A few of my favorites (synopses courtesy of IMDB):
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM (2005) - the story of Enron, which went from the seventh largest US company to bankruptcy in less than a year, and the people who caused its collapse (as well as those who aided and abetted them)
A few of my favorites: Plastic Galaxy - The Story of Star Wars Toys. Dogtown and Z-Boys, The Soviet Story and for music lovers The History of the Eagles. This one is a few hours long but very informative.
For film lovers and artists: Ray Harryhausen-Special Effects Titan, Dark Star-The World of H.R. Giger. And for fans of video games, ATARI Game Over, the story of the worst video game (E.T.) being buried and discovered again, and King of Kong Fistfull of Quarters.
A chronicle of Picasso's last years, meaning around 1960-73. Lots of impressive art samples, some colorful interviewees, and a valiant attempt to put Pablo's final works into context. Despite this, the viewer might come away feeling they didn't learn much about Picasso, other than what he looks like in his extremely large underwear, as he remains a cipher here. The artist's work remains fascinating, and this is a nice documentary, but it's no substitute for a good biography--or monograph--of Picasso.
I've discovered the Smithsonian TV Channel, a lot of good documentaries on there. I recorded, The Pacific War In Colour, & I'm three episodes in, & there's some amazing colour footage.
I've discovered the Smithsonian TV Channel, a lot of good documentaries on there. I recorded, The Pacific War In Colour, & I'm three episodes in, & there's some amazing colour footage.
There was a 1995(?) documentary called "Victory in the Pacific" which featured tons of color footage. I have yet to be able ro find and watch this one again. Future disgraced CBS news anchor Dan Rather and General "Stormin'" Norman Schwarzkopf hosted it, IIRC. Was this the one you watched?
I've discovered the Smithsonian TV Channel, a lot of good documentaries on there. I recorded, The Pacific War In Colour, & I'm three episodes in, & there's some amazing colour footage.
There was a 1995(?) documentary called "Victory in the Pacific" which featured tons of color footage. I have yet to be able ro find and watch this one again. Future disgraced CBS news anchor Dan Rather and General "Stormin'" Norman Schwarzkopf hosted it, IIRC. Was this the one you watched?
No, it's called The Pacific War In Colour, & copyright 2018. I found this channel when I read a good review of America In Colour, which was really interesting, each program was a decade, starting in 1930. The Pacific War starts before Pearl Harbour, & then you get the raid, not much colour shot, in fact the only footage was shot by a sailor standing on a ship photographing all the stuff going on around him, he must have had some balls. They also use some b/w footage shot by the Japanese. The program seems very even handed, with the Americans learning from their setbacks & pressing home their advantage. An epic story, but bloody hell, I'm so lucky I can learn about this stuff from the comfort of my home & was never called up for any war.
WWII as a topic of interest used to be a rite of passage for nearly every young fellow. It was like football ("soccer") as an ice-breaking conversation topic. I don't know if the milennials show even the slightest interest in that topic. Sad, but even more than that, pathetic.
