Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 10, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 10, 2011 been looking for the old documentary thread but i can't find it so i thought i'd fire up a new one. Â I'm constantly trying to get hold of new ones so get your recommendations in... Â today i saw the documentary that's featured in The Fighter, it's called High on Crack Street, it's a HBO doc. that followed around 3 people in Lowell, all crack addicts (one being Dickie Eklund who Christian Bale played in the movie). It's pretty short but it's one of the most personal docs. ive seen about serious drug addicts, horrible to watch, these peope are deep shit and it's just a constant downward spiral. Eye opening stuff. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I watched 'Cocaine Cowboys' recently which I thoroughly enjoyed. Can we mention documentaries from DVD extras? If so I really rate the James Bond documentaries from the special edition DVDs. I've seen the Bond films countless times but these short half hour docs are brilliant with some really imformative stuff in them like the spooky going ons in 'License To Kill' and the extra jumps made by the parachutists in 'A view to a kill' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 10, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 10, 2011 yeh, add whatever...they're all documentaries at the end of the day. The Bond ones are good too, ive got the set. Â I've got Cocaine Cowboy's here to watch, think i'll crack it on tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 yeh, add whatever...they're all documentaries at the end of the day. The Bond ones are good too, ive got the set. I've got Cocaine Cowboy's here to watch, think i'll crack it on tomorrow.  Was that intended?!  I love a good documentary - the last one I watched covered all the young lads in Blackpool (I think), that basically ended up blowing all their money down the slot machines. It must be shyte growing up in seaside resorts. From what I could gather in the doc, there was nothing to do for kids apart from to pump money into the bandits, and it was hell for the parents knowing that when Little Jimmy kept coming back for his allowance, it may have well been thrown down the nearest grate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimo the great Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) Anyone seen The Staircase?  Docs watched this year Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship and Videotape (Jake West, 2010) Gates Of Heaven (Errol Morris, 1978) Restrepo (Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger 2010) Made In Serbia (Mladen Djordjevic, 2005) Young Yakuza (Jean-pierre Limosin, 2007)  The Staircase is easily the best of them, the first few episodes are a little stretched but once the twists start coming your glued to each episode.  On my soon too watch list Cropsey The Oath Life With Murder Dear Zachary Germany: A Summer's Fairytale Nightmares in Red, White and Blue  Also hoping to find a copy of American Gridhouse Edited March 10, 2011 by ultimo the great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twatters Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I really want to see Dear Zachary. i've heard good and bad things about it. Â I've recently watched American Teen, a documentary about high school in America. I quite liked it, mainly cos most of the kids in it are quite likeable in the end. It does feel a bit too much like a movie at times though. Also watched Metallimania, a documentary on Metallica and their fans. I'm not a fan but the documentary was ok. The guy who made it comes across as a bit of an idiot, constantly trying to make the fans look a bit stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I recommend this every time there's a documentary thread, but in case anyone still hasn't seen it, 'The Power of Nightmares': Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted March 10, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 10, 2011 hoop dreams - one of my fav docs ever (basket ball following a couple of youngsters on their dreams) Â wild style - pretty close second (graph/breakdance doc, awesome watch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillerTwist Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Anywhere I can stream that High on Crack Street doc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted March 10, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 10, 2011 YES Ebb. I'm a documentary nutcase these days. Scary thing, I'm now literally firing up the DVD player to watch Touching the Void as I saw you'd started this new topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KingOfMetal Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I know I mentioned this in the last thread, but I cant recommend Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills enough to everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poopants the Scrunge Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 'The Power of Nightmares' is awesome - watch it on my ipod all the time. Â I add (as always) The Bridge, The Nick Broomfield docs about Aileen Wournos, and Eugene Terreblanche, The one about Walmart, The Corporation , Ghosts of Manila, Smashing Machine Give me Shelter The one about Jonestown. Â Documenaryheaven.com is awesome for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dynamite Duane Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I recommend this every time there's a documentary thread, but in case anyone still hasn't seen it, 'The Power of Nightmares':Â Excellent pick Magnum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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