Your favorite documentaries

[Berger_4_]

What was that one on those guys playing in one of the crappy quebec leagues? The name escapes me now, but it was one of the best docs i've ever seen...it's a league where basically all they do is fight. some of the guys are actually living in the rink in dilapidated rooms....for some reason i think it might have been called for the love of the game, but i doubt it

[JerzeeGirl]

Originally Posted by Berger_4_

What was that one on those guys playing in one of the crappy quebec leagues? The name escapes me now, but it was one of the best docs i've ever seen...it's a league where basically all they do is fight. some of the guys are actually living in the rink in dilapidated rooms....for some reason i think it might have been called for the love of the game, but i doubt it

I believe the one you are thinking of is called "Les Chiefs" or something about the guys playing in that Quebec league.

[RubberDuck]

New York Doll is a fantstic movie. Following the life of Arthur "Killer" Kane, bassist for the legendary New York Dolls many years after stardom.

Link:
http://www.newyorkdollmovie.com/

[pope04]

When We Were Kings was a great look at an elite athlete in his prime.

I caught a doc on Benny Hinn - Do You Believe in Miracles? on CBC's Fifth Estate - that made my stomach churn.

[Russic]

"The Human Behaviour Experiments" was a creepy doc that followed several cases, the most notable being the prisoner experiment at stanford university. One of the most unethical experiments in recent psychology history, it actually sheds some light on the Abu Ghraib torture.

This experiment is widely talked about in many psychology classes, but this doc had a bunch of footage that I'd never seen before. Very interesting.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

I believe Gates is a minister with several kids.

Agee is still living off his 'fame' from the movie. His Dad ended up going back to drugs and was eventually murdered I believe, actually at Arthur's home. Agee is not following that path.

I read an article on them a while back. I'll try to find it and post the link here.

Ok...it was an Sports Illustrated's most recent "Where are they now?" issue. The article is no longer available at SI.com that I can see. It was within the last 6 mos or so...so if you can find one it's well worth the read.

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

^Here's an article on the killing of Agee's father.

http://chicagoist.com/2004/12/17/hoo...ther_slain.php

Thanks to both..........much appreciated.

Some sad news in there. Gates' older brother was in the doc, too........especially remember the part when William was late and benched for part of the game and the team lost. Curtis was pretty ticked.

Sad stuff.......glad to hear the two kids are doing well for themselves.

[Berger_4_]

Originally Posted by JerzeeGirl

I believe the one you are thinking of is called "Les Chiefs" or something about the guys playing in that Quebec league.

yep, that'd be the one

[Crazy Flamer]

Startup.com.

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.

[Ayrahb]

The Death of Yugoslavia

Fallujah - the hidden massacre

Be warned if you choose to watch them, they are graphic.

[Engine09]

Missed it earlier, but nice thread. I went through and made note of a few to pick up soon.


As for King of Kong, I'm not even a huge video gamer but I loved it. Some of those guys are hilarious, but the whole culture and the interaction between the world record holders and the challengers is great. And some of the commentary is downright hilarious.

Anyone who has ever played video games needs to check it out.

[Dion]

The Bridge.



Director Eric Steel has succeeded in making one of the most morbid documentaries ever, The Bridge. Starring several deceased Golden Gate Bridge jumpers, The Bridge is a eulogy comprised of interviews with their loved ones and friends who reminisce about those who succeeded in committing suicide in the San Francisco Bay. Spliced between interview footage are shots of the bridge in all its majesty, surrounded by fog, and being enjoyed by tourists. Meant to represent The Bridge as a rounded character, one of beauty punctuated by tragedy, this film is assuredly touching for the affected families. It's an important step in the grieving process, but feels random viewed by one who didn't know these mentally disturbed citizens. As a conceptual investigation into suicidal motivations, the documentary succeeds, though midway through viewing one begins to feel like an interloper at various funerals. We hear of one woman's battle with schizophrenia, another man's death obsession, and several retellings of those who witnessed the horrendous events. Like Grey Gardens, The Bridge captivates by triggering one's love of sensationalism, but fortunately the film's sincerity undercuts any inkling of gossip column crime reporting. This tribute to suicide victims serves as an oblique tribute to The Bridge, as an honest portrayal of its history, gritty though important to remember.

[Thor]

People who ask where you find these documentaries, well one tip is to watch PBS's Frontline, Nova, Nature docs. Add in the Passionate Eye on CBC and of course downloading torrents, you'll get a good dose of docs.

Some of my favorites:

Journey of Man (DNA showing the movement of man throughout the world)
Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief (3hrs)
Carl Sagan's Cosmos Series 13-14hrs
Our Daily Bread (German) - Nikolaus Geyrhalter
The God Who Wasn't There
Richard Dawkins - The Enemies of Reason - Part 1 Slaves to Superstition
Richard Dawkins - The Enemies of Reason - Part 2 The Irrational Health Service
Richard Dawkins - Root of all Evil? - Part 1 The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins - Root of all Evil? - Part 2 The Virus of Faith
Christiane Amanpour's Series God's Christian/Jewish/Muslim Warriors

3 others I cannot recall the names right now, one is of the massacre at that russian school by chechnyan rebels. One was in Africa showing the living conditions where locals fish/process for Europeans and the doc showing the tradition of Yungspringa for youngsters in Amish communities.

I think all of those 3 are on Shaw VOD, highly recommend those.

[JiriHrdina]

Is King of Kong on DVD yet?

[Slava]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Is King of Kong on DVD yet?

Sadly I don't think so. But you can read more about it here:

http://www.billyvssteve.com/

[The Unabomber]

Cocaine Cowboys- it's about Miami in the 70's and 80's and it's quite interesting. Some of the facts that they throw around are amazing, highly recommended.

[Thor]

Originally Posted by Calculon

I certainly have to agree with you on Cosmos, and I too like to watch many of Richard Dawkins' lectures/documentaries. However, while his criticisms of religion and superstition are interesting, my favourites are his documentaries on biology, namely The Blind Watchmaker and also his Christmas Lectures (which you can find on YouTube by searching for "dawkins lecture 1", "dawkins lecture 2", and onwards to #5). I also enjoyed his magnificent book The Selfish Gene.

I ordered The Selfish Gene a few days ago!

Yeah I've watched all his Christmas Lectures series, man I wish kids could be brought up here watching that kind of programming isntead of being programmed to believe in diety worship.

I'll look for The Blind Watchmaker asap.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Is King of Kong on DVD yet?

BUMP!

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.

[PowerPlayoffs06]

Metal: A Headbangers Journeywas an interesting watch about all aspects of the metal scene. The bands, influences, history, fans and sub-genres are some of the topics touched on while a fan travels the world to some of heavy metals most prominent scenes trying to find the answer to why metal has never been given its due credit.

[OILFAN #81]

I'm in the camp that really enjoys documentaries. Some of my favorites:

9/11
Aftermath of 9/11
Zero Hour: Massacre at Columbine
Conspiracies: Iraq
Virginia Tech: We are all Hokies
Flight of United 93

I must have watched atleast 100 documentaries on 9/11, Columbine, VT, and the War in Iraq. Those are the main documentaries that interest me but I enjoy some others as well.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by PowerPlayoffs06

Metal: A Headbangers Journeywas an interesting watch about all aspects of the metal scene. The bands, influences, history, fans and sub-genres are some of the topics touched on while a fan travels the world to some of heavy metals most prominent scenes trying to find the answer to why metal has never been given its due credit.

When I saw that this thread got bumped I immediately thought of this rockumentary.