Kayte R. wrote:The one that is the best due to its being the worst, karate kid documentary.

Oh my Christ.
This is AMAZING.

recently discovered:

http://www.freedocumentaries.org

looks good for political stuff & they have alot of the adam curtis films.

The Architecture of Doom. The best documentary about the Nazis ever.

Dr. O' Nothing wrote:Grey Gardens

chopjob wrote:Night and Fog

Braden wrote:My Best Fiend

Also...

Au hasard Bresson

This is a great half-hour documentary about Robert Bresson and the production of his film Mouchette. It's one of the extras included in the Criterion DVD of said movie. Bresson's films are very orderly and seamless, for the most part, so it's a bit exhilrating, for those who dig his work, to see a fluid (at times shakey) "behind the scenes" documentary like this. Au hasard Bresson is also insightful in that it faithfully captures how simultaneously mundane and exciting it is to put a movie together. (Dave approved!)

Pete Seeger: Power Of Song

Nice film about a great man, airing on PBS this month.

that damned fly wrote:"beautiful frenzy."

also, "mr. death" was pretty awesome.

i want to see the ex models doc. coming out this year.

EDIT: oh, and "instrument." anyone here not seen it?

Mr. Death is amazing, Errol Morris is at the top of the heap for documentary film making.

Streetwise is also a great title to seek out.

Anything by Chris Marker or Errol Morris usually floats my boat.

Most of the political docs made over the last few years are good journalism but bad filmmaking. Fragments of Iraq is a huge exception.

Style Wars is the best movie ever made.


Other good docs:

* The Aristocrats
* America: Freedom to Facism
* Helvetica
* American Hardcore
* Future of Food
* Ralph Nader: An Unreasonable Man
* Hands on A Hardbody
* Piece by Piece
* Who Killed the Electric Car
* Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
* Jesus Camp
* Grizzly Man
* Dogtown and Z-Boys
* Fog of War
* Heartworn Highway

japmn wrote:shit I forgot King of Kong!

This is great a great one.