Posts Tagged ‘The Latitude Movie Club’
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.
‘All Is Lost’ Is All but Universally Despised by Sailors
As fun as it is to disparage a film, it's easy to lose sight of the hard work, sacrifice, and personal passion that goes into making movies.
‘Maiden’: A Real-Life Drama and Triumphant Sports Documentary
We teared up more than once during Maiden, which felt like an earnest Hollywood drama, combined with a triumphant sports documentary.
The “Sex Raft” and the Maiden
In 1973, five men and six women embarked on a 101-day scientific sea adventure, drifting across the Atlantic on a raft called Acali. In 1989, the first all-female crew raced around the world in the Whitbread on Maiden.
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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