Favorite documentaries

[MaximumFluoride]

I found Okie Noodlin' to be a little boring if not interesting. But mostly because I know a few Okies. It was too "PBS" for me.

[ZELIG]

Originally Posted by edderlyj

I'm sure this has been mentioned, but I saw the Townes van Zandt documentary on sundance recently and was just blown away. Genius and disaster so often go hand and hand...but I immediately sought out his music and can't stop listening.

I highly recomend U all tap into those same old blues if you haven't already.

THe chick that made that, Margaret Brown, has a new doc out that's been getting good reviews. I can't remember the name of it, but it's about segregated Mardi Gras celebrations in the city she's from. Apparently they still go on today with these secret clubs that date back a bit.

[dspring]

I just watched a doc on Christo and his Central Park Gate project...

really interesting... plus, it shows that New York street people have a better grasp on art and what art is than all the fur coat wearing high society... and Christo recognizes that.

[caribou]

just watched "my kid could paint that" this morning. really interesting, still can't figure out if the dad has anything to do with the finished paintings or not.

[IVARTON]

Fall from Grace..... those people are ....uh..... "Less than stable"

[Brad]

Originally Posted by MaximumFluoride

I found Okie Noodlin' to be a little boring if not interesting. But mostly because I know a few Okies. It was too "PBS" for me.

they play it on PBS a lot here.

[Baloney Boy]

yeah "Stevie" is great, also "Capturing the Friedmans" - both very courageous for taking on child abuse/pedophilia in a hysterical moral climate....a non-documentary film that deals with the complexities of this issue is Greg Araki's "Mysterious Skin," a great film

these are also classic documentaries:

Harlan County, USA
Salesman
American Movie
Lessons of Darkness
Crumb
In the Year of the Pig
Paradise Lost
Land of Silence & Darkness
Dark Days
Hearts of Darkness
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Bus 174

[Dusty!]

Originally Posted by IVARTON

Fall from Grace..... those people are ....uh..... "Less than stable"

Gonna watch this tonight. Getting the popcorn ready.

[phoondaddy]

Watched "Touch The Sound" last night. I thought it sucked.

[S.Blake]

Just got Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi. Going to watch it tonight! Can't wait. Loved the hammerhead when I was a kid!