Friday, July 25, 2003
MORE VMA NOMINEES REACTIONS
Picking up with Best Video from a Film:
"She's Blowing Me Up" by JC Chasez
"Lose Yourself"
"Die Another Day" by Madonna
"Boys (Co-Ed Remix)" by Britney featuring Pharrell of NERD
I'd give it to La Britney, but I sense darkness, and an award for The Worst Ever.
I'm skipping any awards where people get to vote, which brings us to Breakthrough:
"The Scientist"
"Floetic" by Floetry
"Freetime" by Kenna
"No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age
"The Hell Song" by Sum 41
My votes would be for "Freetime" or "The Hell Song", both excellent videos; it's sad that they are up against each other.
Best Direction:
"Hurt"
"The Scientist"
"Work It"
"Cry Me a River"
"The Hell Song"
"Hurt" will win this in a deserved breeze; "The Hell Song" winning would not break my heart. If "Cry Me a River" wins, the world will explode. And it will be merciful.
They have an award for Choreography?
"Dirrty"
"Crazy in Love"
"I'm Glad"
"My Love is Like ... Wo"
"Rock Your Body"
My, um, sentimental favorite is for the Beyonce ... but the Mya has tap-dancing, so who knows. And will the original choreographer of Flashdance get the award if J-Lo's video wins?
Special Effects bring us:
"Work It"
"Floetic"
"Go with the Flow" by Queens of the Stone Age
"There There" by Radiohead, the Lars Von Trier of Rock
"Seven Nation Army"
A lot of good effects work in those videos ...
Art Direction:
"Hurt"
"Work It"
"I'm Glad" (what???)
"Go with the Flow"
"There There"
Again, an easy win for "Hurt" ... which will also win Editing, I'm sure, against:
"Work It"
"Freetime"
"There There"
"Seven Nation Army"
Cinematography brings "Hurt" against "Work It", "Underneath It All", and "There There" ... again, I think "Hurt" will win, as it's the only one not photographed in a Mac.
So, that was the overview. Now scroll down and check out the starlet update.
Picking up with Best Video from a Film:
"She's Blowing Me Up" by JC Chasez
"Lose Yourself"
"Die Another Day" by Madonna
"Boys (Co-Ed Remix)" by Britney featuring Pharrell of NERD
I'd give it to La Britney, but I sense darkness, and an award for The Worst Ever.
I'm skipping any awards where people get to vote, which brings us to Breakthrough:
"The Scientist"
"Floetic" by Floetry
"Freetime" by Kenna
"No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age
"The Hell Song" by Sum 41
My votes would be for "Freetime" or "The Hell Song", both excellent videos; it's sad that they are up against each other.
Best Direction:
"Hurt"
"The Scientist"
"Work It"
"Cry Me a River"
"The Hell Song"
"Hurt" will win this in a deserved breeze; "The Hell Song" winning would not break my heart. If "Cry Me a River" wins, the world will explode. And it will be merciful.
They have an award for Choreography?
"Dirrty"
"Crazy in Love"
"I'm Glad"
"My Love is Like ... Wo"
"Rock Your Body"
My, um, sentimental favorite is for the Beyonce ... but the Mya has tap-dancing, so who knows. And will the original choreographer of Flashdance get the award if J-Lo's video wins?
Special Effects bring us:
"Work It"
"Floetic"
"Go with the Flow" by Queens of the Stone Age
"There There" by Radiohead, the Lars Von Trier of Rock
"Seven Nation Army"
A lot of good effects work in those videos ...
Art Direction:
"Hurt"
"Work It"
"I'm Glad" (what???)
"Go with the Flow"
"There There"
Again, an easy win for "Hurt" ... which will also win Editing, I'm sure, against:
"Work It"
"Freetime"
"There There"
"Seven Nation Army"
Cinematography brings "Hurt" against "Work It", "Underneath It All", and "There There" ... again, I think "Hurt" will win, as it's the only one not photographed in a Mac.
