*doublepromote and be sure to check out the full documentary: http://videosift.com/video/Burden-Of-Dreams-Werner-Herzog-s-Odyssey

Watched it last night. I'd pass on it if you have other things to do. It just sort of feels like he captured incredible footage of the Iraqi oil fires that he didn't know what to do with. The footage is amazing, but he sort of laid this sci-fi narrative over it.

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Oooohhhh... let me know what you think.

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Arriving next from netflix: Lessons of Darkness.

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>> ^schmawy:
I love these.


Me too, I love Herzog films. Been working my way through his filmography recently... Fitzcarraldo (a masterpiece), Little Dieter Needs to Fly, The White Diamond, Grizzly Man (superb), Rescue Dawn and last night saw Burden of Dreams- a documentary about the making of Fitzcarraldo. This series of Children's book narrations is really close to the mark.

Oooohhhh... let me know what you think.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Arriving next from netflix: Lessons of Darkness.

In reply to this comment by therealblankman:
>> ^schmawy:
I love these.


Me too, I love Herzog films. Been working my way through his filmography recently... Fitzcarraldo (a masterpiece), Little Dieter Needs to Fly, The White Diamond, Grizzly Man (superb), Rescue Dawn and last night saw Burden of Dreams- a documentary about the making of Fitzcarraldo. This series of Children's book narrations is really close to the mark.

Arriving next from netflix: Lessons of Darkness.

In reply to this comment by therealblankman:
>> ^schmawy:
I love these.


Me too, I love Herzog films. Been working my way through his filmography recently... Fitzcarraldo (a masterpiece), Little Dieter Needs to Fly, The White Diamond, Grizzly Man (superb), Rescue Dawn and last night saw Burden of Dreams- a documentary about the making of Fitzcarraldo. This series of Children's book narrations is really close to the mark.

>> ^schmawy:
I love these.


Me too, I love Herzog films. Been working my way through his filmography recently... Fitzcarraldo (a masterpiece), Little Dieter Needs to Fly, The White Diamond, Grizzly Man (superb), Rescue Dawn and last night saw Burden of Dreams- a documentary about the making of Fitzcarraldo. This series of Children's book narrations is really close to the mark.

Herzog is a fascinating character and director. I highly recommend watching Burden of Dreams which is a documentary following Herzog as he tries to direct the 1982 film Fitzcarraldo, its a fascinating portrait of a mans struggle against nature, it also gives a wonderful insight into Herzog himself.

Its one of my favorite films filled with amazing visuals of the Amazon, reflections by Herzog and his seemingly impossible trails during the production of Fitzcarraldo. I actually liked the documentary more then the final film itself. There is a clip of it on VS here.

Herzog also made the documentary Grizzly Man about a bear lover who filmed himself trying to live with bears, eventually getting himself and his girlfriend eaten by a bear.

Anyway its time to *requeue

From wikipedia...

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe is a short documentary film directed by Les Blank in 1980 which depicts director Werner Herzog living up to his promise that he would eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever completed the film Gates of Heaven. Blank went on to direct Burden of Dreams (1982), a feature-length documentary about Werner Herzog and the making of Fitzcarraldo.