Like "Lords of Dogtown," the skateboarding film based on the documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys," "Take the Lead" was a far more effective story in its original nonfiction form. It's inspired by the work of Pierre Dulaine...

Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

...hit the slopes during the festival, Gilmore said. "Riding Giants" is directed by Stacy Peralta, who made "Dogtown and Z-Boys," a skateboarding documentary that was a Sundance hit in 2001. "For the Park City crowd, this is the ideal...

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"Blue Crush" would have been so much better if the characters didn't speak.\r\n

...The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Chelsea Walls, Deuces Wild, The Business of Strangers, Dogtown and Z-Boys and Super Troopers COMING TUESDAY: In the Bedroom, Showtime, Kissing Jessica Stein, Birthday Girl, The New...

JUST OUT: Amelie, John Q., Charlotte Gray, Pinero, Storytelling and Mean Machine

...The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Chelsea Walls, Deuces Wild, The Business of Strangers, Dogtown and Z-Boys and Super Troopers VIDEO REVIEWS Here are reviews from Roger Ebert and other critics of some recent video releases...

Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

A companion piece to Stacy Peralta's stunning 2001 documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys, Lords of Dogtown attempts to expand on the mythology surrounding the early years of the Southern California skate culture. Instead...