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sonnylarue
12-29-2008, 06:15 PM
running down a dream, a nearly 4 hour tom petty docu. directed by peter bogdonovich.

very thorough, and amazingly great

BClayMoore
12-30-2008, 12:06 AM
I love a good documentary. I've been in the mood to rewatch "Crumb," which is one of my all-time favorite movies. Thinking about picking up the DVD rerelease with the added commentary...

Never seen the Petty doc.

A documentary provided me one of those lightning bolt "I have to change my life" moments some years back, combined with a drama on the same subject.

-BCM

sonnylarue
12-30-2008, 12:52 PM
I love a good documentary. I've been in the mood to rewatch "Crumb," which is one of my all-time favorite movies. Thinking about picking up the DVD rerelease with the added commentary...

Never seen the Petty doc.

A documentary provided me one of those lightning bolt "I have to change my life" moments some years back, combined with a drama on the same subject.

-BCM

Crumb was on ovation this past wknd. a great, but disturbing film.

Supreme Convoy
12-30-2008, 05:27 PM
Yes! Netflix finally has Runnin' Down a Dream! I'm renting that one.

Right now, my recommended triple feature for friends is American Teen, King of Kong, and Young@Heart in that order. Pretty much putting in the order of how old the central people are in the film. And the events that take place: the first documentary is set in high school, the second during a mid-life crisis, and the third is in the twilight of people's lives.

Damn I love those documentaries.

Recently I watched Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Great documentary! I'm only familiar with the film Fear & Loathing and I've always wanted to read his stuff.

sonnylarue
12-30-2008, 05:43 PM
been meaning to catch all of those mentioned.

last night i also watched richard schickle's ron howard docu.

Kurt Russell Crowe
12-30-2008, 07:52 PM
Cocaine Cowboys was every bit as awesome as I remembered it. It's about the crazed drug years in Miami with interviews from some of the guys that got caught and plead and got out, as well as a hitman. Just insane stuff right up any crime lvoers alley.

Supreme Convoy
12-30-2008, 07:59 PM
Oh, about a month ago I saw Heckler. It's about Jamie Kennedy trying to figure out why people heckle during comedy shows and bloggers writing negative reviews.

ChuckMcButcalf
12-30-2008, 08:01 PM
Jesus Camp was pretty much terrifying but fantastic.

sonnylarue
12-30-2008, 09:14 PM
Jesus Camp was pretty much terrifying but fantastic.

i thought it was very cool that the "ring of fire" southern radio host Mike Papantonio was able to argue with that crazy rep of the "jesus camp" , using literal chapter and verse from the bible.

The Funketeer
01-03-2009, 07:43 PM
running down a dream, a nearly 4 hour tom petty docu. directed by peter bogdonovich.

very thorough, and amazingly great

Agreed. I'm a casual Petty fan and I was afraid that a 4 hour documentary might be a little... boring, but what a great movie that turned out to be. I was amazed they had so much footage from their time in Florida when nobody knew who they were.

The Funketeer
01-03-2009, 07:45 PM
I haven't seen it yet but Dear Zachary is supposed to be showing on MSNBC tomorrow (Sunday) night. It's been getting a lot of positive reviews so I'll be checking it out for sure.

My favorite is still Paradise Lost (1 and 2) about the West Memphis 3. Informative and infuriating at the same time.

TonyFleecs
01-06-2009, 06:14 PM
running down a dream, a nearly 4 hour tom petty docu. directed by peter bogdonovich.

very thorough, and amazingly great
I got this one on the way to the DVR tonight or tomorrow.

I'm really excited for these two.

Anvil: The Story of Anvil.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT7v2nUcmek)
The Rock-afire Explosion. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ETK24ax-9A)

Adrian B AWESOME
01-07-2009, 02:52 PM
I know it's been all the talk this year but good God Man on Wire is truly one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Masterful on all levels. It's Errol Morris level good.

I also finally got to see King of Kong...lots of fun, and Billy Mitchell is one of the evilest men in all of time.

