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There are films that defy expectations and there are those that turn those expectations upside down. Lee Tamahori’s “The Convert” is a movie that does both. Tamahori, a Maori/English filmmaker from New Zealand, burst on the scene in 1994 with “Once Were Warriors” about a violent Maori family. In “The Convert,” he returns to those […]

Professional surfer and filmmaker Greg Browning, action sports photographer Mike Balzer and professional surfer David Nuuihiwa will be inducted into the Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame on Saturday, April 27, at 11 a.m. at the Hermosa Beach pier.     On Friday, April 26, the South Bay Boardriders Club will host a reception for […]