Digney in Burnaby
donkeys live a long time
Something to watch and be happy and sad about at the same time.
Good Documentaries
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Finally saw this tonight. One of the best music documentaries I've ever seen. And I've seen 'em all, baby...
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
This is coming out in December as bonus material on The Criterion release of Sam Fuller's Forty Guns. I look forward to the doc as much as the movie.
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Saw this hilarious doc this weekend. P.S. One of the main dorks, the "King" of Kong, has since been discovered as a cheater! Oh the drama.
Digney in Burnaby
donkeys live a long time
Documentary on Roky Erickson.
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PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Huh?!
Black Swan
Abord the Yorikke!
R.I.P. Ginger Baker of Cream
Gunsmoke Blues - Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, George "Harmonica" Smith
Summary: One weekend in November, 1971, bluesfreak, Link Wyler and his buddies from the Gunsmoke TV crew, gave in to temptation. On production hiatus, they bolted Hollywood to go and film Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner and George "Harmonica" Smith, who were then barnstorming the U.S. Pacific Northwest with their bands.
Summary: One weekend in November, 1971, bluesfreak, Link Wyler and his buddies from the Gunsmoke TV crew, gave in to temptation. On production hiatus, they bolted Hollywood to go and film Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner and George "Harmonica" Smith, who were then barnstorming the U.S. Pacific Northwest with their bands.
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
I like this one a lot. It's not an "everything about Lynch" doc. Yet, I think fans of his work will like what the filmmakers did here, what they chose to leave in & what they chose to leave out.
Cool, short docu....The Doors at The Whisky A Go Go
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
This is pretty wild. Kowloon a walled city in Hong Kong
Hi everyone, I was thinking about writing a brief post for New Blood, but I don't have much to say...well, only this: I enjoy reading this forum from time to time but I won't participate much, my english has always been very half-assed; I'm from Spain and I didn't know until I watched the doc Born Into This that Bukowski was made for me; making my way through his work right now.
So this is why I was posting here: I'm a film buff and following reports from Sundance 2020 I spotted a title that I thought would be interesting to mention here. It's a documentary called Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, about a dive bar in Las Vegas known as Roaring 20s. Too soon to know if it's really good, but I read some glowing reviews and automatically put this one in my watchlist.
https://www.sundance.org/projects/bloody-nose-empty-pockets
So this is why I was posting here: I'm a film buff and following reports from Sundance 2020 I spotted a title that I thought would be interesting to mention here. It's a documentary called Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, about a dive bar in Las Vegas known as Roaring 20s. Too soon to know if it's really good, but I read some glowing reviews and automatically put this one in my watchlist.
https://www.sundance.org/projects/bloody-nose-empty-pockets
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number6horse
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Not exactly a documentary but found footage of New York city (Manhattan) in 1911. The sound effects are a modern addition.
About eight minutes.
About eight minutes.
they all look so dignifying, i hate it.
Black Swan
Abord the Yorikke!
Just finished watching « The trials of Gabriel Fernandez » on Netflix.
A look at how the system fails to protect the children in cases of child abuse, resulting in death in many cases. It shows how the system works mainly at protecting itself and the different agencies involved .
Terribly hard to watch.
At the same time, it opens your eyes very wide on a ? reality.
A look at how the system fails to protect the children in cases of child abuse, resulting in death in many cases. It shows how the system works mainly at protecting itself and the different agencies involved .
Terribly hard to watch.
At the same time, it opens your eyes very wide on a ? reality.
Digney in Burnaby
donkeys live a long time
Fort Worth-Dallas, TX garage band scene.
A lot of stuff is being streamed on vimeo for free these days of quarantine. For instance:
The Green Fog (2017)
An experimental film, but could pass as a doc about San Francisco to some degree.