Drew
01-07-2009, 06:16 PM
For those of us with Charter on Demand? LOL Murderball No Way!

Supreme Convoy
01-08-2009, 09:13 PM
On a related note, I really wish The Shark is Still Working (http://www.sharkisstillworking.com/)would find a distributor. It's apparently the ultimate Jaws documentary.

Supreme Convoy
01-08-2009, 09:47 PM
I received Runnin' Down a Dream from Netflix and randomly played a chapter... and I watched the Johnny Cash section. Really good.

And it has footage I've always wanted to see: Dave Grohl playing drums for Tom Petty between Nirvana and Foo Fighters. Never saw those episodes of SNL.

I can't wait to watch this in its entirety this weekend.

dimeshop
01-08-2009, 10:16 PM
I love this thread already. I just netflix'd this petty doc, which I had never heard of before this thread.

Recently, I was Man on Wire. So good.

A couple of nights ago, PBS had a documentary called Helvetica, which was about the font of the same name. Didn't have time to watch all of it, but it was really well done and had a great soundtrack.

Net up on the netflix queue is that documentary on cinematography that Bendis keeps praising.

TonyFleecs
01-14-2009, 01:21 AM
running down a dream, a nearly 4 hour tom petty docu. directed by peter bogdonovich.

very thorough, and amazingly great
DVRd it off Sundance.

Fucking great!

BClayMoore
01-14-2009, 07:56 AM
Just watched Listening to You: The Who at Isle of Wight, which is a great concert film. Greatest live band ever in their prime. For some reason I don't have it on DVD, but watched it in HD on Palladia.

Also two enjoyable music docs: Love Story (about the seminal sixties L.A. band) and Standing in the Shadows of Motown (which I'd seen part of, but just picked up dirt cheap for my dad).

-BCM

maverick-99
01-14-2009, 09:17 AM
Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story

The Funketeer
01-14-2009, 11:40 AM
I finally watched Dear Zachary which MSNBC was airing during breaks from their commercial marathon. What a brutal movie. I had a passing familiarity with the story but there were still a couple of gut punch moments in there. Particularly hard to watch if you're a parent. I'd highly recommend it though. It's a nice companion piece to the Paradise Lost movies or Capturing the Friedmans.

Next up is Man on Wire which Netflix is thankfully streaming. I may have actually seen 2 Oscar nominated docs this year.

Stupendous Man
01-15-2009, 09:02 PM
I saw a trailer on apple.com the other day for a documentary called Reclaiming the Blade. It features a bunch of the guys from Lord of the Rings (John Howe, Viggo Mortenson, Richard Taylor, etc) as well as a bunch of swordsmiths, historians, fencers, etc. It looks so up my alley it's not even funny.

Ron Salas
01-19-2009, 10:02 AM
Just watched "When We Were Kings" last night. Pretty good but it seemed like more of just a standard blow-by-blow retelling of the Ali-Foreman fight. It would have been nice if they set up the context in which the whole fight took place better as well as given us a better sense of Foreman as a man and a boxer. Still, a good flick.

sonnylarue
01-19-2009, 04:53 PM
Just watched "When We Were Kings" last night. Pretty good but it seemed like more of just a standard blow-by-blow retelling of the Ali-Foreman fight. It would have been nice if they set up the context in which the whole fight took place better as well as given us a better sense of Foreman as a man and a boxer. Still, a good flick.

i'm a fan of the film, and am not sure how those points were lacking.


what context was missing? what didn't they say about foreman as a man or a fighter?

i've also seen many tv docus about the zaire fight, so maybe i'm mixing up details.

Ron Salas
01-20-2009, 11:05 AM
I didn't mean to imply that I didn't like it. However, I wish the film gave more context in which Ali originally lost his title when he refused to be drafted and objected to the Vietnam War. The film had a lot of scenes showing Ali speaking about issues but it spend that much time showing what he actually did.

