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Rize (2005)

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An exhilarating portrait of a groundbreaking, up-from-the-L.A.-streets strain of athleticism as performance art, Rize would make a provocative companion piece to skateboard documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys. In contrast to the latter's retrospective look at the creation of a cutting-edge, beach-infused sensibility, stylemaker David LaChapelle's first docu feature, centering on L.A.'s more landlocked stretches, pulses with an of-the-moment urgency... Read the full review and more at hollywoodreporter.com.

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