Strange Brew

Strange Brew Is Done.

2008-12-14T08:51:00.000-08:00

Strange Brew is finally finished for Christmas. If you're a shop and you want the video in your store, all of our distribution info can be found on our main page by clicking the 'DISTRIBUTION LIST' button - www.strangebrewfilm.com - Happy Holidays!

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS...

2008-11-20T16:38:00.000-08:00

'SHOOT TO THRILL' THURS.20TH

2008-11-17T11:07:00.000-08:00

VOUGE THEATRE
918 GRANVILLE ST.
VANCOUVER, BC
DOORS OPEN AT 8
SHOW AT 9
$5

COME OUT AND GET STOKED!

Color Skateboard Magazine 6.5 - Strange Brew

2008-11-14T17:01:00.001-08:00

Strange Brew is about to pop-off. Stay tuned for a premiere date, and check out Color Magazine 6.5 right here.

wordsby sandro grison

I’m the first to argue at the slightest sign of generalization, but in regards to the work of filmer/director Kurt Filiponne and producer Chris Ritchie, these Canadian stereotypes hit pretty accurately. After-all, they celebrate the satire of late 70s SCTV sketch “The Great White North” hosted by characters Bob (Rick Moranis) and Doug (Dave Thomas) McKenzie. In particular, Filiponne and Ritchie’s first full-length skateboard film is named after Bob and Doug’s 1983 Strange Brew movie. And while Filipone and Ritchie may not be brothers by blood, they certainly share a vision of what’s important to them: home (Canada), hockey, skateboarding and, lastly, beer.

WIN FREE LAKAI'S

2008-11-09T09:34:00.000-08:00

What song did Russ skate to in Port Moody Blues? Send all your answers to strangebrewfilm@hotmail.com. You can only vote once! The 40th correct answer will win a free pair of kicks.

STRANGE BREW AND LO-DEF!

2008-11-09T09:16:00.000-08:00

Jeremy Elkin's Lo-Def dates have been announced and ours will be very, very soon! Lo-Def is an east coast video shot in Montreal, New York and around. Check xamplfilms.com for more info.

SB takes off soon!

2008-10-26T18:34:00.000-07:00

HOULIHAN IN JAPAN...

2008-10-23T14:41:00.001-07:00

SHOWIN OFF SOME CRAZY SPOT.

Jussi!

2008-10-18T01:38:00.000-07:00

This is our another friend we met along the way... Jussi Toropainen from Helsinki, Finland. You can catch Jussi all over Europe skating contests and street skating. In the winter months you can catch him around the Mediterranean sometimes with a baguette in hand. We were also fortunate enough to sit down to some really good home cooked food with friends. He just sent me some tricks and will be making an appearance in the video.

Introducing Kyle Desaulniers

2008-10-16T11:29:00.000-07:00

This is Kyle, he rides for Kitsch and he's going to have some tricks in Strange Brew. He's pretty hard to track down and will not pick up his phone while he's eating. He spends a lot of time at the plaza and yesterday he filmed a line downtown. He can eat a ridiculous amount of sushi and last night he ate a whole tray of cones.

Spencer in the new SBC

2008-10-09T08:52:00.000-07:00

Where was your first trip overseas?

"It was Barcelona and all of my hommies had gone before, so I heard a lot of different stories. Then you get there and you're like: Fuck all that. This is the best place ever. The food, drinks, skating, people, atmosphere and weather are amazing. You get off the plane and you get high off granite and marble. You feel proper on your board there."

We were all happy to be a part of that first trip. Check out more SBC right here.

And the winner is Pat Moloney of Vancouver

2008-10-08T11:19:00.000-07:00

Pat you've won some free Lakai's courtesy of Supra. Send me your address info with shoe size and we'll send you some shoes! Facebook me!

Fyfe vs. The Fairer Sex

2008-10-06T13:13:00.001-07:00

Taken from the late summer issue of SBC Magazine:

"It has its ups and downs. I don't really try to use the skateboard card. I mainly get by on my smile and my charm. I'm just a really good looking guy. What can I say? Not to brag but I'm one of Vancouver's most eligible bachelors. And now, with this scar over my eye, it's only going to get better. Chicks dig scars. I've skated longer than I've known most of the girls I hang out with, so the skateboard always comes first."

Single and ready to mingle

2008-10-05T09:46:00.000-07:00

Here's a photo from Sascha's Facebook profile. One of Vancouver's most eligible bachelors right here.

Wilson eh

2008-10-03T20:39:00.000-07:00

Cory just picked a heater track for the video. Here's a photo from the Kitsch article 'Chocolate Dreams On Mars' that came out in Concrete a while ago. Macallister still owes me Bocatta twice and I haven't forgotten about that. We're super stoked on the song here and lets just say the kid has soul man. Strange Brew takes off soon eh!

