''The dust never settles after this Powder Explosion, the 4-DVD collection of outrageous skiing and snowboarding videos. The Good, the Rad, and the Gnarly mixes increasingly daring ski footage within a fictional framework ... more »to re-invent the standard ski movie. Part travelogue, part mind-blower, The Maltese Flamingo defies description as it chronicles 9 world-class daredevils on a global hunt for downhill thrills from Aspen to Val dTIsere. Time Waits for Snowman wraps 3 months worth of aerial, freestyle, and dirt skiing hi-jinks from Telluride to Jackson Hole in one unrestrained storyline. Finally, relive 30 years of The Golden Years of Ski Films from the daddy of award-winning ski moviemaking, Dick Barrymore. From thrilling downhill monoskiing at Bourg St. Maurice to classic Death Valley descents from 400-foot sand dunes, the video ski action has never been more spectacularly incendiary than during this Powder Explosion.The DVD Maximum line is an exclusive video series presenting the best from independent producers and filmmakers in 4-DVD boxed sets. Look for other themed boxed sets in the DVD Maximum library, available from TOPICS Entertainment.Includes the following:The Good, the Rad, and the Gnarly:
An unusual departure from the usual "greatest hits" compilations of ski footage, Greg StumpTs The Good, the Rad, and the Gnarly blends outrageous, increasingly suicidal skiing and boarding action with the fictional daydreams of our less-than-gutsy on-screen hero.
APPROX. 75 MINUTES The Maltese Flamingo:
Avant-garde filmmaking meets extreme downhill footage when 9 skiers embark on an around-the-world trip in search of drastic motion. From slalom "tree skiing" in Steamboat Springs, Colorado to extreme tandem and triple-tandem jumps in Squaw Valley; Telluride cliff jumps to Tignes, France mogul and aerial competition, The Maltese Flamingo, from producer/director Greg Stump, takes flight. With specia« less
