Favorite documentaries?

[A Y]

Helvetica.

--Andre

 

[shellshock]

The Other Side of the River was pretty interesting.

 

[jkennett]

Fugazi Instrument
Decline of Western Civilization

 

[awcollin]

I caught The Fog of War one night late on the History Channel. Enjoyed it, may have to check it out again sometime.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by Quirk

On this we can agree. I give it 11 stars.

Surprised we've had not Chomsky entries yet.

 

[HomerJ]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

40 year old virgin

Autobiography?

Off the top of my head I enjoyed Hoop Dreams. Crumb. Up.

 

[Get Smart]

another one I liked a lot was Rize

 

[Go Surface]

Blue Planet series.

 

[A Y]

Originally Posted by Get Smart

another one I liked a lot was Rize

I forgot about that one. +1.

--Andre

 

[gamelan]

Modulations, a brief history of electronica that came out in the late 90s.

from recent memory, this little gem that i found while looking for footage of Steve Reich on YouTube:



-Jeff

 

[bryce330]

Originally Posted by Connemara

I've been enjoying Simon Schama's "A History of Britain" series. Obviously it's just a survey, but it is nicely produced and well-narrated.

His "Power of Art" series is also outstanding.

 

[nerdykarim]

Style Wars

 

[DocHolliday]

The last good one I watched, discounting history stuff, was "New York Doll."

 

[Hard2Fit]

Murder on a Sunday Morning.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

The Thin Blue Line
Hoop Dreams
Kon-Tiki
Le Monde Du Silence
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
Buena Vista Social Club
Fog Of War
Dark Days
Children Underground
Murderball

And from my favorite documentarian of all:
Bells from the Deep: Faith and Superstition in Russia
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (not directed by Herzog, but starring him, and his shoe)