Also, it would have been nice to have insight into the Ali-Frazier rivalry nd how it tied into the Ali-Foreman fight. They did mention that Foreman made mincemeat of Frazier and Ken Norton--two guys that gave Ali trouble--but I don't think they mentioned or showed the extent to which the fight with those two guys were tough for Ali.

Also, I don't think it spent enough time on a compare & contrast between Ali & Foreman. You didn't see what kind of effect Ali's taunts were having on Foreman. In fact, aside from fight night, you didn't see them interact at all.

Just a few thoughts. There are more but I'd have to watch the film again to be able to articulate them.

sonnylarue
01-20-2009, 12:06 PM
This isn't meant to pick on you Musashi, I just disagree with your points, in a friendly way.

I didn't mean to imply that I didn't like it. However, I wish the film gave more context in which Ali originally lost his title when he refused to be drafted and objected to the Vietnam War. The film had a lot of scenes showing Ali speaking about issues but it spend that much time showing what he actually did.

Ali's Vietnam experience was already 4 years in the past by the time of the Foreman fight. He was relicensed in 1970, and this fight was in Sept of 1974.

Maybe it's because I've covered boxing for a long time, but I think this part of the Ali story is well documented, and had little to do with the Foreman fight.

Ali lost to Fraizer in 1971, losing any claims to the title he still had, and was an under-dog contender prepping to fight Fraizer. i think Plimpton and Mailer did a decent job explaining where Ali was in his career before the fight.

Also, it would have been nice to have insight into the Ali-Frazier rivalry nd how it tied into the Ali-Foreman fight. They did mention that Foreman made mincemeat of Frazier and Ken Norton--two guys that gave Ali trouble--but I don't think they mentioned or showed the extent to which the fight with those two guys were tough for Ali.

To "show" how tough the Fraizer and Norton fights were for Ali, would've meant the film producers would have to spend a ton of money for the rights to show the footage of those fights .

They were at the Zaire match filimng the concert before the fight, and it was their own footage of Ali and Foreman training and talking . They absolutley had to pay for the Zaire fight footage, and again that's not cheap, given no one knew how well this documentary might do.

Also, I don't think it spent enough time on a compare & contrast between Ali & Foreman. You didn't see what kind of effect Ali's taunts were having on Foreman. In fact, aside from fight night, you didn't see them interact at all.


i don't think Foreman and Ali DID interact much,even at the press conferences they had no face to face shouting matches , because Foreman always had a detached cool demeanor. Foreman was in his sullen- Sonny Liston phase, in terms of how he presented himself to the public. Big, quiet, and scary.

The only guy who ever got really pissed at Ali's taunts was Fraizer.

I can apreciate that, given Ali would call him a gorilla, and worse an Uncle Tom in press conferences and to his face, which was pretty shitty , given that Fraizer did help Ali financially when he was exiled from Boxing in the late 60's.

I think the footage of each guy training showed you the contrast in styles between Ali and Fraizer.

Ron Salas
01-20-2009, 01:02 PM
Hey, don't worry John. I'm not touchy. :)

I thought Ali and Frazier fought the second time before this one. While Ali won by decision, it was still a tough fight that went 12 rounds. I just wanted a little bit of backstory because his struggles against Frazier can be directly contrasted with how Foreman handled Frazier. I do see how expensive it would be to get the rights to the Frazier and Norton footage though. Although I at least would have liked them to include at least part of the 2-round whupping of Frazier by Foreman to really show how powerful and scary the guy was.

It's too bad that there might not have been any footage of Ali and Foreman interacting since the film's about their fight and to not have a dialogue between the two is a disappointing.

Gavin
01-30-2009, 06:32 AM
Why We Fight - A great look at the military-industrial complex.

The Corporation - Corporate law.

The Fog of War - Robert McNamara on his career.

mattpack
02-07-2009, 05:58 PM
Street Fight is the best documentary I've seen in the past year. It follows the election for mayor of Newark, NJ and is capital "g" great.

I'd like to "third" Man on Wire - phenomenal. It's like a heist movie wrapped up in a doc.

