Former pro-skater Stacy Peralta wrote and directed this gem of a film about the birth of vert skating that took place in LA in the 70s. Showing the evolution of skateboarding from the traditional flatland style to the surf-inspired vert style which utilized empty swimming pools and mass amounts of courage. Dogtown is a real ode of love to skating and the intensity of which will even appeal to those not obsessed with the skate scene. Actual footage and retrospective interviews with the original
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FRUIT OF THE VINE (1999)
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Join a bunch of obsessed skaters on a road trip to scout out the best pool-riding experiences to be had in America. In addition to excellent, gritty super 8 footage of incredible skating, the film also provides a glimpse of the extreme lengths the pool junkies will go to in order to ride a long deserted pool. After cleaning out decades of muck with a minimum of gear the skaters simply zone out the less appealing nature of some of the environments: the dilapitated Salton Sea area, replete with an
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THE KING OF KONG (2007)
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Mr Normal, nice guy Steve, decides to challenge for the highest ever score, held since 1982 by dodgy 'you wouldn't buy a second hand car off this guy' Billy, in retro arcade game Donkey Kong. Billy, with his ridiculous quotes and patriotic ties, makes a super pantomime villian and it becomes impossible not to cheer for Joe Six-Pack in this charged, highly watchable, documentary.
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