Your favorite documentaries - Page 2

[BookGoddess]

Two that I forgot to mention.

Originally Posted by Caneel

Now I might have the name wrong - Windsor Castle about a year spent at the British Royal Family's castle. It is behind the scenes like how the farm works, conservation efforts, etc.

That was a very interesting behind the scenes documentary. I'm such an Anglophile. I can't get enough of documentaries about the British Royal Family.

There was a documentary a while back about a red-tailed hawk named Pale Male who set up a nest on the ledge of a skyscraper overlooking Central Park in New York City. Scores of bystanders and bird watches followed the saga of the family.

[Thalia the Muse]

Oh, I've read the book about the Central Park hawks! It's called Redtails in Love. I never knew there was a documentary, too.

[AngelBee]

LOVED Born in Brothels. So sad.

[Chamomile Girl]

Yes, Born in Brothels is amazing.

I also love Why We Fight (about the American military-industrial complex) and The Fog of War about Robert McNamara's involvement in the Vietnam War etc...

White Light Black Rain is a really intense amazing documentary about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It has some unsettling interviews of survivors.

Atomic Cafe is another interesting one. A quirky look at the atomic age using "actual film footage".

[AnalogWife]

Capturing the Friedmans

The filmmakers started out doing a documentary on a popular NYC clown, and things take a left turn and they uncover LOTS of incredible stuff about his family.

[BookGoddess]

Originally Posted by Thalia the Muse

Oh, I've read the book about the Central Park hawks! It's called Redtails in Love. I never knew there was a documentary, too.

See now I didn't realize there was a book about it.

It is a great documentary. The father hawk was so devoted to the youngsters.

[Caneel]

Originally Posted by BookGoddess

Two that I forgot to mention.



That was a very interesting behind the scenes documentary. I'm such an Anglophile. I can't get enough of documentaries about the British Royal Family.

There was a documentary a while back about a red-tailed hawk named Pale Male who set up a nest on the ledge of a skyscraper overlooking Central Park in New York City. Scores of bystanders and bird watches followed the saga of the family.

We howled with laughter when the guy lighting the candles on the dining room table said he stole the fuzzy green socks from some hotel or airline.

[zoebird]

my Dh and i have been watching Long Way Around and Long Way Down wherein Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman motorcycle around the world, london to NYC going east and then from northern scotland to cape town south africa.

very fun.

[Sarahstw]

Anything (and everything) by Errol Morris. To include "The Fog of War"

[mamabadger]

Winged Migration - about migratory birds, but done in a very beautiful and fascinating way.

Manufacturing Consent - based on the book by Noam Chomsky, about the news media and why we do not get the whole story.

Bowling for Columbine - Michael Moore's documentary on gun issues in the United States, centering on the Columbine shootings.

My Kid Could Paint That - about a four year old girl who produces abstract paintings which have sold for hundreds of thousands, and the controversy and suspicions of deception surrounding her work.

[Bookworm715]

Originally Posted by november

What's the one with the men and the 'real dolls' / lifesize dolls they have as their girlfriends companions? That one is quite...interesting! I think it's called "Guys and Dolls" or something similar.

This one is so, so bizarre and fascinating and amusing. I can't explain it but it's impossible to stop watching. lol.

[inkslinger]

I'm a documentary freak!

Dear Zachary - So, so sad. Heart-wrenching.

Crumb - about the underground cartoonist

Dig! - The rivalry between the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols

I think someone already mentioned Dark Days...so good!

Grey Gardens

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

Little Dieter Needs to Fly - Amazing, amazing story

Jesus Camp

The 7-Up series - chronicling the lives of kids from different social groups in England. Updates on them every 7 years.

Devil's Playground - Following Amish teens on their 'rumspringa'

Home movie

The Education of Shelby Knox

Wide Awake - Chronicling a man's life with insomnia

The Sweetest Sound - Same director as Wide Awake...gathering all of the people in existence that he can find with his exact name and having them all over for dinner

My Kid Could Paint That

Manda Bala

Religulous

Spellbound

In The Realms of the Unreal

I Like Killing Flies

...I'm sure I'm forgetting some...

[Owen'nZoe]

Man on Wire - the story of the high-rope walker who (illegally) walked between the Twin Towers shortly after they were built, told as a caper. The story has stayed with me for months and months, and was all I could think about for days afterwards.

Planet B-Boy - Follows the top 5 or 6 international dance teams trying to win an annual break-dancing competition in Germany. It is fascinating hearing how the dancers' talent is perceived in their home countries.

[bubbledumpster]

I absolutely HAVE to recommend What Would Jesus Buy, about Reverend Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping and their effort to spread their strong anti-consumerist message.

i almost NEVER cry when watching movies or tv or reading books.
but there were some tears.

you can even watch it streaming, free!
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title...uld_jesus_buy/

[StoriesInTheSoil]

The Weather Underground, Commune, and Following Sean are ones that I've seen recently on Netflix watch instantly and enjoyed