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Ask HN: Good documentaries to watch?

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Re: Ask HN: Good documentaries to watch?

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Post by d2viant »

"The Cove" (http://www.thecovemovie.com)

I had no idea what it was about when I flipped it on, but it's a great hacker movie. The guy who trained Flipper is trying to save some dolphins from being killed in Japan, so he teams up with some folks from Industrial Light and Magic to rig a secret cove with all kinds of spying equipment to catch the guys doing it. Really interesting.

Re: Ask HN: Good documentaries to watch?

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Post by Balsamic »

liuhenry wrote: post #4

Art & Copy - similar to Helvetica and Objectified. Good documentary about advertising and design's power, effect, and influence.

Just watched it based on (and add support to) your recommendation. George Lois in particular demonstrates a clear and cutting vision that I shall try to stimulate in myself.

Re: Ask HN: Good documentaries to watch?

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Post by _delirium »

They're not quite documentaries in the standard sense, but I like the 1920s/30s "city symphonies", which try to capture some of the mood and rhythm of cities. Three are: Manhatta (USA, 1921), Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis (Germany, 1927), and Man with a Movie Camera (USSR, 1929). They're plotless and a bit avant-garde, though, so may be boring if you're not into that sort of thing. Man with a Movie Camera is the most avant-garde, and is as much about the reflexive idea of filming a city as about the city itself; it also invented a bunch of now-standard cinematic techniques.
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