Keepers is great. Medusa thanks for mentioning Wild, Wild Country. All I pretty much watch is docs. I start on a series and then find myself jumping back to docs.

306 Hollywood (2018)

When two siblings undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother's house, they embark on a magical-realist journey in search of what life remains in the objects we leave behind.

I really can't claim this is my favorite documentary as its not been released yet nor have i saw it but I do love the concept!

The "going through" possessions of the dearly departed always creeps me out a bit! When I "go" I don't want anyone digging through my stuff or god forbid fighting over it! Perhaps that is why I have always and will always remain a minimalist!

Ray Charles | Royal Festival Hall (London, England -1986)
 

This documentary is an interview with Ray Charles and the concert he performed in London, England. He talks about his life and career as an artist.

Favy depends on topic. The one that I saw recently and still has me going... damn ... is...

Saving Capitalism ... based on Robert Reich's book of the same name.

"Robert Reich, the Former Secretary of Labor of the United States, examines America’s fragile democracy and its fight for survival; as income and wealth go to the top, more Americans are left behind. Now it’s up to those ordinary Americans to change the rules."

I watched this on HBO last night. It's powerful to say the least!

I have not yet seen this personally but this is going to be closing the Tribeca Film Festival this year. The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival will begin on Wednesday, April 18 and ends on Sunday, April 29. The film-fest opens with the documentary Love, Gilda based on the life of Gilda Radner.

Here lately I have been studying Russian history. In order to better understand world happenings and the impact history has had on our national and international dynamics, my focus has been on the Russian Revolution of 1917-18 and the overthrow of the last Tsar and European autocracy.

There are, quite literally, dozens of great documentaries on YouTube regarding not only the Revolution, but also the lives of the family and executions/murders of the last of the Romanov dynasty. I would heartily recommend these to anyone who, like me, is curious about Russian culture and politics.

~Theo~ :bouquet:

One Strange Rock 2018
 

Just finished watching first episode called "Gasp" of this National Geographic documentary series, most excellent - awesome, beautiful and really interesting. :thumbsup:

Rotten on Netflix.............
 

Rotten, a new documentary series about corruption in the food world, is sure to spark some strong reactions. Created by Zero Point Zero Production, the team that works with Anthony Bourdain on Parts Unknown, these six hour-long episodes feature a number of farmers, fishermen, scientists, and doctors shedding light on the surprising and at times downright disgusting ways that common foodstuffs are brought to market.

Sicko by Michael Moore
 

This medical documentary has to be on of my favorites. Moore has done a few others that are well worth seeing.

Stacey Dooley
 

I`m not sure how accessible world wide these documentaries are, most have been aired on BBC channels but they are definitely worth a look if you are able. I will give you a warning many are not for the faint hearted so please check out the subject topics to avoid triggers. Stacey is an investigative journalist, 31 years old, fresh faced and slight built who is by no means afraid to question and challenge people on their activities and beliefs often to a level where you can be quite afraid for her, she is quite fearless. She champions women and children's causes around the world covering subjects such as former women captives fighting ISIS, child sexual exploitation in Japan and disappearances of indigenous women in Canada. Powerful, informative and thought provoking. Highly recommended.

"What the Health?", got me back on my vegan diet + no processed foods this week and I feel so much better. More energy, no more fatigue, no more achiness.

A great film.

Can't believe I forgot this one... it's excellent! It's a Sundance film festival winner! :koolaid:

This starts on Showtime May 27th as a 4-Episode Docuseries From Oscar® Nominated Filmmaker Liz Garbus.

Thanks for the reminder. I really wanted to watch it but forgot to schedule it.

Is anyone watching The Final Year?

It is an account of the foreign policy team and the State Department staff inner workings in Obama's last year in office and it choked me up watching Obama and his staff.

I saw it on Monday the 21st on HBO. I checked and there are multiple showings this week.

HBO also has an upcoming documentary next Monday night on the life of John McCain.

I don't mind saying that watching the previews choked me up, too.

One Of Us......
 

(2017)

Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.

In French with subtitles.....

ROBIN WILLIAMS: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
 

I watched the documentary of the life of Robin Williams - ROBIN WILLIAMS: Come Inside My Mind (2018) (on HBO) and it was worth it; I laughed so hard at times, I had tears in my eyes - :superfunny: :rofl: - what a comedic genius he was. He will be missed. I highly recommend it.



He really did process reality differently than you or I...

Nanu, Nanu :)

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)
 

On the Documentary Channel, I just finished watching BOMBSHELL: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017). - Produced by Susan Sarandon. This most beautiful woman was a Hollywood star. However, it is entirely unknown that this woman also "invented" and "patented" something called "frequency hopping" for which she never got a cent!!!!!! Now worth approx. $30 billion (if I remember correctly, I hope, lol) and integrated into all cell phones, wi-fi, GPS, and Bluetooth, it was originally "stolen" (back in 1955) and used in bombers during the Vietnam war and earlier... absolutely amazing and fascinating story of her life - how the Hollywood sexist machine looked at her only as a sex object - so sad.

