The Last Night At Chinatown Fair

Every ounce of my being wants this movie to be made. I fell in love with it the moment I read the title and from what I can see from the short video this has the potential to be a real gem. Some of the best memories I have of being a teenager are of all my friends piling into my girlfriends car and spending the 90 dollars I made a week at KFC on arcade games. The Last Night At Chinatown Fair feels like a labor of love and a unique chance to see and share that moment we all have felt when something we love is lost. I know my $10 wont put much of a dent in their $20,000 pledge but its all I got man.

Jonestown

There are things for one reason or another that where left out of my history book and I have no freaking clue why this was one of them. Go ahead and short change the Korean War but are you seriously going to tell me that over 900 Americans killed themselves in a crazy cult and its all but forgotten 30 years later? This movie is more than a trip its a total mind blower and one of the most disturbing things I have ever had the displeasure to witness. The quality of the film is fine but I will never unhear Jim Jones leading his people to their death, never. A few day before this I watched The Cove and had a similar reaction. The world just got way too real for me. For now I will now retreat into the safe world of Clamp's Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle until I recover. Also I am aware that unhear is not a word.

Free documentaries are the best kind of documentaries and who the heck is Margaret Thatcher?

So I have been obsessed with commies lately, I always have been but my interest only peaks once or twice a year. While digging around on Google Video I found more dirty red goodness than my little heart could handle. From that moment on my sleep cycle has been in chaos I've been up until around 4am watching all things Cold War related. During the last few days I have managed to find some gems like 1983: The Brink of Destruction, The Cu Chi Tunnels and the three part series The Trap. 1983 is a charming little film about the relations between east and west how close we came to ending the world during Able Archer 83. Its pretty engaging and at times a little scary but I think we all owe a little thanks to Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov for making one of the better decisions in history.
The Cu Chi tunnels is an incredible documentary about the thousands of Vietnamese soldiers who lived in fought in elaborate tunnel systems. Its only one of two documentaries I have seen from the Vietnamese point of view and its intense, really really intense.
Now I'm not sure exactly where The Trap is going but the first episode is about the psychology of the Cold War and the advent of game theory. Its a little hard to watch at times especially when it gets into British politics and Margaret Thatcher who until this point I thought was a Muppet. That aside the segments on game theory were fascinating and I plan on taking some time to learn more about it.

Go search Google Video for free documentaries on just about any topic its way better than tv.

Collapse

If you are new to the concept of peak oil this movie will scare the daylights out of you. If you are familiar with peak oil this movie will scare the daylights out of you. Collapse is an intimate and engaging interview with activist Michael Ruppert on the subject of the world energy crisis. Regardless of whether or not Ruppert is a conspiracy theorist, what the man has to say is chilling. I'm familiar enough with the issue to be interested but I cant say that I'm an expert on the subject which sort of leaves me at the mercy of the two camps. If this guy is correct we are all screwed beyond or wildest dreams, if he is just a wacko I have lost sleep over nothing. Though what makes this movie so scary is that Rupert does not off come off as an extremist but a well educated and concerned citizen. Collapse will make you think really hard about the way we live and how fragile we have become as a species. I wont be shaking this one off anytime soon this is either an amazing work of fiction or the prophecy of our demise.
10/10

Tierische Liebe

My first thought when i picked up this movie was,
"Jesus Christ why is there bestiality porn on the library shelf?" Well the back of the DVD was pretty vague and said it only ran for about 70 minutes. Like the unsuspecting family wandering into rabid bear infested wood I sat down to watch what can only be described as art. Not oh wow that's so pretty art or oh man this person is so talented art. I was blasted with the strangest scariest depressing Europeans ever seen on film. Oh yes its called animal love but its true focus is the bizarre relationships that form around these very lonely pet owners. Remember when I said this thing clocked in at 70 minutes? That was a blatant lie it dragged and I mean dragged on for a little over 2 hours. I swear to god towards the end you are staring into flashing lights while some Austrian woman and her dog stare back at you. A total mind fuck pushing the limits of film and sanity I have to recommend this for the singularly unique spiral into dementia. This was my first Ulrich Seidl film and I look forward to the next.

Shock film fan: 8/10
Everyone else: ?