AronOne Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 BLING In a documentary that uses hip-hop culture's obsession with bling to bring the plight of war-torn Sierra Leone to the attention of the masses, hip-hop heavies Raekwon, Paul Wall and Tego Calderón travel to the West African nation. Here, they learn firsthand the high price of their diamonds as they talk to the miners, amputees and former child soldiers who were used to help plunder one of Sierra Leone's most precious resources. this docu was def worth watching.. although the camera seems to focus mostly on Chef, (who mugs it up for the camera) the real shine of this movie is a former resident of Sierra Leone who was orphaned by the rebels, then forced to be a child soldier by the locals. He eventually ran away & was adopted by an american family, went to school, college, and now returns to his homeland with the film crew. His return and commentary on the state of things and how they were is key. Hardest part of this movie to watch is the amputees camp. Devastating to see 3, 4, 5 year old children who had their arm or hand cut off in the course of the civil war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Last one I watched was the history of the ku klux Klan. It was alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolute.despair Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 not sure if this has been posted already... PARADISE LOST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J4xk4dFbv0&feature=PlayList&p=0026E2CA4374A501&index=0&playnext=1 Who ever thought wearing a metallica shirt in the good ol' u s of a can cost you your freedom. There is a second documentary about it as well and a third about to be released. couple images i made, if you down share these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AronOne Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 yes paradise lost is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AronOne Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Murray Siple, the filmmaker responsible for some of the most groundbreaking snowboard videos of the 90s, until a car accident made him a quadriplegic in ‘96, is back with his documentary Carts of Darkness. Siple hadn’t made a film in 10 years when he found his inspiration in the homeless community of the hilly regions of North Vancouver. ‘Round these parts, the homeless spend their days bottle-picking, getting drunk, and bombing down hills on stolen shopping carts. They weigh down the fronts with construction rubble, bottles, or whatever else they can find, use their feet to steer and brake, and flip off cars as they whiz by at around 35 mph. It’s a terrific look into an outlaw sub-culture who face hardships on the daily but still make it their business to race carts, howling FTW the whole way down. It’s only an hour long and it’s available free online, so why wouldn’t you watch it? http://www3.nfb.ca/webextension/carts-of-darkness/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AronOne Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 This is Pre Hip - Hop, Pre Rap, and before Break Dancing took over the youth culture of the Bronx. It is right before the advent of graffiti writers/bombers and dance crews that took off and became the new black culture a few years later. The film takes place in the summer of 1979. Shockingly realistic interviews with gang members of the infamous Savage Nomads and the savage skulls. Amazingly this authentic documentary does not contain any of the normal pitfalls that befuddle today's more exploitive investigative reports on gangs of the " 60mins." type watch part 1 of 8 here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AronOne Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 someone else's review because i dont feel like typing This is one of the finest documentaries I have ever seen. It takes on a very difficult subject, violence and corruption in Brazil, and portrays its impact on the population through the lives of a dozen or so primary characters. The film interviews the ruthless kidnapper-murderer, exposes and interviews the corrupt politician, shows a kidnapping victim getting his ear cut off; yet it conveys this potentially depressing subject matter with stunning visual effects and an uplifting Brazilian music score that captures the great spirit of Brazil's people. The film has footage of children playing in the slums of Sao Paolo, but they aren't playing soccer. They are instead recreating the growing crime of kidnapping and cutting off the victims body parts. An actual kidnapper tells the camera he doesn't think much about the kidnappings and murders he commits. He then explains as a proud father that he has nine children and his wife is about to have their tenth. He concludes saying, "maybe one of them will grow up to fix this country". The film opens by saying it cannot be shown in Brazil. I hope this does not prove to be the case and that it can be shown not only in Brazil but throughout Latin America and around the globe. It should be mandatory viewing for everyone everywhere concerned with the escalating vicious cycle of poverty, neglect, violence, and corruption that plagues mankind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AronOne Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I totally put my foot in my mouth talking about this film a few months ago. Some co-workers and some customers and I were all bullshitting outside and I was telling them about these special individuals that went hand-fishing in this docu I saw and was going on about how fucked up these people are, and then when I was done one of the customers and two co-workers say that they have family that does this. Then I remembered that I am down south and more than a little out of my element, and I should watch what I say down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 link^? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AronOne Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 sorry i got no links for Manda or Noodling but im sure you can find them somewhere or at least a torrent or netflix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AronOne Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 dont sleep on 80 blocks from tiffanys. real talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosluggo Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Second thoughts. Dope movie if you like surfing pefect waves and slaughtering goats. Theres a link to the preview here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaos211 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Paradise lost had me confused at first I didn't kno anythin about this ...crazy shit any links to manda bala and wats crumb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 ^^^crumb is about Robert Crumb who is a famous cartoonist def worth the watch real talk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaos211 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Cartoonist,y is the girl teasin??links? