Reed Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Is there anything new to be said on Kurt Cobain? And I say that as a fan of the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marty Sugar Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Recently watched HAPPY and I KNOW THAT VOICE! and both were pretty good. The former is about the science of being happy, with snippets from around the world of different people who are happy despite living in seemingly depressing conditions. The end is a little rushed, but I enjoyed it. The latter is about voice actors in Hollywood, and was produced by John DiMaggio (Bender, amongst other characters). It's very entertaining, although glaringly absent were Seth McFarlane, Alex Borstein and Dan Castellaneta (even though they did talk to other Family Guy and Simpsons cast-members). There were several "wait, THAT is the voice of that character!" moments, which was really one of the main points of the documentary. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 You just reminded me of the doc That Guy... Who Was In That Thing, a neat little film about character actors. It's interesting finding out about all the journeymen in film and TV and their travails in trying to find and keep work, and gets pretty emotional sometimes. Apparently they're making a sequel entitled That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 2: That Gal about, obviously, character actresses. If you want to fuck with Dailymotion, the whole thing appears to be on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 I likede Guy Who Was In That Thing more than I Know That Voice  IKTV was enjoyable - it is especially good if you are a voice actor mark. Of course the fact that they dedicated like 5 minutes alone to Mark Hamill as the Joker was amazing. I think the most interesting part for me was when they were talking about how Video Game VO work is by far the toughest thing the actors have to do and that most folks will try to schedule it at the end of the week because they will need a couple of days to let their voice recover. Funnily the part I liked the least is the part featured in the trailer (see below)  TGWWITT is really fun for - besides the recgonizing guys who have seen in a million things - lots of day to day things about folks trying to make it in Hollywood TGWWITT seems to be available via Hulu since that is who posted it to Dailymotion  IKTV is still up on Netflix Streaming and it is up in full on Youtube  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 A couple more documentaries from Netflix for me: Terms and Conditions May Apply - An alarmist documentary on the state of privacy in the age of Google, Facebook, and pervasive monitoring. The movie has a very obvious slant to it but does a very effective job of scaring the crap out of the viewer when it comes to data, privacy, and government overreach. This is a movie every internet user and legislator should watch, without a doubt. Generally well made, too. 8/10. The Whale - Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, The Whale tells the story of Luna, an orca separated from his pod decided to befriend a small town on the Nootka Sound. Luna's behavior is truly remarkable - very puppy-like. He would bring sticks to people to play, roll over to be pet, sing/talk to people, and play with their boats. This movie tells Luna's story as well as the controversy and conflict over what exactly to DO with Luna. His behavior isn't always safe - he flipped over kayaks and damaged some boats and his penchant for play next to boats was also dangerous to himself. So we also get the telling of the several-years long disagreement between multiple factions all wanting what is best for Luna but disagreeing on how to get there. And the movie is very balanced in the telling of that story, which is remarkable in itself. This is truly an amazing movie just for all the footage of Luna in action. So remarkable to see a wild animal behaving in that fashion. The narration from Reynolds is pretty overly-dramatic in a low-key way, seeking to constantly ask quasi-mystical/spiritual questions about the nature of the universe or something. Whatever. Ignore him, watch the whale footage and be enthralled. For those familiar with the story, yes, this movie was made after the conclusion of Luna's story. 9/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 PBS Frontline: League of Denial probably won't tell anyone who's followed post-2007 wrestling anything they didn't know about CTE in general, but the narrative of people trying to bring attention to the issue and the NFL trying desperately to squash research and color the discussion out of sheer terror is utterly goddamn fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Nick Broomfield's Kurt and Courtney: Courtney Love: Criminal Mastermind is such a laughable notion I'm shocked people find so much mileage in it. This is just...not good. Admittedly I haven't seen a lot of Broomfield's stuff (just the Aileen Wurnous movies and Biggie and Tupac) but his whole act seems to consist mainly of talking to batshit crazy people who just want attention. He may also have one of the most pompous voices ever committed to film. Â At least Biggie and Tupac were interesting enough subjects and their murders are unsolved. Here...Broomfield finds no real evidence of wrong-doing, admits so himself...and the film goes absolutely nowhere. Â Also, any time he brings up Courtney trying to fuck up the film (which is a lot) I feel like asking him: if you thought someone was digging into your past, trying to uncover your secrets all to try and propose a wacky and untrue murder theory in which you killed your spouse...wouldn't you be mad too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Just saw the Last Days of Vietnam documentary on my PBS Roku Channel and damn this is some amazing stuff. Â The story of the evacuations on the naval base with all of these copters (mostly stolen in order to save their own families) just flying by and then being pushed off the carrier to their deaths. Â Thousands of Americans and thousands of regufees trying to get out in about 24 hours. Â Â The whole last weeks or so in Saigon really described how much of a clusterfuck our involvement was at times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Drop whatever you are doing and watch An Honest Liar right now! James Randi is one of my heroes in life and this doc proves that anyone can be fooled for real. It is a history of debunkery, an expose on how a truth-teller reacts when they have to face their own truth, and a love story all wrapped in one. It rules.  