Director Diane Martel works her magic once again — perhaps you've seen "Blurred Lines," aka the video of the year, so far — conjuring a mix of tawdrysexyfun for a very willing Miley Cyrus.
Depending on your age and geography, Montauk either brings to mind images of Hamptons preppy chic, or the working-class fisherman enclave that it was for so long (or, if you're Mick Jagger, you think of Memory Motel).
Who needs NASCAR when Daft Punk can go Formula 1 with the Lotus F1 team. This odd combination launched with a series of teasers that's now been capped by a full 30 second spot directed by Jonas Akerlund.
My main question is: Do the Daft Punk guys show up for all the promo shoots, or do they just ship the helmets around the world and just hire people to play the parts?
Not a surprise that the new David Bowie video "The Next Day" has stirred up controversy. We have Bowie as a prophet, Gary Oldman as a Bad Priest and Marion Cotillard as a blood-spurting Mary Magdalene.
But, kudos to the Catholic League President Bill Donohue for rebutting the video with something even more offensive. I bolded the best bits. See below.
Talk about a tough gig. David Bowie is the prophet providing some rock 'n' roll at an underground religious shindig for those who like to mix a lot of sin with their salvation. Guest stars include Gary Olman as an ass-kicking and ass-appreciating priest, and seductress Marion Cotillard, who brings the festivities to an unlikely hault when she gets unexpectedly hit with a case of Stigmata.
The force is strong with this one. We get multiple Will.i.Am's dancing their way through a massive futuristic Asian world while The Bieber gets beamed in Obi Wan Kenobi style.
Last week's Robin Thicke, Pharrell and T.I. collabo "Blurred Lines" was one of those rare videos that managed to be both sexy and fun. And, even rarer: The clean version is the better version. This newly released UNRATED version of the video — aka NSFW aka nudity — might be more revealing, but leaving less to the imagination is sometimes less imaginative.
Director Diane Martel easily blurs those lines between sexy and casual in this new collabo between Robin Thicke, Pharrell and T.I. And she also makes sure you know to use that #THICKE hashtag.
Memories get distorted as if reflected in a funhouse mirror in this ode to enduring love. The centerpiece is an old, synchronous couple who visit a fun house of memories, remembering the ups and downs that brought them closer together, but they pass the ring onto Justin TImberlake for the last last third of this 8+ minute clip so he can navigate his own maze of mirrors.
It climaxes in violence, yet ends with a tender moment in this video for How To Destroy Angels. As Trent Reznor and Mariqueen Maandig ponder when the world will return to its primal ways, directing team Shynola show exactly what it might like through the glowing eyes of aboriginal tribespeople who know that life feeds on life.
We've seen videos shot with lasers, but never one with an MRI, revealing brains and all the other innards of singer's head. Now, if you've ever had an MRI, you know that movement results in blury imagery, so director/editor Adam Powell took a collection of scans and had them animated into what you see in the video.