Younger Ryan Smith

2008-10-01T23:27:00.000-07:00

I filmed this on one of the Tough Guy Tours I went on years ago. Somehow I came across it on my Lacie. Nice flick in a Hooter's tee! If I can remember correctly Astleford varielheeled it and Hayes almost did a sick back three. I think the night before we all got thrown out of a strip club for filming the party inside. Good memories.

Today we went to White Rock

2008-09-29T23:22:00.000-07:00

Magnus, Brad, Hanlon, Max and I all went out to White Rock today. There was a really nice light on things a little later in the day around sunset.

Down at Color

2008-09-27T09:09:00.000-07:00

Fyfe and I spent Thursday morning down at the magazine checking up on things. Our feature article is ready for the next issue so make sure you pick up the mag. There's photos from all our trips and everybody's making an appearance, it's looking sick! Thanks Dylan for making coffee. Sandro even suggested having a Strange Brew hockey game vs. Jarvis's video. I'm fully down and I'm pretty sure our special teams would be unstoppable. Ritchie claimed he'd play goalie.

Free Lakai's anyone...

2008-09-24T08:17:00.000-07:00

What song did Ted skate to in the first North video? If you think you know, email your answer to strangebrewfilm@hotmail.com for a chance to win some shoes. The 40th correct answer will have shoes sent to their house courtesy of Supra.

Independent Videos

2008-09-23T10:01:00.000-07:00

Check out this new film from the mid-west called Boondoggle. It's by Philip Schwartz, Pete Spooner, Tim Fulton and features a bunch of skaters from Minnesota. You can buy their video for super cheap by clicking here.

Whoa Sascha!

2008-09-20T15:59:00.003-07:00

Kickflip 16 in Taiwan.

Strange Brew in SBC Magazine

2008-09-17T10:36:00.000-07:00

Click the link and check out their page - SBCSKATEBOARD.COM Thanks for helping us out with coverage!

MORE HOULIHAN IN JAPAN

2008-09-15T20:15:00.000-07:00

HOULI WITH SHIN OKADA & TOMOKAZU WURA (JAPAN LEGENDS)

HOULI HAS SPOTS FOR DAYS...

STRANGE BREW COMING VERY SOON!!!

Our friend Sarah

2008-09-15T08:53:00.000-07:00

This is our friend Sarah from Europe. It was really nice skating with her all over Barcelona. I just received a letter from her and apparently she's well and is traveling lots. You can probably find her at all the Euro contests and in Barcelona occasionally with Lisa. Click here and check out her profile on the WESC site.

Lo-Def

2008-09-14T08:56:00.000-07:00

Our friend Jeremy Elkin is making a film titled 'Low-Def'. Catch them cruising all over back east through high-traffic areas and in the dirtiest of alleys. This one will be a treat. Just click here.

Dan Z photo

2008-09-13T09:32:00.001-07:00

Russ ollies into the street just off Main.

"I'm a sniper."

2008-09-06T16:23:00.000-07:00

Here’s some insight into the kind of work that gets put into being a great player in the NBA. Not really skateboarding related, but it could be inspiring to whatever it is you do.

RIP Van Wastell

2008-09-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

HOULIHAN IN JAPAN...

2008-09-06T11:36:00.000-07:00

SHOWING OFF SOME CRAZY SPOT IN TOKYO

STRANGE BREW WORLD PREMIER IN NOVEMBER!

Scooter, Sascha and Magnus!!!

2008-08-28T19:12:00.001-07:00

The brew just keeps getting better and better. Scooter's gonna have a little mixed part with Sascha as we've all be skating and drinking together lately. Yesterday Magnus showed us around the city of Delta where a couple of these guys grew up ripping. Scott's on pace for two parts by Christmas if he keeps filming everyday. Besides this little cold front moving in, things are on the up and up!

Tackyworld.com

2008-08-26T09:34:00.000-07:00

Check out this site from Sweden. It features all the news from Europe including videos, contest info, results, rider profiles, interviews and much more. Today they did a post on our project. Click here!

HOULIHAN IN JAPAN...

2008-08-25T20:47:00.000-07:00

SWITCH INWARD HEEL IN NEW ZEALAND

SWITCH TAIL IN TOKYO

SWITCH VARIAL HEEL IN IKUBO

SWITCH HEEL IN KOBE

SWITCH PIVOT GRIND IN TOKYO

"STRANGE BREW" COMING SOON!!!

Houli In Japan

2008-08-25T08:40:00.000-07:00

Nollie 180 in Odaiba.

Distribution links

2008-08-23T08:54:00.000-07:00

This new list is for November reference when the video is released. Click the button on our homepage for contact info and click the company's box for a direct link.

