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post #21 of 78
8/12/10 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by gypsymama2008 View Post

This Film is not yet Rated is about the MPAA rating system and how arbitrary it is. Very fascinating. (Warning: this film does show cut scenes from R rated movies so you probably at the very least want to watch it first before letting a child see it.

Those are my favorites that I can remember right now.

Another good one! I learned a lot that I didn't know from that one.

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post #22 of 78
8/12/10 at 8:59pm
Sorry for serial posting, but my original post got lost when my browser crashed, and I keep remembering ones I had on the list. Anyway, just wanted to add Trouble the Water. It's about a couple's struggle to survive Hurricane Katrina and how they try to get back on their feet afterwards. It starts out with their home footage before and during the hurricane, and then they run into some documentarians during the aftermath, and it goes from there. It's so amazingly good.
post #23 of 78
8/12/10 at 9:03pm
Fat Head is one of my favorites.
post #24 of 78
8/12/10 at 9:26pm
ohh, so happy I saw this thread. I used to be a big indie film and doc-buff, I took film studies every year in highschool, graduated with the top mark in the class, wanted to be in the industry, but I need a 9-5 with my LO now lol I got some great ones to check out though

I second, third, forth w/e food inc,

also superhigh me was a good one, he's a bit of a doink but its funny.

The Cove looks great, havent seen it yet.

Touching The void is the most AMAZING story of human drive, it will always stick with me

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High, the BEST cannabis doc Ive ever seen, this is a must watch!

What Babies Want I watched it while I was pregnant and found it empowering

The Incredible Human Journey, the story of how humans populated the world and why people look the way they do, so educational, I learned alot, We are all children of africa

its all i can remember now, hope you enjoy my additions
post #25 of 78
8/13/10 at 12:27pm
Good Hair by Chris Rock

DH and I were stuck to the screen.
post #26 of 78
8/14/10 at 7:38pm
Ken Burns' Civil War series. A classic.
post #27 of 78
8/14/10 at 7:59pm
I second Born Into Brothels.


I also suggest Under Our Skin (it's about Lyme Disease).
post #28 of 78
8/14/10 at 10:00pm
8: The Mormon Proposition


And one I really want to see is called Sons of Perdition:
(Oprah bought the rights to it and will show it on TV next year)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px1n4h5aYwo
post #29 of 78
8/14/10 at 11:34pm
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Originally Posted by Turquesa View Post
Ken Burns' Civil War series. A classic.
Anything by Ken Burns really...he's a master.

I also liked Good Hair by Chris Rock. I forgot about that one!
post #30 of 78
8/14/10 at 11:36pm
Has anyone seen Twilight in Forks? I've not seen it yet, but want to! Guilty pleasure. Twilight is so out of my normal genre, but I love Twilight and Eclipse and New Moon is OK. Really looking forward to seeing the documentary about the real town which was the setting in the movies.

post #31 of 78
8/14/10 at 11:38pm
Given this is MDC, I'm surprised there haven't been more mentions of The Business of Being Born by Ricki Lake.

I really liked it, and thought the "surprise" twist ending made it very real and very compassionate about all birth experiences and outcomes.



I give it two thumbs up and recommend to anyone interested in birth and the politics of birth.
post #32 of 78
8/15/10 at 10:14pm
East of Havana, which is about hip hop culture in Cuba but gives insights into life in Cuba in a broader sense as well
&
Buena Vista Social Club, which is about amazing son musicians
post #33 of 78
8/16/10 at 10:20pm
just watched born into brothels, shocking but the children had such lovely vibrant personalities
post #34 of 78
8/16/10 at 10:32pm
everything I was going to name is already here except Blue Gold.

blue gold was good... pissed me off though hehe

oooh, I should add, I liked The Beautiful truth as well.
post #35 of 78
8/16/10 at 10:37pm
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Originally Posted by treeoflife3 View Post
blue gold was good... pissed me off though hehe
Me too! That was a very eye opening doc and totally changed the way I think about water.
post #36 of 78
8/17/10 at 1:17am
Paradise Lost-about the West Memphis Three
post #37 of 78
8/17/10 at 1:34am
Love this thread! Some of my favs that I didn't see posted...

No Impact Man
Fresh
post #38 of 78
8/20/10 at 3:03am
For The Bible Tells Me So
Middle Sexes
GasLand
12 & Delaware
No Impact Man
Baraka
Babies
Jesus Camp
Life & Times of Harvey Milk
Wordplay
Word Wars
Chris & Don: A Love Story
Autism: The Musical

Others I have out from the library or have been meanig to watch/heard was good:
Born Into Brothels
Gay Republicans
Our Daily Bread
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post #39 of 78
8/20/10 at 3:41am
I haven't seen it mentioned yet, so let me recommend SOUND AND FURY. It's about two deaf couples trying to figure out whether to get their children cochlear implants.

The rub is this . . . cochlear implants usually allow children to hear, but the kids who get them often leave the deaf community for the hearing world.

I won't tell you what the couples decide.
post #40 of 78
8/20/10 at 9:06am
I've seen several of the documentaries mentioned. One that wasn't that I really enjoyed was Flow: for the love of water. It's really eye opening.

I also liked 10 Questions for the Dali Lama

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