"Your top five documentaries." Wed Jan-30-08 12:46 AM by Triptych
Or ten if you can think of them.
It's hard for me to judge documentaries because I can't really decide if I should attempt to ignore the subject matter while doing so. Should I rate Planet Earth over The Corporation because I like nature more than business? Anyway, here are mine:
1. The Devil and Daniel Johnston ================================ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436231/ On the (SEVERELY) manic/depressive genius songwriter, artist, and musician.
2. The War Room =============== http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108515/ On Bill Clinton's 1992 presidental campaign (and Carville the mad scientist)
3. The Weather Underground ========================== http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343168/ On the eponymous revolutionary faction of the 60's/70's
5. The Fog of War ================= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317910/ An interview with Robert McNamara, SecDef during the Vietnam War, about modern warfare.
Honorable Mentions:
Grey Gardens Sicko Through The Fire Winged Migration March of the Penguins The Bridge