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
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When you think of body builders, you’re more likely to conjure images of Muscle Beach than Sunset Beach. Yet, legendary surfer Gerry Lopez did manage to get former Mr. Universe Arnold Schwarzenegger on a surf board in Hawaii one time.
“I took him surfing one time on Maui,” said Lopez, who appeared as the sidekick Subotai […]
Posted on March 12th, 2008 by Pat
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