Milan Spasic created a pool skating documentary called Chlorine in 2003. SnA has posted about his Rip City Project a couple of times. Well, I don’t know what happened to Rick Coyle who started the project but the thing seems to be in the can. The Portland premiere is Tuesday March 24, 2009 at the Doug Fir Doors at 8pm, Showing at 9:30pm. FREE!! Sponsored by Fuel TV and NikeSB.
It says 7 local skaters are documented. Local luminaries Jay Williamson, Par Quirk, Sage Bolyard, Ben Krahn, Donovan Rice, Dave Tobin and Chet Childress are named in the trailer. Check it out.
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Etomology Ed
With respect to Boyd’s coffee blend brand naming, it’s more than likely a basketball reference.
Rip City
The nickname Rip City is usually used in the context of the city’s NBA team, the Portland Trail Blazers. The term was coined by the team’s legendary play-by-play announcer Bill Schonely during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Blazers’ first season. In a recurring segment on Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Schonely explained that a three-point play by Blazers’ player Jim Barnett caused the net on the basket to rip. Schonely exclaimed “Rip City!” at the sight, and a member of his broadcasting team urged him to run with that as a rallying cry for the young team.
curtis
Boyd’s coffee is located in Portland OR. this morning I got coffee in a grocery store in N.E. WA. that was offering Boyds “rip city” blend. I obviously chose the “rip city blend” over the french or columbian blends. I can’t help but think that some skater has some pull at Boyd’s.
Kilwag
Ed’s right there Curtis. I think there’s even a basketball on th elabel, at least there was one at one time.
JM
I think this is a part of a series that is still unreleased (planned for the future) and not done filming, to be released on fuel. Their was a teaser party or 2 last year showing parts of it, diff versions in Portland. This one just happened to also go to a film festival first (i heard) Maby the producer could enlighten everyone if they are on here or someone involved as long as its ok to spill beans.
I don’t know if Rick was a front man to help line shit people up, did some of the pre work himself to get it going, but I think he is was only a filmer for the project. I do remember first meeting him at Burnside filming & he had gotten permission to do so. FYI Damn me, I’m Bloggin!
Mac
I was wondering what others thought of the film. I have to say that I was somewhat underwhelmed. They had those guys skating, and that’s the best they got? I also thought that the helicopter stuff at Newberg was interesting, but even then, they kept showing the same line over and over, and I know he must have much better stuff there. I had the feeling that it was a “first episode/preview” that was supposed to tease you into watching the actual shows when they air. Definitely left me wanting more/better. Well-filmed and entertaining, though, as others have said.
conahan
There’s a parallel between the filmmaker capturing interesting visuals just by framing the stuff that’s there in an artful way and skateboarders using a spot in a way that a thousand people who walk by it everyday would never see. Probably why there are a lot of skater/artists. Creative seeing.
Ben Krahn does a good analysis of the relationship between skate talent and the skate companies. Roughly, There’s an owner who has a hot rod collection and there are skaters that get little dribbles (doling out a few bills gesture) and subsisting by doing shitty jobs. There’s no healthcare plan for most pro skaters.
Kilwag
Review: It was entertaining. A little slick for a town that is less than slick. A lot of artsy filler shots. I’m not sure that anyone watching that hasn’t been here would really get a good idea about the Portland skate scene after watching it. It doesn’t spend a lot of time on with any individual and is kind of shallow that way.
On the plus side, great to see people you know on screen. Everything was well shot. best moments of the film were Childress getting caught barging (I don’t want to spoil it), Donovan Rice’s car wreck story, and the helicopter footage of Ben Krahn.
Puzzlers. Nothing on M&M skateboards except for during the credits., and Mick even has an associate producer credit unless I misread that. Not a lot of actual killer skate footage, it’s mostly atmospheric. They could have spent way more time on several of the individuals. This was origianlly supposed to be a reality TV show, so it appears that the depth of coverage was sacrificed to get everyone into the time slot without sacrificing the pacing.
Still fun to watch. Here’s something I overheard –
Q: How do you think people will like it that don’t live in Oregon?
A: Fuck ’em, who cares.
That’s probably a fair review.
bobcat
I can always play this as well during my skaterock DJ night at the Juju in Seattle on Thursdays.
Estes' Ghost
Wish I could be there……..amazing. Smay says it best “Skateboarding has done everything and nothing for me’ Bravo Jay, Bravo!
Greg N
Here is an updated preview:
http://vimeo.com/2804436
The Skateboard Film Festival
Put the filmmaker in touch with me. We will show it again up here in Seattle, WA – August 14-16 – if selected!
The International Skateboard Film Festival will celebrate creative achievement in independent filmmaking. It will be a 3 day event packed full of skateboarding and skateboard film viewing in Seattle Center’s state of the art SIFF Cinema.
eric@theskateboardfilmfestival.com
Coulter
Let’s go, who is with me? Anybody want to skate beforehand?
colin
I’m starting to think my financial contribution to this project isn’t going to show itself
Rian
Pat Quirk is an amazing dude, I can’t wait to watch this.
freezine
What can a non-FUELTV-subscribing Canadian do to obtain the rights to view this amazing looking piece of cinema?
DVD?
Private screening?
Pirate downloads?
Shanghai bootleg?