So, that was the overview. Now scroll down and check out the starlet update.
VMA NOMINEES--INITIAL REACTIONS
MTV has released their VMA nominees. Much nonsense, as usual.
For Best Video, our noms are (forgive the lack of links and director names, o imaginary readers, as it would just be too much for right now):
"In Da Club" by 50 Cent
"Hurt" by Johnny Cash
"Work It" by Misdemeanor Elliot
"Lose Yourself" by The Worst Recording "Artist" in the History of the World, Bar None
"Cry Me a River" by The Antichrist
The only serious contender here is "Hurt" ... which means it's sure to lose.
Best Male Video brings us, well, the four males from the Best Video category, plus John Mayer for "Your Body is a Wonderland". Awful, just awful ...
Best Female brings us, in addition to Missy:
"Dirrty" by Xtina featuring Redman (who's not a female, btw)
"Crazy in Love" by Beyonce featuring Jay-Z (also not a female)
"I'm with You" by Avril Lavigne
"I'm Glad" by J-Lo
OK, if you have to pick an Avril video, how could you pick the terminally boring "I'm with You" instead of "Sk8er Boi"? That's just madness ... Beyonce is the only real contestant here.
Best Group:
"Bump Bump Bump" by B2K featuring P. Diddy (ugh)
"The Scientist" by Coldplay (snore)
"Take It Off" by The Donnas (schwing)
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" by Good Charlotte (huh?)
"Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes
This should go to The White Stripes walking away ...
I'm skipping Best Rap, R&B, and Hip-Hop, so on to Best Dance
"Dirrty"
"I'm Glad"
"My Love is Like ... Wo" by Mya
"Get Busy" by Sean Paul
"Rock Your Body" by The Antichrist
A ridiculous collection, of which "I'm Glad" is the class. A horrible assortment of nominees, however. Best Rock fares better:
"Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy of 12 Stones
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
"Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park
"St. Anger" by Metallica
"Seven Nation Army"
What's with this fascination with a mediocre Good Charlotte song? And Linkin Park is recognized for the same-o same-o routine? Evanescence and White Stripes are both deserving; White Stripes has the better song, Evanescence probably the better video, but it's close both ways.
Best Pop:
"Dirrty"
"Miss Independent" by Kelly Clarkson
"Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne
"Underneath It All" by No Doubt
"I Am a Jackass" by The Antichrist
Kelly Clarkson and Avril have strong videos, but this is easily No Doubt's moment. On to Best New Artist:
"In Da Club"
"Swing Swing" by The All-American Rejects
"Bring Me to Life"
"Get Busy"
"Addicted" by Simple Plan
OK, "Addicted wasn't even Simple Plan's first song. This one is easily Evanescence's, in a just world. Prediction: 50 Cent.
I'll get to more later ...
MTV has released their VMA nominees. Much nonsense, as usual.
For Best Video, our noms are (forgive the lack of links and director names, o imaginary readers, as it would just be too much for right now):
"In Da Club" by 50 Cent
"Hurt" by Johnny Cash
"Work It" by Misdemeanor Elliot
"Lose Yourself" by The Worst Recording "Artist" in the History of the World, Bar None
"Cry Me a River" by The Antichrist
The only serious contender here is "Hurt" ... which means it's sure to lose.
Best Male Video brings us, well, the four males from the Best Video category, plus John Mayer for "Your Body is a Wonderland". Awful, just awful ...
Best Female brings us, in addition to Missy:
"Dirrty" by Xtina featuring Redman (who's not a female, btw)
"Crazy in Love" by Beyonce featuring Jay-Z (also not a female)
"I'm with You" by Avril Lavigne
"I'm Glad" by J-Lo
OK, if you have to pick an Avril video, how could you pick the terminally boring "I'm with You" instead of "Sk8er Boi"? That's just madness ... Beyonce is the only real contestant here.
