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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Just watched 'On Any Sunday', a 1971 American documentary about motorcycle racers. Very cool movie.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Any_Sunday
    '...It was nominated for a 1972 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. [1]

    This documentary follows the lives of motorcycle racers and racing enthusiasts. Brown tried to show the unique talents needed for the different forms of racing. For instance, the motocross riders were typically free-spirited types, while desert racers were often loners. In Grand National racing, Brown showed the differing personalities, such as the business-like approach to racing displayed by Mert Lawwill versus the carefree approach that wild young rookie David Aldana became known for.[2]

    Steve McQueen is featured in the film, along with Mert Lawwill, Malcolm Smith and many other motorcycle racers from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

    Critical reception

    On Any Sunday is often credited as the best and/or most important motorcycle documentary ever made. Roger Ebert says it "does for motorcycle racing what The Endless Summer did for surfing". Ebert praises the film's high level of artistry in accomplishing the impressive footage of motorcycle races (which he says are difficult to film), and he also credits the film for not bothering viewers with the technical details of how the filming was done
  • penny lane2
    penny lane2 Illinois Posts: 84
    Here are a couple I watched recentlly that I enjoyed:

    George Harrison Living in a Material World- would highly recommend that just came out on HBO

    Inside Job

    Food Inc.- been around awhile but still good to watch and remember to think about the food you are eating
    "If I knew where it was I would take you there...."
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,566
    Just saw Page One: Inside The New York Times

    Pretty good stuff.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    OffSheGoes35 wrote:
    American Movie
    The Filth and the Fury
    The Cats of Mirikitani
    Trudell
    Please Vote for Me
    The Philosophy Kings
    Man on Wire
    The Parking Lot Movie
    Fat,Sick & Nearly Dead
    Jean-Michel Basquiat:The Radiant Child
    American:The Bill Hicks Story

    Cool.

    A few here I need to check out, beginning with 'The Philosopher Kings', and 'Trudell'.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    edited January 2012
    This looks good:

    "A Good Day To Die" - Dennis Banks & The American Indian Movement'

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    Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ijanExWgIg
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  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    Tom Petty's Runnin' Down A Dream... :mrgreen:
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  • OffSheGoes35
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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    OffSheGoes35 wrote:
    I was actually hoping you'd find 'Trudell' on my list. I think you'd really like John Trudell,Byrnzie. Even if you didn't care for his poetry,or some other aspect of his life's work, I think you could appreciate his dedication to clarity of thought.

    Thanks. I have heard of him before though. He's mentioned a lot in Peter Matthiessen's book 'In The Spirit of Crazy Horse'. Also saw him in the movie 'Thunderheart' and the documentary 'Incident At Oglala'.
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  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    This film is proof that truth is stranger than fiction

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5FcZrg_Nuo
  • ShimmyMommy
    ShimmyMommy Posts: 7,505
    Heisenberg wrote:
    This film is proof that truth is stranger than fiction

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5FcZrg_Nuo


    looks interesting


    like putting a marshmallow in a parking meter... *snicker* :lol:
    Lots of love, light and hugs to you all!
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    OffSheGoes35 wrote:
    The Parking Lot Movie

    :thumbup: I liked this one. I could relate to it after working in a call centre many moons ago and having to deal with the general public.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    OffSheGoes35 wrote:
    The Cats of Mirikitani

    Just watched this. I like it a lot. Makes you wonder how many more homeless people there are out there with interesting stories to tell about their lives?
  • OffSheGoes35
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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    OffSheGoes35 wrote:
    I watched the trailer for 'A Good Day to Die'. Looks interesting.I'm glad you posted the trailer.

    Same thing happening today in Tibet. Cultural genocide.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    OffSheGoes35 wrote:
    Jean-Michel Basquiat:The Radiant Child

    Watched this yesterday too (Yeah, It's Chinese New Years holiday :) )

    It's a good one. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to sit through the whole thing at first as I hate the art crowd/scene. Bunch of pretentious money oriented tossers. But this showed another side to it - the 0.009% element of integrity side.
    I knew about Basquiat before from having seen the Schnabel movie, but this covered a lot more ground. There was a lot more to him than I knew before. Shame he was hijacked by the money crowd and then left out to dry/die. But I suppose that's the way it usually goes.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Byrnzie wrote:
    OffSheGoes35 wrote:
    Jean-Michel Basquiat:The Radiant Child

    Watched this yesterday too (Yeah, It's Chinese New Years holiday :) )

    It's a good one. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to sit through the whole thing at first as I hate the art crowd/scene. Bunch of pretentious money oriented tossers. But this showed another side to it - the 0.009% element of integrity side.
    I knew about Basquiat before from having seen the Schnabel movie, but this covered a lot more ground. There was a lot more to him than I knew before. Shame he was hijacked by the money crowd and then left out to dry/die. But I suppose that's the way it usually goes.

    must be something in the water. i watched radiant child thursday night. i so love that piece he did of himself and warhol.

    oh and if you hate the art world then exit through the gift shop is a must. tho i consider it more a mockumentary.
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  • OffSheGoes35
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