Wainy316 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 8 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: Watched the Woodstock ‘99 documentary on Netflix. I obviously knew it hadn’t gone well, I knew about the reports of sexual violence and the criminal damage. But I had no idea just how chaotic it was, just how shambolic the organisation was. The tension that seemingly was there right from the start. Small point, I know that it will have been decided what song to play well in advance, but when there’s quite a big fire burning in the crowd during the Chilli Peppers closing set (because the organiser had the genius plan of handing out candles to a thousands of pissed off kids), they’ve asked you to try and help calm them down and you’re intent on playing a Hendrix song…maybe don’t do “Fire”. “Purple Haze” would have worked ok. Yeah, Limp Bizkit got much of the blame but the Chilis were at least as bad if not worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Beautiful documentary on iPlayer about a mixed race man adopted by Welsh speakers in Snowdonia, looking for his birth parents. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001bn33 Quote Having been raised Welsh by his adoptive white parents, Gerallt Wyn Jones finds the courage at last to go looking for his birth parents. In 1973, born black to a white unwed mother, Gerallt was given away when he was only a few weeks old. Raised speaking Welsh in a very white north west Wales, he has always felt different from everyone else. Nearly 50 years on - and fearing he may have left it too late - he can’t hold back any longer from searching for the black father and heritage he’s never known, and for the young white mother who felt she had no choice but to give him away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Started a doc on Netflix called Girl In The Picture. My days, what a web of intrigue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2022 A very interesting watch if you've any interest in the games industry in the 80s, and particularly the UK side of things. A surprisingly good watch and with more intrigue than you'd expect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 New Adam Curtis films on iplayer tomorrow 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted October 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 17:35, coda said: New Adam Curtis films on iplayer tomorrow Two episodes in and it’s really goo. Quite different to his previous works as there’s no narration but it’s quite engrossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 The style of Internet Historian's videos may not be for everyone, but not having known the story of Floyd Collins before watching this, I really enjoyed it. What a roller coaster. Might make for a 'nice' double bill with this other caving story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Started a doc on Netflix called Untold Crime & Penalties. This one's about some money guy who brought an ice hockey franchise for his son. It's hilarious, they're like the old Wimbledon of ice hockey and then some. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Hostages on HBO is very good. Great music in it too. Music in documentaries is so important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 On 27/10/2022 at 12:59, sheepyvillian said: Started a doc on Netflix called Untold Crime & Penalties. This one's about some money guy who brought an ice hockey franchise for his son. It's hilarious, they're like the old Wimbledon of ice hockey and then some. I saw that. Bananas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Started that Simon Schema doc on BBCiplayer. So far so very good. The first episode is titled Truth and Democracy. I must tip my proverbial cap to Pussy Riot, brave, brave girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: Started that Simon Schema doc on BBCiplayer. So far so very good. The first episode is titled Truth and Democracy. I must tip my proverbial cap to Pussy Riot, brave, brave girls. It is bloody fantastic. Ep 2 just as good, looking forward to Ep 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) Watching the 2nd episode of the Simon Schama documentary, interesting seeing that Cambridge debate between Buckley and Baldwin, what a vile presence he seemed, Buckley. I have always admired Baldwin, never wastes a word, beautiful, cutting oratory. Edited December 6, 2022 by sheepyvillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2022 10 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: Watching the 2nd episode of the Simon Schama documentary, interesting seeing that Cambridge debate between Buckley and Baldwin, what a vile presence he seemed, Buckley. I have always admired Baldwin, never wastes a word, beautiful, cutting oratory. Indeed. Buckley was an odious prick, and Baldwin wiped the floor with him, imo. The whole thing is on YouTube: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 13, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2022 I bought the soundtrack of this in a second hand shop the other week. I'm by no means recommending this as I'm only starting to watch it but I do find these times rather interesting Revoltion (1968) - a documentary by Jack O'Connel and released by United Artists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2022 "The Man Who Wanted to See it All", on Netflix. Amazing (if somewhat odd) bloke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Dangerous Play on HBO, about the 1989 Copa Libertadores and the intimidation, bribery attempts and death threats against referees by Colombian drug cartels. Overlaps a bit with The Two Escobars, which is essential viewing. Solid film, some great video footage of insane match atmosphere and action. Some good interviews. The reenactments detract from it a bit, I've never been a fan of them. But a good watch on the whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I've started The Keepers on Netflix. Any opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) Some of the tales of abuse in The Keepers are a really difficult listen. Once again the Catholic Church having an awful lot to answer for. Edited January 6, 2023 by sheepyvillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Watched the HBO documentary on dmx don't try to understand It was pretty good and worth , its a year in his life type thing just before he died with some flash back stuff thrown in, deserves a more comprehensive one, his book is very good and there's a lot more to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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