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coolhotwaves · 10-03-2011, 03:55 PM

I'm not sure if it's actually a documentary, but the Greatest Movie Ever Sold was entertaining. Last really good doc I watched was called (i think) Mugabe and The White African.

DIDriveOut2SPAC · 10-03-2011, 04:00 PM

Some really good suggestions in here.

Andrew4Bama · 10-03-2011, 08:11 PM

Going to watch Dear Zachary when I get home from work.

I just remembered one I watched a while back called Before the Music Dies or something like that. It's about the music industry. Pretty interesting.

coldengrey12 · 10-03-2011, 08:15 PM

Pretty much anything by Errol Morris.

ebrread003 · 10-03-2011, 08:18 PM

Know your mushrooms
&
2012: time for change

both can be seen free or torrented

kto2122 · 10-03-2011, 08:26 PM

As people have said, most of the 30 for 30 installments are very good, but "The Two Escobars" is head and shoulders above the rest. I probably place entirely too much emphasis on sports in general, but I was blown away by the breadth of scope that a sports documentary could have when I first saw it. Absolutely amazing.

Andrew4Bama · 10-03-2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kto2122

As people have said, most of the 30 for 30 installments are very good, but "The Two Escobars" is head and shoulders above the rest. I probably place entirely too much emphasis on sports in general, but I was blown away by the breadth of scope that a sports documentary could have when I first saw it. Absolutely amazing.

The Rickly Williams one might be might favorite that I've seen.

dmbhokie · 10-03-2011, 10:06 PM

fog of war
king of kong
restrepo
the tillman story

Andrew4Bama · 10-04-2011, 12:50 AM

Just finished Dear Zachary. Wow, that movie brought out some emotions I didn't even know I had. There's one part where the rage in Andrew's dad's voice is really tough to listen to. Unbelievable what that family went through.

Thanks for the recommendation, Matthew.

dobyblue · 10-04-2011, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by dreamingtree041

(Vaccinate your kids!!)

No thanks, but I fully support your right to vaccinate yours.

I would recommend checking out the following documentaries as well:

1) The Greater Good
2) One More Girl (about the dangers of the HPV vaccine)
3) Shoot 'Em Up
4) Vaccine Nation
5) Shots in the Dark

Balor3012 · 10-04-2011, 07:02 AM

Does anyone know where I can watch the Wilco doc.

RichieSSC · 10-04-2011, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew4Bama

Just finished Dear Zachary. Wow, that movie brought out some emotions I didn't even know I had. There's one part where the rage in Andrew's dad's voice is really tough to listen to. Unbelievable what that family went through.

Thanks for the recommendation, Matthew.

It has been 2 years since I have seen it and I know the exact scene/interview portion you are talking about, tough stuff that is for damn sure!

DIDriveOut2SPAC · 10-04-2011, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by luccic12

Does anyone know where I can watch the Wilco doc.

Netflix has it.

DIDriveOut2SPAC · 10-04-2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew4Bama

Just finished Dear Zachary. Wow, that movie brought out some emotions I didn't even know I had. There's one part where the rage in Andrew's dad's voice is really tough to listen to. Unbelievable what that family went through.

Thanks for the recommendation, Matthew.

Watched this last night. Pretty much sobbed the entire last 40 minutes.

DrewD55 · 10-04-2011, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MarvinBerry

The Paradise Lost documentaries about The West Memphis Three are very good.

Was wondering when someone was going to mention these. They're working on a third one right now, which has been pushed back to make room for a new ending (for obvious reasons). They're both excellent, but especially the first one.

As far as 30 for 30 goes, I've seen a bunch of them in the past two weeks. Once Brothers, about the ending of the friendship between Vlade Divac and Drazen Petrovic over the Yugoslav Civil War was some heady, and heavy, stuff. One of the best. I also give decent marks for Crossing Over: The Trial of Alan Iverson, as well. Done by the guy who did Hoop Dreams, which, if it wasn't mentioned in this thread already, is one of the best documentaries of all time, sports or otherwise.

Lake of Fire is great, but really tough to watch (it's about the abortion debate, and doesn't spare the viewer images of anything). Directed by Tony Kaye, of American History X fame, it's probably the most level-headed approach I've seen on such a controversial subject. It truly doesn't take sides, just reports the story from all angles.

TablesTurnAgain · 10-04-2011, 07:42 AM

I enjoyed "It Might Get Loud" as a documentary on the electric guitar. Basically Jack White, Jimmy Page, and The Edge chat and tell their back stories of their life with the guitar.

GreenDirector · 10-04-2011, 10:03 AM

I just finished watching "the union" on Netflix really opened my eyes

dre2142 · 10-04-2011, 11:22 AM

Watched "We Live in Public"

Interesting, but if the public watching his every move started to become such a problem...TURN OFF THE FUCKING FEEDS!

DrewD55 · 10-04-2011, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenDirector

I just finished watching "the union" on Netflix really opened my eyes

Cameron Crowe doc about Elton John, or the one about the Canadian pot industry (Wikipedia lists both in response to a query of The Union (film))?

treytreyw222 · 10-04-2011, 12:55 PM

Started watching Dear Zachery during my lunch break, gonna finish it up after work...

dre2142 · 10-04-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by treytreyw222

Started watching Dear Zachery during my lunch break, gonna finish it up after work...

Im 26 minutes in. Im getting pissed off.

treytreyw222 · 10-04-2011, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by dre2142

Im 26 minutes in. Im getting pissed off.

ya that Shirley girl was really pissing me off

dre2142 · 10-04-2011, 01:13 PM

And the Canadian courts

wnderwoman · 10-04-2011, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dre2142

Im 26 minutes in. Im getting pissed off.

