Blogs about: Sociocultural Documentaries

Hit So Hard [Ebersole, 2011]

charles wrote 4 months ago: Hit So Hard: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel Hit So Hard is a 2011 documentary that … more →

Tags: LGBTQ, Biographical Documentaries, Netflix, Music, pop culture, Celebrity, Subculture, Los Angeles, Seattle

Craigslist Joe [Garner, 2012]

charles wrote 4 months ago: Craigslist Joe Since its inception in 1995 as a service for friends to find local events in the San … more →

Tags: Netflix, Urban, San Francisco, technology, Internet, New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland

A Wink and a Smile: The Art of Burlesque (Timmons, 2008)

charles wrote 5 months ago: A Wink and a Smile: The Art of Burlesque This documentary follows the lives of ten students at Seatt … more →

Tags: LGBTQ, Netflix, pop culture, Subculture, Seattle, Feminism, Sexuality, Gender, docunerd

Witness to Jonestown [2008]

charles wrote 1 year ago: Witness to Jonestown This made for TV documentary by MSNBC takes us back to the mass tragedy at Jone … more →

Tags: Political Documentaries, Biographical Documentaries, Netflix, Urban, pop culture, Crime, San Francisco, Subculture, Historical

Paris is Burning [Livingston, 1990]1 comment

charles wrote 1 year ago: Paris is Burning   This superb documentary from 1990 is one of my personal favorites. Tragic, b … more →

Tags: LGBTQ, Biographical Documentaries, Netflix, Urban, pop culture, Hollywood, Subculture, New York City, Los Angeles

Limelight [Corben, 2011]

charles wrote 1 year ago: Limelight This documentary premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and profiles 1980′s nig … more →

Tags: Biographical Documentaries, Netflix, Urban, pop culture, Celebrity, Hollywood, Subculture, Historical, New York City

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia [Nitzberg, 2009]

charles wrote 1 year ago: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia This 2009 documentary gives us a glimpse into the wil … more →

Tags: Biographical Documentaries, Netflix, docunerd, Documentary, film, Sociocultural, Wikipedia, Amazon, image

Garbage Warrior [Hodge, 2007]2 comments

charles wrote 1 year ago: Garbage Warrior This film tells the story of visionary architect and sustainability pioneer Michael … more →

Tags: Biographical Documentaries, Subculture, sustainability, Environment, charles thomy, docunerd, Documentary, film, Wikipedia

We Live in Public [Timoner, 2009]1 comment

charles wrote 1 year ago: We Live in Public This documentary explores privacy in the age of the internet and the integration o … more →

Tags: Biographical Documentaries, Urban, pop culture, Subculture, technology, Internet, New York City, docunerd, Documentary

Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) [Scheinfeld, 2006]

charles wrote 1 year ago: Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin’ About Him? This film chronicles the life an … more →

Tags: Biographical Documentaries, Netflix, Music, pop culture, Celebrity, charles thomy, docunerd, Documentary, film

Forgiving Dr. Mengele [Hercules, Pugh, 2006]

charles wrote 1 year ago: Forgiving Dr. Mengele This touching documentary follows the story of Eva Mozes Kor, a holocaust surv … more →

Tags: Netflix, Crime, Historical, charles thomy, docunerd, film, Sociocultural, Amazon, image

The Hollywood Complex [Nelson, Sturman, 2011]

charles wrote 1 year ago:  The Hollywood Complex This film is currently streaming on Netflix! … more →

Tags: Netflix, pop culture, Celebrity, Hollywood, charles thomy, docunerd, Documentary, film, Sociocultural

Kurt Cobain: About a Son [Schnack, 2007]

charles wrote 1 year ago: Kurt Cobain: About a Son   This film is currently streaming on Netflix! … more →

Tags: Biographical Documentaries, Netflix, Music, pop culture, Celebrity, Hollywood, Subculture, charles thomy, docunerd

Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure [Bate, 2011]

charles wrote 1 year ago: Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure This film is currently streaming on Netflix! image via The … more →

Tags: LGBTQ, Netflix, Urban, pop culture, San Francisco, Subculture, charles thomy, docunerd, Documentary

The Times of Harvey Milk [Epstein, 1984]

charles wrote 1 year ago: The Times of Harvey Milk This is my favorite documentary of all time. It won the 1984 Academy Award … more →

Tags: LGBTQ, Political Documentaries, Biographical Documentaries, Urban, pop culture, Crime, charles thomy, docunerd, Documentary

Girl 27 [Stenn, 2010]

charles wrote 1 year ago: Girl 27 Girl 27 was directed by David Stenn and chronicles the heartbreaking story of Patricia Dougl … more →

Tags: Biographical Documentaries, Netflix, Urban, Music, pop culture, Crime, Celebrity, Hollywood, charles thomy

Chelsea on the Rocks1 comment

charles wrote 1 year ago: image via Amazon Chelsea on the Rocks This engaging documentary profiles New York City’s infam … more →

Tags: Netflix, Urban, pop culture, Subculture, New York City, charles thomy, docunerd, Documentary, film


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