Two Hawaii boys who grew up to change the face of surfing are the subjects of this &NFi;Surfer's Journal&NFi_; documentary. Surfing's first true superstar, Jeff Hakman won the inaugural Duke Kahanamoku Invitational in 1965 (at age 17) and later founded the surf-wear giant Quiksilver -- and then almost lost it all to drugs. "Rubber Man" Larry Bertlemann, meanwhile, brought skateboarding moves to the swells, inventing a new school of surfing in the process.
A girl from a peaceful, Edo-era Japanese village seeks revenge for the death of a disgraced elder with the help of her sister and a lethal lady ninja nun.
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Told through documentary, drama and first-hand accounts, this revealing film is a unique account of the most ruthless IRA bombing campaign ever to hit mainland Britain.
Shut out, left alone… which way will Emily turn? This drama gets to the heart of difficulties that many post-modern teens are dealing with today: Peer pressure, cutting, suicide, divorced parents.
In the 1920s, former coal miner Harry Hoxsey claimed to have an herbal cure for cancer. Although scoffed at and ultimately banned by the medical establishment, by the 1950s, Hoxsey's formula had been used to treat thousands of patients, who testified to its efficacy.
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Have you watched The Surfer's Journal: Biographies: Jeff Hakman and Larry Bertlemann yet? What did you think about it?
