Recommend a Documentary v. David Attenborough!

[Asclepius]

^Oooh, oooh!... them look good! *Googles*

 

[bagochina]

the one percent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCNKn7JirBU

2006 documentary about the growing wealth gap between America's wealthy elite and the citizenry on the whole. It was created by Jamie Johnson, an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, and produced by Jamie Johnson and Nick Kurzon. The film's title refers to the top one percent of Americans in terms of wealth, who controlled 38% of the nation's wealth in 2001

 

[alasdairm]

i highly recommend marwencol:

"After a vicious attacks leaves him brain-damaged and broke, Mark Hogancamp seeks recovery in "Marwencol", a 1/6th scale World War II-era town he creates in his backyard."

i also recently watched future by design:

"Future by Design shares the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, considered by many to be a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque is a self-taught futurist who describes himself most often as a "generalist" or multi-disciplinarian -- a student of many inter-related fields. He is a prolific inventor, having spent his entire life (he is now 90 years old) conceiving of and devising inventions on various scales which entail the use of innovative technology."

the former was absolutely fascinating and thought-provoking.

i was hoping the latter would be the same but, while the subject matter is pretty interesting, i found the documentary wandered a fair bit and it got to be pretty self serving in places. still, a good watch.

alasdair

 

[DJ 303]

Riding Giants is also a good one worth checking out

Holy fucking shit!!
dshock appreciation moment!!
I can't believe ive never seen this!

You've made my fucking day!!

I had a major case of Tuesday blues from a long long weekend packed with DJ gigs and debauchery.
I'm getting too old!!


you can go about your day knowing you've made a fellow BLer very happy today!
(Its not so easy to get hold of decent movies/tv in Japan right now too!)

take yourself 250 points, a round of applause, a pat on the back, a pint of Bluelight, and a huge line of winning!!!!!

 

[yucatanboy2]

I just saw "Jupiter: The Giant Planet". Not the greatest documentary, but it was fun, especially since I am science-inclined and don't remember much about Jupiter.

 

[dropthatpickle]

Exit Through The Gift Shop was really good. I just re-watched an old one - Dogtown Z-Boys. The skating is not human.

 

[Bill]

This was really interesting
Love doc's on anything that has to do with animals insects and nature

 

[His Name Is Frank]

^^That is one beautiful insect.

Here's a link to a ton of drug-related documentaries that you can watch right now online for free. 48 to be exact.

Here there be free drug-related documentaries

Some of notable interest include:

CannaBiz: The Secret Economy of Marijuana
Afghan Heroin: The Lost War
Ancient Drugs
If Drugs Were Legal
Ecstasy Rising

That site has a lot more documentaries with different subject matter. Check them out.

 

[grimble crumble]

bobby fischer against the world, or waltz with Bashir(kind of a documentary)

 

[wooger]

The Banged Up Abroad series is really interesting....

Particularly the gold mine one (nepal)

 

[Arnold]

Nederwiet

 

[wooger]

^^That is one beautiful insect.

Here's a link to a ton of drug-related documentaries that you can watch right now online for free. 48 to be exact.

Here there be free drug-related documentaries

Some of notable interest include:

CannaBiz: The Secret Economy of Marijuana
Afghan Heroin: The Lost War
Ancient Drugs
If Drugs Were Legal
Ecstasy Rising

That site has a lot more documentaries with different subject matter. Check them out.

awesome! thanks for posting these - should keep me going for a while!

 

[Asclepius]

Bearwalker of the Northwoods
'd this!

Starsuckers
Doc exposing some of the underhandedness of the Celebrity obsessed Media.

 

[HeWhoHowls]

DMT: the spirit molecule

 

[gitche gumee]

Under Our Skin

 

[Kraken Mare]

The Redemption of General Butt Naked.

Here.

And, here.

 

[Asclepius]

^Great Doc
Major mixed feelings about it. What a self aggrandizing, manipulative, Psychopath... so sad that no-one is there to see that those victims, family's get justice.


Everything and Nothing

A two-part documentary which deals with two of the deepest questions there are – what is everything, and what is nothing?

In two epic, surreal and mind-expanding films, Professor Jim Al-Khalili searches for an answer to these questions as he explores the true size and shape of the universe and delves into the amazing science behind apparent nothingness.

 

[JoeTheStoner]

Everything and Nothing sounds interesting, gonna try and watch that soon.

80 Blocks from tiffany's 'tis about gang culture in New York during the 70s. think of "warriors come out to play-yay"

American Pimp self explanatory

Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow german artist builds crazy industrial art.

 

[Vader]

Yeah, everything and nothing does sound good, Jim al-Khalili did "Chemistry: A Volatile History", which I thoroughly enjoyed.

 

[HeWhoHowls]

Hopefully I'm not the only one who still enjoys Super High Me.
Although I half-wish that they used a different comedian cuz Doug Benson looks like he has a bit of Down's Syndrome...