Caught Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 and that's really fun too. You could definitely tell it was a labor of love.

Oh, and King of Kong is awesome.

GMatias
02-09-2009, 10:35 AM
Finally getting the Petty documentary from Netflix tomorrow. Forgot all about it, but now I'm excited after reading all the good blurb on here just now.

Streamed MAN ON WIRE last night on the 360. Great doc.

Still waiting for the Harlan Ellison DREAMS WITH SHARP TEETH to get a release somewhere. Every time I watch the trailer on the official site, I just want to see the whole thing that much more.

maverick-99
02-09-2009, 12:58 PM
i just saw the Wu-Tang documentary...really good, they may have focused on ODB a bit too much at the end, but it was a good doc.

The Funketeer
02-09-2009, 01:59 PM
i just saw the Wu-Tang documentary...really good, they may have focused on ODB a bit too much at the end, but it was a good doc.

What's it called?

killingyouguy
02-09-2009, 05:57 PM
Bigger, Stronger, Faster was an interesting look not only at steroids but the American obsession with strength and stardom. Especially combined with seeing the Wrestler about 2 weeks later.

This Film Has Not Yet Been Rated was really good as well. Not only discussing the ratings system's hypocrisy and lack of standards, but its extremely shady and secretive nature as well. Especially when he submits a copy of the film to the ratings board.

Lyfeforce
02-10-2009, 04:28 PM
I've been watching, thanks to the 360 streaming netflix dealiebob, a bunch of documentaries on the Oil Crisis. A Crude Awakening and Escape from Suburbia. Both are scary as hell and don't pull any punches, with Crude Awakening being much more bleak than the latter movie in its portrayal of the future once we hit Peak Oil.

One idea mentioned in Crude Awakening is that air travel will only be available to the super rich once the oil supply is becoming exhausted, which is so mindboggling I can't get my head around it. It threw me for a loop even more than the idea presented that suburban living is doomed within my lifetime.

sonnylarue
02-10-2009, 06:34 PM
I've been watching, thanks to the 360 streaming netflix dealiebob, a bunch of documentaries on the Oil Crisis. A Crude Awakening and Escape from Suburbia. Both are scary as hell and don't pull any punches, with Crude Awakening being much more bleak than the latter movie in its portrayal of the future once we hit Peak Oil.

One idea mentioned in Crude Awakening is that air travel will only be available to the super rich once the oil supply is becoming exhausted, which is so mindboggling I can't get my head around it. It threw me for a loop even more than the idea presented that suburban living is doomed within my lifetime.

very scary, and good meeting you this wknd!

GMatias
02-16-2009, 11:49 AM
Watched the full 2-hour version of that MAKING OF JAWS documentary from the last re-release of the DVD. While not as comprehensive as I'm sure THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING is going to end up being, it was still pretty cool.

And watched RUNNING DOWN A DREAM this weekend. How good is it? After 4 hours of hearing Tom Petty's music, the first thing I did was head over to my iPod and listen to even more Tom Petty.

EDIT: Haven't seen it recently, but I remember WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR as being good (and by that, I mean depressing).

Lyfeforce
02-16-2009, 03:41 PM
very scary, and good meeting you this wknd!

You're one of the good ones, John. :beer:

Arion
02-16-2009, 05:12 PM
You're one of the good ones, John. :beer:

Glad to hear that.

sonnylarue
02-16-2009, 08:36 PM
this hbo docu right america : feeling wronged by alexandra pelosi (the speaker's daughter, a former MSNBC producer)

pretty cool for liberals, but i'm sure it's annoying the right.

it almost seems outdated though, because it was filmed during the campaign.

has the economy swung more conservatives to obama, despite the actions of the house gop? or do they agree ?\\

Adrian B AWESOME
02-17-2009, 07:09 PM
Watched the Thomas Pynchon documentary Thomas Pynchon - A Journey Into the Mind of [p]. Pretty great stuff.

sonnylarue
02-21-2009, 09:50 PM
The Legacy Of Otis Redding (2008 ) really strong, wonderful archive performances and interviews

The Funketeer
02-22-2009, 07:28 AM
Finally got around to watching Man on Wire and Encounters at the End of the World last night. Both were great and I don't see how Man on Wire can lose tonight but part of me would really like to see Herzog win. Encounters was an interesting look at Antarctica and all the research that goes on there and had some beautiful footage but as always, it's Herzog's narration that makes it an interesting film. I could listen to that guy talk about a baloney sandwich for 2 hours.

