I have to admit, I was a little surprised this spring when I heard that the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival was planning on doing a tribute to surf film maker Bud Browne.
Not because of the tribute — Browne was certainly worthy. But what surprised me was that Browne was going to be there.
”Bud […]
Posted on July 28th, 2008 by Pat
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The formula for surf movies is pretty simple: Show us some waves, tell a few good stories and feature plenty of good wipeouts.
Seems easy enough. Yet, a lot of surf movies really suck. And there are a few reasons for this:
First of all, some meathead surfers figure they’ll make films so they won’t have to get real jobs. Which […]
Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by Pat
Filed under: Movies, Surf stuff | 5 Comments »
So I have a couple of beefs about the film festival’s Surf Night event at the Fremont Theatre last night:
First of all, the Q&A, featuring filmmakers Bruce, Dana and Wes Brown, along with surfer Robert “Wingnut” Weaver, was largely disappointing.
If you have a panel of guests, you need a moderator who will ask good questions […]
Posted on March 9th, 2007 by Pat
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