Good Documentaries

[Ponder]

 

[Ponder]

very good BBC documentary.

 

[growing beard]

 

[Black Swan]

Good documentary on Jimi Hendrix

 

[Digney in Burnaby]

Pretty good look at the band Dr. Feelgood, from Canvey Island, England. From 2009. These days Wilko has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which is never good. Of course Wilko went out on tour in England to say goodbye. And he hasn't left us yet.

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[d gray]

lenny breau doc - part 1

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[d gray]

interesting story but man, them south african's got some bad taste in music! :confused:

 

[Skygazer]

Some may find this as interesting as watching paint dry, but if you like watching comedians talk about their work, you'll like this. One of my favourite comedians right now is Louis CK.

 

[d gray]

gig poster documentary

 

[mjp]

Looks interesting in a hipster kind of we invented posters! kind of way. I'll watch it. Since it's available right now in the Netflix instant queue.

 

[d gray]

it's hipster-laden for sure.

it's just so great to see that people still give a shit about that stuff.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

Hipsters are a necessary evil. Like vegetables and zippers.

 

[mjp]

Hipsters are keeping a lot of the old, interesting technologies (sort of) alive. So I suppose they do serve a purpose in the universe. But when they get jobs and mortgages and stop being hipsters - which most of them inevitably will - these thing may be forced to die a second death.

But for now, yes, all hail the hipster. Raise your can of cheap beer with me, rattle that long beard! Huzzah!

 

[d gray]

william s. burg was unavailable but this dude who said he was "representing for him" gave it a 4 1/2 fixies out of 5 rating...

 

[mjp]

I just watched it and it was very good. And surprisingly hipster-free. They had a couple of them in there for good measure, but they were overshadowed by normal art geeks.

 

[Black Swan]

A very good interview with Joni Mitchell.
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/an_enchanting_two_hour_interview_with_joni_mitchell

 

[jwicks]

Not music or art related really but I enjoyed "Holes In My Shoes" the Jack Beers story. On Netflix. Interesting life, that old guy.

Recently Watched-
Carl Panzram (netflix)
Following Sean (netflix)
Absent (good one with Father's Day around the corner) (netflix)
Sound City (really good for anyone with an appreciation for music)

I'm into anything with a good story.

 

[Black Swan]

The Principle of Pot. Fascinating!

Segment one of Part 1 of Paul McKeever's two part documentary titled "The Principle of Pot", concerning individual freedom and the political strategies and campaigns of Marc Emery (dubbed the "Prince of Pot" by American media), who is currently serving time in the USA. In this segment: Emery as a child and teen; socialism; Ayn Rand; the Libertarian Party; teaming up with Robert Metz; three Emery publications; Unparty; the birth and nature of Freedom

 

[Black Swan]

Joni, a powerhouse.
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[skiroomalum]

Just finished watching A Band Called Death about three brothers from Detroit who preceeded the punk movement by a couple of years.
Really good.

 

[Black Swan]

A couple of days ago, I posted this doc in the Hubert Selby Jr. thread. It is an excellent documentary. I recommend it.
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[chronic]

Very good (if disturbing) doc on GMOs.... yes America, you're eating this shit.

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[mjp]

I won't spoil the ending for you.

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Interview - "We couldn't even imagine that the authorities would be so dumb that they would actually legitimize our influence by arresting us. Sure, they tried to intimidate us constantly. But unlike Putin, we're not chickenshit."

FTW

 

[justine]

Hot Coffee is a really, really interesting doc about "frivolous litigation" in the US. The famous case of the woman who spilled McDonalds coffee on herself and sued is one of about 5 or so stories that are looked at, but it's the most well known one. very interesting to find out that the corporate interest propaganda machine did its job so well in that instance - pretty much anything you think you know about the case is completely wrong.

Degenerate Art is about the semi-underground world of glass pipe-blowing. i had no idea this was such a huge secret thing?? i didn't think the execution of the film was all that great, but it was still an interesting subject.

Vigilante Vigilante: The Battle for Expression is about vigilante "buffers" - people who are obsessed with buffing out any and all graffiti. seems to attract some real fucking wackjobs.

 

[bospress.net]

Saw The Flat on NETFUX (if you squint your eyes, the LI in their logo looks like a U.)

Anyway, back to The Flat.

Really well made and not at all preachy.

 

[bospress.net]

Been watching the NatGeo series Brain Games. While not really a documentary, it is an educational series, so saying that I watch it allows me to feel superior....

It really is one of those shows that makes you think and look at the world in a different way.

 

[Digney in Burnaby]

Pretty decent look at J.J. Cale, RIP.

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[Ponder]

A few years ago I got this DVD present from Black Swan.

The recording of the album and the filming of the concert occurred just before and after Young's surgery to correct a cerebral aneurysm, and just a few months after the death of Young's father Scott Young.

The first half of the concert consists entirely of songs from Prairie Wind, and the second half consists of acoustic songs from throughout Young's career. Young describes the inspiration behind several of his songs.




One of the highlights:

 

[d gray]

GREAT doc by michael palin on an obscure danish "vermeer-esk" painter

 

[Stavrogin]