Posts tagged with ‘documentaries’

Check out the trailer for ‘Salinger’, the documentary on author JD Salinger

JD Salinger was almost as well known for his stories as he was for being incredibly reclusive. This documentary is about Salinger, his work and why he suddenly, completely disappeared in 1965.

Vice documentary of the day: The ATL Twins

You’ll never guess what their day jobs are.

Vice documentary of the day: ‘Ground Zero: Insurgents vs the Malian Army’

Pretty insightful Vice documentary about the conflict in Mali.

100,000 Vintage Toys In One Place

A documentary about who’s behind the collection of nearly 100,000 toys at the Vermont Toy Museum and why some people still enjoy them as an adult.

Documentary of the day: ‘The Decline of Western Civilization’

Watch this historic punk rock documentary in it’s entirety now.   

Super Awesome Collaboration of the Day: Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, and Trent Reznor playing Mantra from the movie Sound City

So Grohl decided to make this awesome documentary where he talks about music and makes it with a random assortment of musicians. You can buy it here. Also, no lyrics because this is just them jamming it out.

Sunday afternoon films: ‘TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard’

The documentary on the founders of The Pirate Bay was recently completed and first released on The Pirate Bay.

Help fund ‘An Honest Liar’, a crowdfunded documentary about the life of James Randi

An Honest Liar profiles the colorful life of famed magician turned professional skeptic James “The Amazing” Randi as he embarks on a series of public crusades to expose America’s psychics, faith healers and con artists with religious fervor. But you never know whether to trust a master deceiver - and there’s more to Randi’s life than meets the eye.

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IHC After Dark: ‘Iggy Pop: A Documentary’

For your evening viewing pleasure, here’s a full length documentary on rock legend Iggy Pop.

Watch the largest calving iceberg ever caught on film

From the filming of the documentary ‘Chasing Ice’ by National Geographic photographer James Balog, this is a massive 1.75 cubic mile chunk of ice breaking in half off the coast of Greenland.

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Check out the trailer for the documentary ‘Landfill Harmonic’

This is the trailer for “Landfill Harmonic,” an upcoming feature-length documentary about a remarkable musical orchestra in Paraguay, where the musicians play instruments made from trash.

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Full length documentary of the day: ‘Breaking the Taboo: The Failed War on Drugs’

Narrated by Oscar winning actor Morgan Freeman, “Breaking the Taboo” is produced by Sam Branson’s indie Sundog Pictures and Brazilian co-production partner Spray Filmes and was directed by Cosmo Feilding Mellen and Fernando Grostein Andrade. Featuring interviews with several current or former presidents from around the world, such as Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, the film follows The Global Commission on Drug Policy on a mission to break the political taboo over the United States led War on Drugs and expose what it calls the biggest failure of global policy in the last 40 years.

Friday night PBS documentary: “My Life as a Turkey”

One man’s remarkable experience of raising a group of wild turkey hatchlings to adulthood.

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Check out the trailer for the documentary ‘Backyard Blockbusters’

Batman versus the Predator? It happened. Raiders of the Lost Ark remade by kids? It happened. For years, people have been making home movies, many times using pop culture properties that they may not own, but love. In recent years, these types of projects have come to be known as “fanfilms”. Backyard Blockbusters looks at the history and influence of the fanfilm genre, as well as the copyright and fair use problems these films create, featuring highlights from and interviews with the creators of many popular films.