Spaceman Spiff Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I've been watching documentaries on Netflix for awhile now, what are some of your favorites? They don't have to be necessarily on Netflix but I figure those are the most accessible ones. Ones that I really like: Beware of Mr. Baker: Ginger Baker is probably most well known for being the drummer for Cream and he's completely insane. INSANE. Great interviews with him, Stewart Copeland, Charlie Watts Eric Clapton and others. It documents his life, his upbringing and his career. Cocaine Cowboys: Completely entertaining. Talks about the cocaine trade in Miami in the late 70's and 80's from different angles: importing, dealing and the scrambling police force that tried to capture them. Interviews Jon Roberts and Mickey Munday, the importers who made millions. Rivi Ayala, a Colombian enforcer for Griselda Blanco, the Godmother of Miami cocaine. Really well done from a style standpoint, too. They just released a new version of it on Netflix, kind of an uncut version. Not sure if the original is still up there but both are worth watching. Bones Brigade: An Autobiography: Documents the Bones Brigade skateboarding team from the 1980's. Lots of cool archival footage, good interviews with Stacey Peralta, Tony Hawk and others. I've never skateboarded but I've always been in awe of those that do it really well. Salinger: Pretty decent, but I didn't know much about him, outside of the Catcher in the Rye. The Man Behind The Poster: Drew: The guy that drew a lot of famous movie posters from the 70's and 80's, Drew Struzan. Responsible for all of the artwork for Star Wars, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones and others. Did album artwork for Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath, too. Didn't know anything about him, or didn't know that the same guy was responsible for all of that art. A little bit of humble-bragging and the production value isn't the best but it's interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
TryTheBeal! Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Blackfish is very good. I love Beware of Mr. Baker….greatest Rolling Stone interview, ever! http://m.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-ginger-baker-on-why-the-rolling-stones-are-not-good-musicians-20131011 Link to post Share on other sites
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 ESPN 30 for 30: Hillsborough; I was at a loss for words while watching this, such a horrible tragedy. Link to post Share on other sites
WALEOVECHKIN Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Some recents that I have watched and re-watched are Blackfish (Netflix), 9/11, all of the 30 for 30s (Bad Boys and Hillsborough were phenomenal), When the Levees Broke (on HBOgo), The Iceman Tapes (was on HBO about a month ago) and the Paradise Lost series (on HBOgo) and the Lenny Cooke doc (on Showtime). I would recommend all of them. I am definitely trying to find some newer docs to watch. Link to post Share on other sites
TryTheBeal! Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 ESPN 30 for 30: Hillsborough; I was at a loss for words while watching this, such a horrible tragedy. Heartbreaking. Link to post Share on other sites
zoony Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Not sure they really qualify but I enjoy almost all of the PBS Frintline series even the ones I think I won't Also just watched the new Bob Marley documentary pretty outstanding Link to post Share on other sites
Thekyle1591 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Man on wire or the imposter. Link to post Share on other sites
757SeanTaylor21 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Watch "the cove" - and I'd like to hear your thoughts on it...will give a little notion thT there is something about flipper the dolphin that is a complete tragedy Link to post Share on other sites
HOF44 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Two really good music docs are Muscle Shoals and Sound City. I enjoyed them both. Link to post Share on other sites
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 The 4 year plan is great It's about the small English soccer club QPR and how they try to get to the premier league after being taken over by new owners Even if you don't like soccer, it's a great sports doc with greats behind the scenes footage Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Two really good music docs are Muscle Shoals and Sound City. I enjoyed them both. I really liked Sound City, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Chew Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 There's a really good doc on Netflix about North Korea. The name escapes me now, but just search "korea" on netflix instant streaming. It was about this guy who managed to escape and make it to Seoul, and now he's under 24 hour protection because NK spies are looking for him. He tells his stories, and the movie shows animations, about what happened to he and his family at the work camps. Truly disgusting what is going on there. Link to post Share on other sites
Sticksboi05 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 There's a phenomenal documentary on North Korea that I think Nat Geo did? They posed as a team going with a doctor that was helping people with a common eye problem be able to see again. And my God, the amount of brainwashing, it was honestly like a cartoon how evil that government is. Link to post Share on other sites
Chew Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 And my God, the amount of brainwashing, it was honestly like a cartoon how evil that government is. I'm out of likes for the day, so I had to quote you to let you know your post was appreciated. The brainwashing there is unbelievable. I can't believe people are still living like that in 2014. Unfortunately, life, and Planet Earth are so overrated. Link to post Share on other sites
