Archive for December 6th, 2006

The ‘Z-Boy’ Legacy carves on

The latest film to come from the ex-'Z-Boy' and skate team leader Stacy Peralta is now out on DVD (skipping a theatrical release this time round). On the back of 'Riding Giants' (a great surf documentary following the history of big wave riding) comes 'Pipeline Masters'. The Banzai Pipeline is one of the [...]

Mel Gibson, Apocalypto, and the Oscars?

Yesterday I was reading a really interesting article over at the New York Times discussing Mel Gibson and the likelihood of his new Mayan epic 'Apocalypto' winning an Oscar. The article calls into question the fact that even disregarding Gibsons anti-semite ramblings, would the film be oscar-worthy? and if it is will the Academy be [...]