I am also a big fan of this series.
ben-ben, thanks for the suggestion, I guess I'll check it out next.
I am also a big fan of this series.
ben-ben, thanks for the suggestion, I guess I'll check it out next.
FYI Danny, as a huge fan of the original Jesco the Dancing Outlaw, I thought The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia sucked.
Jesco is entertaining. I wouldn't call him smart, but he's interesting, engaging and often funny. There is very little Jesco in the Wild and Wonderful Whites. It's mostly his ignorant, boring, trashy, highly annoying and borderline retarded family in a near comatose, opiate induced state of white trashiness. Jesco is the most coherent one in the family, the rest of them can barely speak English. I couldn't even finish it, it was that bad. I find my friends that were never exposed to white trash like that think it's fascinating. I grew up in Oklahoma. I've seen these types of people, they are not fascinating. Jesco is the exception of that family, not the rule.
^^I have seen these two docs and also recommend them.^^
I'll list some more of my favorites when I get a chance later. I've forgotten the titles to more documentaries than most sane people will ever watch.
Jesco is entertaining. I wouldn't call him smart, but he's interesting, engaging and often funny. There is very little Jesco in the Wild and Wonderful Whites. It's mostly his ignorant, boring, trashy, highly annoying and borderline retarded family in a near comatose, opiate induced state of white trashiness. Jesco is the most coherent one in the family, the rest of them can barely speak English. I couldn't even finish it, it was that bad. I find my friends that were never exposed to white trash like that think it's fascinating. I grew up in Oklahoma. I've seen these types of people, they are not fascinating. Jesco is the exception of that family, not the rule.
^^I have seen these two docs and also recommend them.^^
I'll list some more of my favorites when I get a chance later. I've forgotten the titles to more documentaries than most sane people will ever watch.
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Meeting Resistance
http://www.meetingresistance.com/
http://www.meetingresistance.com/
all my suggestions taken
the wild and wonderful whites
cocaine cowboys
iceman
darn you! darn you to heck!
the wild and wonderful whites
cocaine cowboys
iceman
darn you! darn you to heck!
Thanks for the tip I will check those out.
The 9th Company. Gives an insight to what the Russians probally put up with in Afghanistan. I watched it on Netflix.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Company
Marwencol is the most bizarre documentary I've ever watched.
Cross-dressing, alchoholic, but simple, guy gets the crap beat out of him. It almost kills him. It cures his alcoholism overnight. Still works in a bar. He has no money for physical therapy, makes up stories about himself and his friends fighting in WWII using elaborate dolls and mini-towns, takes a bunch of pictures of those scenes. NYC Artsy-fartsy crowd love it, bring acclaim to him. 100% weird. Happy story, I guess.
Cross-dressing, alchoholic, but simple, guy gets the crap beat out of him. It almost kills him. It cures his alcoholism overnight. Still works in a bar. He has no money for physical therapy, makes up stories about himself and his friends fighting in WWII using elaborate dolls and mini-towns, takes a bunch of pictures of those scenes. NYC Artsy-fartsy crowd love it, bring acclaim to him. 100% weird. Happy story, I guess.
Here are a few recommendations on films I liked (although they were made specifically for stations like the History Channel and ESPN):
The True Story of Killing Pablo - This is the story of Pablo Escobar, and the U.S. involvement in helping the Colombian government kill him. I really like the work of Mark Bowden (the author of Blackhawk Down), and this film is a very good adaptation of the book he wrote on the same subject.
The U - This is one of ESPN's 30 for 30 series of films, and it tells the story of the University of Miami football team during the 1980's. I am no fan of the University of Miami, but this film was done by Billy Corben, and it goes along well with Cocaine Cowboys to show the turmoil of the city of Miami during the 1980's.
The Pony Express - This is another of ESPN's 30 for 30 films, and it tells the story of Southern Methodist University's football team during the 1980's. It follows the NCAA violations, and subsequent punishment referred to as "the death penalty." This is a very timely film because of current NCAA violations (i.e. Ohio State), and illustrates what some perceive as an elite school vs. no-name school style of punishment.
The True Story of Killing Pablo - This is the story of Pablo Escobar, and the U.S. involvement in helping the Colombian government kill him. I really like the work of Mark Bowden (the author of Blackhawk Down), and this film is a very good adaptation of the book he wrote on the same subject.
The U - This is one of ESPN's 30 for 30 series of films, and it tells the story of the University of Miami football team during the 1980's. I am no fan of the University of Miami, but this film was done by Billy Corben, and it goes along well with Cocaine Cowboys to show the turmoil of the city of Miami during the 1980's.
The Pony Express - This is another of ESPN's 30 for 30 films, and it tells the story of Southern Methodist University's football team during the 1980's. It follows the NCAA violations, and subsequent punishment referred to as "the death penalty." This is a very timely film because of current NCAA violations (i.e. Ohio State), and illustrates what some perceive as an elite school vs. no-name school style of punishment.
Some good ones here I have not seen that I'll be adding to my list. Here's a few more.
Alone in The Wilderness
http://www.dickproenneke.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke
Such Hawks Such Hounds: Scenes From America's Hard Rock Underground (I own this one on DVD)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1377796/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-njKCr6ieKE
Be Here to Love Me is probably the best documentary on a single person I've ever seen. Townes was a fascinating dude and the production is great. For any other old country fans, the all time standard is Heartworn Highways. It follows the Nashville and Texas outlaw country scenes through the winter of '75-76. Anybody who is anybody in that music genre in this documentary, including a ~20 year old Steve Earle. A lot of Townes, a lot of Guy Clark's kitchen table jams, and David Allen Coe playing at the Tennessee State Prison.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartworn_Highways
Alone in The Wilderness
http://www.dickproenneke.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke
Such Hawks Such Hounds: Scenes From America's Hard Rock Underground (I own this one on DVD)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1377796/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-njKCr6ieKE
Be Here to Love Me is probably the best documentary on a single person I've ever seen. Townes was a fascinating dude and the production is great. For any other old country fans, the all time standard is Heartworn Highways. It follows the Nashville and Texas outlaw country scenes through the winter of '75-76. Anybody who is anybody in that music genre in this documentary, including a ~20 year old Steve Earle. A lot of Townes, a lot of Guy Clark's kitchen table jams, and David Allen Coe playing at the Tennessee State Prison.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartworn_Highways
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