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- DirectorHeidi EwingRachel GradyThe abortion battle continues to rage in unexpected ways on one corner in an American city.BF doc: Crave /Social cultural/ abortion
focuses on one crisis pregnancy center & the pro-life outfit across the street trying to shut it down in Fort Pierce, Florida - DirectorAva DuVernayStarsMelina AbdullahMichelle AlexanderCory BookerAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.TrueC: Prison System / award winning
- Me: RE-WATCHED bit heavy-handed & politically bent, no solutions offered. Still great
- DirectorMarc SilverStarsLucia McBathRon DavisMichael David DunnIn 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets, two lives intersected and were forever altered.TrueC: a black teen & a white man argue over the volume of the boy's music, boy ends up dead
- StarsKarl LagerfeldFrank BruniMatthew HaagA series that documents behind the scenes of some of the largest events in the world.BF doc: Cultural / Social
behind the scenes of some of the largest events in the world, like Westminster Dog Show, Kentucky Derby & CHANEL Haute Couture Fashion, "Eleven Madison Park" top restaurant & "League of Legends" video game competition - DirectorGrace ChapmanEach World Trade Center tower consisted of 110 floors. Each floor has a story. In this two-hour special, survivors from two of those floors, many speaking publicly for the first time, tell their stories. Focusing on one floor in the North Tower and one in the South, this film will provide a never-before-achieved intimacy with what it was really like to be inside the Twin Towers on 9/11.BF: Terrorism, US History
Me: Well acted. It doesn't offer anything new but it well worth watching - StarsGeorge W. BushAndrew CardDick CheneyThe documentary takes viewers aboard Air Force One and into the cockpits, command centers and underground bunkers across the country on one of the most challenging, confusing and terrifying days in American history.BF doc: Terrorism/ US History -TV
- Me: Staggering the amount of things that went so wrong on Air Force One during the day of the 9/11 attack. Frightening how ill prepared the US was, it definitely casts a poor light on the CIA. A fascinating well done documentary. Watch it, you'll be amazed.
- DirectorSharmeen Obaid-ChinoyStarsAsad JamalSabaA woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country's harsh judicial system.BF doc: social / cultural
- DirectorErik NelsonStarsDavid CrowleyDanny August MasonAlex JonesA documentary about the mysterious death of fringe political filmmaker David Crowley, who was found dead alongside members of his family in their suburban Minnesota home in January of 2015.TrueC BF: Social Political
- Me: Watched twice in a row then researched. My rating not so much for being a great crime doc, it isn't, barely skims the surface of the crime investigation, story cried out to be a mini-series. It was the addition of all political, social & conspiracy theories that made this such a fascinating & bizarre story - definitely ponder worthy. Didn't bother me that it provided no answers as to the why. Bitter sweet that his dog the only survivor.
- StarsRachael StirlingSarah BradfordA.N. WilsonThe relationships between female historical figures and their sisters.BF BIO: series / history / us politics
- StarsTinker HatfieldPlatonIan SpalterA look beyond blueprints and computers into the art and science of design, showcasing great designers from every discipline whose work shapes our world.BF series: Art/ 2 seasons
Me: S1 I loved, S2 'Ep1' & 'Typeface Design' are good, the rest not as good as S1
> Takes you beyond blueprints into the art, science & philosophy of design. The series goes inside the minds of the world’s greatest designers, showcasing the most inspiring visionaries from a variety of disciplines whose work shapes our culture and future - DirectorSkye BorgmanStarsJan BrobergBob BrobergMary Ann BrobergThe twisting, turning, stranger-than-fiction true story of the Brobergs, a naive, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their twelve-year-old daughter.TrueC: child abduction rewatch!
Me: Most bizarre abduction story I've ever heard!!! Waited 5 days to call the police, mom slept with the man who (twice) kidnapped & molested her daughter, dad jerked him off (suspect a closet gay - common in the 70's) even though they were righteous Mormons. Throw in her belief it was an alien abduction, & the guilt trip he added that if she didn't let him impregnate her, it would fall to her kid sister. You can't make this sh..t up. A terrible heartbreaking thing for the victim - most disturbing of all, that her parent were so clearly complicit.
> Plot: Stranger-than-fiction story of the Brobergs, a naive, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their 12-yr-old daughter. - StarsAngel BumpassChristine BranstadShelly CarterAn intimate account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial as told by the perspective of the accused, their legal team and their family members.TrueC series: Crime/Legal System-TV A&E
- Me: watched Ep 1-4 then gone. Pretty good at focusing on the legal system's handling of crime. Big negative, it's very one sided, the impact on the victims family not given a voice.
