Comments on: Best of the Decade Derby: What’s the Best Documentary of the Decade? (Two Case Studies) http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/ Rounding up the last of the 1,000 greatest films of all time (banner: The Far Country [1954, Anthony Mann]) Follow on Twitter: alsolikelife Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:28:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: ari http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/comment-page-1/#comment-36264 ari Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:39:39 +0000 http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/?p=1326#comment-36264 please have a look at my list for favorite documentaries of the decade: <br><br><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/Lifestyle/Features/Best-of-the-Noughties-Top-10-documentaries" rel="nofollow">http://www.electronicbeats.net/Lifestyle/Featur...</a> please have a look at my list for favorite documentaries of the decade:

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]]> By: Free Documentaries Online http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/comment-page-1/#comment-36162 Free Documentaries Online Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:34:02 +0000 http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/?p=1326#comment-36162 thanks for the great post:) thanks for the great post:)

]]> By: Shooting Down Pictures » Blog Archive » Best of the Decade Derby: Encounters at the End of the World roundtable podcast with “Werner Herzog” http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/comment-page-1/#comment-35252 Shooting Down Pictures » Blog Archive » Best of the Decade Derby: Encounters at the End of the World roundtable podcast with “Werner Herzog” Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:47:08 +0000 http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/?p=1326#comment-35252 [...] I took an open call for documentary suggestions for Best of the Decade Derby back in March, there was a strong showing of enthusiasm for Werner [...] [...] I took an open call for documentary suggestions for Best of the Decade Derby back in March, there was a strong showing of enthusiasm for Werner [...]

]]> By: Alsolikelife http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/comment-page-1/#comment-33095 Alsolikelife Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:46:35 +0000 http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/?p=1326#comment-33095 Of course it has to play the night I fly to Berlin. Let me know how it is. Of course it has to play the night I fly to Berlin. Let me know how it is.

]]> By: HarryTuttle http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/comment-page-1/#comment-33094 HarryTuttle Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:26:15 +0000 http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/?p=1326#comment-33094 I second the exceptional Depardon documentary, which is actually a trilogy on traditional family farming in French mountainous countryside, a job dying out slowly. 3 films made 3 years apart each on the same old farmers. <br><br>1 Profil paysans : l'approche (2001)<br>2 Profil paysans : le quotidien (2005)<br>3 La vie moderne (2008)<br><br>I also loved Arbres/Trees ! It's a bit "National Geographic" but the narration is very interesting. <br><br>From those I saw on Kevin's list, I definitely back up : S21; Grizzly Man; Where does your hidden smile lies?; Gleaners and I (there is a sequel too).<br><br><br>I would add Our Daily Bread (2005/Gerhatler/Austria), De l'autre côté / From the other side (2002/Akerman/France/Belgium); Elegy of a Voyage (2001/Sokurov/Russia); Estamira (2004/Prado/Brazil); In Public (2001/Jia Zhang-ke/China); Into Great Silence (2006/Gröning/Germany); Les Hommes (2006/Ariane Michel/France) these are all major documentaries with a very powerful and creative approach to documentary. I second the exceptional Depardon documentary, which is actually a trilogy on traditional family farming in French mountainous countryside, a job dying out slowly. 3 films made 3 years apart each on the same old farmers.

1 Profil paysans : l'approche (2001)
2 Profil paysans : le quotidien (2005)
3 La vie moderne (2008)

I also loved Arbres/Trees ! It's a bit “National Geographic” but the narration is very interesting.

From those I saw on Kevin's list, I definitely back up : S21; Grizzly Man; Where does your hidden smile lies?; Gleaners and I (there is a sequel too).

I would add Our Daily Bread (2005/Gerhatler/Austria), De l'autre côté / From the other side (2002/Akerman/France/Belgium); Elegy of a Voyage (2001/Sokurov/Russia); Estamira (2004/Prado/Brazil); In Public (2001/Jia Zhang-ke/China); Into Great Silence (2006/Gröning/Germany); Les Hommes (2006/Ariane Michel/France) these are all major documentaries with a very powerful and creative approach to documentary.

]]> By: Ryland Walker Knight http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/comment-page-1/#comment-33091 Ryland Walker Knight Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:33:18 +0000 http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/?p=1326#comment-33091 BAMcinematek will be showing the Depardon in April... BAMcinematek will be showing the Depardon in April…

]]> By: alsolikelife http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/comment-page-1/#comment-33089 alsolikelife Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:31:52 +0000 http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/?p=1326#comment-33089 I haven't heard of any of these. Thank you! I haven't heard of any of these. Thank you!

]]> By: Celinejulie http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/comment-page-1/#comment-33088 Celinejulie Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:46:20 +0000 http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/?p=1326#comment-33088 These are my favorite documentaries of this decade. I just think they are wonderful. :-)<br><br>1.MODERN LIFE (2008, Raymond Depardon, France)<br>2.THE HALFMOON FILES (2007, Phillip Scheffner, Germany)<br>3.1/3 OF THE EYES (2004, Olivier Zabat, France)<br>4.FINAL SOLUTION (2004, Rakesh Sharma, India)<br>5.A WEDDING IN RAMALLAH (2002, Sherine Salama, Palestine)<br>6.ALEXEI AND THE SPRING (2002, Motohashi Seiichi, Belarus)<br>7.SOMETHING MORE THAN NIGHT (2003, Daniel Eisenberg, USA)<br>8.UN ABOLITIONNISTE (2001, Joel Calmettes, France)<br>9.TREES (2002, Sophie Bruneau + Marc-Antoine Roudil, France)<br>10.DUTCH LIGHT (2003, Pieter-Rim de Kroon, Netherlands) These are my favorite documentaries of this decade. I just think they are wonderful. :-)

