recommend a Documentary.

[Clement]

I've always liked documentaries, the travel ones especially, they are like windows into other worlds and i have enjoyed many of them greatly over the years, here are a few which i like,


Micro men :

A fun documentary/drama about Sir Clive Sinclair and Chris Curry of Acorn computers during the budding UK computer age of the early 80's.


Link to video.


Arena documentary :

A documentary about my favourite science fiction author, Phillip K Dick.


Link to video.


To Infinity and Beyond :

An interesting documentary exploring the concept of infinity.


Link to video.


Which documentaries have impressed you in the past? please leave a link to them if possible, thanks

 

[Communisto]

Here's an excellent documentary about 21st century prohibition, the factors that lead to it's creation and the interests which maintain it's existence.

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

 

[warpus]

Have you seen Planet Earth, or Life, both by BBC?

If not, they are awesome. Get the non-Oprah version.

 

[SuperJay]

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson


Link to video.

 

[History_Buff]

I'm a particular fan of In the Shadow of the Moon. It's got all the regular stock footage and space program narrative, but what I hadn't seen was all the astronaut interviews.

 

[downtown]

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson


Link to video.

times a million. Dr.Thompson is my literary idol.

The King of Kong, which is about competitive retro video gaming, was also excellent.

 

[SuperJay]

times a million. Dr.Thompson is my literary idol.

Definitely recommend that film, but I assume you've already seen it?

Though the part about him starting those rumors about Ed Muskie during the coverage of 1972 presidential campaign was a little weird for me; I'm friends with Muskie's granddaughter and felt obscurely guilty for looking up to a writer who kinda f'd up her grandpa's campaign.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I love documentaries, we had a thread about them. A couple of excellent suggestions in it.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=313241&highlight=documentary

 

[Mise]

Anything by Werner Herzog.

Seriously.

 

[Clement]

I love documentaries, we had a thread about them. A couple of excellent suggestions in it.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=313241&highlight=documentary

Thanks guys, with regard to travel documentaries, francesco da mosto's venice was really a wonderful travel documentary, he also did italy, and the mediterranean, here's part one:


Link to video.

 

[Colonel]

I suggest a documentary called "Why We Fight?". Not to be confused with a series of American propaganda films from the second world war, but a documentary about the military industrial complex.

 

[Red Door]

times a million. Dr.Thompson is my literary idol.

The King of Kong, which is about competitive retro video gaming, was also excellent.

The King of Kong is unintentionally hilarious, especially that d-bag Billy Mitchell and that tool Brian Kuh. But it's a great watch.

 

[Fetus4188]

Wordplay, about crosswords and those who partake in them.

 

[Mark1031]

Ascent of Man http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-63398489326170915#

 

[Clement]

I'm a particular fan of In the Shadow of the Moon. It's got all the regular stock footage and space program narrative, but what I hadn't seen was all the astronaut interviews.

Oh that was a great documentary, i really respected astronauts after watching that, they have so many virtues, bravery, intelligence, good health, it doesn't seem fair

My favourite is the guy that orbited the moon while Neil and Buzz explored on the surface, Michael Collins, i respect his calmness, his bravery for zipping around the dark side of the moon completely on his own in that tiny craft, must have been pretty dark, lonely and frightening, and his calm acceptance of not being able to go on the surface and experience walking on the moon, even though he was so close.

 

[Kyriakos]

These are the first ten minutes of a Wyrd documentary about the author H.P.Lovecraft. I have seen it in its entirety and think that it is quite entertaining, if a little thin on the actual biographical information:


Link to video.

 

[downtown]

The King of Kong is unintentionally hilarious, especially that d-bag Billy Mitchell and that tool Brian Kuh. But it's a great watch.

Billy Mitchell is one of the great movie villains of our time. I'd fight him.

 

[History_Buff]

Oh that was a great documentary, i really respected astronauts after watching that, they have so many virtues, bravery, intelligence, good health, it doesn't seem fair

My favourite is the guy that orbited the moon while Neil and Buzz explored on the surface, Michael Collins, i respect his calmness, his bravery for zipping around the dark side of the moon completely on his own in that tiny craft, must have been pretty dark, lonely and frightening, and his calm acceptance of not being able to go on the surface and experience walking on the moon, even though he was so close.

Yeah, he really comes off well. Personally my favorite was Gene Cernan. After watching that, I imagine him as some sort of Jedi Knight astronaut. Charlie Duke's pretty impressive too; to think he almost got to go twice.

 

[mech654]

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a remarkable documentary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC4LFH3PRhM

 

[Simon Darkshade]

'The World at War' provides a somewhat dated but very interesting examination of the seminal conflict of the century. Like many texts (Lukacs, for example) it does show its age, but holds ip exceptionally well compared to modern dross.