Because she was a woman, she was just overlooked by so many. And she was the key to so many great movies!
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Watched Wrecking Crew earlier today on Netflix.
I liked it. Very interesting. Never realized how many hit records these guys (and woman- the very talented Carol Kaye) played on. Pretty hysterical that they played all of the stuff on Pet Sounds because the guys in the Beach Boys couldn't play what Brian Wilson was composing.
Also, who knew that Cher was once a back-up singer in the Ronnettes? Not me, that's for sure. Cher was lucky to even share a stage with Ronnie Spector.
I liked it. Very interesting. Never realized how many hit records these guys (and woman- the very talented Carol Kaye) played on. Pretty hysterical that they played all of the stuff on Pet Sounds because the guys in the Beach Boys couldn't play what Brian Wilson was composing.
Also, who knew that Cher was once a back-up singer in the Ronnettes? Not me, that's for sure. Cher was lucky to even share a stage with Ronnie Spector.
Just watched Josef Fritzl--Story of a Monster.
Very disturbing. How does this stuff happen?
Very disturbing. How does this stuff happen?
I don't know... but it's just awful Deej, and seems to happen quite a bit.
Citizenfour - Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald
The early meetings between Snowden and reporter are filmed and Snowden explains what is going on at the NSA and why he is leaking documents. Fascinating and terrifying.
The early meetings between Snowden and reporter are filmed and Snowden explains what is going on at the NSA and why he is leaking documents. Fascinating and terrifying.
Here's a top 50 list of docs on netflix. You may not agree with the list but you may find some good stuff you didn't know about.
The 50 Best Documentaries Streaming on Netflix (2015) :: Movies :: Lists :: Paste
The 50 Best Documentaries Streaming on Netflix (2015) :: Movies :: Lists :: Paste
I just watched the one on Carl Panzaram. I always like to see what makes a criminal tick. good.
Watched Salinger on Netflix last night. I didn't know much about him at all... I need to reread The Catcher in the Rye because I barely remember it. Makes me want to reread Finders Keepers too!
Been watching some of PBS's 25th anniversary rebroadcast of Ken Burns' Civil War doc. Been on at 9:00 pm all week. Wish I'd known. I woulda dvr'd they whole shebang. I could watch that stuff over and over and over.
Fascinating, Captain.
Fascinating, Captain.
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Thank you for this link! Because of it, I learned about a docu called The Overnighters which was filmed a few hours from where I live and is about the oil boom in ND. It took me three days to finish it - very disturbing. I also researched it a little afterward and watched two short follow-up POV docus on PBS that were interesting as well.
Keith Richards - Under The Influence (2015)
A netflix original documentary. This is a look at Keith recording his new album (which was just released last week) while he gives a look back at his career. Good Stuff.
A netflix original documentary. This is a look at Keith recording his new album (which was just released last week) while he gives a look back at his career. Good Stuff.
I started watching, but it made me sad so I quit after about 15 minutes. Will try to revisit at a later time.
El Velador, The Night Watchman. This is a quiet film about violence and a graveyard.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/movies/el-velador-the-night-watchman-mexicos-drug-war-cemetery.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/movies/el-velador-the-night-watchman-mexicos-drug-war-cemetery.html?_r=0
I watched one on Zombies last night, the Haitian practice of voodoo zombies, not movie zombies. It was pretty interesting! The guy who wrote The Serpent and the Rainbow was one of the main contributors--I didn't know that book was his graduate thesis!
Most of the movie was made up--lol. He addressed that people have been pretty mean to him for 'selling out', and I loved his reply. It was something like: "You try being a starving graduate student. If someone offered you hundreds of thousands of dollars for your graduate theses, you'd take it, too, no questions asked."
Is that docu on Netflix? I saw The Serpent and the Rainbow when I was quite young, so don't remember much more than being scared shyteless!Most of the movie was made up--lol. He addressed that people have been pretty mean to him for 'selling out', and I loved his reply. It was something like: "You try being a starving graduate student. If someone offered you hundreds of thousands of dollars for your graduate theses, you'd take it, too, no questions asked."