Missed most of the movies I wanted to see cause of bad timing, dammit.

Watching Cashback tonight, amped.

Yah went and watched Absolute Mexico and Chasing Dora as part of teh surf film festival.

Firstly was very impressed with Kwasuka theatre, what a cool little place

Secondly was more impressed with the turnout. It was so packed people were sitting in the aisles. Maybe Durban is shedding some of it's famout apathy

Absolute Mexico was awesome to start with, showing a beast of a wave and one guy getting a 30 second barrel. There is a segment showing Puerto Escondido at 20 feet which is just sick. The movie was pretty ordinary otherwise tho, monotonous footage of the same break agan and again, yanks trying to be cool, and a soundtrack which varied from sublime to jarringly fucking irritating.

Chasing Dora was pretty crap. 3 surfers reminisce about the good old days, and attempt to recreate the non-commercial days of surfing by building some single fin wooden boards. They seem to miss the point that there is a reason for progression, those old dogs are shit. In typical Yank style they proudly announce at the end of the movie that they have restored some of surfing soul at J-Bay. How nice for them. Pity surfing embraces hundreds of cultures across the world and no-one gives a toss about Mickey Dora. One segment was great tho, this old geezer charging JBay 6 feet on his wooden board, and then getting panelled on the rocks. Big up to him.

Is that Peruvian movie still showing? Would like to check it.

How about a top ten arthouse flick poll? Would like to see what other people rate