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Some documentaries we’ve recommended. Except maybe the Madonna one. Not sure how that one got in there.
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The Story of Stuff
Science Buzz This online video - also available for download (beware: it's 50mb!) - tackles the consequences of American hyper-consumption in a refreshingly irreverent manner. Seriously, shut down your computer, unplug your iPod, turn off your PDA, cap your water bottle, take off your sunglasses, and learn how to make a difference. Don't worry - it's only 20 minutes long, so you can get back to texting shortly.
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Wizard Rock
Movie Buzz Two documentaries about Harry Potter-inspired pop music, websites, and other fan creations have surfaced in the past month. If you're in the Boston area, you can even catch Harry and the Potters performing the screening for We Are Wizards. If there ever were a BuzzFeed cute band alert, Harry and the Potters would undoubtedly be one of them.
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Stalags
Movie Buzz A fascinating documentary by Ari Libsker about Nazi porn opens this week. Nazi pr0n! Even if you don't get to see the movie, the backstory is pretty riveting.
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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Movie Buzz A documentary about the circumstances that led the director of Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown to flee the U.S. in 1978, after pleading guilty to illegal sex with a 13-year-old girl, has been released very quietly. In an odd reverse marketing scheme, the film - which has already been purchased by HBO Entertainment but is obligated to hold screenings in New York and L.A. to qualify for Oscar nominations - is holding very quiet showings at inconvenient times and locations and minimal publicity to ensure the film still has an eager audience when it airs on HBO in June.
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Heavy Metal Parking Lot
Movie Buzz The classic documentary about Judas Priest fans in parking lots outside concerts. It's been available on DVD for a few years, but has had VHS-trading cult status since it originally debuted in 1986 and is now enjoying sudden buzz online.
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Girls Rock!
Movie Buzz A life-affirming documentary about a rock n' roll camp for young girls opens this weekend, March 7th. We wonder if we would have turned out any differently if we had grown up with Kathleen Hanna as our role model instead of Madonna. In an alternate universe documented by this movie, 10-year-old girls are already way hipper and cooler than you are.
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Beautiful Losers
Movie Buzz A documentary celebrating the D.I.Y. spirit that unified a group of American artists who emerged from the underground worlds of skateboarding, graffiti, punk and hip hop like Spike Jonze, Mike Mills, and Harmony Korine. We can't wait to see all the early 90s footage. Maybe in some alt universe, they'll start re-running 120 Minutes on MTV.
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Madonna, Auteur
Movie Buzz Madonna heads to the Berlin Film Festival next week to screen her directorial debut, Filth and Wisdom. It's reportedly a musical comedy featuring Russian immigrants, gypsy punks, lap dancing, dominatrixes, ballet, and cultural revolution. Further showing hubbie Guy Ritchie he's not the only filmmaker in the family, Madge also just produced the upcoming documentary I Am Because We Are, about Malawi orphans.
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Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox
Movie Buzz A new documentary about the man behind Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap. Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox explores the life of Dr. Emanuel Bronner, who - after losing his parents in the Holocaust and escaping from a mental institution - went on to create the peppermint infused multi-purpose soap that has become ubiquitous at health food stores. The film explores Bronner's family life and the philosophy behind the soap's rambling label, which is packed with tiny text of philosophical musings about the "Moral ABCs" and "Space Ship Planet Earth."
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The King of Kong
Movie Buzz This documentary follows two men competing to set the world record for the highest score in Donkey Kong. In case all the showings of Superbad are sold out this weekend, here's a movie that comes highly recommended.
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Off The Grid
Movie Buzz A new documentary looks at life in a remote alternative community in New Mexico. Following a loose group of hippies as they deal with the growing pains of civilization, Off The Grid looks like an eerie mix between Lord Of The Flies and Kid Nation. The trailer is amazing.
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My Heart Is an Idiot
Movie Buzz A documentary about love is posting a "videochunk" a week until the film is released. Wow, this movie looks super endearing and sweet and not in a barfy way. The video is well worth watching (we actually watched the whole thing, all five minutes of it).
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Zoo
Movie Buzz THINKfilm picks up a documentary about horse sex. We here at BuzzFeed love animal porn. So when we heard about this documentary being featured at Sundance, it somehow made us feel less disgusting, a little more validated in the world.
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Nerdcore For Life
Movie Buzz Documentary about nerds and the hip-hop they make. Nerds can do anything. Look at Harry Potter for instance! He can do anything. Add "hardcore thugging" to that list, and you've got this movie. Watch the trailer.
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Four Eyed Monsters
Movie Buzz A half-documentary, half-fiction love story. Calling all you mousy recluses! This movie is set to open today. Watch the trailer and maybe you'll relate to this story about a couple meeting on the internet and postponing their face-to-face contact out of shyness and insecurity. If you've already heard of this movie, it's probably because of the way these kids are revolutionizing MySpace and using the inexpensive means of viral video to market their film.
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