Arion
02-23-2009, 05:02 PM
Watched the Thomas Pynchon documentary Thomas Pynchon - A Journey Into the Mind of [p]. Pretty great stuff.

I wanted to see it but in the end I didn't.
By the way, nice avatar you got there.

kaldahl
02-24-2009, 11:39 AM
Thinking XXX - a documentary about the photo shoot(s) for the book by the same name, featuring porn stars with/without their clothes.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438492/

sonnylarue
05-27-2009, 10:25 AM
Finally caught Harlan ellison's "Dreams With Sharp teeth" docu on Sundance CH monday night. It was very good, but wouyld've liked a more detailed narrative, and a few more specifics of his TV and film work.

The range of people talkinga about Harlan were interesting too Josh Olsen (screenwriter of history of violence, among other scripts) was cool, as were Neil gaiman and Robin Williams.

Good use too of archival footage of Ellison with the late Tom Snyder, who was likely Harlan's biggets tv broadcaster/fan.

Jim Schnobrich
05-28-2009, 07:49 AM
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (which I'd seen part of, but just picked up dirt cheap for my dad).

-BCM

F yeah! Immediately after viewing that film I was obsessed with practicing my guitar. Had to learn motown licks....

Anyway, I haven't seen it in a long while but my favorite documentary is American Movie. Not only is it immensely quotable it is also an inspiration to me creatively. I mean, here's a story about a dude that against all odds actually got something accomplished (albeit on a relatively small scale).

sonnylarue
05-28-2009, 11:29 AM
F yeah! Immediately after viewing that film I was obsessed with practicing my guitar. Had to learn motown licks....

Anyway, I haven't seen it in a long while but my favorite documentary is American Movie. Not only is it immensely quotable it is also an inspiration to me creatively. I mean, here's a story about a dude that against all odds actually got something accomplished (albeit on a relatively small scale).

I love that film too. I've heard that horror director on the radio here in chgo, I give that guy a lot of credit following his dreams.

Adrian B AWESOME
05-29-2009, 04:50 PM
Americna Movie is one of the most depressing things I've ever seen.

Arion
05-30-2009, 11:28 AM
Thinking XXX - a documentary about the photo shoot(s) for the book by the same name, featuring porn stars with/without their clothes.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438492/

Sounds a bit unusual...

The Funketeer
05-30-2009, 07:58 PM
Anyway, I haven't seen it in a long while but my favorite documentary is American Movie. Not only is it immensely quotable it is also an inspiration to me creatively. I mean, here's a story about a dude that against all odds actually got something accomplished (albeit on a relatively small scale).


I actually saw the movie with the two of them sitting in the front row of the theater. It was a surreal experience to be laughing at them on screen as they sat a few feet in front of me. Great movie though and I was able to pick up a video copy of Coven while there.

leafinsectman
06-12-2009, 05:19 AM
Me and the missus are watching this documentary called The Perfect Vagina. Its about women who get surgery down there because they don't like how it looks. This chick just had a chunk of her labia removed, fucked up how they showed the whole thing on camera. And she's young, its not like she was old and her thing was all screwed up.

leafinsectman
06-13-2009, 06:04 PM
Another science-y one, Cracking the Colour Code. All about how humans and animals see colour. Apparently a lot of animals can only see two colours. Dogs, for example can only see blue and yellow. There's this type of monkey where the females can see colour but the males can't. But they injected some sort of virus thingie to its eye and then it was able to see colours, something about activating the rods or cones in their eyes. Pretty interesting if you're a nerd.

