12.5.2008

Doc Me Amadeus

Roses are red
Violets are blue
We like documentaries
And so should you

Some will be good
Others just fine
We hope to catch all of these
In two thousand and nine

“Reclaiming the Blade”
Scratch your Dungeons & Dragons itch with this: From Errol Flynn to “The Lord of the Rings,” a history of the sword. | Source

“Second Skin”
MMORPs, aka Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing games, are documented in this look at virtual worlds and the people that inhabit them. | Source

“Rip: A Remix Manifesto”
The one-man band known as Girl Talk is profiled in this exploration of mash-up culture that asks the question, is a derivative work inherently plagiarism? | Source

“Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead”
A death penalty crusader strikes up an unlikely friendship with a death row inmate who welcomes his own execution. | Source

“I Want My Three Minutes Back”
Three different YouTube users are followed through their lives both behind their computer screens and on it. | Source

“Warped Tour Documentary”
Probably not the definitive account this long-running tour deserves, but trailers can be deceiving. | Source

“The Order of Myths”
You probably didn’t know it, but the first Mardi Gras took place in Mobile, Alabama. | Source

“Coupe Decale”
A film about the style of dance music of the same name from the Ivory Coast that combines African rhythms with electronica. | Source

“Companions to None”
There are too many dogs in Mexico, and their culture just may be to blame. | Source

RELATED: 10 Notable Sundance Documentaries

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