Salesman - 10/10
Already a Top 3 -- (Place de la Republique, Seven Up).. If you have any recommendations, getting a great snapshot of time on video, all the little things, I'll watch it
And it's on YouTube in full
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-utsxnUfXM
I can only think of Cropsey at the moment... Not an oldie but surely a classic
I found it chilling
The Central Park Five & West of Memphis. So similar, they overlap.
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Any Ken Burns documentary has to be in the conversation, but his best is "Vietnam" imho. As with all of his work, I was fascinated, entertained, mesmerized, and educated. I could hardly wait for each brilliant new episode. This war was going on while I was in the Army, so it hits close to home.
It even inspired me to visit SE Asian. I'm currently planning a tour of Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand for October or November.
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Oh nice... I spent a month in Thailand a couple of years ago.. If you can, check out Kanchanaburi (and not only because it's the REAL bridge on river kwei)
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Cool! What did you think of the country?
The tour does not stop there. However, there is an open day, and Kanchanaburi is only 2.5 hours by train from Bangkok. I would be willing to bet that I could arrange a side trip with the tour company, and that would be a fascinating. I love that film, and I love visiting filming locations, or in this case the actual site depicted in the film.
Thanks for the heads up, Bill! I appreciate that.
PS A related joke: I spent a month in (insert location of your choice here) last weekend.
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I liked it, lots of smiling people, easy to get around.. I recommend getting a motorbike if you can ride one (it was an amazing way for me to see non-touristy places), and you might have heard of the tuk-tuk drivers.. Eventually, you'll see how everything is a negotiation - never accept the first price.
Also in Kanchanaburi is the Death Railway Museum Research Center, during WWII.... It was SO interesting to read letters being exchanged from soldier to family, but also seeing the things they used for fun during downtime..... VN Guesthouse was a nice place (they didn't have any hostels there), and for $15/night, I had an air-conditioned room with a balcony right on the River Kwai, overlooking the mountains and the bridge... There's a really cool reggae bar I used to play drums at. What I like about the place is that you have the city and you have open space.
If you like ruins and archeology, you might also like Ayutthaya, which is about 60 miles north of Bangkok... Chiang Mai was the last place of my trip.
P.S. - Haha.. I've been there - for years! :)
Wow! Thanks for these excellent recommendations, Bill. I printed out this page, and will add the info to my SE Asia folder. Btw, I love riding motorbikes, so I might just do that.
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I hate the term "favorite" because it's too limiting. Also, are you referring to those docs only released to theaters or do you include television docs as well?
I agree with the poster stating Ken Burns. I also like American Experience and Frontline. For movie docs Id like to add The Thin Blue Line and Food Inc.
Also a good doc about a famous ax murder of an entire family and friends in Iowa called Villisca: Living With A Mystery.
What an interesting coincidence ! I watched an episode of Fact or Faked : Paranormal Files this morning and one of the team's cases involved a video of a dark shadow moving across the walls of a basement where a man had slaughtered his entire family with an ax. I wonder if that could have been the same incident. In any case, the video was genuinely creepy.
shareI don't think so db. The Villisca case has never been solved. It happened in 1912 (two months after the Titanic sinking.) Also, this house had no basement but did have a cellar that was accessible from the outside. It's a very famous case and here is ONE article you can read up on about it:
https://iowacoldcases.org/cases-by-city/villisca/
Hmm, that makes the coincidence even more odd. What's the likelihood of two such very similar episodes occurring ? I suppose it's possible. I might do some investigating on this. And btw, your link doesn't work. You need to use the code in the formatting help link at the bottom left of your dialogue box.
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https://iowacoldcases.org/cases-by-city/villisca/
Also, there were MANY ax murders in this period. I was shocked when I read about it. There was a good YouTube video about them. Sorry I can't locate it.
Yes, it does. Also, I followed your thread starter to that board. I'll keep an eye out for that. I've always really enjoyed documentaries.
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I did too. It's known as the Pride House Specter. It's very easy to locate via Google if you're interested. They're clearly separate but very similar incidents.
shareEven though its modern, I feel like it will go down as a classic - Happy People: A Year in the Taiga.
If nothing else, I've added quite a few documentaries to my watch list.
I liked World War I in color. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh.