Z-Boys

On the streets of South Los Angeles, more than 15,000 people have been murdered over the past 30 years in an ongoing cycle of gang violence that continues unabated. Helmed by acclaimed director Stacy Peralta (Dogtown and Z Boys, Riding Giants), narrated by Forest Whitaker.

LORDS OF DOGTOWN tells the radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. STACY PERALTA (John Robinson, Elephant), TONY ALVA (Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas) and JAY ADAMS (Emile Hirsch, The Girl Next Door) are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (thirteen) and written by Stacy Peralta, Lords of Dogtown is '...a dazzling daredevil ride.' (Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE)

Master jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence, Life, Bad Boys) has a big problem. A $20 million dollar problem. Recently released from prison for the botched heist of a huge diamond, he's anxious to retrieve the hot rock which he hid at a construction site two years earlier. Unfortunately, his hiding place is now at the center of a recently completed high-security police precinct. Posing as a detective, and partnered with straight laced rookie Carlson (Luke Wilson, Home Fries, Bottle Rocket),Miles utilizes his criminal expertise and inadvertently rises up the ranks, winning the respect of his fellow 'boys in blue.' Powered by a hot soundtrack with music by Jay-Z, Foxy Brown and Tyrese featuring Heavy D, BLUE STREAK is a hilarious action-comedy from director Les Mayfield (Flubber, Encino Man).

The long-awaited day has finally arrived: Holden and Rieta Cole's eldest son Terrell is graduating from college! But tragedy strikes suddenly, and now the Coles are forced to cope with overwhelming grief on top of life's everyday challenges. While Holden battles demons of pain and regret, his sister Janay steps in to help guide her loved ones on a healing path...and save her young nephew Z from making a terrible mistake.

Trailer for the documentary Day at the Pool. A Day At The Pool sheds new light on the story of skateboarding's history and particularly calls into question the validity of Stacy Peralta's 2001 documentary, Dog Town and Z-Boys. Legendary skateboarders Tony Alva, Jay Adams, and Peralta himself are interviewed and an intentionally hidden secret is uncovered.

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"50 Documentaries to See Before You Die" presents a special interview with the director of "Dogtown and Z Boys," Stacy Peralta.

Dogtown And Z-Boys movie trailer - starring Sean Penn, Tony Alva, Jim Muir, Jeff Ho. Directed by Stacy Peralta. Genre: Documentary

Dogtown and Z-Boys -- MovieMaze.de - Trailer (Quicktime)