CJ Hobgood

Is pro surfing a complete lie? Is modern wave-riding being faked for glory and profit? Is Dane Reynolds actually a robot? With trademark humour and a trend-setting soundtrack, Taylor Steele's latest genre-defining action flick pulls back the curtain on pro surfing's deepest, darkest secrets.

Stick a finger down your throat and barf right now ’cause this vid is SICK! Slater manhandling 10-foot thick “Soup Bowls.” Andy and Bruce pumping your veins up withdanger-shred ballet. But don’t eat a tub of Daaz washed down with an eight ball just yet – Shane Dorian ends this ride raw like the spandex-ed Bruce Dickenson of “Maiden Japan.” We at The Mag recommend this vid big.

Year Zero DVD was shot around the world entirely in super 16mm film and offers a unique concept with stunning visuals that capture the essence of surfing in a novel setting. Year zero follows Globe's award winning productions New Emissions of light and Sound and Secret Machine. Soundtrack by Black Mountain.

Documentary about the portuguese surfer Tiago Pires.

New Emissions of Light and Sound is a DVD collaboration between the sometimes-introverted world-renowned DJ Sasha and a bunch of Surfers that managed to snag themselves a nod for both Best Core Film and Best Editing from the 2007 X-Dance Film Festival; Movie of the Year, and a win for Best Cinematography from the 2006 Surfer Poll Awards for their previous film, Secret Machine.

The story of iconic professional surfers and identical twins CJ & Damien Hobgood. Their sibling rivalry and struggle to each establish their own identity fueled their careers but ripped their personal and peripheral relationships apart.

Pro surfers are the solution in coorporate marketing. As they say in the ad game, Surfing sells. Campaign is a comedy that mocks corporate America combined with the most mind blowing surfing of today.

After year's of silly stunts and goofy skits, HIT & RUN (2000) takes a more serious look at what makes these top pros tick through a series of intimate interviews paired with the cutting edge of performance surfing. Great sections from the Bruce Irons, Andy Irons, The Hobgoods, Donavon Frankenreiter, Shane Dorian, Rob Machado, Kelly Slater and more.

From the producers of A Fistful of Barrels comes a new video featuring an entirely new wave. The small town of Arica, Chile hosts the ASP World Tour's Top 44 at Ex Isla Alacrans during the Rip Curl Pro Search Chile. Following hot on the heels of last year's epic sessions at the Mexican pointbreak known only as La Jolla, The Search extends its one-of-a-kind Floating License to South America, where the world's best face-off with one of the most challenging waves to ever host a World Tour event. What started out as a question mark became one of the greatest slab duels ever held, complete with heat-ending injuries and the spectacle of the world's best dry-docked on the shallow Chilean reef, leaving some holding their bandaged heads and others simply shaking theirs at a wave compared to both Pipeline and Teahupo'o for it's ferocity.

A FISTFUL OF BARRELS is the first surf film of its kind...it wont be the last! Seven Films Presents A FISTFUL OF BARRELS SOMEWHERE IN MEXICO...The ASP held the Rip Curl Search WCT SOMEWHERE IN MEXICO...The best swell in ten years served up perfect 6-8 foot barrels for the 44 best surfers in the world. SOMEWHERE IN MEXICO...This wave awaits you!

One Track Mind explores the technical side and ambitious nature of surfing’s most competitive individuals and their drive to push the limits and succeed. Shot on 16mm, the film spans generations and styles in search of the common thread that makes them the best. The most influential people in modern surfing tell stories about their best boards, the surfers they hail and the waves they live to ride.

Winner of the cinematography prize at the 2006 Surfer Magazine Video Awards, this trippy surf documentary takes viewers inside the heads of some of the world's best wave riders as they traverse the globe in search of swells. From Indonesia to France, Mexico, Australia, Fiji, California and Hawaii, Damien and C.J. Hobgood, Taj Burrow, Mark Occhilupo, Nathan Webster and Yadin Nicol demonstrate the moves that have put them at the top of their sport.

Somewhere in the world, all eyes are on CJ Hobgood. Anywhere Taj Burrow surfs, he is the most progressive surfer in the water. Everywhere the Globe Team goes, there is a unique story to be told.

Clamming some of the hottest "no-name" chargers in waves of all sizes to cutting edge freaks breaking boundaries on and above wave faces everywhere now its finally time for the magazine's first-ever DVD video release, Painstakingly put together with the same attention to detail that has been given to each and every issue of ESM.

Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Chile are countries visited on this incredible trip through Latin America. Excellent waves, impressive maneuvers and the best surfers, always accompanied by great music, culture and beautiful people. Come and discover the Americas of Surf, and understand why Latinos are so proud of this blessed continent, bathed by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with incredible variations in climates, swells and wave formations. Embark on this trip, and enjoy amazing peaks such as: Cacimba do Padre, Floripa, Garopaba, El Gringo, Poema Point, Punta Hermosa, Todos os Santos and many others.

