BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK

GENRE:  Documentary
MADE:  2010
CAST:  Bill Cunningham
DIRECTOR:  Richard Press
WRITER:  n/a

PLOT:  The life and work of Bill Cunningham, street-fashion photographer.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  L'amour Fou, The September Issue, Lagerfeld Confidential

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THE CORPORATION

GENRE:  Documentary
MADE:  2003
CAST:  Mikela J. Mikael, Rob Beckwermert, Christopher Gora, Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore
DIRECTOR:  Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott
WRITER:  Joel Bakan,

PLOT:  A documentary analyzing the concept of the corporation.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Food Inc., Who Killed The Electric Car?

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STEP INTO LIQUID

GENRE:  Documentar/ Sport
MADE:  2003
CAST:  Laird John Hamilton, Layne Beachley, Dan Malloy
DIRECTOR:  Dana Brown
WRITER:  Dana Brown

PLOT:  A documentary about surfing around the world.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Dogtown and Z-Boys, Highwater, Touching The Void

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CONAN O'BRIEN CAN'T STOP

GENRE:  Documentary
MADE:  2011
CAST:  Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter
DIRECTOR:  Rodman Flender
WRITER:  n/a

PLOT:  A documentary on Conan O'Brien's comedy tour after leaving NBC

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  This Film Is Not Yet Rated, The Fearless Freaks, Catfish

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HIGHWATER

GENRE:  Documentary/ Adventure/ Sport
MADE:  2009
CAST:  Monique Marrier, David Sanderson, Kelly Slater
DIRECTOR:  Dana Brown
WRITER:  Dana Brown

PLOT:  A documentary about surfing the Triple Crown competition in Hawaii.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Step Into Liquid, Touching The Void, Dust To Glory

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FOOD INC.

GENRE:  Documentary
MADE:  2008
CAST:  Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Gary Hirshberg
DIRECTOR:  Robert Kenner
WRITER:  Robert Kenner, Kim Roberts, Elise Pearlstein

PLOT:  A documentary looking into the corporate controlled food industry of America.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Who Killed The Electric Car?, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Fast Food Nation

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EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP

GENRE:  Documentary
MADE:  2010
CAST:  Banksy, Thierry Guetta, Space Invader, Shepard Fairey
DIRECTOR:  Banksy
WRITER:  n/a

PLOT:  A documentary film about street art that started with a French shop owner who found his love for capturing everything on film and to how he himself became an artist that merged pop art with street art.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Catfish, Waste Land, Food Inc.

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WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR

GENRE:  Documentary
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Martin Sheen, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson
DIRECTOR:  Chris Paine
WRITER:  Chris Paine

PLOT:  A documentary that investigates the life of the Electric car from it's rise to it's short lived life-span and death.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Food Inc., Maxed Out, The Business Of Being Born

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THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED

GENRE:  Documentary
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Kirby Dick, Kimberly Peirce, Darren Aronofsky
DIRECTOR:  Kirby Dick
WRITER:  Kirby Dick, Eddie Schmidt, Matt Patterson

PLOT:  A documentary about the problems rooted in America's movie rating board and system.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Who Killed The Electric Car?, The U.S. vs John Lennon, Fast Food Nation, The Business Of Being Born, Maxed Out

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MAXED OUT

GENRE:  Documentary
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Beth Naef, Mike Hudson, Louis C.K.
DIRECTOR:  James D. Scurlock
WRITER:  James D. Scurlock

PLOT:  The truth about credit cards and financial America.  Gives a clear understanding of why middle-class America is disappearing.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Capitalism: A Love Story, The Business Of Being Born, Food Inc., Who Killed The Electric Car?

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THE U.S. VS JOHN LENNON

GENRE:  Documentary/ Biography/ Music
MADE:  2006
CAST:  John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Stew Albert
DIRECTOR:  David Leaf, John Scheinfeld
WRITER:  David Leaf, John Scheinfeld

PLOT:  A documentary on John Lennon and his turn from musician to antiwar activist.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Fearless Freaks, The Devil And Daniel Johnston, I'm Still Here

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ANIMALS ARE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

GENRE:  Comedy/ Documentary
MADE:  1974
CAST:  Paddy O'Byrne
DIRECTOR:  Jamie Uys
WRITER:  Jamie Uys

PLOT:  A look at wildlife in the Namib Desert.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Gods Must Be Crazy, The Gods Must Be Crazy II, Planet Earth

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THE FEARLESS FREAKS

GENRE:  Documentary/ Biography/ Music
MADE:  2005
CAST:  The Flaming Lips, Beck, Bradley Beesley, Steve Burns
DIRECTOR:  Bradley Beesley
WRITER:  N/A

PLOT:  A documentary on the life of the band that originated in Oklahoma, The Flaming Lips.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  I'm Still Here, The U.S. vs. John Lennon, I'm Not There

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CATFISH

GENRE:  Documentary
MADE:  2010
CAST:  Melody C. Roscher, Ariel Schulman, Yaniv Schulman
DIRECTOR:  Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
WRITER:  None

PLOT:  A documentary on Yaniv, known as Nev in the story, who makes a connection on Facebook with a young artist and her family in another state.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  This Film Is Not Yet Rated, I'm Still Here, Deliver Us From Evil, The Business Of Being Born

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DELIVER US FROM EVIL

GENRE:  Documentary
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Oliver O'Grady
DIRECTOR:  Amy Berg
WRITER:  Amy Berg

PLOT:  A documentary about the Catholic priest, Oliver O'Grady who later became widely known for the molestation and rape of countless children. 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Business Of Being Born, This Film Is Not Rated, I'm Still Here

 

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NOTE:  I have heard countless jokes of pedophile priests and have heard many disturbing things by word of mouth, watching a documentary about it with someone like Oliver O'Grady staring you in the face on the screen and explaining why and how was indeed disturbing but at the same time the information presented by all sides was eye-opening.  Interviews with the parents and children who were subjected to these assaults by Oliver O'Grady were brave enough to come forth and be part of this documentary project, clips of the Catholic Church on stand in the court room relative to the cover up was shown- all of which was hard to see and hard to hear, none the less, this film stands as one of the documentaries that I would recommend every one to see.