I stumbled across the documentary trailer and I was like "WAIT - Someone talked about this on the board!"   Now I have to figure out a way to actually see it by legal means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistah Na1m4rk Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Don't know if this is mentioned here earlier in the thread, but I assume many of you have seen the excellent and delightful documentary, "Jiro Dreams of Sushi". Â If so you may recall the scene where a young apprentice is finally given Jiro's blessing for his tomago egg custard after years of refinement and breaks down in tears of joy. Â That apprentice chef now has a restaurant in New York City, Sushi Nakazawa, which is as expected pretty impossible to get in to, but I'll make it there eventually. Â Â http://www.sushinakazawa.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 If they have a waiting list you better get your ass on it! Let us know what it was like if the board's still here next decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Â We caught this over the weekend- it is stupendous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Agreed, really great doc. Even though it's super serious about its topic it has a strong, sly sense of humor about it. A good comparison would be the Anvil doc, only on a slightly bigger stage (pardon the pun). The denouement is particularly interesting. Â EDIT: I even say this as a kid who used his CD of Metal Health as a frisbee once (along with vinyls of Metal Church and Led Zep II. I wasn't very, er, musically evolved at the time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yeah, the running "shooting gallery" joke about the band's turnover was pretty great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 His snide comment about Blackie Lawless etc. in WASP was the best part in the turnover overview, aside from the fact that it was nearly ENDLESS and he ripped through it in moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Magnificent 7 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Just saw the Last Days of Vietnam documentary on my PBS Roku Channel and damn this is some amazing stuff.  The story of the evacuations on the naval base with all of these copters (mostly stolen in order to save their own families) just flying by and then being pushed off the carrier to their deaths.  Thousands of Americans and thousands of regufees trying to get out in about 24 hours.   The whole last weeks or so in Saigon really described how much of a clusterfuck our involvement was at times  Are you sure this is what the film depicted? I haven't seen it yet, but I'm pretty familiar with the story of the helicopters being pushed off and I've never heard people being in them. There were people jumping out of helicopters into the water in hopes of being rescued.   That pilot above actually survived. Many did not.  My understanding is that they were evacuated off the heli's (the ones that did land) and then they (helicopters) pushed over to make room for more. I could be wrong, I haven't seen it and wasn't alive at the time. The story of this picture is particluarly famous, though.    However, Major Buang-Ly managed a perfect landing in the proper zone. The Cessna touched down, bounced once and came to a stop almost to the bridge of the Midway. The crewmembers on deck immediately broke into wild cheering and they swarmed the small Cessna, clapping and congratulating the Major. Buang-Ly was then escorted to the Bridge of the Midway where Captain Chambers himself congratulated the Major for, "his outstanding airmanship and his bravery in risking everything on a gamble beyond the point of no return without knowing for certain a carrier would be where he needed it." The crewmembers of the Midway actually set up a fund to help the Major and his family settle in the United States. The Cessna can still be seen today in the aircraft museum in Pensacola, Florida. Major Buang holds the honor of being the first VNAF fixed-wing pilot to ever land on a carrier. Reports state another Cessna O-1 was also recovered by the USS Midway that afternoon. But details on that event are vague.     On that same day, South Vietnamese Air Force Major Buang-Ly loaded his wife and five children into a two-seat Cessna O-1 Bird Dog and took off from Con Son Island. After evading enemy ground fire Major Buang headed out to sea and spotted the Midway. The Midway's crew attempted to contact the aircraft on emergency frequencies but the pilot continued to circle overhead with his landing lights turned on. When a spotter reported that there were at least four people in the two-place aircraft, all thoughts of forcing the pilot to ditch alongside were abandoned - it was unlikely the passengers of the overloaded Bird Dog could survive the ditching and safely egress before the plane sank. After three tries, Major Buang managed to drop a note from a low pass over the deck: "Can you move the helicopter to the other side, I can land on your runway, I can fly for one hour more, we have enough time to move. Please rescue me! Major Buang, wife and 5 child." After consultation with the USS Midway Carrier Task Force CO, Admiral William L. Harris, Chambers issued the order to allow the plane to land on the Midway's flight deck. The arresting wires were then removed, all helicopters that could not be safely or quickly relocated were pushed over the side and into the sea. To get the job done he called for volunteers, and soon every available seaman was on deck, regardless of rank or duty, to provide the manpower to get the job done. An estimated US$10 million worth of UH-1 Hueyhelicopters were pushed overboard into the South China Sea. With a 500-foot ceiling, five miles visibility, light rain, and 15 knots of surface wind, Chambers ordered the ship to make 25 knots into the wind. Warnings about the dangerous downdrafts created behind a steaming carrier were transmitted blind in both Vietnamese and English. To make matters worse, five additional UH-1s landed and cluttered up the deck. Without hesitation, Chambers ordered them scuttled as well. Captain Chambers recalled in an article in the Fall 1993 issue of the national Museum of Aviation History's "Foundation" magazine that the aircraft cleared the ramp and touched down on center line at the normal touchdown point. Had he been equipped with a tailhook he could have bagged a number 3 wire. He bounced once and came stop abeam of the island, amid a wildly cheering, arms-waving flight deck crew.  