there was a request recently for reccomnedations of good documentary films....here are a few to try baraka koyaanisqatsi powaaqqattsi hotel terminus thin blue line thelonious monk: straight no chaser hearts of darkness: a filmaker's apocalypse the first three were filmed by cinematographer ron fricke (an absolute genius...IMHO) baraka though was the only one he directed...it was shot on 72 mm film and like the other two involves no narrative dialogue...all are deeply metaphorical of humankind's relationship of earth....all are visually breathtaking. hotel terminus was documentary filmmaker marcel ophulus' 3 hour plus epic biography of nazi masocist klaus barbie...this film is in black and white...(note...woody allen fans will remember ophulus from his film the sorrow and the pity...which was a popular date film for allen's character in annie hall...only in a woody allen film!) the thin blue line is a fairly recent documentary which centers around the murder of a texas lawman and the consequent investigation...including chilling interviews and dramatizations the film proves very suspensful...a serious indictment of american justice and law enforcement....directed by errol morris. thelonious monk: straight, no chaser was produced by clint eastwood and features footage of the late jazz pianist on tour and at home in new yrok city...set to the backdrop of monk's work the film paints a thought provoking picture of an esoteric...black and white/ color hearts of darkness: a filmaker's apocalypse was based upon the extensive journals and home videos made by elanor coppola during the extensive on location shooting of her husband's film apocalypse now...the result is a candid often disturbing portrait of the struggle to create...an alternative title might have simply been murphy's law; a filmmaker's apocalypse... hope these help bryan mickle (stanley kowalski) [log in to unmask] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]