Been bored on holidays and got a bunch of sports ones the other night. Hoop Dreams is amazing as is More Than A Game. Also watched Fire in Babylon and When We Were Kings as mentioned above.
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Anyone seen a good documentary lately?
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Just saw one at the movies called The Imposter that was really, really good. It's about an American 13yo boy that was abducted in the 90s. Three years later, they thought they had found him in Spain and brought him back home. But he was VERY different ...
It's quite a bizarre film and makes you really wonder about what leads people to do certain things and to believe certain things.
Highly recommended!
It's quite a bizarre film and makes you really wonder about what leads people to do certain things and to believe certain things.
Highly recommended!
Just watched Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God.
Documentary by renowned filmmaker Alex Gibney (did the Enron documentary and Taxi to the Dark Side, another brilliant film, which won the oscar for documentary feature.)
Chronicles the story of Lawrence C. Murphy, who was a preist and head administrator of St John's school for the deaf in St Francis, Milwaukee and the subject of the first known protest of clerical sexual abuse in the USA. The film relies on the testimony of four victims outlining Father Murphy's wrongdoings, the extent of the abuse and their subsequent battles with the Catholic Church and the law to bring him to justice.
Other parts of the film are dedicated to similar cases ( the 'singing priest' case in Ireland) along with the role of the Vatican, and the now retired Pope Benedict in facilitating years of sexual abuse by their apparent priority to protect their image rather than seek help and justice for the victims.
It is hard, when watching a documentary like this, which contains no Vatican testimony (they declined all interview opportunities), you can't help but be a bit skeptical because only one side of the story is given its due, but the overwhelming weight of facts presenting the behaviour of the Catholic Church as twisted, perverse and downright wrong just left me feeling angry, confused and quite staggered at the levels of apathy towards this issue.
It's quite a brilliant documentary, ranging from the bizzare and shocking (watch out for the bit about a carribean island), watch it for yourself and you can make your own minds up.
Documentary by renowned filmmaker Alex Gibney (did the Enron documentary and Taxi to the Dark Side, another brilliant film, which won the oscar for documentary feature.)
Chronicles the story of Lawrence C. Murphy, who was a preist and head administrator of St John's school for the deaf in St Francis, Milwaukee and the subject of the first known protest of clerical sexual abuse in the USA. The film relies on the testimony of four victims outlining Father Murphy's wrongdoings, the extent of the abuse and their subsequent battles with the Catholic Church and the law to bring him to justice.
Other parts of the film are dedicated to similar cases ( the 'singing priest' case in Ireland) along with the role of the Vatican, and the now retired Pope Benedict in facilitating years of sexual abuse by their apparent priority to protect their image rather than seek help and justice for the victims.
It is hard, when watching a documentary like this, which contains no Vatican testimony (they declined all interview opportunities), you can't help but be a bit skeptical because only one side of the story is given its due, but the overwhelming weight of facts presenting the behaviour of the Catholic Church as twisted, perverse and downright wrong just left me feeling angry, confused and quite staggered at the levels of apathy towards this issue.
It's quite a brilliant documentary, ranging from the bizzare and shocking (watch out for the bit about a carribean island), watch it for yourself and you can make your own minds up.
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Saw this a while ago. Was great. It was about this case: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Memphis_Three
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Not Quite Hollywood - A doco about Australian B grade genre films - their history and influence - Tarantino is in it.
Indie Game The Movie - Not so much a movie as a doco on 3 sets of people who are developing computer games and leading up to their releases - pretty good watch
Winnebago Man - a doco about this guy who was an internet sensation with his foul mouthed out takes
Indie Game The Movie - Not so much a movie as a doco on 3 sets of people who are developing computer games and leading up to their releases - pretty good watch
Winnebago Man - a doco about this guy who was an internet sensation with his foul mouthed out takes
Holy Foley!
All Australian
Art of Flight (2011)
*Must be watched in HD
*Must be watched in HD
The Imposter was solid 
This is about Australian films! I've seen the poster before and I just assumed it was a bolywood based documentary! Definitely going to watch it now.
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Pretty good looking docco starting on ABC2 tonight:
Hard Time
9:30pm - 10:21pm
Breaking In
Six-part powerful documentary series revealing the brutal reality of life inside a high-profile maximum security correctional centre in Georgia USA; a fortress built to house criminals who other prisons can't handle.
Hard Time
9:30pm - 10:21pm
Breaking In
Six-part powerful documentary series revealing the brutal reality of life inside a high-profile maximum security correctional centre in Georgia USA; a fortress built to house criminals who other prisons can't handle.
