tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post8486931280061835420..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Off the Beaten Path: DocumentariesAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47688809975570553012013-07-05T22:25:25.410-04:002013-07-05T22:25:25.410-04:00thanks, Jean. NFB is a great idea. & many of i...thanks, Jean. NFB is a great idea. & many of its films are free now online.Amanda Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059621442042833693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36174217357052645342013-07-05T09:19:18.608-04:002013-07-05T09:19:18.608-04:00Great list of films, Amanda. Actually, browsing th...Great list of films, Amanda. Actually, browsing through a catalogue of the National Film Board of Canada would be a good way to find documentaries. Thank you for naming so many titles.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-77548358559317551542013-07-04T13:04:59.063-04:002013-07-04T13:04:59.063-04:00i also should have mentioned Varda's amazing f...i also should have mentioned Varda's amazing film, Sans Toit Ni Loi which is the first film of hers I saw, about a homeless young woman who is found dead in a ditch. her life is traced backwards by those she encountered.Amanda Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059621442042833693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-9198176378098959552013-07-04T12:40:39.623-04:002013-07-04T12:40:39.623-04:00Lisabet, thanks for the recommendation of Latcho D...Lisabet, thanks for the recommendation of Latcho Drum. i have put it on my documentaries list. it looks fascinating. & if it blurs genre boundaries, so much the better :)<br /><br />Daddy X, i haven't been able to find Dream Tower since i saw it on the CBC some years ago, but it was produced by our National Film Board, so perhaps they have it for sale. i've added Lough's book to my wish list.<br /><br />Giselle, hell yeah, TVO is amazing. i should have mentioned the National Film Board as well. they have a lot of their movies streaming on line for free. i should also have mentioned the excellent film about Canadian poet Gwendolyn MacEwen called Shadowmaker.Amanda Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059621442042833693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-71077131171139814062013-07-04T12:07:10.234-04:002013-07-04T12:07:10.234-04:00TVO is so kick-ass for documentaries. We are incre...TVO is so kick-ass for documentaries. We are incredibly lucky to have such an amazing public television station in Ontario. They produce balanced, forward-thinking content and pluck some really great filmmakers out of obscurity.Giselle Renardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955755448116234634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-49376900816083485412013-07-04T11:13:31.129-04:002013-07-04T11:13:31.129-04:00Go, Amanda! On the same wave length...again.
Like ...Go, Amanda! On the same wave length...again.<br />Like Lisabet, my 'to see' list has just grown exponentially. I've seen some of these and have enjoyed them very much. Your taste, once again is impeccable, girl! <br /><br />I want to find the one about Rochdale, which is in line with a book I'm reading now, an advance copy of "This Aint No Holiday Inn" By James Lough. It's about NY's iconic Chelsea Hotel near the end of it's century long run as a catalyst for art and home for struggling (mostly doper) artists.<br /><br />And, in response to Lisabet, I saw "A Gladjo Dilo" (think that's the spelling) about Roma life. It wasn't a documentary per se, but it was a dynamite film. Such a different way of life.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-22242456195942537232013-07-04T09:44:33.287-04:002013-07-04T09:44:33.287-04:00Wow. I've got a lot of catching up to do.
One...Wow. I've got a lot of catching up to do.<br /><br />One of my favorite documentaries (though maybe it doesn't strictly belong to that genre) was Latcho Drom, by Tony Gatlif, about the gypsy music - from Rajasthan to eastern Europe and Spain. Magnificent!<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107376/?ref_=sr_1<br /> Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com