Modern Collective: Surfing's New Wave
While hanging out at the AFI FEST in L.A. to promote my doc Best Worst Movie, I took time to check out the premiere of Modern Collective, from Poor Specimen, Taylor Steele's production company. It's been getting a lot of hype, so I figured I needed to see for myself what it was all about. The film is director Kai Neville's first feature, and it follows the pros Dane Reynolds, Dion Agius, Yadin Nicol, Mitch Coleborn, Dusty Payne, and Jordy Smith as they turn tricks on hard, chunky waves. This movie is definitely not for the more mellow crowd (read: if you're a big Jack Johnson fan, you might not be into this). These guys are all about adrenaline and trying to do the next best thing. The surfing is incredible to watch, and the event itself was a whole lot of fun. The stars of the film were there, models roamed around, alcohol flowed freely, and everyone got wireless headphones from Skullcandy for the screening. For a taste of the action at home, download the film on iTunes, available now.
--Brad Klopman
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Lab Rat Workout: Lateral Jumps
Outside's Lab Rat, Nick Heil, shows you how to do lateral jumps, which test your lower body's plyometric strength--the explosive power you need in your legs for ball sports, running, and cycling.
--Aileen Torres
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November 18, 2009
Rob Machado: The Drifter
Rob Machado's just come out with his latest project, The Drifter, a film he made with his good buddy, Taylor Steele. They've been working together since they were teenagers, which translates into smooth filmmaking these days. In the movie, Machado travels through Indonesia and Bali to chase exotic waves and hang with the natives. Sometimes he prefers the peace and solitude of a tent, and sometimes he likes to have a whole village surrounding him. Either way, he drifts in his own style. Outside Online caught up with him during his film tour.
--Aileen Torres
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Video Clip: World Waveski Tour Reunion 2009
Below is a video recap of leg two of day three of the WWT Reunion 2009. The first leg was canceled due to lightning, but the turbulent weather made for some great surf for leg two.
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November 17, 2009
Lab Rat Workout: The Inchworm
How strong is your core? Watch Outside's Lab Rat, Nick Heil, teach you how to do the inchworm exercise, and you'll be able to gauge where you're at; plus, build up core strength in the process.
--Aileen Torres
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November 13, 2009
Lab Rat Workout: The Perfect Pull Up
Outside's Lab Rat, Nick Heil, shows you how to do the perfect pull up, with an overhand grip.
--Aileen Torres
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November 12, 2009
International Adventure Film Fest Starts Today
The International Adventure Film Festival starts today and runs through Sunday, November 14th in Boulder, CO. Over 30 movies in three days, the festival is sure to be packed with workshops, parties, and great prizes. Buy a three day pass for $50 at www.adventurefilm.org and get early seating as a bonus. Check out some of the most anticipated adventure films of the year such as the Patagonia sponsored Signatures.
--Alison Kelman
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Video: Time Lapse of the Northern Lights
If you've never witnessed the dancing colors of the Northern Lights, or even if you have, this time lapse video clip captures the lights like you've never seen them before. Produced by National Geographic, this clip was taken in Norway over the course of a single night.
--Alison Kelman
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November 11, 2009
The Next Great Video Contest
'Tis the season of video contests, and the most entertaining one we've found so far is the Colorado Snow at First Sight Contest. The prize is three months of all-expense-paid skiing, snowboarding, sledding, ski-bar carousing, snowball-throwing, and hot tubbing in Colorado, but it's only open to complete snow newbies. Know any Samoans or Texans*? Give them a video camera so they can plead their case in 60 seconds or less. Otherwise go here and vote on which video is the least (or maybe the most?) ridiculous.
*Extra points for cute girls apparently.
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Documentaries We Like: Coal Country
While the global spotlight is on the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December, a new film makes a case for the importance of examining our energy sources here in the States. Coal Country, a documentary by Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller premiering on Planet Green November 14, takes a look at coal-mining towns in Appalachia, which is home to some of the poorest communities in the U.S.
Coal companies practice mountaintop-removal mining (MTR) in these areas, and while the industry is a major source of jobs, it is also, the film argues, a major cause of environmental and economic problems. And it doesn't look like coal consumption will decrease anytime soon: The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that coal electricity will account for 39 percent of growth in national electricity generation from 2006 to 2030. Coal Country's executive producer, Mari-Lynn Evans, tells us what that means for the people of Appalachia.
--Aileen Torres
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