(Now Playing) Family Portrait 2 of 2 - Episode 1 of 10
Aug 12, 2009
Filmmaker Lance Bangs portrays Family Bookstore and their extended LA realm of friends and fellow travelers – including curator and cartoonist Sammy Harkham, David Jacob Kramer, bands like No Age and Lavender Diamond, and artist Mike Mills. Dreamed up while they were still in high school, the store has grown into a hive for readings, art fairs, in-store music shows, and any other ad hoc use its proprietors think of.
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Lance Bangs is one of our favorite filmmakers. “Bangs” is his series of short documentaries about all kinds of stuff, mainly concerning the follies and foibles of the …
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Family Portrait 2 of 2
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Aug 12, 2009
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Family Portrait 1 of 2
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Aug 12, 2009
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A mid-crowd encore in one of Manhattan's oldest churches.
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Bands Get Robbed
Bands that got ripped off on the road tell their stories.
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Developing New Comedy Material
A close examination of Fred Armisen's creative process.
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Feb 20, 2007
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Jay Reatard on Choosing Bandmates
Memphis's favorite son holds his fans in the palm of his fist.
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Lumia Domestica
Willie Williams and his insane, mind-bending light shows.
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May 8, 2008
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Menomena "Wet and Rusting"
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Aug 29, 2007
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No Age at Food Fight
Spunt and R. Randall tear things up in a grocery store.
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Apr 30, 2008
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The America We Used to Hear
Two Kenyans wax proud over their countryman's shot at the presidency
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Oct 1, 2008
GabeK
28 days ago
lance bangs... the guy who throws up all the time while filming jackass stunts. well shot and hom...
Tokyowars
3 months ago
Very inspiring. Good stuff mate.
augustiniak
4 months ago
I love buying things from them people like that, but hate when I can't afford to buy their stuff,...