DOCUMENTARIES...
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Any of you seen Darwin's Nightmare?
http://www.darwinsnightmare.com/index.htm
On the surface a film about humans and fish -- but more broadly an amazing rendering of the tendrils of globalization...
http://www.darwinsnightmare.com/index.htm
On the surface a film about humans and fish -- but more broadly an amazing rendering of the tendrils of globalization...
Wow, haven't seen this one in years. Great one, BTW.
Another good one, kind of like what I'd imagine a documentary film on Mingering Mike would be like.
Other picks:
Festival Express
The Shield Around The K: The Story Of K Records
Friends Forever
Has anyone seen these:
All In This Tea
Pins And Noodles
Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers
(above three directed by Les Blank)
There are two docs in the works that I look forward to seeing, both Hawai'i related. One is called Ahead Of The Majority, about the life of U.S. Representative Patsy Mink, and We've Come This Far By Faith, about the struggles of the African-American community in Hawai'i.
^^^A good one done by an old friend of mine on his hometown of Amarillo, Texas where plutonium goes to retire (and magically disappear).^^^
But my favorite documentary ever was an anti-drug film called Epidemic that I was shown a couple of different times as a kid. It literally had the opposite effect that my teachers intended in that the film most definitely inspired me to become a full-fledged stoner.
I got two for you,
1. "Orwell Rolls in His Grave" -dont miss this one, serious info about the state of the media, probably the best documentary ive seen about todays newsmedia.
2. "Outfoxed" great film about the Faux News Network, dont miss this one if you haven't already seen it.
1. "Orwell Rolls in His Grave" -dont miss this one, serious info about the state of the media, probably the best documentary ive seen about todays newsmedia.
2. "Outfoxed" great film about the Faux News Network, dont miss this one if you haven't already seen it.
Wow, haven't seen this one in years. Great one, BTW.
It maybe because of its age or setting, but I almost watched this with a Larry Clark kind of detachment, 'the kids seemed to be having fun, it's not so bad' I thought. The girls are just going on "dates", not having sex with pedophiles for money. But when you get to the end it hits you how real it all is.
Maybe its because this kind of life, has been glamourized and sanitized, it's not so shocking at first glance.
I blame Lou Reed.
Sadly, I was someone who sent a poem in as a kid to have it turned into a song. I remember when it arrived and after it played, it made my mom cry. One of the few good things about that song. However, compared to the other songs described in this movie, mine was fairly normal.
I had a class assignment in 4th grade and we had to write a poem about what that color meant to us. Mine was "Blue". Perhaps I should learn how to play the guitar, so I can turn it into the next Americana anthem.
Blue is a color very cool
like an evening breeze passing by
Sadly, I was someone who sent a poem in as a kid to have it turned into a song. I remember when it arrived and after it played, it made my mom cry. One of the few good things about that song. However, compared to the other songs described in this movie, mine was fairly normal.
Do you still have a copy?
really? i thought this was kinda hokey.
yeah it sucked. it was like "corporations are evil" but it didn't really explain anything at all.
i just remember the purpose of it was to psychoanalyze a corporation's actions as if it was an ordinary person and the conclusion was that the corporation was a lunatic or something which was so corny to me. i also remember there being scenes of cgi paper mental evaluation check list and a stamp going down on it saying something like "insane" or something goofy like that.
it was a lot like "Oufoxed."
basically everything you needed to know about the the movie and its contents was printed on the back of the box.
basically everything you needed to know about the the movie and its contents was printed on the back of the box.