Mr. Awesome!

If you haven't seen The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters yet, consider it a priority. For it is in this amazing documentary that you get to meet Mr. Awesome, controversial world record holder for highest score on Missile Command. Posted below is an interview from the bonus features of the film's DVD, in which he promotes his book Mr. Awesome: The Comic Book Life of Roy Shildt. This clip will change your life.


And if you'd like to see something more recent, check out this video from the allgames.com holiday party in 2006, where Mr. Awesome attempted to reclaim the world record on Missile Command, under new regulations. Before playing, Mr. Awesome had James AKA Blackboy sing a revised version of the national anthem, with lyrics written by none other than Mr. Awesome himself. As expected, it's awesome.

The Truth About Vitamins

BBC documentary that takes a close look at the myths and consequences of taking vitamins.

In Pot We Trust

Full-length Showtime documentary about the issue of medical marijuana. The film takes an unbiased look at the controversy, from politics & law enforcement, to the tragically ill who benefit from the use of the drug.

Louis Theroux - Christmas Reunion

The Christmas reunion episode of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, for the BBC, from December 2000, in which Louis brings together a porns star, an evangelist, a survivalist & a man who channels aliens from outer space.

Stupidity, a Documentary

Independant documentary film about the rise of stupidity in modern American culture.

Santa's Workshop

Short documentary from Sweden about the inhumane conditions suffered by Chinese toy factory workers, and the toll it takes on their health and environment.

Homophobes Are Gay

In this clip, from the HBO documentary Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She, narrator Gore Vidal discusses a 1996 study on homophobia, which revealed that homophobic males were aroused by gay porn, while non-homophobes were not.

The Beginners Guide To L. Ron Hubbard

BBC Documentary of comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli's journey into Scientology. The film includes training sessions and the elusive auditing process, where they measure your thetan levels.

Exposing Benny Hinn

CBC documentary about the fraudulent faith healer and televangelist Benny Hinn.

Sex Crimes And The Vatican

BBC Panorama documentary on the secret edict, called "Crimen Sollicitationis", which lays out procedures for dealing with child sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church. This blueprint for cover-ups was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now sitting Pope of the Vatican.

The Dabbawalas of Mumbai

Short documentary about the hyper-efficient lunch delivery service in one of the world's most densely populated cities.

My Penis and Everyone Else's

BBC documentary about penis size.

World Trade Center High Wire Act

Back on August 7th, 1974 - before the Twin Towers were completed - French high wire artist Philippe Petit rigged a tightrope between the towers and danced 1,350 feet in the air, without a net. This clip from the Ric Burns series New York: A Documentary, tells the amazing story.

Spencer Tunick's Glacier Photoshoot

Short documentary about photographer Spencer Tunick's project for Greenpeace, in which 600 volunteers posed nude on an Alpine glacier in Switzerland, to raise awareness about global warming.

Pangea Day

This is everything we dreamed about back in the early days of videoblogging. Now it's finally going to happen.

On May 10th, 2008, the world will come together through video. You could be a part of it.

Airline Hell

Short documentary film made by a passenger of Delta Flight 6499, from JFK to DFW on June 25, 2007. The flight was delayed seven hours and passengers were forced to sit on the runway, without any food, or any opportunity to return to the airport to find alternate transportation. After this film hit the internet, the airline was shamed into refunding everyone's money.

R.I.P. Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti, the greatest opera singer of all time, has passed away at the age of 71. Below are just a few of his most memorable performances.

Here he sings Schubert's "Ave Maria", with a full orchestra and choir, conducted by Zubin Mehta.


This is a clip from the documentary Pavarotti: The Last Tenor, featuring his debut performance at La Scala, as Rodolfo in La Boheme.


An intimate performance, from the DVD Pavarotti and the Italian Tenor, of "O del Mio Amato Ben" by Donaudy, Leone Maggiera on piano.


Pavarotti glows in this performance of "Torna a Surriento", at the Royal Gala Concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Albert Hall, on April 13th, 1982.


From the 1984 Bari Recital, the definitive operatic aria "O sole mio".


Rigoletto's "Questo o Quella" from the 1988 documentary on Pavarotti's trip to China, Distant Harmony.


A moving performance of "E Lucevan le Stelle", from Puccini's Tosca.


This is Pavarotti in Pagliacci, the role he was born to play, performing "Vesti La Giubba".


And, because it was his signature song, and no one could ever hope to sing it as beautifully, Puccini's "Nessun Dorma", performed live in Paris in 1998.

Sling Shot Hip Hop

An introduction to Palestinian rappers, their music and their lives.

Special thanks to Chris for sending in the video!

Free the Jena Six

Six black high school students in Jena, Louisiana are facing long term prison sentences for a school fight that broke out after nooses were hung from a "whites only" tree. Apparently the white students that hung the nooses were upset that a black student had gotten permission from the school authorities to sit under their tree...

(Can you believe that this level of racism and stupidity still exists in this country?!?!)

Anyway, here's a short documentary report with the full details of the case.


And here's an update from Democracy Now. Seems that the tree in question has been cut down.


Edited to add a special thanks to Knuckles for sending in the top video!

The Weather Underground

Amazing documentary film about America's first major terrorist group. The Weather Men was a band of fanatical revolutionaries, who tried to overthrow the government and the capitalist system through acts of domestic terrorism.