Note: I'm currently on a family trip and not working normal hours. Email and message responses will be delayed and story and posting volumes here and on our social media accounts will not be at their usual levels until I return to Portland September 4th. Thanks for your patience and understanding. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Filmed by Bike logo and new poster/DVD art. Bike culture maven Ayleen Crotty is gearing up for her seventh annual Filmed by Bike festival and she just sent word that this year’s trailer is now available online (watch it below). The homegrown bike film fest begin humbly in 2003 and since then, it has grown … Read more
Crowds at the event last year.(Photo © J. Maus) The eighth annual Bicycle Film Festival (not to be confused with the Portland-grown Filmed by Bike fest) is set to return to Portland next week. On the schedule are two full nights of bike-inspired films (five programs total) that will show at Cinema 21 (616 NW … Read more
Veer will be shown at the Victoria Film Fest in February. At the premiere of Veer last week, producer/director Greg Fredette shared some good news with the sold-out crowd; the film has been accepted for screening at the Victoria International Film Festival. Veer is a feature-length documentary that focuses on several aspects of Portland’s dynamic … Read more
Tonight’s premiere is sold out.(Photo © J. Maus) Veer, the full-length documentary that offers a glimpse into Portland’s bike culture, will premiere tonight (7:30 pm) at the Hollywood Theater. The show is sold out (but I hear a few tickets will be made available at the door) and it’s sure to be an exciting evening. … Read more
Veer on the marquee for the very first time.(Photos © J. Maus) The producer and filmmakers behind Veer, a feature documentary about the Portland bike scene (I shared my thoughts about it back in September), held a special premier screening for cast and crew at Hollywood Theater on Thursday night. Many of the personalities that … Read more
Actor Matthew Modine will narrate Veer, a documentary about bike culture in Portland.(Photo © Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com) The creators of Veer, a feature-length documentary film that chronicles the people and culture behind bikes in Portland, announced today that they’ve picked Golden Globe-nominated actor Matthew Modine to be the film’s narrator. Modine is known for his role … Read more
Cast photo.(Photo: Craftmaster Productions) I first reported about The Bicyclist back in February of 2007 — just before the Internet-only “webisode” premiered. Since then, Craftmaster Productions has filmed 30 episodes of the series, which follows the adventures of its four main characters Conrad (Jayme S. Hall), Steve (Elle Poindexter), Lissa (Melissa Goad), and Zack (Paul … Read more
Tomorrow night’s “Opening Night Blowout Party” for the Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show (which opens tomorrow morning) will feature a special, six-year retrospective compilation of films from Portland’s very own Filmed by Bike film festival. Filmed by Bike founder Ayleen Crotty put together the screening with sponsorship from River City Bicycles. Crotty says they’ve put … Read more
A few weeks ago, I shared my thoughts on Veer, a new documentary about Portland’s bike culture that’s hitting the festival circuit this winter (where it will hopefully garner worldwide acclaim and score a major distribution deal!). Now (thanks to Dan at CrankMyChain!), you can view the trailer to this very well-made film…
Reverend Phil, shown here after riding his bike into the Willamette River, is bringing Bike Porn to Hollywood Theater on Thursday.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland’s resident bike pornographer is at it again. For the first time ever, “Reverend Phil” Sano will host a back-to-back screening of The Pornography of the Bicycle and Bike Porn 2: … Read more
Jason Turner (L) and Greg Fredette are the duo behind Veer, a new documentary feature film on Portland’s bike culture.(Photos © J. Maus) With their just-completed documentary Veer, photographer Jason Turner and writer/director Greg Fredette offer a rare look at the struggles, triumphs, and all-out craziness of Portland’s bike culture. The duo spent an entire … Read more
Ayleen Crotty at the openingnight of Filmed by Bike.(Photos © J. Maus) Filmed by Bike — the bike film festival that took over Clinton Street Theater this past weekend — raised $2,500 for the Multnomah County Bike Fair. MCBF is the annual celebration of Portland’s bike culture and community that draws hundreds to Colonel Summers … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project