RocketQueen1985 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 The Nazis: A Warning from History (10 hours long i think but also brilliant)i watched this over the weekend and it was great. thanks for the suggestion. fyi, it was 6 - 45. min episodes, but it really flew by. the series was very well paced. just today i watched the last 3 episodes in a row, couldn't stop. i found it much more engaging than ken burns : the war, that was 7 parts and at times i really had to force myself to watch it. i just downloaded "beefs", i watched 2 seconds (literally) to make sure it was what i was looking for, it is, and i loled. im not sure what 2 seconds i saw, but it was hilarious nonetheless.I watched all 5 episodes in a row, great documentary!Does anyone have more suggestions for great WW2/Hitler/concentration camps documentaries? I'm really interested in that stuff right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Moon Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 ohhhhh shit. i haven't seen this yet but its bound to be good. i love horizonwhat is reality?i also recommend these horizon episodesparallel universeshow long is a piece of string?to infinity and beyondthe secret youwho is afraid of the big black hole?is everything we know about the universe is wrong?beyond the big bang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketQueen1985 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I've always had an interest in mental illness and treatment of especially things like the old Victorian Asylums and wotnot. Documentary here about treatment of patientsat the Bridgewater State Hospital back in the 60's and it's seriously fucked up!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titicut_Follieshttp://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a97_1233076955 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e5e_1233082303http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9cc_1233086391Watched up until the middle of part 2. I'm guessing it just gets more disturbing as it goes along? It's so fucked up I also recently watched The Bridge that someone posted a link to in this thread. That really moved me, amazing documentary. So weird thinking that those jumps are real, it's not an act, but fucking real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Capturing the FriedmansExcellent choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Moon Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 is the world really a hologram? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st0n3r Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Defamationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNHIEegEkRUThe film examines whether "'anti-Semitic' has become an all purpose label for anyone who criticizes Israel and the possibility that some Jews' preoccupation with the past -- i.e., the Holocaust -- is preventing progress in the here and now. [1] Shamir decided to make this film after a critic of an earlier film accused him of antisemitism. [1]Filmmaker Yoav Shamir states in the beginning of the film that as an Israeli he has never experienced antisemitism himself and wants to learn more about it since references to antisemitism in countries all over the world are common in the Israeli media.The film includes interviews with Abraham Foxman, the head of the Anti-Defamation League, John J. Mearsheimer, co-author of New York Times Best Seller The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, Norman Finkelstein, a critic of Israeli government policy as well as many others. The film also follows a group of Israeli high school students on a class trip to Europe where they tour Auschwitz, as well as a number of other notable Holocaust locations.The film notes that in 2007, the ADL reported a spike in antisemitism, claiming that there were 1,500 anti-Semitic incidents in the United States, yet when Shamir contacts the ADL they can only list minor incidents such as websites with inflammatory comments, letters from employees denied time off for a Jewish holiday, or people offended by a cop's use of the word "Jew". A case presented concerns a group of African American boys, aged between 10 and 12, who pelted a school bus with rocks, breaking two windows.Shamir also interviews a rabbi who says that the hypervigilance of the ADL inflames relations between Jews and non-Jews in the United States. He also finds that among his interviewees there is more sensitivity to antisemitism among secular Jews than religious ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Moon Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 BBC doc on Ronald Reagan, really good and pretty balanced. its probably hard to get a fair view on reagan in the US. i find BBC usually hits home with their shows. they did a really good one on JFK a few months ago too.reaganJFK the making of modern politics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 GaslandLast Train Homedidn't realise there was a smart movies thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanGenie Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Thats a good one too. A little bit old but yet true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 BBC doc on Ronald Reagan, really good and pretty balanced. its probably hard to get a fair view on reagan in the US. i find BBC usually hits home with their shows. they did a really good one on JFK a few months ago too.reaganJFK the making of modern politics I think the JFK one was banned in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin' Jack Flash Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Defamationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNHIEegEkRUThe film examines whether "'anti-Semitic' has become an all purpose label for anyone who criticizes Israel and the possibility that some Jews' preoccupation with the past -- i.e., the Holocaust -- is preventing progress in the here and now. [1] Shamir decided to make this film after a critic of an earlier film accused him of antisemitism. [1]Filmmaker Yoav Shamir states in the beginning of the film that as an Israeli he has never experienced antisemitism himself and wants to learn more about it since references to antisemitism in countries all over the world are common in the Israeli media.The film includes interviews with Abraham Foxman, the head of the Anti-Defamation League, John J. Mearsheimer, co-author of New York Times Best Seller The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, Norman Finkelstein, a critic of Israeli