Movies that inform

We discovered the wonderful world of netflicks on demand.  Woah!  all the great documentaries that are available.  We perused the menu and started watching.  Television choices have gotten to the point of us watching the food channel.   We found a movie about Jean Michel Basquiat.  It was amazing.  He rose to fame too quickly.  He had an extraordinary imagination and a sense of color.  Andy Warhol took him under his wing and they even did a show where they collaborated with each other.  He became very depressed after Warhol died and overdosed shortly there after.  Such a tragedy, genius often is nipped in the bud. He burned brightly for a short time.

Another movie that we totally enjoyed was "Exit Through the Gift Shop" this was a documentary type movie about graffiti artist,directed by Banksy.  This was all seen through the video camera of an obsessive, compulsive, photographer who becomes a graffiti artist himself. He takes the name of Mr. Brianwash.  Throws himself a big show and does fabulously.  He learned from all the people he photographed.  Smart man.

Here is his Dr Spock print. Judge for yourself, rent the movies you will enjoy!

I never knew what I was missing until we got netflixs at home on demand. I had gotten to the point of only watching TV for the morning news and an occasional cooking show.  There just did not seem to be anything thrilling on television any more.  I guess there never really was.  Shows were aimed at the lowest common denominator, outside movies Discovery and Arts & Entertainment; there just wasn't much to catch your interest or to inspire.

Low the mighty Netflix. A whole new world opened up for me.  My mind has not been as simulated since College.  You can actually learn something by watching and you can do this on your down time.  We have watched series on the ocean (The Blue Planet) and series about prehistoric beast.  Documentaries on artist particularly modern 20th century artist. I've learn about the artists that I had only touched on in my art history classes.  The documentary on Frank Lloyd Wright  bought to light how advanced his thinking was in respect to his architecture.  Last night we watched "Stealing Art" a documentary on the Barnes Museum outside of Philadelphia.