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Teamof2000 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject: Best Documentaries |
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We've been talking a lot about summer action flicks lately. Let's talk docs. Here are some of my favs:
Capturing the Friedmans
The Fog of War
Paradise Lost 1,2
The Bridge
Cowboy del Amor
Slasher
Deliver us from Evil
Tarnation
Grizzly Man
The King of Kong
Stevie
Pumping Iron
I Like Killing Flies
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Muad'Dib Star Player
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Can't forget Hoop Dreams |
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ocho Retired Number
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The Fog of War
Hoop Dreams
Nanook of the North
The Thin Blue Line
Recently i saw "King of Kong" and "Encounters at the End of the World". Both were great. _________________ 14-5-3-12 |
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Caron1 Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:19 am Post subject: |
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Cloverfield! |
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Free_Kobe Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Ive got so far:
Loose Change
Riding Giants
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Endless Summer
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Hacking Democracy
and does Borat count?[/quote] _________________ ♪ ♫One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain...
So hit me with music! ♪ ♫ |
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LarryCoon Site Staff
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: |
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Free_Kobe wrote: | Ive got so far:
Loose Change
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You've got to be kidding me. |
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mike_dee23 Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: |
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LarryCoon wrote: | Free_Kobe wrote: | Ive got so far:
Loose Change
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You've got to be kidding me. |
WHA??? It's true! Conspiracy theories are great for fiction writers... pumps up the imagination...
Best documentaries:
March of the Penguins
Bush's War (it's a two-hour Frontline special) _________________ MTFBWYA |
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LuxuryBrown Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:21 am Post subject: |
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Jazz
The Civil War
Farenheit 911
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson _________________
Quote: | Smooth, but I move like an army / Bulletproof down in case brothas try to bomb me / Puttin' brothas to rest like Elliot Ness / Cuz I don't like stress
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mike_dee23 Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:39 am Post subject: |
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LuxuryBrown wrote: | Jazz
The Civil War
Farenheit 911
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson |
They have this on iTunes and I just bought it... I remember wanting to see that when it came out. _________________ MTFBWYA |
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TACH Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:52 am Post subject: |
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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Hooked: The Legend of Demetrius “Hook” Mitchell
Hoops Dreams
A.K.A. Cassius Clay
The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:06 am Post subject: |
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OK, I'll say it. I liked "An inconvenient truth" _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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LuxuryBrown Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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mike_dee23 wrote: | LuxuryBrown wrote: | Jazz
The Civil War
Farenheit 911
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson |
They have this on iTunes and I just bought it... I remember wanting to see that when it came out. |
It's a great a doc. Enjoy, bro. _________________
Quote: | Smooth, but I move like an army / Bulletproof down in case brothas try to bomb me / Puttin' brothas to rest like Elliot Ness / Cuz I don't like stress
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LuxuryBrown Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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TACH wrote: | When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Hooked: The Legend of Demetrius “Hook” Mitchell
Hoops Dreams
A.K.A. Cassius Clay
The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires
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Damn, I forgot WTLB. _________________
Quote: | Smooth, but I move like an army / Bulletproof down in case brothas try to bomb me / Puttin' brothas to rest like Elliot Ness / Cuz I don't like stress
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angrypuppy Retired Number
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LuxuryBrown wrote: | Jazz
The Civil War
Farenheit 911
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson |
We share the same taste in music and documentaries.
Add:
Hoop Dreams
David Attenborough nature docs
Roger & Me
Victory at Sea |
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LuxuryBrown Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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angrypuppy wrote: | LuxuryBrown wrote: | Jazz
The Civil War
Farenheit 911
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson |
We share the same taste in music and documentaries.
Add:
Hoop Dreams
David Attenborough nature docs
Roger & Me
Victory at Sea |
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Quote: | Smooth, but I move like an army / Bulletproof down in case brothas try to bomb me / Puttin' brothas to rest like Elliot Ness / Cuz I don't like stress
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Free_Kobe Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Does Dave Chappelle's Block Party and A Weekend at the Greek with Jack Johnson count??? _________________ ♪ ♫One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain...
So hit me with music! ♪ ♫ |
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cinimod Star Player
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:32 am Post subject: |
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When We Were Kings
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Quote: | The film shows the buildup to the fight. Ali is shown talking about his beliefs regarding Africans and African-Americans, speaking of the inherent dignity of the native Africans and his hopes for African-Americans in the future. His relationship with the people of Zaire is shown, with the mutual love between Ali and the people of the nation contrasted with Foreman's awkward and unsuccessful efforts to build his own popularity. Promoter Don King is shown working on his first big promotion, and singers James Brown and B. B. King performing in Zaire. This is the only film containing footage of the "black Woodstock" soul music festival accompanying the fight. The film also emphasises the questionable ethics of locating the fight in Zaïre, as it was funded by the brutal dictatorship of Mobutu Sese Seko. |
Quote: | A soundtrack album was released in 1997. It features live festival performances in addition to new music by Zelma Davis, the duet When We Were Kings performed by Brian McKnight and Diana King, and "Rumble In The Jungle", the final recording done by The Fugees, in a collaboration with A Tribe Called Quest and Busta Rhymes. |
Quote: | The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. At the presentation, both Ali and Foreman came up to join the filmmakers to make it clear they had long made peace since that match. |
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:57 am Post subject: |
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^^^ Excellent call, I forgot all about that one.. shame on me... |
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mike_dee23 Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:21 am Post subject: |
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^^^ me too one of my favorite movies period. _________________ MTFBWYA |
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If you want a glimspe of the conditions of some of our inter-city schools, checkout HARD TIMES AT DOUGLASS HIGH: A No Child Left Behind Report Card (I believe it is on HBO Demand until Spet.)... its a real eye opener... |
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Free_Kobe Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:01 am Post subject: |
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TACH wrote: | If you want a glimspe of the conditions of some of our inter-city schools, checkout HARD TIMES AT DOUGLASS HIGH: A No Child Left Behind Report Card (I believe it is on HBO Demand until Spet.)... its a real eye opener... |
You can thank George W for NCLB... have many family and friends who are educators and its the worse thing in the world! They say its almost racist!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JDXAin4XkQ _________________ ♪ ♫One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain...
So hit me with music! ♪ ♫ |
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TNLakersFanInLA Star Player
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TACH wrote: | If you want a glimspe of the conditions of some of our inter-city schools, checkout HARD TIMES AT DOUGLASS HIGH: A No Child Left Behind Report Card (I believe it is on HBO Demand until Spet.)... its a real eye opener... |
That will be changed or eliminated with the next president. But yea, good documentary. _________________ Monta Ellis: "Kobe is #1, I'm #2, LeBron is #3." |
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TNLakersFanInLA wrote: | TACH wrote: | If you want a glimspe of the conditions of some of our inter-city schools, checkout HARD TIMES AT DOUGLASS HIGH: A No Child Left Behind Report Card (I believe it is on HBO Demand until Spet.)... its a real eye opener... |
That will be changed or eliminated with the next president. But yea, good documentary. | And shocking... 2/3 of the entering freshman drop out.... 66% of the teacher are subs and not qualified.... a class has 25 kids, but only can give out 16 books? Those kids are so far behind when and if the graduate it is beyond pitiful. Even if a kid wanted to learn, he/she couldn't in that environment. |
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Teamof2000 Star Player
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Muad'Dib wrote: | Can't forget Hoop Dreams |
Just watched this for the first time. Very good film. |
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faces of death _________________ Thank you, Kobe. We love you. |
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