There is a trailer, but here I have decided on a YouTube video that more accurately describes a synopsis of this documentary, called The Brilliant Mind, wherein NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson spoke to Alexandra Dean, director of the film:



Hedy Lamarr ...

There is also an article in the Guardian, if you prefer to read the review:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/201...susan-sarandon

Diarist Anne Frank
 

I was browsing online today for an interesting movie-like documentary to watch and found an cinematic portrait of the life of Anne Frank, her parent's Edith and Otto Frank, and her sister Margot, and their small circle of family friends and helpers who stood by them during the Holocaust.




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank

Identical triplets become separated at birth and adopted by three different families. Years later, their amazing reunion becomes a global sensation but also unearths an unimaginable secret that has radical repercussions.

The Chinese Exclusion Act
 

Examines the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. The first in a long line of acts targeting the Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than 60 years.

Far From The Tree.......Based on the NY Times bestselling book by Andrew Solomon, Far from the Tree examines the experiences of families in which parents and children are profoundly different from one another in a variety of ways.

Church & State............

Flying Solo
 

I recently saw a Canadian documentary "Flying Solo", a CBC episode of Doc Zone on living alone, on the Documentary channel on TV.

There was a good statement made by one of the interviewees to the effect that one must make a distinction between living alone, being alone, and being lonely. Personally, I love the feeling of being alone and the psychological freedom it gives me, which doesn't imply that I would not consider being in a relationship.

This documentary originally aired on TV in January of 2015; however, it is also available to watch on YouTube as follows:



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Salute
 

A documary /movie of the most famous Olympic photo in Mexico Olympic games 1968.
The question "who was the white guy","did he support it?"
Peter Normon was an Australian athlete,and yes he was part of the protest.
that protest,destroyed peters life here in Australia,he was shunned by the whole white racist country,and went virtually unknown for years.

At the Sydney Olympics,the commitee,asked Normon,would he retract his involvement in the political protest,supporting the civil rights movement.If so they would restore his achiements and let him participatein the Olympics

Peter stood by his princples and said NO

I found this story interesting,so much I bought and framed the iconic picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LvwXYmt3Q

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0874317...tt_pv_vi_aiv_1

Whitney Houston
 

Saw the documentary "Whitney" 2018, which I liked very much, it was very interesting. I don't think there are many who haven't heard her sing: "I will always love you", from her film "The Bodyguard".
Considering what I have read in several posts, there are possible triggers...



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This is a fantastic piece of work........

I had a headache for two weeks after I saw that movie!

Documentary for Music Lovers
 

The Wrecking Crew (Netflix) is an amazing documentary about a group of unassuming studio musicians to whom singers and recording superstar artists from the 60's, 70's and 80's always turned when they wanted perfection.
The songs they played on ranged from a bunch of bubble-gum pop songs to, "These Boots Were Made for Walking," and Brian Wilson's masterpiece, "Good Vibrations."
Their combined virtuosity was stunning, especially bass player Carol Kaye--a woman who looked like a middle-aged housewife.
Considering how many Number One songs by heavy metal and psychedelic band recording sessions they sat in for, they all seemed like regular, establishment types who looked more like they were more into office bowling leagues than Billboard's Top Ten.
Check it out:
https://youtu.be/hhl-3EOYTkc

RE: Your comment on the documentary viewed by Girl_On_Fire -- the one about Outfoxed: Rupert Murdock's War On Journalism inspired me to look into this particular documentary, WheatToast.


One of the things that came to mind, while watching it for about twenty minutes (it was hard to watch, especially after the repeated aural assault via the phrase -- "Somebody says" --- or something like that), was an idea concerning (the...when, where, why, how, etc.!) the rise of Fact-Checking in journalism or other media outlets.

I found a couple of interesting leads via one published scholarly article and one major political news magazine (TIME). I'll leave both of links to articles here, in case you or anyone else might be interested in reading about the Rise of Fact-Checking in journalism.

A) An PDF scholarly article published by The American Press Institute:

Fact Checking Polarized Politics: Does The Fact Checking Industry Provide Consistent Guidance On Disputed Realities? (Marletta, M., Barker, D.C., Browser, T. in The Forum, Volume 13, Issue 4, 2015, pp. 577-596)


B) From TIME magazine (2017):

Here's How The Fact Checkers Did Their Job Before The Internet (Fabrey, M., August 24th, 2017, Time Magazine).


I thought both articles about Fact-Checking were very interesting. And, I have to agree with you about your head-ache from watching that documentary. I didn't exactly sleep in today, due to watching just a portion of that documentary last night. I'll sleep in on another Sunday... :balloon:

There's also a great documentary about the life of legendary music producer Quincy Jones. It's called, "Quincy." Netflix.

Roger Ailes Divide And Conquer.......