Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

Name: Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 2, 2012
Rating: 66

2012

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Union Avenue Productions | Release Date: November 2, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: It's not a death metal band, an extreme diet club or historic dominoes association—the Bones Brigade was a talented gang of teenage outcasts. Unmotivated by fame or popularity, they completely dedicated their lives to a disrespected art form. For most of the 1980s, this misfit crew headed by a 1970s ex-skateboard champion blasted theIt's not a death metal band, an extreme diet club or historic dominoes association—the Bones Brigade was a talented gang of teenage outcasts. Unmotivated by fame or popularity, they completely dedicated their lives to a disrespected art form. For most of the 1980s, this misfit crew headed by a 1970s ex-skateboard champion blasted the industry with a mixture of art and raw talent becoming the most popular skateboarding team in history. The core unit of the Bones Brigade built an empire that covered the world. They dominated contests, made hundreds of thousands of dollars, created the modern skateboard video, reinvented endemic advertising, pushed skate progression into a new era, and set the stage for a totally new form of skating called street style. There's nothing comparable in today's skateboarding. This is a documentary about them. (Union Avenue Productions)… Expand

Director: Stacy Peralta

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

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Noel Murray

Nov 2, 2012

Bones Brigade is surprisingly emotional and inspirational too, as these now-grown men look back on the days when they were competitive, easily bruised kids, drawn to Peralta's calming, avuncular presence. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Nov 2, 2012

Deep, rich and resonant, Bones Brigade will provide fans with an enticing portal to revisit skateboarding's glory days and introduce the era to a whole new generation of enthusiasts. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Nov 1, 2012

Even if you've never ridden a skateboard or had any interest in people who do, you'll get a kick out of Stacy Peralta's documentary Bones Brigade: An Autography. Read full review

Betsy Sharkey

Nov 8, 2012

While his breakthrough documentary, "Dogtown and Z-Boys," cracked open the window on a largely unknown world in vibrant and visceral ways, Bones feels like an epilogue. Read full review

David Fear

Nov 2, 2012

You just wish the moviemaking were as consistently graceful and momentum-fixated as the film's rail-grinding subjects. Read full review

Nick Schager

Nov 2, 2012

The film risks self-importance, but when Peralta admits through tears just how much he loves his skater charges, it imparts what every parent knows: that even better than achieving one's own success is shepherding the success of others. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Nov 2, 2012

Gradually becomes an echo chamber of personal dramas and exploits, not to mention propulsive soundtrack cues - all within a sport already nursing a penchant for self-documentation. Read full review

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