"Tokyo Rising"

Palladium Boots puts out some quality docs. The newest installment with Pharrell Williams, whose also the newest Creative Director for upstart network Karmaloop. Go explore.

"Detroit Lives"

Stumbled onto this compelling serialized online doc, apparently financed by Palladium Boots. Has Johnny Knoxville in VBS-like posture, exploring the rarely seen, non-urban decay side of Detroit. Loved it the minute one girl referred to the glorification as "ruin porn". BTW Palladium, creativity like this made me want to check out your brand. Good job. Here are that latter 2 parts, the first keeps playing on autoplay..

"Chasing The Lotus" Screening Nov. 14

This Saturday, I'm hosting the LA premiere of the surf doc "Chasing The Lotus" at the Bel Air Film Festival. The film is a fusion of rare super 8mm film, photo stills and contemporary interviews blended together to be the most in-depth look at surfing discovery ever made. Directed by a friend of mine and fellow Gaucho Gregory Schell, it's also narrated by the dude, Jeff Bridges, who's starring in the new upcoming "Tron Legacy"! Here's the flyer..

"Collapse"

The real 2012, a documentary by Chris Smith centering on the theories of Michael Ruppert, as Tribeca Film describes him, a former LAPD cop who believes that the current economic climate is a sign that industrial civilization is on the precipice of a complete meltdown. Who know what's to happen in what's only 3 years away. Here's the trailer..

"Tyson"

Rented the Mike Tyson documentary the other night and hoped for alot, and it delivered just under. Iron Mike was the favorite boxer of the 80's, not to mention I played his Nintendo game incessantly! Mike was probably the biggest paradox sports has ever seen - a caged brute that was surprisingly soft-hearted and intelligent. Overall and in hindsight a pretty crazy dude. Mike and his life was as enigmatic as any figure in modern history. Now the guy parties and is on a lot of meds - you can tell by his slurred speech in the documentary's interviews. Although entertaining, I felt the filmmakers simply didn't do a thorough job. It was just one day with Mike (in the same outfit), a few ancillary interviews, and archival footage. I would've liked to have seen interviews with Evander, Don King, etc. Who knows, maybe they tried. At least let's see Mike in his current daily life, there was none of that. Nevertheless, here's the trailer..

Mike Tyson Documentary [Trailer] / NEW
by PeteRock

Here's also a low-fi, but good collection of Tyson's beatdowns..