

We just watched that last week (End of the Century). I agree, it's very well done. Not the most technically proficient movie but it really cuts to the chase and gets to details in a great way. That movie kinda makes me sad though, as a kid I always saw the Ramones as the best of friends no matter what. It shattered that idea, haha.

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

We just watched that last week (End of the Century). I agree, it's very well done. Not the most technically proficient movie but it really cuts to the chase and gets to details in a great way. That movie kinda makes me sad though, as a kid I always saw the Ramones as the best of friends no matter what. It shattered that idea, haha.

Yeah I was the same way for years. But the film reveals how much of a dick Johnny Ramone really was. "Ramones RAW" is also pretty decent. It is made up of all the footage Marky Ramone shot during the various years he was in teh band. Now I am not a fan of Marky,I think he is the worst drummer the band ever had,but the footage is a great look behind the scenes.