sherrardsd Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Really recommend the Paradise Lost series. Especially the third in the series. Dear Zachary is also a must watch in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites
Duckus Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Indie Game: The Movie - Very entertaining. The Act of Killing - Very disturbing Link to post Share on other sites
Momma There Goes That Man Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 The Truth About Zombies -> this sucked don't watch it. Less of a documentary more of a piece of crap. For the gambling addicts among us there is a Doc on Netflix called The Player: The Secrets of a Vegas Whale. It's low production value but it's about high roller Don Johnson and how he took $15mil from the casinos. It actually made me pretty mad because he essentially made the casinos play a variation of blackjack with unique rules that tremendously benefit the player and the casino was dumb enough to go along with it. Very interesting watch. Link to post Share on other sites
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Muscle Shoals and Sound City are both worth viewing. I didn't care for Salinger, and I am a huge fan of his work. That documentary seemed like a mess to me. Some "not so new" docs I watched recently... Crumb - Watched it again for the first time since it was released during my college years. The story of Robert Crumb, a controversial comic book artist and his weird family. Awesome stuff. Perfect for any David Lynch fan, he is a presenter here. American Movie - The story of two down and out guys from Wisconsin who try to make an independent film. Hilarious stuff. Inside Job - A look at the role of the banking system during the most recent financial crisis. A sobering, disgusting tale, but definitely worth checking out. It goes way beyond, "hey, those guys are crooked". Grizzly Man - Werner Herzog at his best. Link to post Share on other sites
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Wrestling with Shadows - about wrestler Bret Hart's last days in WWF before being screwed over by Vince McMahon Broke- 30 for 30 about athletes that go broke Clean flicks? I think it's called that. About a Mormon that started making clean versions of movies Cocaine Cowboys 1 was good. Two was really ****ing weird Can't go wrong with any hip hop concert doc on Netflix Knuckleball - about the baseball pitch One called either the enforcer or goon. About the turmoil filled life of an ex NHL goon Link to post Share on other sites
Slateman Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 This Is What Winning Looks Like. Link to post Share on other sites
Dan T. Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I think it was the very first of the "30 for 30" series. Filmmaker Barry Levinson, who is a Baltimore guy through and through, directed "The Band That Wouldn't Die" about the Baltimore Colts Marching Band and the Colts leaving Baltimore. Loads of fun with some great anecdotes from the time. And you can see that Jim Irsay's drunken recklessness seems to be inherited. Somewhat related... just last week Deadspin ran an article where they talked to the frat guys who actually moved the Colts out of Baltimore. At the time they were in a fraternity at the University of Maryland and would pick up work for Mayflower Van Lines for extra cash. They got a late night call to do a job in Baltimore - hush hush. The pay was double the usual rate. http://deadspin.com/the-frat-boys-who-moved-the-colts-out-of-baltimore-1571994488 Link to post Share on other sites
Rudechain Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Saw "Shored Up" recently . This film talks about beach erosion and ways that some communities are fighting to save their beaches. ( very informative ) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2464786/ "The woman who wasn't there" This one just blew my mind. The film details events following 9/11 and how the survivors worked together in healing and getting back on with life. There was one woman that really did a lot working with the survivors. Only one problem, she was not in NYC during the attack. An interesting piece and if you have not seen it, check it out. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2114490/ Link to post Share on other sites
ixcuincle Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Watch the 30 for 30 soccer stories and US MNT documentaries even if you don't care about soccer. In fact, watch the majority of 30 for 30 movies. 95% of them are very, very well done. Link to post Share on other sites
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Wrestling with Shadows - about wrestler Bret Hart's last days in WWF before being screwed over by Vince McMahon Broke- 30 for 30 about athletes that go broke Clean flicks? I think it's called that. About a Mormon that started making clean versions of movies Cocaine Cowboys 1 was good. Two was really ****ing weird Can't go wrong with any hip hop concert doc on Netflix Knuckleball - about the baseball pitch One called either the enforcer or goon. About the turmoil filled life of an ex NHL goon I enjoyed the 30 for 30 on broke athletes and Knuckleball. Definitely a high risk/high reward pitch, but I've always been amazed watching knuckleball pitchers. Link to post Share on other sites
TeddyKGB Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I've seen and love about 90% of the doc's listed in this thread as that's about all I watch these days. There's 2 on Netflix that you guys are really missing out on: 1) G-Dog 2) Burn Also if you like nature stuff, all of the "moving" series are awesome as well(i.e. Moving Oceans, Moving Forests). There's also one ridiculous one about flowers from the same director that the camera-work is some of the craziest I've ever seen. Link to post Share on other sites
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