RJ Bentler

Modest Mouse: The Lonesome Crowded West

RJ Bentler

Isaac Brock

Directed by RJ Bentler as part of the "Pitchfork Classic" series, Pitchfork.tv presents a 45-minute documentary on Modest Mouse's classic 1997 album The Lonesome Crowded West. For the film, Pitchfork.tv traveled to Los Angeles, London, and cities across the Pacific Northwest (Portland, Seattle, Olympia, Port Townsend) to discuss the making of the album with everyone from frontman Isaac Brock to Calvin Johnson and producer Phil Ek. We learned the album's story back to front, including the fact that halfway through its recording, Ek was called in to rerecord three songs from the original sessions.

Belle and Sebastian: If You're Feeling Sinister

RJ Bentler, R.J. Bentler

Stuart Murdoch, Stuart David

Follows the famous indie group in the process that would lead up to the creation of the seminal pop record "If You're Feeling Sinister"

The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin

RJ Bentler

The Flaming Lips offer an oral history of The Soft Bulletin, with intimate interviews examining the stories behind this modern classic.

Modest Mouse - Untitled Documentary

RJ Bentler

RJ Bentler, Isaac Brock

Documentary about the indie rock band Modest Mouse made around 1997, as they were recording their second album, The Lonseome Crowded West