Watched any great documentaries lately?
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I've enjoyed watching some documentaries lately which is a relatively new genre for me -
The Interrupters Man on Wire Jiro Dreams of Sushi Spellbound First Position Does anyone have any recommendations for docs they have enjoyed recently? bonus if it's not utterly depressing. double bonus if it's free with my netflix or amazon prime (a bunch of other ones on my list I would have to pay for). Thanks! |
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| Young@Heart |
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| "Bill Cunningham New York" was quite entertaining. It's on Netflix. |
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"20 Feet from Stardom" - about backup singers - this was wonderful and I think it streams on Netflix.
"First Comes Love" - about a woman who decides to have a baby on her own. This was on HBO. Also very interesting. "Babies" - can rent it on ITunes I think. Follows the first year or so of four babies in four different countries. "Never Sorry: Ai Wei-wei" - great documentary about the Chinese artist. Streams on Netflix. |
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I loved the following documentaries if you haven't seen them already -
Valentine Road Mad Ballroom Paul Williams Still Alive The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Reversal of Fortune I love documentaries so thanks for posting this, OP. Am eager to hear what others recommend. |
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| American Hollow- one from Rory Kennedy in the late 90s was excellent. I don't know where you can find it but we taped it years ago and loved it, quote the characters all the time. Country boys is also good, think that was pbs. |
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| Thin on Netflix. |
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| Sorry, this one is really depressing but Central Park Five was excellent! |
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This is awesome, PP. Paul Williams was such a staple of my childhood. Such a talented musician. I knew he wasn't dead b/c he did a guest spot on Community: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3278600/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1 |
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Waste Land, my favorite film of all time. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/waste-land/ |
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The Dust Bowl by Ken Burns
A bunch of the 30 for 30 films by ESPN are great. The one with Chris Everett and Martina Navritolva (sorry I butchered her name!) is wonderful. I also enjoyed the ones about the Manning family and the Marion Jones episode. |
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I can't find it. Are you sure it's on Netflix? |
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We watched Thin on HBO
Loved 20 Feet from Stardom |
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I'm a huge Bill Cunningham fan and loved this. You might also like "The September Issue" -- fashionistas will understand the title without explaination. |
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+1 |