So I rather like Documentaries, so I thought I'd share a few with y'all and hopefully get some recommendations while I'm at it as well.
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Awesome!
Man on Wire - A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century."
Night & Fog - One of the most vivid depictions of the horrors of **** Concentration Camps. Filmed in 1955 at the post-war site of Auschwitz...
Hoop Dreams - A film following the lives of two African American boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Heima - In the summer of 2006, Sigur Rós returned home to play a series of free, unannounced concerts for the people of Iceland. This film documents their already legendary tour with intimate reflections from the band and a handful of new acoustic performances.
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is a documentary that follows Steve Wiebe as he tries to take the world high score for the arcade game Donkey Kong from reigning champion Billy Mitchell.
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Pretty Good
Home - In 200,000 years on Earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution. By bringing us unique footage from over fifty countries, Arthus-Bertrand lays a foundation stone for the edifice that we must rebuild.
Waking Sleeping Beauty - The art of modern animation is brought to life by a perfect storm of art, business and circumstance.
Restrepo - A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.
Workingman's Death - A documentary on the extremes to which workers will go to earn a living.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil - At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal, " influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.
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Decent
Catfish - Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on MySpace, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model
Inside Job - Takes a closer look at what brought about the financial meltdown.
Hacking Democracy - This cautionary documentary exposes the vulnerability of computers - which count approximately 80% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections - suggesting that if our votes aren't safe, then our democracy isn't safe either.
Startup.com - Acclaimed documentary team Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker and newcomer Jehane Noujaim take a behind-the-scenes look at the volatile start-up phenomenon, chronicling the turbulent development of govWorks.com, an award-winning Internet site that facilitates interaction between local government, citizens and businesses.
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The Yes Men Fix The World - Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.
Up Syndrome - University of Texas student Duane Graves chronicles his charismatic childhood chum Rene Moreno, a San Antonio native with Down Syndrome, in this playful, stirring, remarkably unique portrait documentary.
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait - Halfway between a sports documentary and an conceptual art installation, "Zidane" consists in a full-length soccer game (Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005) entirely filmed from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.
Earthlings - Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, EARTHLINGS chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
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Anyone got any recommendations for me? Please don't recommend me things like Planet Earth & Life as I'm only interested in the Feature Length documentaries and not TV programs, despite how good some of them are.
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Awesome!
Man on Wire - A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century."
Night & Fog - One of the most vivid depictions of the horrors of **** Concentration Camps. Filmed in 1955 at the post-war site of Auschwitz...
Hoop Dreams - A film following the lives of two African American boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Heima - In the summer of 2006, Sigur Rós returned home to play a series of free, unannounced concerts for the people of Iceland. This film documents their already legendary tour with intimate reflections from the band and a handful of new acoustic performances.
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is a documentary that follows Steve Wiebe as he tries to take the world high score for the arcade game Donkey Kong from reigning champion Billy Mitchell.
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Pretty Good
Home - In 200,000 years on Earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution. By bringing us unique footage from over fifty countries, Arthus-Bertrand lays a foundation stone for the edifice that we must rebuild.
Waking Sleeping Beauty - The art of modern animation is brought to life by a perfect storm of art, business and circumstance.
Restrepo - A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.
Workingman's Death - A documentary on the extremes to which workers will go to earn a living.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil - At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal, " influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.
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Decent
Catfish - Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on MySpace, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model
Inside Job - Takes a closer look at what brought about the financial meltdown.
Hacking Democracy - This cautionary documentary exposes the vulnerability of computers - which count approximately 80% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections - suggesting that if our votes aren't safe, then our democracy isn't safe either.
Startup.com - Acclaimed documentary team Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker and newcomer Jehane Noujaim take a behind-the-scenes look at the volatile start-up phenomenon, chronicling the turbulent development of govWorks.com, an award-winning Internet site that facilitates interaction between local government, citizens and businesses.
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Meh
The Yes Men Fix The World - Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.
Up Syndrome - University of Texas student Duane Graves chronicles his charismatic childhood chum Rene Moreno, a San Antonio native with Down Syndrome, in this playful, stirring, remarkably unique portrait documentary.
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait - Halfway between a sports documentary and an conceptual art installation, "Zidane" consists in a full-length soccer game (Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005) entirely filmed from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.
Earthlings - Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, EARTHLINGS chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
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Anyone got any recommendations for me? Please don't recommend me things like Planet Earth & Life as I'm only interested in the Feature Length documentaries and not TV programs, despite how good some of them are.
