In chronological order:
Gates of Heaven
The story of a man, a dream, and the pet cemetery he birthed.
No trailer I can find, but here's a great clip:
Vernon, Florida
Definitely my favorite documentary, and maybe my favorite movie of all time. Sui generis, capturing the eccentricities of a small town in the days before the global network made everyone a potential filmmaker and/or potential star.
Again, no trailer- here's one of my favorite clips.
The Thin Blue Line
The film that invented the 'dramatic reenactment' and that should have won the Oscar.
Again, no trailer, just a mini-feature:
Mr. Death
Vernon, Florida is my favorite Morris film but Mr. Death is his best, digging deep into a particularly vile, myopic strain of American conspiracy mongering & delivering as scathing a portrait of its protagonist as any you'll see committed to film. The evenhanded, nonjudgmental style of Morris' work magnifies the devastating impact of his films revelations, making it a rarity in his ouvre- a film I rarely re-watch.
That said, if I ruled over earth like Ming the Merciless (Max von Sydow edition), I'd make it required viewing for all adult citizens.
I note that the poster needed to make this comment:
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None of these video images appear for me. Hmmm.
That said, I taught Mr. Death in my critical thinking class for years. I can't remember teaching critical thinking without Mr. Death. Just haven't taught the class in a while.
my flash blocker blocks them unless I tell it not to- are you running any countermeasures?
A critical thinking class is a great excuse to screen Mr. Death. And I do watch it every once in a while...but not with anywhere near the frequency I watch most of his other films.
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