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Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* is a 2008 documentary by Christopher Bell about steroid use in America, focusing primarily on the controversy, hypocrisy and debate in sports regarding anabolic steroids. While discussing celebrities famous for their muscles such as Hulk Hogan, Arnold Schwarznegger, and Sylvester Stallone, and who have later admitted to using steroids. Filmmaker Bell also focuses on [...]

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I want to watch Tyson

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Tyson is a 2008 documentary that takes an inside look at the turbulent life of former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, directed by filmmaker/screenwriter James Toback. The documentary is interviews done last year with Tyson while he was in rehab, as well as highlights of fight clips from his boxing career.
The documentary Tyson traces [...]

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Born Rich

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Born Rich is a 2002 HBO documentary about the kids of the “insanely rich”. Filmed by one of the great-grandsons of the founder of Johnson & Johnson, Jamie Johnson. Both a filmmaker, and an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, Johnson is able to gain special access to the offspring of the rich American [...]

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Lagerfeld Confidential

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Lagerfeld Confidential is an up-close look at fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld. In this documentary, French filmmaker Rodolphe Marconi manages to spend exclusive time (3 years) with one of the most successful and influential fashion designers of the late 20th century.
In Lagerfeld Confidential, Marconi is not afraid to ask Lagerfeld questions that other filmmakers might have [...]

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Louis Theroux’s African Hunting Holiday is Louis Theroux’s latest documentary and adventure where he visits private game reserves (hunting farms) in South Africa.
Louis Theroux is a popular journalist, probably best known for his faux-naif (marked by a false show of innocent simplicity) interviewing style. He has created a number of documentaries for BBC on marginal [...]

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I want to watch Monster Camp

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Monster Camp is a documentary that follows the Seattle, Washington chapter of a U.S. LARP (live action role-playing) game organization. Software engineers, department store managers and high school students, for one weekend each month get to become warriors, sorcerers, dwarves and lizard people. People can be anything, dress in any way, and have almost any [...]

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