Documentaries (Merged)

[X-Ray Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close X-Ray]

Didn't find a thread for these and if I overlooked one preexisting I apologize. Two I've enjoyed lately:

I've never taken the Oscars seriously since Apocalypse Now lost out to Kramer vs. Kramer for Best Picture.

Bobby Liebling is one fucked-up dude in this and a minor miracle he survived his demons.

One song of Pentagram I really like:

[sukebanboy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sukebanboy]

Documentries are probably my favourite genre......I just can't get enough of them....

any good recommendations on here will be immediately searched out and watched by myself!

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

Everything by Herzog.

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

A few that I like that have been posted in their entirety on youtube:

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

The GG Allin documentary Hated is awesome.

The Paradise Lost films are important and absolutely worth seeing.

Just finished the Circle Jerks documentary and enjoyed that quite a bit.

And yeah, what Alex said about Herzog.

[Andrew Monroe Pallid Hands Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew Monroe]

Another vote for the PARADISE LOST films, particularly the first one. MY BEST FIEND is a terrific Herzog doco, surprisingly touching at times. I love the butterfly scene. GRIZZLY MAN was awesome too.

UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US is a fairly recent one I think a lot of. It's about Norwegian Black Metal, but you don't have to be a fan of the music to enjoy the film. Fascinating stuff and I would love to have the soundtrack (it's not black metal music). ONCE UPON A TIME IN NORWAY is another on the same subject that's also worth seeing though I rate it a notch below LIGHT.

[Ehren H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ehren H]

When I first saw Koppel's Harlan County USA as a teen is what started my lifelong love affair with documentaries, and it's still one of my favorite movies. Highly recommended to everyone.

Although, I do have to say, one of my favorite documentaries I've ever seen is The Killing of America from the 80's. Stark, powerful stuff.

[Apronikoff Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Apronikoff]

UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US is a fairly recent one I think a lot of. It's about Norwegian Black Metal, but you don't have to be a fan of the music to enjoy the film. Fascinating stuff and I would love to have the soundtrack (it's not black metal music). ONCE UPON A TIME IN NORWAY is another on the same subject that's also worth seeing though I rate it a notch below LIGHT.

Another great music doc is STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN - a fascinating tribute to the guys who played on some of the biggest hits in pop music history yet remained in obscurity.

[Ehren H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ehren H]

I definitely second the recommendation for Standing in the Shadows of Motown! Fantastic documentary, those unsung geniuses get a chance to tell their story, and it is as entertaining as it is enlightening. Plus the performances show that those dudes absolutely still have it. Great stuff!

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

Although, I do have to say, one of my favorite documentaries I've ever seen is The Killing of America from the 80's. Stark, powerful stuff.

I have a lot of respect for this movie. It's not something I go back to a lot as it's just too damn grim but it is very well made.

[Andrew Monroe Pallid Hands Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew Monroe]

Another great music doc is STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN - a fascinating tribute to the guys who played on some of the biggest hits in pop music history yet remained in obscurity.

You're right, this was terrific. I love docs like this that shine a light on otherwise neglected people/stories.

CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS is another favorite, unforgettable film about an unusual family, to say the least.

[Quot Bark! Go away Find all posts View Profile Close Quot]

I echo the Herzog love. His doc's are usually always great.

I'm also a big fan of Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, tho your mileage may be commensurate to your tolerance of manipulative docs. I loved it.

Some other favorites of mine include:

American Movie
Crumb
The Thin Blue Line
Vernon, Florida

and pretty much any of the David Attenborough BBC nature docs, Microcosmos, Baraka, the 'Qatsi trilogy, and especially Ashes and Snow (even tho it probably falls more into the docu-tainment category.

(Tarsem's The Fall cribbed a bit from both Baraka and Ashes and Snow).

[sukebanboy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sukebanboy]

Im about halfway through MORE BRAINS...A RETURN TO THE LIVING DEAD

Can't say its a particularly special documnetry.....but it is immensely enjoyable to learn more stuff about one of my fave films!!

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

It's not as good as the Nightmare on Elm St. documentary they did but it's still pretty solid. At least I thought so.

[sukebanboy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sukebanboy]

It's not as good as the Nightmare on Elm St. documentary they did but it's still pretty solid. At least I thought so.

You are correct Mr Jane......Its not quite that good.....but the movie it documents is closer to my heart than Nightmare....There was a key person missing from it though...which was kinda sad...left a bit of a hole...but like I said, nice to learn more about a GREAT movie!!