Minding the Gap is getting added to the Criterion collection.
Can't wait to watch those Tony Hawk special features.
Last weekend I finally watched Sorcerer. It was super good, but absolutely not the movie I was expecting based off the title.
Last night I rewatched Halloween III. Again, a really enjoyable movie, that is not at all what you'd be expecting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIHUv2ooG38
God what a beautiful cover, Criterion can do no wrong. I'm surprised
Minding the Gap doesn't get mentioned that often around these parts other than when it was first released and during Oscar season when it was nominated. To me, it really is the best movie incorporating skateboarding and skate culture that has ever been released.
Although it's not implicitly about the physical act of skating, it's a commentary about how skate culture can serve as a place of escapism from problems of home life. Sometimes we feverously push not to get somewhere but to run away from something. And it works. Temporary or not, it works and is enough.
Bing rules. I think he used to post here at one point in time no?