The MoFo Top 100 Documentaries

You PM your list of 25 to Harry Lime. There is still a long time left if you want to watch more.

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As HK said the rules are on the first page of this thread.

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film is decent enough. I think it's worth a look, especially for fans of the genre.

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How many lists already?

That's a big zero lists so far. I find that encouraging, it means people are watching documentaries for the countdown. At least they better be!

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I am. I've got a few on my Netflix waiting to be watched. Ones that I know will make my top 25.

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I suggest you guys check out the Documentary HOF. So far every one of the nominations have been great. Give em a watch.

http://www.movieforums.com/community...ad.php?t=43005

The Act Of Killing is on Sky Atlantic tonight at 11:45pm and, tomorrow (Friday) Tales Of The Grim Sleeper is showing again at 11:35pm

Are these considered documentaries:


Quince Tree of the Sun (1992)


Close-Up (1990)


Histoire(s) du cinéma


In Vanda's Room

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The first one has been called one in this thread. If Histoire(s) du cinéma is considered one, then I'd say Close-Up and In Vanda's Room are documentaries.

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That's going by imdb classification. If you wish to make a case for any of the above No films please do so here.

I've talked to a few people in Profile Comments and PMs and it seems most are doing this so i'd expect a flood of lists near the deadline like always. You might get mine a bit early as i'm going to be very busy from November-January and i already have 25 easy i'd be satisfied with sending.

I'm really curious how this will turn out, right now i can't think of a favourite to finish first unlike every other Countdown i've participated in. Just hope most here send in lists.

I was just looking for something to watch tonight and that sounds like a good option.

I guess I better put that on my list, then.

You seen this SC? No idea how i stumbled upon this since i've never seen the show but i thought of you right away

I'm actually watching that show right now. Thanks.

Does stuff like that count? That's an E! True Hollywood Story, isn't it?

I don't really care because I won't vote for any of them. Touching the Void is the same kind of movie as Close-Up - mostly recreated with the real personalities involved. The latter has passed into legend because it's considered to have started a new genre, but it's really doing the same things that documentaries have been doing since Nanook of the North and Grass. In Vanda's Room has everyone as themselves; it's artsy vérité. There's nothing that's close to a documentary about Histoire(s) du cinéma. It's not narrative, but it's just Godard philosophizing over new footage of himself and a few others while occasional old, fragmented film clips are shown, half the time for no apparent reason. It may be a home movie, but that doesn't make it a documentary. IMDb's genre labels are usualy provided to them by others. Remember, Waltz with Bashir isn't listed as a doc, but you already verified correctly it was.

It should count just so you include it as a one pointer, thanks to me the first 5 pages of the countdown ends up discussing The Golden Girls.

Thanks for the response. Much appreciated. This is the kind of participation that is valued in this organization.

First, Histoire(s) du cinema:

'What was cinema?' I count film essays (Los Angeles Plays Itself is allowed and you all participating should watch it too! I can probably hook anyone up it if they can't find it to watch in their country). Anyway...You're influential, Mark, to me at least, but Rosenabum is a bit more influential.

Close-up. I want to allow this film, and will. Good enough for Sight & Sound, good enough for me: http://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-sound-ma.../greatest-docs

Not sure on In Vanda's Room. "Despite its highly fictional nature, its elusive classification and its documentary-like hybridization allowed it to win the FIPRESCI Prize at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in 2001 'for presenting life in its near-original form'" plus various other sources promoting it as semi or quasi-documentary (anyone can see this via google search), I will allow it.

The following is not just to Mark but anyone who is participating...

I am aware that I allowed Walt with Bashir, was even gonna mention it in my last post, and I have considered both In Vanda's Room and Close-up previously. Thing is, I don't want to have to do the legwork but I want cases to be made for each documentary that may not be listed as such on imdb. imdb is convenient for someone like me who took this job reluctantly, but it's not perfect. So proper procedure is necessary. I can't just be stating this is allowed and this isn't without good reasons/research, I'm just the administrator of this thing - not the dictator, and again I don't want to do the digging around myself.

So, from now on, if you want to see something allowed that doesn't conform to the imdb standards you should provide reasons (and preferably links or quotes from legitimate sources) as to why it should be allowed. Cool? I will also be updating the OP to include a section with allowed films that are contrary to the outlined protocol (unless I already did that, not sure), as well as my request above.

Also, anyone remember if there were any other films that I gave the go to that I haven't listed in the OP?