Posts Tagged ‘Sailing Movies’
ALERT: ‘Ron Holland: The Voyage of Discovery’ Change of Venue
'Ron Holland: The Voyage of Discovery' premiere on Saturday, January 25, is now being held at Sequoia Cinema, 25 Throckmorton Ave., in Mill Valley
Why ‘Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World’ Is the Greatest Sailing Movie of All Time
'Master and Commander' is well directed and acted and beautifully written, the amalgam of three Patrick O'Brian novels from the 20-book Aubrey–Maturin series.
The Weird Weather Phenomena and Piercing Prose of ‘Moby-Dick’
Has your compass ever gone 180 degrees in the wrong direction, or been generally flummoxed, in the wake of an electric storm? This scenario played out in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.
Small Boat at the Big Ocean Film Festival
One of the books that inspired us as kids was the story of Tinkerbelle, which chronicles the voyage of Robert Manry who sailed his 13.5-ft sloop from Falmouth, Massachusetts, to Falmouth, England, in 1965. More »
The Latitude Movie Club: ‘White Squall’
White Squall is both excellent "sailing movie" as well as a teenfest coming-of-age film showing the arc of boys becoming men.
Latitude Movie Club: ‘Wind’
Wind is a classic sailing movie, though it was not well received at the box office, and like all art imitating life, it took some liberties with the truth.
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Is ‘Captain Ron’ Sailor’s Favorite Sailing Movie?
Who could have imagined that Captain Ron, a whacky, early-'90s family-comedy, would cement itself into sailor's hearts as their favorite sailing movie?
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