"Frame Lines" features 45 minutes of Billabong's best including, Parko, Rasta, Occy, Egan, Andy Irons, Taj, Margo, Dorian, Dylan Longbottom, Donavon Frankenreiter, and some special guests. A quality number with great tunes from artists like, Pacifier, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, and Grinspoon. Strickland is a lover of digital effects who's clearly learned some new tricks since his first vid, "Evolv."His editing style gives an original spin to one of the better vids to be released this year.

As modern surfing leaps into the future, a new breed of hot young surfers merge the energetic moves of snow & skateboarding with the traditions of rhythm and flow, as they feverishly attack any wave, in any condition. Challenging eight of the world's best juniors in a revealing expose of the next generation, 'ALLEY OOP' stars Andy Irons, Taj Burrow, Chris Ward, Michael Lowe, Shaun Holmes, Ono, Yuri, and Tim Curren. The winners of seven international BILLABONG regional events were invited to compete in the 1998 BILLABONG JUNIOR CHALLENGE. Contested over 3 rounds with accumulative point scores, the extreme energy and intense rivalry set the stage for top Aussie Juniors to do battle with hot major talent from Hawaii and the USA. Featuring Andy Irons, Taj Burrow, Trent Munro, C J Hobgood.

Rise Above is the first surfing video released from Seven Films. Directed by Ryan Ray and D. Miele, Rise Above features: Hawaii’s Winter 2002/2003–Backdoor, Off The Wall, Rocky Point and Pipeline featuring standout performances by Joel Parkinson, Andy Irons, Shane Dorian, Taj Burrow and everyone else who was ripping! Exclusive Mentawais boat trip footage of young guns Sean Moody, Brian Pacheco, Jason Shibata & Geoff Brack (and of course, Gavin Beschen) Mick Fanning, Mike Losness & …more Jamie O’Brien on The Search in Indonesia West Oz with CJ & Damien Hobgood, Andy Irons and more… 2002 Freesurf sessions at J-Bay, including a standout performance by Kelly Slater Shane Dorian solo dominating a ledging South African right-hander Andy Irons’ Pipe Masters win and his World Championship moment California’s Winter 2003, focusing on Orange County’s favorite right-hand barrel.

A once in a lifetime trip for a handful of the world's best surfers under the age of 20. These lucky kids got to surf the craziest right-hander in the world, along with two of the most talented surfers ever.

Alma y Corazon features the action at sea, but also gives an underground overview of the town of Puerto Escondido. No longer, a small, sleepy Mexican fishing village, Puerto Escondido is now a booming tourist town built around the barreling beachbreaks that have been attracting surfers since the 60s. Although the Mexican Pipeline is the main attraction, surfers have been spreading up and down the coast both ways to see what is happening, and Alma y Corazon provides some revealing glimpses of secret spots that are about to cause a big sensation in the professional surfing world.

Starring: Bobby Martinez, Mick Fanning, Rob Machado. Tonino Benson, Ben Bourgeois, Brad Gerlach, Jay "Bottle" Thompson, Paul Fisher, Leigh Sedley, Evan Valiere, Sean Moody, Nutty Betet. Also Featuring: Kelly Slater, Joel Parkinson The Hobgoods, Andy & Bruce Irons, Taj Burrow And Occy.

Shot in virtually every corner of the earth and shinning an alternate light on the sport of surfing, the film shows how diverse every surfers life is, "A Day In The Life..." could be described as a tale of classic short stories. Shot on brilliant 16-mm film and video, the film has a great blend of water shots and land footage. The variety of camera angles does a great job of capturing the "Surfer's Eye" view. Unique in structure, the film shows just how different the life of every surfer can be. Metallica make a guest appearance in the film and provide music to the soundtrack. The group's guitarist, Kirk Hammett, is featured on the front cover of the DVD.

Back In Town visits exotic locations, capturing exclusive sessions with the world's best surfers. From perfect 10-foot barrels in Tahiti and Hawaii to the epic beach breaks of France, Australia and Brazil. Back In Town has something for everyone! Hop on the Frieden bus and enjoy the best surfers in the world ripping exotic locations worldwide! Locations: Australia, Tahiti, France, South Africa, Hawaii and Brazil.

In the 1990s, Kelly Slater established himself as the most dominant professional surfer ever. He won a record 6 world titles. But that was then. By 2005, it had been 7 years since he had worn the crown. Many thought he was past his prime. They were wrong. Experience the most triumphant year of Kelly's career. Join him in the epic waves of the WCT "Dream Tour" -- Australia, South Pacific, Africa, North and South America, Asia and Europe -- on his quest for his long-awaited 7th world title. Get a behind-the-scenes look into one of the most intense years in competitive surfing -- the rivalries, the controversies and the drama -- from the worlds top pro surfers. Witness revealing and exclusive interviews with Kelly and never before seen backstage footage of his life.

The Best Laid Plans is a film about what it takes to be a traveling professional surfer living on the East Coast. It is a documentary/surf action hybrid that highlights not just the best surfing on the East Coast but the pursuit behind catching fickle and difficult to predict swells through each of our diverse seasons. As the seasons change throughout the film, character portraits of the movie's main surfers offer a behind the scenes look at the challenges endured by these athletes to catch waves up and down the east coast as well as abroad.