10 best documentaries. Have you seen any good documentaries lately? I'd love to share five great ones... Life Itself remembers beloved film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert. Known for his wit and candor (in his review of The Human Centipede, he refused to award it any stars at all, saying, "The star rating system is unsuited to this film. Is the movie good? Is it bad? Does it matter? It is what it is and occupies a world where the stars don't shine"), Ebert was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer, wrote over a dozen books and was regarded as one of the most powerful critics of all time.
Finding Vivian Maier tells the story of a mysterious nanny who secretly took more than 100,000 photos of people on the streets of New York and hid them in storage lockers. The Queen of Versailles tells the extreme riches-to-rags tale of billionaires Jackie and David Siegel, owners of Westgate Resorts. The new documentary Fed Up examines America's obesity epidemic and the food industry's role in it. Thoughts? Twelve Terrific Documentaries | Louis Theroux. I’m often asked to name my favourite documentaries. I’m much too indecisive and changeable to be able to nail down a definitive list. But here are twelve I like a lot. (I was going to do ten, but then I thought of two more…) A Question of Consent Superb disturbing doc made by the team that did Cocaine Cowboys, it recounts the alleged rape of a stripper at a fraternity party in Florida, much of which was filmed by the party-goers themselves.
I watched it on a plane and had to keep minimizing the screen due to the adult content. I suppose I could have stopped watching but I was too engrossed. A Letter to Zachary A posthumous love letter from the filmmaker to his murdered friend, it has one of the most explosive and upsetting twists two thirds of the way through. Thin Blue Line I love this film. The Monastery: Mr. TV Junkie My friend Freddie Claire turned me onto it. The Queen of Versailles This is on at the cinema at the moment! Deep Water I just like this story a lot. Louis Theroux - Home. What are some unsettling and creepy documentaries? : Documentaries. @GOOD Asks: What Is Your Favorite Documentary? The Community Answers - Culture. Yesterday on Twitter and Facebook we asked our friends: What is your favorite documentary? We pose a question to our Twitter and Facebook faithfuls once a day, so if you’re not yet a @GOOD follower or fan, make sure to sign up and participate in the conversation.
Here's a sampling of responses from our Twitter And here is what our Facebook buddies had to say: What is your favorite documentary released this year? (Here's IMDb's list of the Most Popular Documentaries of 2011.) : Documentaries. Movies. Jon ronson. Louis Theroux. Louis Sebastian Theroux (/θəˈruː/ LOO-ee thə-ROO;[2] born May 20, 1970) is an English journalist and broadcaster. He is best known for his documentaries in the television series Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends and When Louis Met..., as well as his Louis Theroux's BBC Two specials. His career started in journalism and bears influences of notable writers in his family, such as his father Paul Theroux and brother Marcel Theroux. He currently works with the BBC, producing his documentaries and popular television series.
Early life and career[edit] Theroux is the youngest son of the American travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux (who is of French-Canadian and Italian descent).[3] His elder brother is the writer and television presenter Marcel Theroux.[1] He is the cousin of American actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux. Born in Singapore, he moved to the UK when he was one and was brought up in London thereafter.[4] Documentaries[edit] Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends[edit] When Louis Met... Adam Curtis. Biography[edit] Curtis was born in 1955 as Kevin Adam Curtis in Kent.[2] His father was Martin Curtis (10 August 1917 – January 2002), a cinematographer from Sevenoaks in Kent who worked with Humphrey Jennings.[1] His family had a left wing background.[3] Curtis attended the Sevenoaks School on a county scholarship.[4] Curtis completed a Bachelor of Arts in Human Sciences at Mansfield College, Oxford, which included courses in genetics, evolutionary biology, psychology, politics, anthropology and statistics.
He started a PhD, during which he tutored in Politics, but while on the course became disillusioned with academia.[3] He applied to the BBC, and was hired to make a film for one of the BBC training courses, comparing designer clothes in pop music videos to the design of weapons. He subsequently obtained a post on That's Life! , a programme that often placed serious and humorous content in close juxtaposition.
Politics[edit] Of his general political outlook, Curtis has said: Films[edit] Do you know any good documentaries on the history of the United States ? : Documentaries. Boards :: The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005) :: what was the list? What is in your opinion the best documentary you ever watched? (except BBC Planet Earth, we all know it kick ass) "Horizon" (1964) - Episode list. Horizon bbc.