1. New libertarian economics MP3s, including on monetary policy
2. The paradox of thrift; excellent
4. The best documentaries? What about Robert Flaherty’s Louisiana Story?
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Where’s Nanook of the North?
The big problem with that list if the Michael Moore films.
Salesman should be number 1.
These were chosen by the International Documentary Association, so it’s no surprise they would pick films that confirm their anti-American biases.
I’d like to second Dirk in objecting to Michael Moore’s movies on the list. The thing is, I actually find most of his movies to be entertaining. But they’re really not so much documentaries as they are performance art.
Agree 100% that M. Moore films are anything but documentaries. When a filmmaker cuts together two clips from two different speeches given months apart by the same person, and presents them as one continuous thought that is completely out of context, he has crossed the line from documentarism to misleading editorialism. That’s what M. More did in Bowling for Columbine, and while it helps him make his point, it’s terribly dishonest to distort reality that way.
Errr… to misquote Axl Rose that is. I guess it was “failure to COMMUNICATE.”
Michael Moore seems to be a very capable documentary maker, according to the list.
I remember some time ago there was some discussion about his work, but I am glad that is all sorted now and he gets the recognition he so greatly deserves.
what about recommending something good once in while?
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
by Jane Mayer
HC
Fred Wiseman takes 5 out of 25. Not bad and probably not undeserved.
Also, Gap Toothed Women by Les Blank (hell a lot of his crazy films) are brilliant and rarely seen by people who don’t have degrees in Film. I think you should find a copy and send it to Megan McCardle.
Ballets Russes is tops in my book. Even if you hate ballet, the footage, stories, and interviews are stirring and memorable.
Tyler,
When you have a bunch of “assorted links”, would you consider making each link a separate blog entry? It might look a little silly, but then the comments for the respective links would be organized. It’d be much better than sifting thru all these comments and finding responses to link #3, for instance.
My bad – “Born into Brothels” is on the list.
more link more choice
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