Arion
06-14-2009, 12:42 PM
Me and the missus are watching this documentary called The Perfect Vagina. Its about women who get surgery down there because they don't like how it looks. This chick just had a chunk of her labia removed, fucked up how they showed the whole thing on camera. And she's young, its not like she was old and her thing was all screwed up.

Sounds like a very strong image.

leafinsectman
06-14-2009, 05:19 PM
Sounds like a very strong image.

Apparently its somewhat of a big issue among some women. Some have done it because of personal preference (they simply didn't like how it looked), others to escape embarrassment (their lovers have all teased them about it) and some do it for cultural reasons. And then there was the bit about hymen reconstruction near the end so they could appear to be a virgin again. It all might seem a bit silly if you're a guy but women usually have a different way of looking at things.

I've been watching a lot of documentaries since getting a DVR, there was one called Oswald's Ghost last night but I forgot to tape it, seemed interesting.

wjm1138
06-14-2009, 09:51 PM
Encounters at the End of the World...it's Herzog's narration that makes it an interesting film. I could listen to that guy talk about a baloney sandwich for 2 hours.
I agree with you there. His cadence, his content, everything.

Last week I saw the old school video game documentary The King of Kong (http://www.newline.com/properties/kingofkongtheafistfulofquarters.html) which was interesting, but since I had seen Chasing Ghosts (http://www.chasingghoststhemovie.com/) a few years ago when it premiered at Sundance, I had a strange resistance to Kong. Seeing the same personalities (ref and Twin Galaxies founder Walter Day, hot shot Billy Mitchell, reformed Steve Sanders) and even some of the same archival footage...Kong and Chasing Ghosts are like cousins you think are actually siblings.

As Ghosts is more of a celebration of the 80's heyday of coin-ops and not the "constructed conflict" of Kong that many docs resort to, I would say Ghosts was a more satisfying experience. Also, Ghosts had some really fun animation introducing each of the classic games.

Really peculiar how these thematic pairs often pop up in theaters with close release dates. Deep Impact and Armageddon come to mind.

Preacher13
06-16-2009, 09:27 AM
There is some great documentary stuff about Hunter S. Thompson on the Criterion Collection DVD of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I still haven't seen "Gonzo," which is a full length doc, but I'll get it soon.

My guess is that it features much of what's on the CC DVD.

auron lupin
08-08-2009, 11:12 PM
I have to say assault in the ring was a great documentary. It makes me regret how great collins could have been

GMatias
08-20-2009, 10:13 AM
I have to say assault in the ring was a great documentary. It makes me regret how great collins could have been

I caught about 45 minutes of it on one of the HBOs late the other night and was really drawn in. I'll try and DVR it the next time its on to see it in full.

sonnylarue
08-20-2009, 01:53 PM
I have to say assault in the ring was a great documentary. It makes me regret how great collins could have been

no offense, but it was the puffing up of Collins "potential" that made me wince at this film.

Collins was a decent fighter, but I didn't think he'd go very far, beyond a few paydays.

I'm not at all saying that the guy deserved the unfair beating Resto & Lewis gave him, or the depression that led him to his death.

That was truly tragic and criminal.

He just wasn't a legend in the making, like the film made him out to be.

Guys like Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns , and many others were top 154 lb fighters much better than Billy Collins was.

Ultimate Dead Cap
08-21-2009, 09:36 PM
Ok - NM. I was watching a movie that is called a documentary - but its not. I was watching it and part way through recommended it but then it got to a point and I thought all bullshit and looked it up. Its not a doc. Now I can't even enjoy it.

auron lupin
10-17-2009, 01:36 PM
Just saw Bigger Stronger Faster. I like it. It was my first honest look into the steroid scandal. its streaming live on netflix if you want to see it.

