Rize

Former commercial photographer and music video director David LaChapelle delves into the 'krumping' culture in South Central Los Angeles, capturing the unbelievable gyrations of dancers with moves so quick that they warrant a special disclaimer. The high-octane documentary centers on 'Tommy the Clown,' a former birthday entertainer who opened a school to train community kids to krump -- and keep them out of trouble.

Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D join Kevin Pereira live in studio to talk about the release of their new album, "Rize of the Fenix." Plan on watching this awesome interview at least twice.

Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D join Kevin Pereira live in studio to talk about the release of their new album, "Rize of the Fenix." Plan on watching this awesome interview at least twice.

Performing "Roadie" from their new release, "Rize of the Fenix."

The greatest band in the world rocks out their title track.

Performing "Roadie" from their new release, "Rize of the Fenix."

The greatest band in the world rocks out their title track.

Music video by Tenacious D performing Rize Of The Fenix. Directed by Daniel Scheinert. (C) 2012 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment

Rize is a documentary which follows a fairly typical interview schedule of two related dancing sub-cultures of Los Angeles: Clowning and Krumping. The first series of interviews develop the idea of Clowning, the second series the idea of Krumping, the third section of the film depicts a dance battle between Clowns and Krumpers. An atypical sequence in the film uses montage to compare 1960s era anthropological films of African dance ritual with contemporary Clowning and Krumping dance manoeuvres.