(Young Stacy Peralta, above, right, in Dogtown and Z-Boys.)
The Accidental Revolutionary
by Terry Keefe
(Our line-up of previously unposted interviews from the Naughties continues with my short talk in 2002 with Stacy Peralta, whose Dogtown and Z-Boys documentary went on to spawn an entire sub-genre in the documentary world - as in, "It's Dogtown and Z-Boys set in the formative days of 'fill-in-the-blank sport.'" In 2005, Dogtown was also adapted into the popular narrative feature, Lords of Dogtown, which was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and gave an early career boost to Emile Hirsch. It also featured a very off-beat performance from Heath Ledger, indicating what he was really capable of as an actor aside from the pretty boy roles he had been typecast in previously. This article originally appeared in Venice Magazine.)
If there had been a few more days of rain in Southern California in the early 70’s, today...
The Accidental Revolutionary
by Terry Keefe
(Our line-up of previously unposted interviews from the Naughties continues with my short talk in 2002 with Stacy Peralta, whose Dogtown and Z-Boys documentary went on to spawn an entire sub-genre in the documentary world - as in, "It's Dogtown and Z-Boys set in the formative days of 'fill-in-the-blank sport.'" In 2005, Dogtown was also adapted into the popular narrative feature, Lords of Dogtown, which was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and gave an early career boost to Emile Hirsch. It also featured a very off-beat performance from Heath Ledger, indicating what he was really capable of as an actor aside from the pretty boy roles he had been typecast in previously. This article originally appeared in Venice Magazine.)
If there had been a few more days of rain in Southern California in the early 70’s, today...
- 1/6/2010
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