Pierre the Great Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 What are the good the documentary and biographies/mini series that they have done? Looking to buy something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcat1 Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 (edited) Check this out. NET WORTH * * 1/2 setting: USA./CDN. (1995) Aidan Devine, Kevin Conway, Al Waxman, R.H. Thomson, Robin Gammell, Carl Marotte, Richard Donat, Dan Lett, Michael J. Reynolds, Roman Podhora, Billy Van.....True story of hockey player Ted Lindsay's (Devine) attempt to organize a players union in the '50s after he realizes the players are being cheated by the corrupt owners. O.K. made-for-CBC TV drama is most fascinating in its depiction of the owners of the multi-million dollar grossing NHL claiming the league never made a profit, but the "stylish" direction and hockey sound effects during conversations seem more cutesy than effective. This marriage of sports and drama was supposed to be the jewel in the CBC's '95-'96 season -- but it failed to deliver the expected ratings (not unlike He Shoots, He Scores), but nonetheless received Geminis for Best TV Movie, Actor (Devine), Supporting Actor (Waxman) and Direction. sc: Don Truckey, Phil Savath, David Criuse, Alison Griffiths (from the book by Cruise and Griffiths). dir: Jerry Ciccoritti. 92 min. I enjoyed it. I came out at the end pretty angry... it worked it's magic on me. This is the site where I found the info: http://www.pulpanddagger.com/movies/n.html :king: :hlogo: :king: Edited May 17, 2006 by shortcat1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre the Great Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 Cool. I was thinking of more political historical stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcat1 Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Cool. I was thinking of more political historical stuff. speaking of political historical stuff, what's with the young Tommy Douglas pic? :king: :hlogo: :king: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromage Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 (edited) Canada: A People's History are quite well-done. There's like a whole series on them for different periods. I'm pretty sure it was a CBC thing. Edited May 17, 2006 by fromage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcat1 Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Canada: A People's History are quite well-done. There's like a whole series on them for different periods. I'm pretty sure it was a CBC thing. I'm pretty sure it's a CBC thing too. For those who are politico/historically inclined, it's a series with a very strong conflict-based (ie: socialist) perspective. There's an emphasis on the sufferings, struggles, defeats & victories of the 'people' and the abuse they suffer in the hands of those in power. The common man, represented in a variety of races, nationalities, circumstances, is generally portrayed as a heroic character. The ones against whom the common man is struggling is seen as the antagonist. As you watch this series, keep this in mind. I'm not debasing this perspective. It, like all perspectives, has its strengths and weaknesses. It's just that this is definitely not a bias-free presentation of Canada's history. :king: :hlogo: :king: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAC Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 The Last Spike. The story of Canada's Railway based on the book by Pierre Berton Also, Dieppe about the botched " warm-up" for D-day My personal favorite is Heart of Gold which was a documentary on the Candian music industry... havent seen it for years though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre the Great Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 speaking of political historical stuff, what's with the young Tommy Douglas pic? :king: :hlogo: :king: Why you don't like Tommy Douglas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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