The Imposter was solid
I just realise this thread existed now and have not heard of the imposter. I'm in the process of acquiring it through itunes now
excited
Wow i didn't like the imposter at all. I felt disgusted by the french guy and very sorry for the family up until the last 10 minutes where it's thrown into the mix that they may have murdered their son. Ok, well given that you've made me watch this stupid doco and get emotionally involved, do you mind examining this little titbit further?
lol i gave it a 7.5/10 not saying it's masterpiece or anything Don't give away the plot/twist either lmao.
Don't give away the plot/twist either lmao.
I agree that his behaviour is disgusting. But I just found the whole story so surreal and intriguing.
The documentary (feature) genre is very underrated. I'm hoping Kyptastic gets one going soon. Something like a top 10 to set up a top 50 countdown. In my head i'm thinking of a few corkers i've seen over the last 5 years. The King of Kong, The Times of Harvey Milk, Touching the Void, Hoop Dreams, Dear Zachary, The Thin Blue Line, The Fog of War. I'm sure i'll come up with more. Ranking them won't necessarily be easy either.
yep 100% with you and unlike movies and TV there are so many out there that I and im tipping the majority haven't seen
Over the last few years i've been watching more documentaries than anything else (TV shows/films). It is such an incredible genre. I think we should aim for a top 50.
I watched a fascinating doco on ABC a few weeks ago about the Zanesville Animal Massacre. Was this even covered on the news in Australia? The whole event was just tragic and shocking.
I also saw a really good doco on Martin Luther King also on ABC about a week ago. He was such an amazing man and the story of his life is just incredible. Really powerful stuff.
Finally, I've been seeing ads on Foxtel recently for an Oliver Stone documentary series called 'The Untold History of the United States' which looks really interesting. I'm a big fan of his movies so I'm quite looking forward to this series!
I also saw a really good doco on Martin Luther King also on ABC about a week ago. He was such an amazing man and the story of his life is just incredible. Really powerful stuff.
Finally, I've been seeing ads on Foxtel recently for an Oliver Stone documentary series called 'The Untold History of the United States' which looks really interesting. I'm a big fan of his movies so I'm quite looking forward to this series!
I think the word "untold" could easily be replaced with "revisionist" though ... but I'm still interested to watch it.
I liked JFK and the Doors was an entertaining film but completely exaggerated to stupid levels. Don't think I could ever take anything Oliver Stone says seriously.
Brother's Keeper (1992) - Not particularly flashy or complicated would describe this documentary and the people its about. Covers the story and trial of an alleged murder in 1990 of a man by his brother in a rural New York community.
The first half and hour was hard to get into but soon after it really got going for me. There is something natural and real about the way the filmmakers captured this time. Reminded me a bit of the isolation associated with a film like the community depicted in A Winter's Bone. 7.5/10
The first half and hour was hard to get into but soon after it really got going for me. There is something natural and real about the way the filmmakers captured this time. Reminded me a bit of the isolation associated with a film like the community depicted in A Winter's Bone. 7.5/10
grizzlym
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Wow, watched this the other night: Grey Gardens.
The Maysles brothers pay visits to Edith Bouvier Beale, nearing 80, and her daughter Edie. Reclusive, the pair live with cats and raccoons in Grey Gardens, a crumbling mansion in East Hampton. Edith is dry and quick-witted - a singer, married but later separated, a member of high society. Edie is voluble, dresses - as she puts it - for combat in tight ensembles that include scarves wrapped around her head. There are hints that Edie came home 24 years before to be cared for rather than to care for her mother. The women address the camera, talking over each other, moving from the present to events years before. They're odd, with flinty affection for each other.
The Maysles brothers pay visits to Edith Bouvier Beale, nearing 80, and her daughter Edie. Reclusive, the pair live with cats and raccoons in Grey Gardens, a crumbling mansion in East Hampton. Edith is dry and quick-witted - a singer, married but later separated, a member of high society. Edie is voluble, dresses - as she puts it - for combat in tight ensembles that include scarves wrapped around her head. There are hints that Edie came home 24 years before to be cared for rather than to care for her mother. The women address the camera, talking over each other, moving from the present to events years before. They're odd, with flinty affection for each other.
Lol I just read that name an hour ago Brother's Keeper is a 1992 documentary directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. The film is about an alleged 1990 murder in the village of Munnsville, New York. The film is in the "Direct Cinema" style of the Maysles brothers, who had formerly employed Berlinger and Sinofsky. from wiki.
Funny how you get these little coincidences in life. Might have to check their films out now. Must be a sign
