How's your day going?
Mine is fine, a little bit melancholic because of the grey, rainy weather, but otherwise, pretty good.
As you might remember, I endeavor to write a Recommendations post every month, with the music, books, magazines and/or websites I like at the moment. Now, I am writing to you with a small request. Can you recommend me some things? Like, for example:
- What are your favorite all-time and/or current documentaries?
- Best/most interesting music films/documentaries? (bands, artists, music movements, events, concerts etc)
- Do you know any good websites, if not, books, to help me learn Guitar (acoustic) by myself?
- What are your favorite non-film related blogs out there? I'm also looking for lifestyle or analytical/essay type of blogs, you know, with real people and real thoughts, not necessarily cultural related
I am looking forward to your suggestions and I thank you in advance!
I hope you have a great day!
Diana
Oooh, boy! *rubs hands* Here we go!
ReplyDeleteSome of my favourite docos include THE THIN BLUE LINE, WALTZ WITH BASHIR (I count that as a doco, though maybe others wouldn't), FOR ALL MANKIND, and IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON.
Music doco-wise, I haven't seen a lot, but I've seen DON'T LOOK BACK about Bob Dylan, and it's pretty good!
Guitar wise, can't help you :/ I know there are tutorials on youtube, but that's about it (and I'm not sure how helpful they are)
Hmm...non-film blogs...again, I couldn't really say! I mostly read all you lovely film bloggers, or just browse random images on Tumblr!
I watch non-film video blogs though! Mostly VlogBrothers, but you might like Community Channel - Natali Tran ftw! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epCjbNwOg3k&feature=g-user-u
DeleteThanks Ruth for the recommendations, especially the Bob Dylan one, I am writing it down now :)
DeleteHave you seen the music documentary Beuna Vista Social Club, which was directed by Wim Wenders? If not you might enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend!
Oh, that sounds interesting, thank you Paul!
DeleteWhat are your favorite all-time and/or current documentaries?
ReplyDeleteCAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS
MAN ON WIRE
SPELLBOUND
THE INTERRUPTERS
PROJECT NIM
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
THE KING OF KONG
Best/most interesting music films/documentaries?
THE LAST WALTZ (The Band)
SHUT UP AND SING (Dixie Chicks)
SOME KIND OF MONSTER (Metallica)
STOP MAKING SENSE (The Talking Heads)
MARLEY (Bob Marley)
Ryan, these recommendations are wonderful, thank you so much! Loving the music ones, I will definitely try to see all, maybe except the Dixie Chicks one...we'll see!
DeleteMy favorite documentaries are Dogtown & Z-Boys, The Filth & the Fury, Westway to the World, Man on Wire, King of Kong, Grizzly Man, and Exit Through the Gift Shop.
ReplyDeleteThe Filth & the Fury and Westway to the World are music docs I recommend. I also would check out Cracked Actor about David Bowie's post-Ziggy Stardust life as he's struggling with cocaine addiction.
Thanks Steven, those are lovely choices, I am going to google them now :P
DeleteDocumentaries: Anything by Werner Herzog.
ReplyDeleteBest Music/Performance: I second STOP MAKING SENSE, also GIMME SHELTER, and one of my favorites from last year PINA
Guitar Lessons: Check out this guy's videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/JustinSandercoe
Other Blogs: It's hard to recommend stuff because we all have such different interests... www.postsecret.com is sometimes very interesting though.
Oh, thank you so much for the guitar tip, I will bookmark him. Interesting website, I like the idea!
DeleteOther than another plug for EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, I've got nothing. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's fine Josh, at least I know I am putting this very up on my to see list :)
DeleteDocumentaries and music docs: Bus 174, any Michael Moore, Collapse, Life in a Day, Glastonbury, Gimme Shelter, lots more here http://ilovethatfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/decade-of-documentary-excellence.html
ReplyDeleteCan't really help with the rest of your questions I'm afraid. Know what you mean about the weather... feels like winter is well on its way!
Nice post, thanks for the heads up!I really want to see Glastonbury, but I didn't find it yet!
Delete- What are your favorite all-time and/or current documentaries?
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I am totally stumped at the moment but check out the next response I have a few music ones.
- Best/most interesting music films/documentaries?
Marley is in my DVR queue. really looking forward to it
I saw The Russian Winter (about John Forte) at Tribeca - pretty interesting
Over 10 yrs ago caught this BBC doc narrated by Clive Owen called: "Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song"
- Do you know any good websites, if not, books, to help me learn Guitar (acoustic) by myself? Nope but I am trying to learn the guitar on my own too :)
- What are your favorite non-film related blogs out there? I'm also looking for lifestyle or analytical/essay type of blogs, you know, with real people and real thoughts, not necessarily cultural related
Political Blogs like HuffPost
Frivolous Lifestyle Blogs like The Londoner
I really should get more information on actual history/learning blogs :)
Thanks so much for the recommendations, they're great, especially the Clive Owen one, that caught my attention!
Delete- What are your favorite all-time and/or current documentaries?
ReplyDeleteUnknown White Male is my favorite documentary. It's about a guy who suffers a rare form of amnesia. Utterly fascinating and thought-provoking. This one deserves more attention than it tends to get. Some other more popular choices would be Grizzly Man, Anvil!: The Story of Anvil, Man on Wire, The Cove, Senna, March of the Penguins, etc..
- Best/most interesting music films/documentaries? (bands, artists, music movements, events, concerts etc)
I've already mentioned Anvil. That one's at the top for me. Some Kind of Monster is also quite interesting. And then there's Air Guitar Nation, which is very fluff but oh so fun.
Thanks Emil, I love the idea of Unknown White Male, but also Air Guitar nation, I will definitely look them up!
DeleteThis is a very helpful post Diana! Some of my fave documentaries are The Cove, Senna and March of the Penguins. I haven't seen too many music docs though, so I'll heed the advice of the fine folks here for that :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to be of help, I hope you like the post and the comments as much as I do! Thanks!
DeleteCheck out thebloggess.com, she's hilarious (NYTimes bestseller now!) but also talks openly about her struggle with depression.
ReplyDeleteAs for documentaries.. I'm a big fan of the Stargate special features about how aliens built the pyramids ;)
Hello there Tippi, thanks for dropping by and for the recommendations, I will check them out :)
DeleteRecommended documentaries: Hoop Dreams is the best documentary ever made. Period. Both Siskel and Ebert independently named it their top film of 1994, which was itself a hell of a year for movies (Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, Shawshank Redemption, etc.) Other good docs are The Way We Get By (could be hard to find), The Thin Blue Line, and for some fun The King of Kong.
ReplyDeleteRecommended music films: Stop Making Sense is the best concert film. Woodstock, of course, is very well known. Chess in Concert from London was far better than I was expecting.
I should have also mentioned the documentary Bill Cunningham New York. It was one of my Top 10 films of 2011.
DeleteThank you Chip for your ideas- Hoop Dreams sounds great, I am adding it to my list now! Everyone is talking about Stop Making Sense, so I guess I should see it soon :)I saw Bill Cunningham, too, last year (or was it at the beginning of this year?i don't remember)
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