documentaries rule #2

great new docs / programmes online this week…
love me long time

a documentary about sex tourism in thailand
superstars of speed

jeremy clarkson documentary looking at people’s addiction to speed (as in ‘velocity’, not the drug)
les paul

documentary about the american jazz guitarist / guitar maker les paul.

the secret life of plants (1979)

watch this.
this documentary is extremely hard to get hold of and has just (9th july) been uploaded to google video. it’s a 1979 documentary about plants and was one of the very few at the time to use time-lapse photography. on top of that, there’s a soundtrack by stevie wonder.

imdb entry is here.

this film is not yet rated (2006)

get it while you can chaps, this’ll be gone soon.
it’s the full movie and if you don’t already know it’s about the motion picture association of america (mpaa) film rating system - imdb link.
it’s funny and worrying in equal doses and the best thing you can do right now is watch it through your balls (eye)….

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strange planes

a long time ago, in the good old days, there was a documentary series on the discovery channel called ‘wings’. it was about planes and it was slightly geeky.
some genius has decided to start uploading the episodes to pootube.
here’s ’strange planes’ (it’s about strange planes)…
part 1 

part 2 
 

the best ever hoaxes

everyone loves a good hoax, as long as they aren’t the victim, and some people seem to take great pleasure from planning ‘em.
here’s a collection of some of the best.

the yes men - dow chemical hoax
‘On December 3, 2004, the twentieth anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster, Andy Bichlbaum appeared on BBC World as “Jude […]

top 6 worst movie physics moments

(edit) i’ve removed no.7 due to the fact that i’m incredibly stupid and should never consider making a film that involves any kind of physics. thanks for the heads-up. point taken.
nothing riles me more than having an enthralling movie ruined by a spot of bullshit-physics. you know the scene - a moment just so unbelievable […]