Ep 1: Wife Killer or Self-Defense? 9/10!
Ep 2: Attempted Murder or Protective Mother?
E3: abandoned
Ep 4: Cold Case Killer or Innocent Teenage Girl? 7/10 police finally have a suspect in 10 yr old murder but the accused was 13 at the time. - StarsBill KrackombergerKelly StewartDave OanceaThis four-part docu-series explores the legalization of sports gambling and its evolving impact on the gambling community. It chronicles professional gamblers, bookies, oddsmakers and documents effects of legalization through their eyes.BF doc: Crave/HBO/ sports gambling
***Revisit: pretty good, only watched 1st episode - StarsEric HarrisWill BeckGeorge BrauchlerFirst hand accounts of mass shootings occurring in everyday settings ranging from office buildings to movie theaters but most tragic of all: schools.TrueC doc series: mass shootings HBO
Whether due to acts of terrorism, hate, or mental instability, mass shootings have become all too commonplace. Series examines this disturbing phenomenon from the points of view of victims, family members, emergency medical workers & 1st responders. Each episode recounts a specific incident using archival footage & in-depth interviews - DirectorBryce WagonerStarsAmber LynnAsia CarreraBobby SlaytonAn exploration of the lives of several former adult performers who have retired from the porn industry.BF doc: social, sexual, pornography
examines the lives & careers of some of the biggest names in the history of the adult porn & what happens to them after they leave the business and try and live the "normal" lives. They hailed from the rural South, steel towns, and the San Fernando Valley. As young adults, none of them thought that porn was in their future. They were artists, baseball players, child prodigies, and even Ivy Leaguers. Now, they're TV stars, bounty hunters, writers & social activists. What happened in between? And, now that they've moved on, can they really live a normal life after porn? - StarsDion GrahamJason WhiteEddie LopezFollow "real life detectives" in various cities while they try to crack the case in the first 48 hours after the homicide.TrueC series: TV On Demand
***revisit gone:
Better than "The 1st 48", only saw a couple of episodes - DirectorNick BroomfieldJoan ChurchillStarsAileen WuornosNick BroomfieldTerry Humphreys-SlayNick Broomfield's second documentary about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, focusing on her mental state on death row.TrueC: Bio, Serial Killer
Are monsters made or born? Her story caused a lot of debate. Watched film "Monster" as well
This documentary looks at Aileen Wuornos convicted of killing 7 men while working as a prostitute in Florida. - DirectorDavid BriggsStarsJavid AbdelmoneimMatthew MitchellGautam MehtaA&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim is on a mission to find out the truth about alcohol, including why the government cut the recommended weekly limit for men by a third in January.BF doc: UK/ social / health
It's cutesy, humorous & interesting but unfortunately pretty shallow.
Doctor Javid Abdelmoneim on a mission to find out the truth about alcohol, including why the government cut the recommended weekly limit for men by a third in January 2018 - DirectorGreg KohsStarsIoannis AntonoglouLucas BakerNick BostromGoogle's DeepMind has developed a program for playing the 3000 year old game Go using AI. They test AlphaGo on the European champion, then March 9-15, 2016, on the top player, Lee Sedol, in a best of 5 tournament in Seoul.BF Doc: tech, games, cultural Korea, artificial intelligence
- Me: I lost interest when 1 first started watching this, SO glad I gave it another go, it's terrific. Fascinating glimpse at Korean culture as well.