Welcome To The Beauty Of P2 HD

2008-08-20T20:21:00.000-07:00

Your creative assets depend on the quality of your video master. P2 HD's workflow allows you to capture pristine, production-quality video with unmatched flexibility and reliability and the speed of solid state file-baswed recording, making it the industry's premier HD/SD video recording system. Strange Brew!

Beware of poisonous snakes

2008-08-19T13:19:00.000-07:00

Behind the scenes

2008-08-17T12:38:00.000-07:00

A lot of stuff goes on behind the scenes of making a skateboard movie. Click here for some insight!

Air miles

2008-08-16T07:33:00.000-07:00

Check out the right hand column for travel stories. Three trips overseas so we're clocking serious airmiles. Here's a couple photos from our January trip to Espana.

Ted In Tokyo

2008-08-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

Ted spent the last two weeks in Tokyo with some friends from his wheel sponsor. The trip looked amazing! Click here and check Caissie's blog for more Ted, Houlihan and Magnus the pimp!

My boy Daley!

2008-08-14T19:17:00.000-07:00

If you've seen this thing at Forum then you know how messed up this backside flip is. I just bought an ill clip of Sascha off my new favorite filmer Zach Barton. No relation to Oliver. This kid has his own way of setting up the vx-1000 and I like it.

Jeremy Reeves in Strange Brew

2008-08-13T11:26:00.000-07:00

Also making an appearance in Strange Brew is our friend from San Francisco, CA. Jeremy joined us in China for what turned out to be quite a cultural experience. Reeves is super versatile and skates almost everything in sight. He loves to go fakie and can be seen in the new City video 'WHAT THE FUCK IS A BACHINSKY' ripping. He's a huge addition to our movie and is sitting on a over a minute skating spots that haven't been so much seen.

Japan Express

2008-08-11T09:54:00.000-07:00

I'm wondering who's ringing my doorbell at 9 this morning. Well it turned out to be express mail from Tokyo! DV tapes, the new Transworld Japan, CD's, and catalogue's for Trevor's new company Expertise! Thanks bud. Watch out for Trevor Houlihan and Hirotoshi Kawabuchi also known as Buschi in STRANGE BREW. These guys are good.

Foreign Appeal

2008-08-10T11:33:00.000-07:00

I had dinner in this Japanese restaurant recently and the bartender was telling us how he'd just gotten back from China. I told him about our trip to Shenzhen and he went, 'Wow man, you guys must have been superstars out there...' Well not really but skateboarding in the city definitely attracted a lot of attention.

Greece

2008-08-08T23:02:00.000-07:00

Giorgio went to the airport and decided he wanted to stay in Vancouver. Here he is backside flipping a gap on one of Greece's 6000 islands.

Painting pictures

2008-08-07T09:06:00.000-07:00

I called Spence after he won the Lord of the Lines and was like, 'You just had to do it again hey.' He looked super modest when they told him he'd won. Check out this spread from Spain - Brian Caissie photos.

Jeremy Elkin - xamplfilms.com

2008-08-02T09:14:00.000-07:00

Our east coast filmer and friend just set up a website. Click here and take a first glance.

RUSS MILLIGAN IN "WHAT THE FUCK IS A BACHINSKY"

2008-07-27T17:22:00.000-07:00

Giorgio Zavos!

2008-07-26T07:24:00.001-07:00

Giorgio flew home last night. Thank you to his family for the delicious souvlaki. A couple months back he landed on the cover of Flipside - a skateboard magazine from Athens.

The Fulber

2008-07-25T20:44:00.001-07:00

Rory on Montreal: Where to start? I guess the first day when we arrived at our apartment, supplied by none other than monsieur Gab Ekoe, we had to wait outside for a minute 'cause he was gonna show up with the key to let us in. But by the looks of the front door, I'm sure if we just leaned on it, it would fall through. There we were, in the most ghetto flat I've ever entered, let alone ventured to inhabit. I wondered who was in the bathroom when we first sat down, then realized it was just our shower that had been running for four months prior to our arrival, and would continue to run for the remainder of our trip. So, we were forced to take cold showers for a bit, until we figured that we could just go across the street to the local college and use their facilities. Warm showers are taken for granted until you're forced to take cold ones. The rest of the apartment followed suit-it hadn't been cleaned in forever, so we went to town on it and made it as cozy as possible. We spent almost three weeks there, drinking every night, and skating every day. It was definitely a good time.

Smiles For Miles

2008-07-22T10:01:00.001-07:00

An interview with Vancouver's most eligible bachelor.

STYLE

2008-07-22T01:07:00.000-07:00

NOT TOO MANY KIDS KNOW ABOUT IT...

The Dark Knight

2008-07-21T23:19:00.000-07:00

Quite possibly the best movie of all-time. I'm not sure that 'Strange Brew' will open at $155.3 million but we will try.

