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Post by Josh on Oct 2, 2008 10:43:14 GMT -8
Some of you love documentaries like I do. Any favorites? This is especially helpful to me to keep up on as a teacher.
My favorites:
Rick Burns' The Donner Party
Ken Burns' Lewis and Clark
The World at War (World War II 33 episode series from the 1970's narrated by Laurence Olivier)
Gonna think of others, but these are ones I can watch over and over again.
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Post by nathaniel on Oct 3, 2008 21:08:23 GMT -8
Oh snap. I loves me a documentary. Of course I can't think of many off the top of my head, but the first few that come to mind are:
Hoop Dreams
Born Into Brothels
Spellbound
I need to make a resolution to watch more movies in general, and documentaries in particular.
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Post by Josh on Oct 10, 2008 20:19:58 GMT -8
it does take a lot of discipline, doesn't it?  |
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Post by meghan on Oct 10, 2008 21:40:33 GMT -8
duuuuudes, the danielson documentary was good stuff.
I actually can't think of any off the top of my head that were absolutely outstanding. Murderball and Mad Hot Ballroom were entertaining, though.
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Post by meghan on Oct 10, 2008 21:45:27 GMT -8
oh wait, no!
Lord Save Us From Your Followers was AWESOME. Highly recommended.
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Post by Josh on Oct 14, 2008 13:36:28 GMT -8
Have any of you seen any of the "Planet Earth" series?
It is absolutely breathtaking. I've only seen 2 episodes so far and I'm addicted. Just when you think you've "seen it all" as far as nature/ geography documentaries have to offer, this comes along and makes you feel like you are exploring a completely new, exotic, alien planet.
If you want to fall in love with the mystery, grandeur, awe, and uniquieness of God's creation of planet earth all over again take the time to watch this series.
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Post by meghan on Oct 22, 2008 22:31:12 GMT -8
Yeah. I was totally rolling my eyes about Planet Earth, thinking it was just same old same old, and then I saw a few of the episodes. Wow! I got it for my brother, sister in law, and nieces last year for Christmas. They love it.
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Post by meghan on Oct 27, 2008 7:25:19 GMT -8
Last Wednesday I saw the documentary "Ordinary Radicals" about the Shane Claiborne/Chris Haw "Jesus for President" book tour. Good stuff.
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Post by Josh on Oct 27, 2008 17:45:21 GMT -8
Niiiice, Meghan
Thanks for the running list of titles to check out.
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Post by michelle on Oct 30, 2008 20:35:42 GMT -8
Shane Claiborne is awesome. Have you read his book The Irresistible Revolution? It is soooo good!
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Post by meghan on Oct 30, 2008 22:05:48 GMT -8
Yeah. Have you read Jesus for President? Sooooooo good. |
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Post by krhagan19 on Aug 24, 2009 22:42:37 GMT -8
John Adams by David McCullough and the HBO miniseries that was based off of it give one of the finest overall impressions of the American Revolution with particular emphasis on the securing of funds from the great houses of Europe and Adams audience with the King in London. I would recommend it for your classroom Josh. It has no foul language. However being HBO, they had to show the mans thingy who was about to get tarred and feathered. The only other thing you would have to watch out for is they show a single breast of one of John Adams doctors before a cutaway shot, she has to have the breast removed to to breast cancer. I imagine though that if you TV it, you could easily edit out the offending material and still be able to show it in school by showing the administrators that you got rid of the offensive content.
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Post by Kirby on Aug 26, 2009 17:30:23 GMT -8
Stone Reader.
The filmmaker buys a book when he is 18, can't get into it, puts it down, and does not read it until years later, when he finds it to be one of teh best things he has ever read. Wondering why the author is not famous, he sets out on a quest to find the guy. I won't spoil it. Please see it.
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Post by Josh on Aug 26, 2009 17:42:28 GMT -8
I watched the first 20 minutes with my students on one of the last days of the schoolyear (free time for kids who had caught up on their work), on my assistants recommendation. I liked it, but they thought it was boring, so we didn't continue it. Maybe I'll pick it up and finish it.
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Post by krhagan19 on Aug 26, 2009 19:03:59 GMT -8
It picks up its pace quite a bit. Even if you do not show it to your kids, I would HIGHLY recommend your watch it. Or at least read the book. As a Political Science major I thought I was very well informed about this time period. However seeing it through the lens of John Adams adds a whole different texture to the motivations and practical support that the war needed.
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Post by Josh on Aug 26, 2009 19:16:16 GMT -8
Oh sorry for not being specific, it was the Stone Reader I was referring to. But Adams would be interesting to me as well.
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Post by krhagan19 on Aug 26, 2009 19:19:00 GMT -8
Your killing me smalls!
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