PLOT: What can artificial intelligence reveal about a 3000-year-old game? What can it teach us about humanity? On March 9, 2016, the worlds of Go and artificial intelligence collided in South Korea for an extraordinary best-of-five-game competition, coined the Google DeepMind Challenge Match. Hundreds of millions of people around the world watched as a legendary Go master took on an unproven AI challenger for the first time in history. AlphaGo chronicles a journey from the halls of Cambridge, through the backstreets of Bordeaux, past the coding terminals of DeepMind in London & ultimately, to the 7-day tournament in Seoul. - DirectorRod BlackhurstBrian McGinnStarsAmanda KnoxMeredith KercherRaffaele SollecitoAmerican exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy.TrueC: social/ nflix
How an overzealous Italian prosecutor & tabloid press thirsty for a sensational story joined forces to wreck a young woman’s life. As Daily Mail journalist freely admits without any trace of remorse or shame about his work covering the case, “A murder always gets people going & we have here this beautiful, picturesque hilltop town in the middle of Italy. It was a particularly gruesome murder; throat slit, semi-naked, blood everywhere. I mean, what more do you want in a story?” - DirectorSean DohertyRicky KeleharAlice MathiasStarsRob LoweAndie MacDowellIra Madison IIIA special featuring some of the most famous films along with Screenwriters, Academics and Critics as they guide through the funny, weird and controversial clichés which appear on the screens.BF doc: film
narrated by Rob Lowe, superficial at an hour's run time, some fun trivia such as The Wilhem Scream's origins, that was neat..Downside Netflix can't make anything without an agenda, not even what should have been a light entertaining documentary!! - DirectorAdam Bhala LoughStarsDaryle Lamont JenkinsRichard SpencerMark PotokIn the first year of Donald Trump's presidency, Daryle Lamont Jenkins, an Antifa activist, combats the rise of the alt-right movement, while Richard Spencer, an alt-right leader, fights to gain ground, culminating in a tragic showdown in Charlottesville.BF doc: FAV/social/political/racism rewatched
- Me: 2020 after riots I'm fed up. see keep notes ALL lives matter, I' refuse to be ashamed of being white. 2018: Character-driven take on today's battles over racism. "Not all Trump supporters are racists, but all racists are Trump supporters"
- CreatorKevin BurnsStarsJonathan AdamsBarry AirdLance ReddickFrom the facts behind the NSA spying scandals ("Big Brother") and the Boston Bombings ("American Terrorists") to America's secret prisons, Scientology, the Gold conspiracy and America's doomsday plans, this series features in-depth interviews with top journalists, law enforcement officials and whistleblowers.BF doc series: TV /US History/Politics/Crime
- FIND History Channel - Watched listed episodes, 3 seasons PLOT: In-depth interviews with journalists, law enforcement & whistleblowers
S2: American Nazis, Deadly Cults 10, Drug Wars 7, Hell's Angels, Presidential Assassins (great), Serial Killers, The Mafia, The Ku Klux Klan,
S3: America's Doomsday Plan 8, America's Secret Armies 10, American Terrorists, Big Brother 9, Scientology, Secret Prisons 9, Secret Underground 8, The Billionaire Agenda 9,The Gold Conspiracy 9, The Secret Service 9 - CreatorStephen FitzmeyerHenry HamptonStarsDavid McCulloughDavid Ogden StiersMichael MurphyA series showcasing documentaries on American history.BF doc series: FIND!! TV great/ US Biography, History
- me: saw 4 of the episodes that were available, Mine Wars, Ruby Ridge, The Feud & Woodstock - also The Circus - all excellent!
- Mine Wars: 8/10
- Ruby Ridge: 9/10 alt-right. 1992, 6 heavily armed US marshals made their way up to the isolated mountaintop home of the Weavers & their 3 kids on Ruby Ridge in N Idaho. Charged with selling 2 illegal sawed-off shotguns, Weaver had failed to appear in court. When the feds crossed paths with the family, a firefight broke out. The standoff left Weaver injured, his wife & son dead, & some convinced the fed gov was out of control. A riveting account of the event that helped give rise to the today's US militia movement.
- The Circus: 9/10 Me: ep 2 best,riveted throughout & saddened by it's fate, at least Fair's are still around. Plot: PBS 2 part doc chronicles circus life from original inception in the late 18th century to its widespread fame & popularity & its decline.
- The Feud 8/10: Goes beyond the myth to show how the feud was ignited, the most famous family conflict in US history, the bloody backwoods battle between the Appalachian clans Hatfields and McCoys.
- Woodstock 9/10 Me: $18 for a 3 day concert:) Hammer's home how amazing that 450K people gathered with no violence - says a lot about the peace movement. Cocker summed it all up in "I get by with a little help from my friends". Made me a little teary eyed for the old simple life days. Season 31 | Ep 6 2019 - Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the 1969 3-day music and art fair at a farm in New York that marked the end of one of the most turbulent decades in American History.
- DirectorSteven BognarJulia ReichertStarsJunming 'Jimmy' WangRobert AllenSherrod BrownIn post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.BF doc: Economics / Social Cultural
RT 97% ”A fascinating tragicomedy about the incompatibility of American & Chinese industries.” Complex, stirring, timely & beautifully shaped. A snapshot of the struggle between labor & management that is both timeless & distinctly of its time. The acclaimed film takes a deep dive into a post-industrial Ohio, where a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant & hires 2000 blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class USA.