Just in case you want to explore all the films Guy Maddin used: https://letterboxd.com/rac/list/films-used-in-guy-maddins-the-green-fog/
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2011)
Homeland: Iraq Year Zero (2015)
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes (2016)
The Green Fog (2017)
An experimental film, but could pass as a doc about San Francisco to some degree.
Just in case you want to explore all the films Guy Maddin used: https://letterboxd.com/rac/list/films-used-in-guy-maddins-the-green-fog/
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2011)
Homeland: Iraq Year Zero (2015)
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes (2016)
Hi there, I hope everyone is doing fine. Docs for free: some new findings. A bit of everything :
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary (1997)
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary is a 1997 film documenting an endurance competition that took place in Longview, Texas. The yearly competition pits twenty-four contestants against each other to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time. Whoever endures the longest without leaning on the truck or squatting wins the truck.
45365 (2009) Directed by Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross (their first film)
45365 explores the congruities of daily life in an American town. From the patrol car to the courtroom, the playground to the nursing home, the parade to the prayer service, it explores relationships and interactions - with people and their environment. The stories of a father and son, a young relationship, cops and criminals, officials and their electorate coalesce into a mosaic of faces, places, and events. 45365 is a portrait of a city and its people.
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters (1994) Directed by Mel Bucklin ; Narrated by Eli Wallach.
"This documentary celebrates the work of illustrator Reynold Brown, whose colorful and compelling art graced over 300 movie posters during the 1950s and '60s, ranging from star-studded westerns and studio epics to sensational creature features and low-budget B-movies. Art historians, writers, and movie producers discuss Brown's art within the context of the post-war social climate and an ever-changing movie industry. "
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary (1997)
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary is a 1997 film documenting an endurance competition that took place in Longview, Texas. The yearly competition pits twenty-four contestants against each other to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time. Whoever endures the longest without leaning on the truck or squatting wins the truck.
45365 (2009) Directed by Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross (their first film)
45365 explores the congruities of daily life in an American town. From the patrol car to the courtroom, the playground to the nursing home, the parade to the prayer service, it explores relationships and interactions - with people and their environment. The stories of a father and son, a young relationship, cops and criminals, officials and their electorate coalesce into a mosaic of faces, places, and events. 45365 is a portrait of a city and its people.
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters (1994) Directed by Mel Bucklin ; Narrated by Eli Wallach.
"This documentary celebrates the work of illustrator Reynold Brown, whose colorful and compelling art graced over 300 movie posters during the 1950s and '60s, ranging from star-studded westerns and studio epics to sensational creature features and low-budget B-movies. Art historians, writers, and movie producers discuss Brown's art within the context of the post-war social climate and an ever-changing movie industry. "
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Watched a Sonny Liston doc this morning. I knew the story already having read the Nick Tosches book. Still tho Pariah- The Lives & Deaths of Sonny Liston was a compelling & sad & well done doc. The reenactments were sort of subtle and not at all corny.
Another free doc on vimeo for limited time (btw 45365 has already been locked, no longer available). I haven't seen it yet, so I don't know if it's watchable or not, but the plotline is amusing...
(link:) Nuts! is a 2016 partly-animated documentary film billed as "mostly true story" (...), documents the life and career of John R. Brinkley (1885-1942), a Milford, Kansas druggist-turned physician who purportedly discovered a cure for male impotence by implanting goat testicles into the scrotums of his human patients. Largely through the testimonials of his "satisfied" customers, Brinkley enjoyed a period of fame and fortune before drawing the attention of Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of American Medicine, and the American Medical Association, which revoked his license.
(link:) Nuts! is a 2016 partly-animated documentary film billed as "mostly true story" (...), documents the life and career of John R. Brinkley (1885-1942), a Milford, Kansas druggist-turned physician who purportedly discovered a cure for male impotence by implanting goat testicles into the scrotums of his human patients. Largely through the testimonials of his "satisfied" customers, Brinkley enjoyed a period of fame and fortune before drawing the attention of Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of American Medicine, and the American Medical Association, which revoked his license.