Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted November 3, 2016 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2016 The new Adam Curtis film 'HyperNormalisation' is absolutely amazing. I know it's a tough ask, but you should find three hours of your life for it. It's on the BBC iplayer. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted November 4, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) 13 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: The new Adam Curtis film 'HyperNormalisation' is absolutely amazing. I know it's a tough ask, but you should find three hours of your life for it. It's on the BBC iplayer. Never understood why such things get tucked away in the corner where nobody will see them. Bitter Lake was such a great piece of work that should have got a much bigger audience. It's almost like the media don't really want us to learn (but then, I guess, they wouldn't have made it in the first place). Thanks for the tip-off though Edited November 4, 2016 by choffer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted November 5, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2016 On 11/3/2016 at 17:58, OutByEaster? said: The new Adam Curtis film 'HyperNormalisation' is absolutely amazing. I know it's a tough ask, but you should find three hours of your life for it. It's on the BBC iplayer. The 1st Adam Curtis film I watched. Absolutely fantastic even though it's over 10 years old. Sigmund Freud's nephew moves to Madison Avenue and creates modern PR. His theory: People will buy stuff they don't need once you manufacture a fake, feeling of emptiness within them. Then tell them they can fill it with a product. His theories are still in extremely effective use today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted November 5, 2016 Moderator Share Posted November 5, 2016 Not seen that one. I've watched "The Mayfair Set" by him over the last few weeks which I've really enjoyed, there's a massive amount of modern history which seems to go completed unnoticed and completely unreported. I'm always really surprised by how much we don't know about the world we live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Watched a really good documentary about Beitar Jerusalem FC on BBC Four last night. A section of their fans dubbed themselves the most racist fans in Israel, and organised a boycott of games, when they signed two Muslim players. Well worth a watch on iPlayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Watched "Amy" (Winehouse) last night, by the guy who made Senna, so I was expecting big things...bit of a letdown. Probably cuz I knew the ins and outs already. Still pisses me off how her father and Blake Fielder were such utter scumbags, and just used her as an ATM machine. She deserved better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 hour ago, maqroll said: Watched "Amy" (Winehouse) last night, by the guy who made Senna, so I was expecting big things...bit of a letdown. Probably cuz I knew the ins and outs already. Still pisses me off how her father and Blake Fielder were such utter scumbags, and just used her as an ATM machine. She deserved better. Kind of expect it from her fella but not from her own dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Her Dad has always come across as a bit of a prick tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Yeah he has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 On 11/5/2016 at 01:30, TheAuthority said: The 1st Adam Curtis film I watched. Absolutely fantastic even though it's over 10 years old. Sigmund Freud's nephew moves to Madison Avenue and creates modern PR. His theory: People will buy stuff they don't need once you manufacture a fake, feeling of emptiness within them. Then tell them they can fill it with a product. His theories are still in extremely effective use today. Brilliant documentary. This should be taught in schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted January 7, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2017 This finally made it on to Netflix today. Made me terribly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Watched a load of stuff visiting people over Xmas/NewYear Heavy: Zero Days Holy Hell Kidnapped for Christ 13th City 40 Light: Supermensch Life Animated All worth a gander imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted January 28, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Not strictly a documentary but I currently have this on: It's an interesting (and perhaps frightening) watch so far. Edited January 28, 2017 by trekka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 There were 3 documentaries on BBC last year all about the Chinese New Year called ''The Worlds Biggest Celebration" Although they are no longer on the BBC iPlayerI have managed to find them on dailymotion although they have Chinese subtitles they are well worth a watch as they give an insight into China and some of its cultures. Very fascinating. Although a year old still very apt give its Chinese New Year right now. Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Enjoy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 There's a really good Chinese New Year documentary called last train home, it's about how over 100m people working in the cities go back home for the week, it explores how people do which is utter madness and also the overall migration of people from the countryside in to China's expanding cities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 29, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08bcc18/storyville-zero-days-nuclear-cyber-sabotage A really interesting documentary here on the development of cyber weapons to destroy Iranian nuclear reactors by the US and Israel (and to a lesser extent the UK) it's frightening how potent this stuff is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Watched the Robert Johnson documentary " where the wind howls " ,quite an old doc tbh , but still an absorbing watch . Love that old " crossroads " legend ,and let's ave it right , who wouldn't sell their soul to be able to play guitar that good ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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choffer Posted January 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2017 On 05/12/2016 at 11:22, dAVe80 said: Watched a really good documentary about Beitar Jerusalem FC on BBC Four last night. A section of their fans dubbed themselves the most racist fans in Israel, and organised a boycott of games, when they signed two Muslim players. Well worth a watch on iPlayer. I have a habit of picking up a football shirt of a local team whenever I visit a new country. I've got an absolutely beautiful Beitar shirt from about 8 years ago when I was in Jerusalem. Took me a while to work out that it's probably not the best shirt to wear out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 All this Mayhem (2014). Phenomenal doc on Netflix UK right now about two insane Australian skateboarding brothers. Cant say too much without spoiling it if you dont know the story. Great watch - even for someone not into skateboarding like myself 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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