1.MODERN LIFE (2008, Raymond Depardon, France)
2.THE HALFMOON FILES (2007, Phillip Scheffner, Germany)
3.1/3 OF THE EYES (2004, Olivier Zabat, France)
4.FINAL SOLUTION (2004, Rakesh Sharma, India)
5.A WEDDING IN RAMALLAH (2002, Sherine Salama, Palestine)
6.ALEXEI AND THE SPRING (2002, Motohashi Seiichi, Belarus)
7.SOMETHING MORE THAN NIGHT (2003, Daniel Eisenberg, USA)
8.UN ABOLITIONNISTE (2001, Joel Calmettes, France)
9.TREES (2002, Sophie Bruneau + Marc-Antoine Roudil, France)
10.DUTCH LIGHT (2003, Pieter-Rim de Kroon, Netherlands)

]]> By: Celinejulie http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/comment-page-1/#comment-33079 Celinejulie Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:16:32 +0000 http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/?p=1326#comment-33079 These are my favorite documentaries of this decade. I just think they are wonderful. :-)<br><br>1.MODERN LIFE (2008, Raymond Depardon, France)<br>2.THE HALFMOON FILES (2007, Phillip Scheffner, Germany)<br>3.1/3 OF THE EYES (2004, Olivier Zabat, France)<br>4.FINAL SOLUTION (2004, Rakesh Sharma, India)<br>5.A WEDDING IN RAMALLAH (2002, Sherine Salama, Palestine)<br>6.ALEXEI AND THE SPRING (2002, Motohashi Seiichi, Belarus)<br>7.SOMETHING MORE THAN NIGHT (2003, Daniel Eisenberg, USA)<br>8.UN ABOLITIONNISTE (2001, Joel Calmettes, France)<br>9.TREES (2002, Sophie Bruneau + Marc-Antoine Roudil, France)<br>10.DUTCH LIGHT (2003, Pieter-Rim de Kroon, Netherlands) These are my favorite documentaries of this decade. I just think they are wonderful. :-)

1.MODERN LIFE (2008, Raymond Depardon, France)
2.THE HALFMOON FILES (2007, Phillip Scheffner, Germany)
3.1/3 OF THE EYES (2004, Olivier Zabat, France)
4.FINAL SOLUTION (2004, Rakesh Sharma, India)
5.A WEDDING IN RAMALLAH (2002, Sherine Salama, Palestine)
6.ALEXEI AND THE SPRING (2002, Motohashi Seiichi, Belarus)
7.SOMETHING MORE THAN NIGHT (2003, Daniel Eisenberg, USA)
8.UN ABOLITIONNISTE (2001, Joel Calmettes, France)
9.TREES (2002, Sophie Bruneau + Marc-Antoine Roudil, France)
10.DUTCH LIGHT (2003, Pieter-Rim de Kroon, Netherlands)

]]> By: dogandpony http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/2009/03/best-of-the-decade-derby-whats-the-best-documentary-of-the-decade-two-case-studies/comment-page-1/#comment-33074 dogandpony Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:11:50 +0000 http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/?p=1326#comment-33074 Dying to see Useless. <br><br>I think a film like Manufactured Landscapes gets bouyed by its subject. It's a dicey proposition making a creative work about another creative force. Are you doomed if your subject is a greater artist than you are? <br><br>No one likes Fog of War? Not sure it excels at imparting information but it sure is entertaining to hear a brilliant and historic figure (like him or not) speak at length.<br><br>Workingman's death was moving. I still think of the Ukraine segment on a regular basis.<br><br>I think White Diamond is an interesting example of how Herzog can still pull a film out when the original premise/subject ends up going nowhere.<br><br>I nominate the commentary track from Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Almost two hours of Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr. riffing off of each other (including a running Klosterman nose thumbing) could be the funniest thing I've heard (seen?) in the last few years.<br><br>b.t.w.- no analysis of Jackass would be complete without viewing the originals: videos produced by Big Brother Magazine (purchased by Larry Flynt). The only one I've seen is Boob. Same guys, mostly. Same concepts. Very funny (if you like that sort of thing). Dying to see Useless.

I think a film like Manufactured Landscapes gets bouyed by its subject. It's a dicey proposition making a creative work about another creative force. Are you doomed if your subject is a greater artist than you are?

No one likes Fog of War? Not sure it excels at imparting information but it sure is entertaining to hear a brilliant and historic figure (like him or not) speak at length.

Workingman's death was moving. I still think of the Ukraine segment on a regular basis.

I think White Diamond is an interesting example of how Herzog can still pull a film out when the original premise/subject ends up going nowhere.

I nominate the commentary track from Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Almost two hours of Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr. riffing off of each other (including a running Klosterman nose thumbing) could be the funniest thing I've heard (seen?) in the last few years.

b.t.w.- no analysis of Jackass would be complete without viewing the originals: videos produced by Big Brother Magazine (purchased by Larry Flynt). The only one I've seen is Boob. Same guys, mostly. Same concepts. Very funny (if you like that sort of thing).

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