(Now Playing) Family Portrait 2 of 2
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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Tell Them Anything You Want
A Portrait of Maurice Sendak by Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze. DVD out now, "wh...
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Mar 1, 2010
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Family Portrait 2 of 2
Filmmaker Lance Bangs portrays Family Bookstore and their extended LA realm o...
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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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Arcade Fire "Wake Up"
A mid-crowd encore in one of Manhattan's oldest churches.
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Apr 2, 2007
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Bands Get Robbed
Bands that got ripped off on the road tell their stories.
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Feb 6, 2007
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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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Jul 21, 2008
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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
MichaelJordanandmyDad
27 days ago
That guy is going to smell like his poodle for the rest of his life.
GabeK
2 months ago
lance bangs... the guy who throws up all the time while filming jackass stunts. well shot and hom...
Tokyowars
4 months ago
Very inspiring. Good stuff mate.