Crosby on leadership

2008-07-20T10:29:00.000-07:00

Very serious but inspiring nonetheless.

Bigwingskate Distribution in Japan!

2008-07-19T13:07:00.001-07:00

We've hooked up with friends in Japan that have helped Canadians get their videos seen. They've carried Supper's Ready, Sophmore Jinx and other Canadian brands. Click and check out their site.

Mr.Machnau

2008-07-17T21:34:00.000-07:00

I called Paul yesterday to let him know we were doing a video and to my surprise he already knew. He's making a submission next month after some travels and getting on board with the brew. Paul not only skates well but he's become quite the filmer over the last few years. We're super happy to have him a part of the project as we used to skate a lot.

And The Winner Is...

2008-07-16T21:38:00.001-07:00

Jeremy Elkin of Montreal, Quebec. Send us all your info and we'll send you some shoes buddy.

Fyfe was born in Calgary not Ottawa where he's resided off and on. His past is a bit of a mystery... we know...

The City Video

2008-07-15T16:02:00.001-07:00

Look out for Russ, Rory and Reeves in the new City video - What The Fuck Is A Bachinksky? It premieres Friday so check their site for a list of premiere dates. thecitystreets.com.

A Clean Sweep

2008-07-14T22:10:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Spence for sweeping the whole Canadian circut of Lord Of The Lines. Vancouver, Ottawa and recently Toronto. Slow down buddy.

The Greek Canadian

2008-07-13T09:08:00.001-07:00

Giorgio missed Canada so much he flew in from Athens for a few weeks. Yesterday he made his acting debut in downtown Vancouver.

21 Days In Shenzhen

2008-07-10T21:33:00.000-07:00

'Everything you're used to, everything your senses are used to, forget it.' Click here and read more.

Sheppard

2008-07-09T20:23:00.000-07:00

Brad went away on vacation and the last we heard was he has some amazing stuff for us. Can't wait to see it. Parm where you at?

"THE HUBBA FROM HELL"

2008-07-08T21:52:00.001-07:00

FOOTAGE COMING SOON.

BRIANCAISSIE.COM

Platinum Distribution

2008-07-08T19:17:00.000-07:00

Don't download. Click here!

Free Lakai's!!!

2008-07-03T17:58:00.000-07:00

Where was Wade Fyfe born? The 20th person to answer correctly will win a free pair of shoes courtesy of Supra. Send all answers to strangebrewfilm@hotmail and we'll announce the winner sometime next week.

Stop by the Bourbon tonight for the Color Release Party if you feel like drinking!

FIRST LOOK AT OUR NEW AD EXCLUSIVELY IN COLOR MAGAZINE...

2008-06-30T23:17:00.000-07:00

STRANGE BREW COMING SOON!

Nightlife

2008-06-30T00:05:00.000-07:00

I went biking/skating downtown with Fyfe and we couldn't even find a cloud in the sky. The city tends to be a lot calmer and cooler after 7o'clock. Summertime and the living is easy.

Deathbowl to Downtown - Evolution of Skateboarding in NYC

2008-06-29T03:12:00.000-07:00

LETS HOPE FOR A PREMIER IN VANCOUVER SOME TIME SOON...

Where's Thorstenson?

2008-06-28T10:07:00.001-07:00

I can usually expect an email back from Dylan three weeks from writing. What happened to those long-weekend plans to skate? Here's a few photos he sent me a while back. Hopefully see you soon. Summer!

RUSS MILLIGAN

2008-06-24T21:40:00.000-07:00

LAVAR MCBRIDE: TRILOGY

2008-06-23T09:47:00.000-07:00

CLASSIC SKATEBOARDING

Flippery In The Far East...

2008-06-22T18:10:00.000-07:00

Shenzhen, China - November 2007

YOUNGER STEVIE

2008-06-21T10:10:00.000-07:00

Old Chocolate commercial.

Fuckin' Italians!

2008-06-20T18:46:00.000-07:00

Great chefs, best dressed, best names, wonderful artists, best love makers, cappuccino and espresso are a few reasons that make Italians so special. Special like all people. They won the last World Cup and The Renaissance took place you know where. Here's another Italian to tell you how great it is! Enjoy.

VINCENT ALVAREZ NEW CHOCOLATE SKATEBOARDS WEBSITE PART

2008-06-18T19:03:00.000-07:00

video part

Somethings Brewing In Canada...

2008-03-14T14:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our site. This is where we'll keep everyone up to date with what's happening.
Watch the teaser here.

A skateboard film with appearances by Russ Milligan, Ted Degros, Spencer Hamilton, Dylan Thorstenson, Nathan Evans, Rory Fulber, Sascha Daley, Joey Williams, Paul Trepanier, Tony Ferguson, Jeremy Reeves, Gailea Momolu, Leks Baris, Wade Fyfe and friends.