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skroez Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Good thread, This is pretty good (Torrent) plus the site which hosts documentary's, with links to other ducu sites, Just look about, but you may have to sign up, its worth it IMO.. Anyway.. this is a good series.. Part one - Caravaggio: Caravaggio's approach to painting was unconventional. He avoided the standard method of making copies of old sculptures and instead took the more direct approach of painting directly onto canvas without drawing first. He also used people from the street as his models. His dramatic painting was enhanced with intense and theatrical lighting. Caravaggio's fate was sealed when in 1606 he killed a man in a duel. He fled to Naples where he attempted to paint his way out of trouble, he became a Knight, but was then imprisoned in Malta and then finally he moved to Sicily. He was pardoned for murder in 1610, but he died of a fever attempting to return to Rome. QUOTE(Schama) For me the power of Caravaggio's art is the power of truth, not least about ourselves. If we are ever to hope for redemption we have to begin with the recognition that in all of us the Goliath competes with the David." Part two - Bernini: Born in Naples, Bernini was an exceptional talent from an early age and went on to dominate the art world of 17th century Rome. His work epitomised the Baroque style and his sculpture, church interiors and exteriors and town planning could be seen everywhere. Bernini worked under successive Popes; Pope Gregory XV made him a knight and Pope Urban VIII took him as his best friend. He was revered in his time until a jealous rage caused him to have the face of his mistress slashed after discovering her romance with his brother. His reputation fell further after his bell towers for the Cathedral of St Peter's started cracking in 1641. He redeemed himself and kick started his career again with arguably his most famous work, The Ecstasy of St Theresa, in 1652. Part three - Rembrandt: Rembrandt's success in his early years was as a portrait painter to the rich denizens of Amsterdam at a time when the city was being transformed from a small nondescript port into the economic capital of the world. His historical and religious paintings also gave him wide acclaim. Despite being known as a portrait painter Rembrandt used his talent to push the boundaries of painting. This direction made him unpopular in the later years of his career as he shifted from being the talk of the town to becoming adrift in the Amsterdam art scene and criticised by his peers. Part four - David: Painting became an important means of communication for David since his face was slashed during a sword fight and his speech became impeded by a benign tumour that developed from the wound, leading him to stammer. He was interested in painting in a new classical style that departed from the frivolity of the Rococo period and reflected the moral and austere climate before the French Revolution. David became closely aligned with the republican government and his work was increasingly used as propaganda with the Death of Marat proving his most controversial work. Part five - Turner: One of Britain's most celebrated artists, Turner showed exceptional artistic talent from an early age and entered the Royal Academy aged fourteen. His English landscapes made his name but there was a darker side to his paintings that was difficult for the critics to swallow, both in the increasingly informal use of paint and the subject matter that was critical of the romanticised vision of Britain in the late nineteenth century. Part six - Van Gogh: Born in Groot-Zundert, The Netherlands, Van Gogh spent his early life as an art dealer, teacher and preacher in England, Holland and Belgium. His period as an artist began in 1881 when he chose to study art in Brussels, starting with watercolours and moving quickly on to oils. The French countryside was a major influence on his life and his early work was dominated by sombre, earthy colours depicting peasant workers, the most famous of which is The Potato Eaters, 1885. It was during Van Gogh's studies in Paris (1886-8) that he developed the individual style of brushwork and use of colour that made his name. In 1888 he moved to Arles where the Provençal landscape provided his best-known subject matter. However, it also marked the start of his mental crisis following an argument with his contemporary Paul Gauguin. Van Gogh was committed to a mental asylum in 1889 where he continued to paint, but he committed suicide in 1890. Part seven - Picasso: Guernica (1937) was created during Picasso's Surrealist period and captures the horror of the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. By the end of World War II, Picasso had become an internationally known artist and celebrity. Part eight - Rothko: Rothko is known for his abstract expressionism paintings, but he moved through more traditional styles in his early career, including Surrealist paintings in the 1940s. In 1947 he embarked on the first of his large abstract 'colour-field' paintings, formalising their structure further in the 1950s. Rothko had huge success with largescale solo shows, but committed suicide in 1970. Anyway.. http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=18024 pZ.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AronOne Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 CARAVAGGIO IS THAT DUDE. his shit is amazzzing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thrashcat Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-4788278544386657539 Documentary on Crass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMUTBAGS Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Crass is my favorite band of all time.Good shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMUTBAGS Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 if any one like trains watch "wedding train" its real good, its about 2 kids that hop freight trains to go get married in Portland from Florida, its kinda fucked up, its on youtube now! i cant seem to find this anywhere .do you have a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Children underground is badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AronOne Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 if any one like trains watch "wedding train" its real good, its about 2 kids that hop freight trains to go get married in Portland from Florida, its kinda fucked up, its on youtube now! that was fucking awful. the part with the dogs and the puppy on the fire made me want to literally kill them. fucking scumbags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerialSkiller Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 any info on children underground? or a link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Drew It Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 dont sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerialSkiller Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 i think people should post a tiny description when you post an image of a front cover. i got no fuckin idea what that last one is about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdrake123 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Charles Bukowski wrote poetry (awesome poetry at that), and i imagine it has something to do with his life possibly. Papi Drew It: is it any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matsakow Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 EDIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeVsCraneStyle Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Dark Days is dope, don't bother with Wedding Train. Anyone got a link for Children Underground? or the Jackson Pollock doco? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Drew It Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Charles Bukowski wrote poetry (awesome poetry at that), and i imagine it has something to do with his life possibly. Papi Drew It: is it any good? yea, it's a doc. on his life how he got into writing, holding down shitty jobs, drinking everynight and fucking bar skanksIt has tons of old school footage and a bunch of interviews with people that knew him...it's very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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