Great Documentaries

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

Recommended by Stu or Section or LF to me a while ago and directed by Oliver Stone. Mainly about Chavez and the US distortion of him and his life.

Ha if Stone has anything to do with it then it will be interesting.

 

He done a tv show called something like Untold History of America.

 

He comes across as a real anti American in it.

 

Like the reason Japan surrendered in second world war had nothing to do with the atom bombs and the sole reason was because of Russia joining in.

 

Like fair enough a major part was Russia joining in but to say the bombs had nothiing to d o with it.

 

He pulls no punches at all in it,portrays the British as arrogant and a number of times puts across Roosevelt s hate of us.

 

Also total blames America for the cold war and tells how they totally shit on Russia.

 

He certainly has a deep hate inside him.

[KopOut]

Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis - YouTube

 

The 'stimulus package' is costing more than WW1, WW2, Korean War, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Apollo Space Program that put the first Man on the Moon, COMBINED. The economy is not responding

 

Now that's perspective.

 

If they go down, we all go down.

[Kevin D]

Could anybody personally recommend something on Iran/Contra?

[dennis tooth]

The Secret of the Seven Sisters

[Mendoza]

[Anubis]

Just watched that King Of Kong documentary. Billy Mitchell is a serious douchebag. That weird little bastard Brian Kuh was like some cultist worshipping his god.

 

Was pleased for Steve Wiebe though.

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

The Secret of the Seven Sisters

I have seen this before and I have to agree about it being worth watching. It s one of the most unbiased four part documentaries I have seen.

[Mendoza]

[rubble-rouser]

The Crash Reel was absolutely amazing - one of the most moving things I've ever seen.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I watched were not broke on Netflix a documentary about tax avoidance from large corporations. It was interesting enough and its pretty clear were all fucked. I'd recommend it of your bored have netflix and are at a loss to watch anything else.

[Bjornebye]

I watched one on youtube last night called 'Terror from within' about the Oklahoma bombing. 

 

Very interesting, 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT5PS_cIjgo

[The Golden Eel]

Murder on a Sunday Morning

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[Josef Svejk]

Excellent thread, folks. I'll be making good use of it...

[Mendoza]

[dennis tooth]

Countin down the days til I can get me hands on this

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbwoe9SXIWY

 

but Im strugglin to contain meself playin wit me widg

[SammyAftershave]

The Man Nobody Knew

Fascinating juxtaposition of the professional and family life of William Colby, the former spymaster and Director of the CIA. The revelation almost at the end (although one was inevitably coming) caught me by surprise as he came across as a committed if unorthodox, devoted family man. Professionally he really did 'Take One for the Team' repeatedly and on a daily basis. In effect he was a de facto Intelligence Services 'sin eater'. I hadn't previously realised that those dreadful warmongering shitehawks  Rumsfeld, Cheney and Scowcroft had been part of the Washington war machine for so long that they were prominent even during Tricky Dicky's tenure. I paused to wonder how many of their own offspring they sent off to fight meaningless wild goose-chases in far foreign lands for Uncle Sam while enjoying the financial benefits of the war industry? I was very impressed here with the light touch that the writer/Director applied to this 'project' given his relationship and closeness to the subject. Fair play to him. I suppose the highest compliment that I could pay is that I would be interested to see more work by him.

[SammyAftershave]

 

 

I wasn't able to get past the 45 minute mark. It made my blood curdle and made me feel profoundly sad that I belong to the same species as these revolting vermin. Gangsters/Communists my hairy, tubby arse! Vomit inducing.

[VladimirIlyich]

Watched a bit of those Interviews with The Iceman Tapes on youtube again last night.

Fuck me,that man was a stone cold killer.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

I found that The Act Of Killing to be extremely boring. Dragged a bit, for me. 

Docu's I have digged though are Taxi to the Dark Side, Mea Maxima Culpa, An Inside Job, Call Me Kuchu and The Island President. 

The Laurence Olivier narrated The World at War is a corker too. 

[nando1000]

fat girls and feeders

 

[Soleilrouge]

 

 

Bon phwee, as phwee as the wind bros

[nando1000]

Just checked this out, is sick

 

[Champ]

Has anyone been watching any of the World War 1 related stuff?

 

I saw the first episode of Paxman's series and have still to see the second. Most of us know the landmark details from the Great War but I have found some of the recently shown stuff really interesting. The one last night about the relationships between the ruling families of Britain, Germany and Russia and its influence on events was also intriguing in its pettiness. Its also got me thinking how a less compliant more questioning public, such as now, would have responded

[VladimirIlyich]

Just watched the Enron:The Smartest Guys in the Room documentary and thought it was very good. Not at all surprising(well apart from learning that it was Enron who got Schwarzenegger elected Governor of California) but very interesting at least.

A company that Thatcher and Cameron would both be proud of.

[Red Dawn]

Watched a few this week :

 

1. Zeitgeist - initial thoughts were WOW..but then after I calmed down a bit realised most of it was bollocks but it did get me thinking and researching so it did its job

 

2. The Daniel Project - about biblical prophecies and how we are fast approaching the end of days and how the Book of Daniel has preditced a lot of stuff (Israel related) so far. Scarey stuff but wasnt mad on how it was presented with the "skeptic" drinking his wine and then turning into a believer at the end. Stiil, very thought provoking.

 

3. The King of Kong - this was entertaining. Not earth shattering or anything but was worth watching how obsessive and devious some people could be over an ancient video game.

 

4. Watched 4 episodes of Louis Theroux - the ones with the westboro baptists and the one where he visits San Quentin prison and the one where he goes to Vegas...all excellent.