I watched this in one of my Entrepreneurship classes. All about the dot com boom, how easy it was to raise capital and the downward spiral that followed.
Finally got around to watching Dixie Chicks: Shup up and Sing - all about their fall after criticizing George W.
Pretty good overall...a little unfocused though...at times it doesn't seem like it knows if it is a film about that controversy and the fallout of it, or about the making of their new albumn. It also is pretty unbalanced which is to be expected.
Hey everyone! Just saw King of Kong, it is on DVD now in case anyone wants to rent it, and I have to say it was awesome! It starts out a bit slow but really picks up and there are some great/unbelievable personalities in it. I would suggest to anyone, even if you're like me and not really into videogames, it is funny and you really start rooting for the 'underdog' character.
Just watched it tonight. Fantastic doc. Amazing how much at the end you care about the outcome of a video game. This is exactly the type of doc I love - a focus on a really small part of the world that once you learn about it is incredibly fascinating.
Bumping this thread as I've recently watched the documentary called Transcendent Man. It's a very interesting, almost disturbing documentary about the future of technology.
Transcendent Man by director Barry Ptolemy introduces the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil, the renowned futurist who journeys the world offering his vision of a future in which we will merge with our machines, can live forever, and are billions of times more intelligent...all within the next thirty years.
I discovered this documentary while watching other videos of Jason Silva. This guy also has similar views of the future of technology.
Can anyone recommend other documentaries similar to the ones above?
Thanks.
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I think the most influential documentary in the last 10 years has been Food Inc.
So many people I know have changed their eating and buying habits after watching this expose on how our food has been bought out and mass produced by multi national conglomerates.
So many people now eat organic as a direct result of watching this film. For anyone on the planet who hasn't seen it watch it, everyone needs to see this film.
I concur with the poster who recommended "The Devil and Daniel Johnson"
Two very good documentaries that I haven't seen mentioned yet are;
"Man on wire"
The story of Philippe Petit's illegal attempt to tightrope walk between the Twin Towers in 1974. Although the only media of the event were still photos it made my hair stand-up when it came to the moment of truth.(very impressive considering my baldness) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/
"Hippie Masala"
A light documentary about 4 different people who were among the throngs of people making the pilgrimage to India in the 60s and 70s seeking spiritual enlightenment. The difference with these 4 is that unlike most, they stayed. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1131674/
If you are a music fan/lover of any genre, then you will enjoy this. I think everyone should see this movie and understand the magnitude of their mostly unheralded legacy to the music world. I think the whole thing is on YouTube as well.
Standing In The Shadow Of Motown
In 1959, Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on "My Girl," "Bernadette," I Was Made to Love Her," and every other hit from Motown's Detroit era.
By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers.
Forty-one years after they played their first note an a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story in STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN.
With the tumultuous sixties as a backdrop, Motown's unsung heroes take the viewer on a compelling journey in time as they trace the evolution of The Motown Sound" from its origins in Detroit to its demise in Los Angeles during the seventies. Through the eyes of the riveting characters who ruled Hitsville's studio by day and the club scene of Detroit by night, we enter a world of unparalleled soul and emotion as the Funk Brothers revisit the sites of their musical roots, triumphs, and eventual heartbreak.
For more than four decades, from the dance floors of the world, to the Detroit riots of 1967, to the war in Vietnam, the music the Funk Brothers created has played a major role in the cultural fabric of all of our lives. STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN finally puts some faces on that music and introduces these heroic musical figures to the world.
I've seen so many docs I can't remember them all haha, watched Dark Days the other day, it was pretty decent... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235327/ about the homeless in NYC that live in the subway.