(PS what do you think about it Uncle John)

Adrian B AWESOME
10-18-2009, 07:26 PM
Did anyone else watch the new Ken Burns miniseries The National Parks: America's Best Idea? It was pretty great and definitely worth a look, especially in hi-def.

That also reminds me that I recently watched another Ken Burns documentary Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson and it is a must for anyone who enjoys American history and boxing. Absolutely amazing documentary about one of the most fascinating athletes that ever lived.

sonnylarue
10-19-2009, 06:54 AM
the monty python ifc docu started off very strong last night.
reminded me of the beatles anthology

Arion
10-19-2009, 01:00 PM
Just saw Bigger Stronger Faster. I like it. It was my first honest look into the steroid scandal. its streaming live on netflix if you want to see it.

(PS what do you think about it Uncle John)

Sounds quite interesting.

sonnylarue
10-19-2009, 02:14 PM
Just saw Bigger Stronger Faster. I like it. It was my first honest look into the steroid scandal. its streaming live on netflix if you want to see it.

(PS what do you think about it Uncle John)

haven't seen it yet, but want to.

sonnylarue
10-19-2009, 02:16 PM
Did anyone else watch the new Ken Burns miniseries The National Parks: America's Best Idea? It was pretty great and definitely worth a look, especially in hi-def.

That also reminds me that I recently watched another Ken Burns documentary Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson and it is a must for anyone who enjoys American history and boxing. Absolutely amazing documentary about one of the most fascinating athletes that ever lived.

the natiponal parks one ois great, soi is the jack johnson one.

I was part of a chgo only pbs feature about the jack johnson docu, talking about his chgo nightcllub, and his days on the southside of the city.

Adrian B AWESOME
10-19-2009, 03:14 PM
the natiponal parks one ois great, soi is the jack johnson one.

I was part of a chgo only pbs feature about the jack johnson docu, talking about his chgo nightcllub, and his days on the southside of the city.

Cool, is that available anywhere? I didn't have time to watch the special features on the disc and will be pissed if that's where it is..

sonnylarue
10-19-2009, 05:54 PM
Cool, is that available anywhere? I didn't have time to watch the special features on the disc and will be pissed if that's where it is..

nah .

it was made for chicago's ch 11 wttw nightly newsmagazine called chicago tonight.

i was buddies with a seg producer

Lye
10-20-2009, 02:40 PM
nah .

it was made for chicago's ch 11 wttw nightly newsmagazine called chicago tonight.

i was buddies with a seg producer

surely it is on the internet somewhere.

Ok this might be a shot in the dark but a while on smodcast Kevin Smith talked about a Docu about the the of Agriculture under Nixon and how he created high fructose corn syrup, and I was wondering if anyone knew the name of it.

The Funketeer
10-21-2009, 05:43 PM
surely it is on the internet somewhere.

Ok this might be a shot in the dark but a while on smodcast Kevin Smith talked about a Docu about the the of Agriculture under Nixon and how he created high fructose corn syrup, and I was wondering if anyone knew the name of it.

Don't know if it's what you're thinking of but there's a documentary called King Corn which is about corn subsidies and big business. It's in my netflix Queue but I haven't seen it yet so I don't know if it reference Nixon or not.

auron lupin
10-24-2009, 08:43 PM
Long Way Round and Long Way Down is really great documentaries about two guys traveling on their motorbikes. Long Way Round they go from England to New York east and Down they go from Scotland to South Africa. It makes me want to go on a trip

sonnylarue
10-25-2009, 12:27 PM
damn, this 2006 docu "lowdown on lowbrow" has kept me inside longer than i planned. great comix art mixed with lots of other current pop artists.

a fun kitchy docu.

aaron newman
10-26-2009, 06:04 AM
the monty python ifc docu started off very strong last night.
reminded me of the beatles anthology

I didn't know anything about it until the last chapter. Thankfully, it comes out on dvd on tuesday.

Arion
10-26-2009, 06:08 PM
I didn't know anything about it until the last chapter. Thankfully, it comes out on dvd on tuesday.

Didn't know anything about it either.