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Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth share their recommendations for ski and snowboard films to watch during shoulder season, from standout solo edits and classic steep-skiing films, to documentaries that widen our perspective on these sports. They also preview some upcoming releases and reflect on the creative work happening both in front of and behind the camera.

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Voilà | Kuura Koivisto (2:18)

FIFTY+ | Cody Townsend (8:33)

The Ultimate Run 5th Anniversary| Marcus Eder (10:05)

Stargazers | Dillon Flinders & Alex Lundstrom (12:15)

La Liste | Jérémie Heitz (16:18)

Aim for the Bushes | 686 (19:16)

Wayward: How Women Changed Snowboarding | (22:04)

Continuum | Doug Evans & Rab (24:39)

Everest: The Other Side | Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin (28:40)

We Can’t Not | Legs of Steel (35:48)

Upcoming Films (43:46)

Relentless | Tyler Curle

The Redline Traverse | Flylow

Ripple | Britta Winans & Delila Quinn

Mali Noyes’ YouTube

Life Sure is Sweet | TDI

Shiver Creek | Salomon

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Amie and Jonathan discuss ‘The Art of Skiing,’ a short film that came out 85 years ago this week that stars the iconic Disney character, Goofy. This short film is pretty amazing for a number of reasons, and they discuss them all.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (0:57)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (14:59)

Best Lines (19:49)

What’s Aged the Best? (20:40)

What’s Aged the Worst? (21:35)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (26:22)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (29:54)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers! (30:29)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (33:57)

Who Won The Movie? (36:28)

Our Final Grades (37:44)

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Last Halloween we covered the incredible ski-area-slasher film, 'Shredder.' And now, we're discussing the 2010 spooky-ski-area movie, 'Frozen.’ It’s a good one, and it will definitely have you asking the question, Would you jump?

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (2:55)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (25:56)

Best Lines (41:34)

What’s Aged the Best? (45:00)

What’s Aged the Worst? (47:24)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (48:16)

‘Gimme More’ Award (54:55)

‘Gimme Less’ Award (59:05)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers! (59:33)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (1:10:35)

Memorabilia You Want the Most (1:12:17)

Best Life Lessons? (1:14:23)

Who Won The Movie? (1:18:20)

Our Final Grades (1:19:20)

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What does it take to ski off a 100-foot cliff? Professional skier & entrepreneur Julian Carr joins Amie Engerbretson to discuss his new film, ‘There Will Be Fear: The Julian Carr Story,’ a retrospective on his career and the process behind his massive airs. We talk about making the film; revisiting his accomplishments; what’s going through his mind before he drops; how he processes fear; and why curiosity keeps driving his exploration in the mountains.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Concept Story (1:49)

Recurring Themes (6:18)

Fear (11:09)

Interesting Characters (24:25)

Archival Footage (26:00)

Film Premiere (30:23)

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13 years ago, one of the greatest ski movies of all time came out: ‘Valhalla.’ Today, Jonathan Ellsworth talks to Flylow president & co-founder, Dan Abrams, about the film, why it’s great, and why it holds up so well today.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (10:38)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (22:42)

Best Lines (32:04)

What’s Aged the Best? (38:01)

What’s Aged the Worst? (43:35)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (48:20)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (52:03)

‘Gimme More’ Award (54:38)

‘Gimme Less’ Award (55:06)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (56:55)

Memorabilia You Want the Most (57:15)

Best Life Lessons? (58:27)

Who Won The Movie? (1:00:10)

Our Final Grades (1:02:08)

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‘The Flying Scotsman' isn’t your typical sports film; sure, it has incredible athletic performances, determination, and grit, but the mental health struggles intertwined in the story make it more genuine than most. Join Justin and Simon as they discuss one of Simon’s all-time favorite bike movies. 

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (0:51)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (14:22)

Best Lines (17:01)

What’s Aged the Best? (22:35)

What’s Aged the Worst? (24:38)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (30:42)

‘Gimme More’ Award (31:20)

‘Gimme Less’ Award (33:47)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers (35:00)

Best Life Lessons? (36:32)

Who Won The Movie? (39:45)

Our Final Grades (41:19)

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‘Here Hold My Kid — The Austrian Job’ is a hilarious follow-up to Elyse Saugstad & Jackie Paaso’s original ‘Here Hold My Kid.’ And today, Elyse is back on Blister Cinematic to talk about this new film; the first one; parenting; motherhood; kids; and more.

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HereHoldMyKid.com

TOPICS & TIMES:

The NFL, Skiing, & Godzilla,  (1:15)

Why This Film? (2:41)

Revisiting Here, Hold My Kid 1 (4:36)

Austria (7:25)

Filming the 1st vs the 2nd (10:16)

Indy the Child Actor? (16:24)

Being Moms *and* Professional Skiers (24:31)

Where to Watch (31:10)

Hersha Verity (33:23)

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Xan and Simon discuss the fantastic documentary, ‘Klunkerz,’ that explores the origins of mountain biking and how partying in the woods while “klunking” down Repack somehow managed to change the world of bicycles as we know it. 

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (1:04)

Best Lines (4:07)

The ‘Icarus’ Award (12:11)

What’s Aged the Best? (13:46)

What’s Aged the Worst? (16:43)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (17:49)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (25:19)

‘Gimme More’ Award (26:33)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers (53:58)

Memorabilia You Want the Most (29:20)

Who Won the Movie (30:53)

Our Final Grades (39:06)

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Professional snowboarder, mother, cancer survivor, and partner of Chris Benchetler, Kimmy Fasani, joins Amie Engerbretson on Cinematic to talk about her phenomenal film, 'Butterfly in a Blizzard.'

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Original Plans for ‘Butterfly’ (2:09)

Koa’s Emergency (13:31)

On Director & Editor, Rose Corr (20:15)

Being Vulnerable (31:51)

Kimmy’s Hopes for the Film (39:24)

How Women are Viewed (44:59)

Kimmy's Current career (51:37)

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Cody and Jonathan discuss ‘The Dark Wizard,’ and share their thoughts on the dynamic between Alex Honnold and Dean Potter. They also break out Cody’s new award categories for documentary films.

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Cinematic Ep. Sender Films’ Peter Mortimer 

TOPICS & TIMES:

Why ‘The Dark Wizard’ (8:57)

The Jon Krakauer Award (17:41)

The Werner Herzog Award (30:15)

The ‘Loose Change’ Award (35:41)

The ‘Honnold Chopping Vegetables’ Award (43:08)

‘The Alpinist’ / Marc-André Award (45:46)

The ‘Icarus’ Award (48:24)

The Ken Burns Award (57:40)

The Red Bull Films Award (59:55)

‘The Last Dance’ Award (1:02:07)

The ‘Into Thin Air’ Award (1:04:42)

What Aged the Best? (1:06:10)

What Aged the Worst? (1:09:24)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (1:12:19)

The ‘Best Life Lessons’ Award (1:13:59)

Ranking ‘The Dark Wizard’ (1:19:19)

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