Prepare for rage.

Lee3691 · 10-04-2011, 01:54 PM

JFK by Oliver Stone was good

shaggo91 · 10-04-2011, 01:56 PM

espn 30 for 30 "two escobars"

dre2142 · 10-04-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee3691

JFK by Oliver Stone was good

i dont consider that a documentary.

is Camerons "Titanic" a documentary?

salrx95 · 10-04-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DrewD55

Cameron Crowe doc about Elton John, or the one about the Canadian pot industry (Wikipedia lists both in response to a query of The Union (film))?

doc on Elton. Thanks. Will go look for that. Wife and I saw him for the first time last month. Crossed him off the bucket list.

Never watched any of these 30 for 30 except the steinbrenner one. Will start tivo'ing them.

This Dear Zachary one sounds too depressing, though I am curious.

DrewD55 · 10-04-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by salrx95

doc on Elton. Thanks. Will go look for that. Wife and I saw him for the first time last month. Crossed him off the bucket list.

Never watched any of these 30 for 30 except the steinbrenner one. Will start tivo'ing them.

This Dear Zachary one sounds too depressing, though I am curious.

You'd do better Netflix-ing them these days. The original run ended last year, and ESPN doesn't air them very often as re-runs.

Lee3691 · 10-04-2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dre2142

i dont consider that a documentary.

is Camerons "Titanic" a documentary?

I tried throwing in a little humor....

Hoops Dreams
Food, Inc
The Tillman Story
The Two Escobars
The Thin Blue Line

10-03-2011, 03:55 PM	#61
coolhotwaves is classic Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 8,643 Shows Seen: 0 DMB Hub Stubs: 2 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? I'm not sure if it's actually a documentary, but the Greatest Movie Ever Sold was entertaining. Last really good doc I watched was called (i think) Mugabe and The White African.

10-03-2011, 04:00 PM	#62
DIDriveOut2SPAC American Aquarium Drnkr Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 26,291 Shows Seen: 35 DMB Hub Stubs: 14 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? Some really good suggestions in here. __________________ Dan\|

10-03-2011, 08:11 PM	#63
Andrew4Bama Tub Rock Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,598 Shows Seen: 2 DMB Hub Stubs: 1 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? Going to watch Dear Zachary when I get home from work. I just remembered one I watched a while back called Before the Music Dies or something like that. It's about the music industry. Pretty interesting.

10-03-2011, 08:15 PM	#64
coldengrey12 Listen to St. Vincent Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Emerald City Posts: 44,904 Shows Seen: 70 DMB Hub Stubs: 24 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? Pretty much anything by Errol Morris. __________________ Ants 2023 Album of the Year RESULTS

10-03-2011, 08:18 PM	#65
ebrread003 Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 413 Shows Seen: 14 DMB Hub Stubs: 10 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? Know your mushrooms & 2012: time for change both can be seen free or torrented __________________ You can only do as much as you can do, but you should at least do that much, and do it humbly and mercifully. -DM

10-03-2011, 08:26 PM	#66
kto2122 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,276 Shows Seen: 0 DMB Hub Stubs: 1 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? As people have said, most of the 30 for 30 installments are very good, but "The Two Escobars" is head and shoulders above the rest. I probably place entirely too much emphasis on sports in general, but I was blown away by the breadth of scope that a sports documentary could have when I first saw it. Absolutely amazing.

10-03-2011, 10:06 PM	#68
dmbhokie Join Date: May 2002 Location: LOS ANGELES Posts: 303 Shows Seen: 54 DMB Hub Stubs: 24 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? fog of war king of kong restrepo the tillman story

10-04-2011, 12:50 AM	#69
Andrew4Bama Tub Rock Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,598 Shows Seen: 2 DMB Hub Stubs: 1 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? Just finished Dear Zachary. Wow, that movie brought out some emotions I didn't even know I had. There's one part where the rage in Andrew's dad's voice is really tough to listen to. Unbelievable what that family went through. Thanks for the recommendation, Matthew. Last edited by Andrew4Bama; 10-04-2011 at 12:52 AM.

10-04-2011, 07:42 AM	#76
TablesTurnAgain Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,382 Shows Seen: 9 DMB Hub Stubs: 6 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? I enjoyed "It Might Get Loud" as a documentary on the electric guitar. Basically Jack White, Jimmy Page, and The Edge chat and tell their back stories of their life with the guitar. __________________ G--2---------------- D----3--5-5--2-3-2 A-5-----------------

10-04-2011, 10:03 AM	#77
GreenDirector NY JETS+DMB+UM Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: @DontPushThePig Posts: 732 Shows Seen: 20 DMB Hub Stubs: 10 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? I just finished watching "the union" on Netflix really opened my eyes __________________ DMB:20 Shows UM:8 Shows

10-04-2011, 11:22 AM	#78
dre2142 Get it done Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 45,089 Shows Seen: 52 DMB Hub Stubs: 21 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? Watched "We Live in Public" Interesting, but if the public watching his every move started to become such a problem...TURN OFF THE FUCKING FEEDS!

10-04-2011, 12:55 PM	#80
treytreyw222 Come As Your Kids Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 6,773 Shows Seen: 8 DMB Hub Stubs: 6 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? Started watching Dear Zachery during my lunch break, gonna finish it up after work... __________________ chronic don't fuck with bayliss cause bayliss will fucking smoke you

10-04-2011, 01:13 PM	#83
dre2142 Get it done Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 45,089 Shows Seen: 52 DMB Hub Stubs: 21 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? And the Canadian courts

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shaggo91 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Santa Cruz, CA. Originally CT Posts: 3,318 Shows Seen: 12 DMB Hub Stubs: 6 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Documentaries..what do you recommend? espn 30 for 30 "two escobars"

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