That was enthralling!Quote:
Originally Posted by argonauta
I just watched "My Kid Could Paint That"
Pretty interesting take on the value of abstract art.
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That was enthralling!Quote:
Originally Posted by argonauta
I just watched "My Kid Could Paint That"
Pretty interesting take on the value of abstract art.
well, i just spent 2 hours fighting every urge to ball my eyes out like a little girl from watching "Dear Zachary- A letter to a son about his father"
wow.
(it's on netflix 'instant play' right now if you're interested)
What was it about lefty?
Has anybody come across any interesting documentaries recently about this whole credit crisis bull****? Namely anything about businesses closing etc. It's for a photodocumentary project I'm working on.
Or any interesting docu's about The Great Depression?
Hmm, i don't know where to start. Basically it's a film made by the childhood friend of a guy who was killed by his x-girlfriend and it's dedicated to the child who was born from the relationship, as if the kid were to watch it when he got older and could understand what happened.That's all i can really say about the plot without saying too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by robbmcaulay
It really is a must watch, but it was so heart wrenching i had to put on Eddie Murphy Raw to shake myself back to normalcy.
MSNBC played the whole thing one night. I just couldn't stop watching and when it got towards the end I wished I had. I was so angry by the end. What those people went through just about single-handedly disproves the existence of god.
seen http://www.iousathemovie.com/ ?Quote:
Originally Posted by robbmcaulay
Just watched Religulous. It's not technically a documentary so much as Bill Maher asking good questions to (read: fk'ing with) believers of the popular faiths.
I figured I'd review it here since it really can't be categorized as anything else. I didn't really agree with the way he acts insulting towards some interviewees but the goal of the film really wasn't to win an argument. It's main point was to get those of us who don't buy the fairy tails to not feel bad about it and to feel free to preach logic. That, I agree with.
He also makes a great point that pretty much all religions predict some sort of extinction level war albeit in pretty terms, and as long as there's that kind of thinking, war is inevitable.
This one on CNBC did a great job of explaining the interaction of the mortgage initiators to the end game of credit default swaps and how AIG and others exacerbated the global meltdown. They gave just enough info, yet kept it dumbed down enough to keep the average viewer involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by robbmcaulay
They're showing it throughout the month -- try and catch it.
This the same CNBC that got roasted by the Daily Show for being consistently wrong about everything and only serving to incite panic? Can't wait to see it.
The same Daily Show that makes a living by mocking everything in life? Yes...that one. Perhaps they can do an analysis video on how the stock market reacts each time Mr. Obama opens his mouth, since that one is a winner too.
They totally should, I bet it would be enlightening as well.
The last five minutes of Religulous, where the tone suddenly looses all the humour, are really quite powerfull. Great film/doc though.
i just want to throw out http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv for you documentary fans.
Really great stuff, plus a look behind the scenes of childs play
Oh, last documentary I've watched was Occupation 101 , but i'll start watching the one's you've recommended, especialy "The machine that changed the world" sounds pretty intresting
I LOVED the Zeitgeist doccies, until I started doing my own digging and found that about 70% of the "facts" they sited are complete tosh! Wonderfully presented conspiracy theory though, and a lot of fun to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by jAQUAN
I never said it was truthful, just thoughtful.
Still, highly entertaining though.Quote:
Originally Posted by jAQUAN
- The root of all Evil
- Deliver us from Evil
- Night and Fog
- Turtles can fly
- The Last Days
- Downfall
- The Universe: The End of the Earth
- Operation Homecoming-Writing the Wartime Experience
I love documentaries, especially anything related to politics or science.
Just started watching homo-futurus:
http://documentaryheaven.com/homo-futurus/
http://documentaryheaven.com has a lot of good videos.
Can't wait for the new one "LIFE" from the same team that did Planet Earth.
About half way through this one, but it has been fascinating so far.
Vice Guide to North Korea:
http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-gui...h-korea-1-of-3
"China’s Unnatural Disaster" is heartbreaking and difficult to watch. Though, important for the world to see what is going on there, imo.
Just found The Bridge on hulu. I am finding a ton of good movies on there. I haven't watched this yet but heard it is really good.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/95971/the-bridge
Food Inc.
Available for instant download if you have Netflix.
You will never look at your plate of food in the same way again.
Excellent for losing some weight.
Thank you for the recommendation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loyal Rogue
Lots of good information there. I appreciate that their primary call to action is for consumers to make different choices regarding what they buy. The organics guy selling in Wal-mart has it right. You can't pretend that economics don't matter.
I did think that it was a little one-sided in ways though. A lot of good has come from both mass production and genetic engineering of food. Produce has been developed that is more resistant to harmful parasites for example. Hunger and starvation are still a problem in many parts of the world, even though mass food production has ultimately solved it here. Efficiency remains important from a humanitarian perspective.
A lot of things undoubtedly need to be fixed. We just shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater either.
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlashLackey
I'm not entirely against either mass production or genetic engineering itself.
When done correctly and responsibly the benefits are tremendous.
The real problem lies in when they start sacrificing safety and health standards for sheer production numbers.
I think the authors premise is right. A major tenet of the free market system is that all parties in a transaction know what they are getting in an exchange. People, as consumers of food, have a right to know what they are paying for. Otherwise, it's a fraudulent transaction.
The farm subsidy situation is also an example of unintended (at least initially) consequences of government intervention in industry.
So, How many of your lawyers looked at your credit card agreement before you signed it. As opposed to the number of lawyers it took to draft the agreement. How long was arbitration process? Did you get them to consign or amend the agreement specific to your needs?
It's not a sellers fault if they provide full disclosure of what they are selling and a person chooses to not examine it and buy anyway.
You get the terms when you receive a credit card. You often don't know a lot about the food you buy other than that it's "beef" or "pork".