government policy as well as many others. The film also follows a group of Israeli high school students on a class trip to Europe where they tour Auschwitz, as well as a number of other notable Holocaust locations.The film notes that in 2007, the ADL reported a spike in antisemitism, claiming that there were 1,500 anti-Semitic incidents in the United States, yet when Shamir contacts the ADL they can only list minor incidents such as websites with inflammatory comments, letters from employees denied time off for a Jewish holiday, or people offended by a cop's use of the word "Jew". A case presented concerns a group of African American boys, aged between 10 and 12, who pelted a school bus with rocks, breaking two windows.Shamir also interviews a rabbi who says that the hypervigilance of the ADL inflames relations between Jews and non-Jews in the United States. He also finds that among his interviewees there is more sensitivity to antisemitism among secular Jews than religious ones.Great watch, thanks for the heads-up on it.Finished watching Kenneth Clarke's Civilisation. Breath-taking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansin Humanity Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 more of a true film than a documentary, but we watched some of sybil in psych class yesterday, about a young woman with multiple personalities who's tortured by repressed childhood memories. it was creepy as shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans_moleman Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) Today I watched Pyramids of Waste(The LightBulb Conspiracy). Very interesting.I'd also recommend Darwin's Nightmare. Edited February 24, 2011 by hans_moleman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Moon Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 BBC doc on Ronald Reagan, really good and pretty balanced. its probably hard to get a fair view on reagan in the US. i find BBC usually hits home with their shows. they did a really good one on JFK a few months ago too.reaganJFK the making of modern politics I think the JFK one was banned in the US.i remember watching it thinking holy shit! real talk! this isnt going to go over well! apparently it didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketQueen1985 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Recently watched "Every fucking day of my life". It was much better than I thought it would be. I recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Moon Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) BBC doc on Ronald Reagan, really good and pretty balanced. its probably hard to get a fair view on reagan in the US. i find BBC usually hits home with their shows. they did a really good one on JFK a few months ago too.reaganJFK the making of modern politics I think the JFK one was banned in the US.im not surprised. when i was watching it i was like - " REAL TALK!"should be disturbing that it was banned...?i watched "the wild and wonderful whites of west Virginia" the other day... i couldn't finish it. just too fucked up. its this redneck clan from, you guessed it, west Virginia...unreal. first time since jesus camp that i had to turn off a documentary in disgust. Edited February 24, 2011 by Jackie Moon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITW 2012 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I watched Waiting for Superman the other day. It was sad, but not at all surprising. All great empires come to an end at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickingthehabit Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Capturing the Friedmans...http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342172/-Kickingthehabit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Moon Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) Capturing the Friedmans...http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342172/-Kickingthehabitwatched this today. really good, not very surprised. check it out folks.thought it was interesting near the end when it reveals arthurs brother is gay... getting f-ed by your brother for years (probably like 8-10,11?) would do that. i figure they probably did something sketchy during that computer class, jesse's confession to his lawyer / in court seemed legitimate, even though the situation he was in would warrant such a lie... but the footage of him outside the court during sentencing...that wasn't normal... i figure something happened then got blown out of control by suggestion / hypnosis. leapfrog seemed ridiculous. Edited February 27, 2011 by Jackie Moon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Capturing the Friedmans...http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342172/-KickingthehabitDocumentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middleclass Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes. So Arrested Development with jews then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Moon Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 lol'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zion Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXobZPf97FAI first saw this 15 years ago, and it still haunts me to this day. Paradise Lost 2 wasn't bad either, but to me it seemed like more of a synopsis.For a much more detailed account of the case, check out Mara Leveritt's book Devils Knot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITW 2012 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I watched the Frequency of Genius the other night. We seem to be getting closer and closer to the point where we're all going to have to put on space suits if we want to be safe when we walk outside. Even then they're still going to poison all our food and water. Might as well just pass me a drink now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly Guns Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 ESPN's 30 for 30 is a pretty good documentary series, there are a wide range of topics that expand beyond sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXobZPf97FAI first saw this 15 years ago, and it still haunts me to this day. Paradise Lost 2 wasn't bad either, but to me it seemed like more of a synopsis.For a much more detailed account of the case, check out Mara Leveritt's book Devils KnotI have both of those on dvd.Apparantly they are working on a third movie.Quite a bit of info has changed since the first 2 docus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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