Major Buang was escorted to the bridge where Captain Chambers congratulated him on his outstanding airmanship and his bravery in risking everything on a gamble beyond the point of no return without knowing for certain a carrier would be where he needed it. The crew of the Midway was so impressed that they established a fund to help him and his family get settled in the United States. The Bird Dog that Major Buang landed is now on display at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL.  Reunion pic   All quotes are attributed to wiki. I plan on seeing the film at some point soon.  Fucking awful what the politicians and decision makers did to an ally there in basically abandoning the South Vietnamese, but many of our sailors and the ambassador did some brave stuff in that situation. There's a distinction to be made there that I hope the film captures. 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Tabe Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Pretty sure he meant the death of the helicopters, not people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Magnificent 7 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thought he meant the people in them. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Oddly enough this exact topic came up in a Facebook post from a friend today after last night I watched... Kids For Cash - This movie tells the story of the "Kids For Cash" scandal from Pennsylvania where two judges were accused of improperly sentencing juveniles to a privately-owned detention center in return for cash payments from the owners of that facility. The reality is a little more nuanced than that. There's no proof offered that the judges were getting kickbacks specifically for sentencing kids. More they were bribed to force the shutdown of the state facility (which, from all sounds of it, NEEDED to be shut down) and guaranteeing they would sentence kids to the private facility. The two judges split $2.2m for their disgusting actions. The movie tells that story and also dives into the details of some particularly egregious miscarriages of justice. There's the girl* who was sentenced to jail for creating a fake/satire Myspace page of her vice principal. There's the kid who served *5 years* for buying (supposedly unknowingly) a stolen moped. There's the girl who served 6 years for getting into a fight in school. And on and on and on. In each case, they were essentially tricked into not having legal counsel present. Amazingly, both judges for some reason consented to participate in the documentary, with neither coming off particularly well. This is just a truly awful story and the movie tells it well. It's horrifying what the system did to thousands of kids. The only good news is that both judges are in prison for a long time. Excellent documentary - 9/10. * - The Myspace girl and the daughter of one of the judges are now somehow friends and are actually trying to work together on juvenile justice issues. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 ^^^ Here we go with more docs that will make you break something in a frenzy of rage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 ^^^ Here we go with more docs that will make you break something in a frenzy of rageYeah, even if you take away the "Kids For Cash" aspect, the documentary will make you want to break things. The whole "no tolerance" thing that Judge Ciavaralla had going on is just disgusting. And everybody that was complicit in it - principals, superintendents, parole officers, cops, lawyers, judges, everybody - they all need to fry in hell. The schools were using jail as a means of punishing students and that's just messed up. And for TINY infractions. One kid got busted for JUMPING OVER A TABLE in the lunchroom. WTF. Another kid ended up in jail for several years because his own father SET HIM UP as a means of getting him "scared straight" by bringing along a couple cop friends to a party where the kid was drinking. They planted some piece of drug paraphernalia on him and the kid was put away for several years, despite what his parents said. THAT kid ended up committing suicide eventually. Along with the "no tolerance" thing, what also came out was systematic denial of counsel by Ciavaralla. Parents would get asked "Do you have a lawyer?", they'd say no, be told to sign a paper, and that was that. Turned out they were signing a waiver of counsel. Should they have known better? Sure. But it was unquestionably coercive what was going on. And the prosecutors involved didn't care. When questioned, the prosecutor said something like "well, you saw as many lawyers as you didn't", which is about right - lawyers were present like 54% of the time (in all other courtrooms for juveniles, it was like 95% or higher) - and didn't care. That denial of counsel is what eventually led to the whole scheme falling apart. A juvenile justice center got involved and they got 2480 cases overturned and thrown out because of the bullshit that these judges pulled. GRRRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Yeah, Cash for Kids was really disturbing. Â And, bribes or no bribes, Ciavaralla is a fucking monster. He wasn't "scaring them straight" like he seemed so convinced of. He was sending these (mildly) troubled kids to a place where their problems were only guaranteed to get even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 There is a documentary coming up that looks into the dark web. Â Â All of you IT professionals should check this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 From the dude who did Downloaded? SIGN. ME. UP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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