Best Group:
"Bump Bump Bump" by B2K featuring P. Diddy (ugh)
"The Scientist" by Coldplay (snore)
"Take It Off" by The Donnas (schwing)
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" by Good Charlotte (huh?)
"Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes
This should go to The White Stripes walking away ...
I'm skipping Best Rap, R&B, and Hip-Hop, so on to Best Dance
"Dirrty"
"I'm Glad"
"My Love is Like ... Wo" by Mya
"Get Busy" by Sean Paul
"Rock Your Body" by The Antichrist
A ridiculous collection, of which "I'm Glad" is the class. A horrible assortment of nominees, however. Best Rock fares better:
"Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy of 12 Stones
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
"Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park
"St. Anger" by Metallica
"Seven Nation Army"
What's with this fascination with a mediocre Good Charlotte song? And Linkin Park is recognized for the same-o same-o routine? Evanescence and White Stripes are both deserving; White Stripes has the better song, Evanescence probably the better video, but it's close both ways.
Best Pop:
"Dirrty"
"Miss Independent" by Kelly Clarkson
"Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne
"Underneath It All" by No Doubt
"I Am a Jackass" by The Antichrist
Kelly Clarkson and Avril have strong videos, but this is easily No Doubt's moment. On to Best New Artist:
"In Da Club"
"Swing Swing" by The All-American Rejects
"Bring Me to Life"
"Get Busy"
"Addicted" by Simple Plan
OK, "Addicted wasn't even Simple Plan's first song. This one is easily Evanescence's, in a just world. Prediction: 50 Cent.
I'll get to more later ...
NO PALOOZA
I had written a music review palooza, but then screwed up and lost it because I'm a moron. Oh, well, I'm not rewriting the fucker, I'll tell ya that.
I had written a music review palooza, but then screwed up and lost it because I'm a moron. Oh, well, I'm not rewriting the fucker, I'll tell ya that.
STARLET UPDATE
Do you know about Juliette Marquis? Chances are, you don't. Her only film is This Girl's Life, which co-stars the great James Woods and was directed by the thus far unimpressive Ash (though to be fair, I haven't tried watching any of his films since his debut, Bang).
Jeffrey Wells, King of Poop, mentions Marquis in passing in his current column. He spells her name "Juliet Marquis" and suggests her as a replacement for Nicole Kidman in Lars Von Pretentious' continuation of the Dogville trilogy.
Look, I've never seen her before today, but I was impressed by the photo on the King of Poop's website. Wells quotes a positive review of her performance, which I won't repeat here. But Variety also gave her performance a rave (registration required) -- and the film is about a porn star!
So, heads-up, everybody. There's a new starlet on the horizon.
Do you know about Juliette Marquis? Chances are, you don't. Her only film is This Girl's Life, which co-stars the great James Woods and was directed by the thus far unimpressive Ash (though to be fair, I haven't tried watching any of his films since his debut, Bang).
Jeffrey Wells, King of Poop, mentions Marquis in passing in his current column. He spells her name "Juliet Marquis" and suggests her as a replacement for Nicole Kidman in Lars Von Pretentious' continuation of the Dogville trilogy.
Look, I've never seen her before today, but I was impressed by the photo on the King of Poop's website. Wells quotes a positive review of her performance, which I won't repeat here. But Variety also gave her performance a rave (registration required) -- and the film is about a porn star!
So, heads-up, everybody. There's a new starlet on the horizon.
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I have finally been recognized by Google!!!
However, still no sign of readers ...
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I have finally been recognized by Google!!!
However, still no sign of readers ...
Prove yourself my first reader, and win a prize!
Monday, July 21, 2003
MUSIC VIDEO REVIEW DU JOUR
"Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne
Directed by Chris Applebaum
Grade: A
A hilarious and twisted video features a pubescent twelve- or thirteen-year old boy who loves spending time at Stacy's house ... because Stacy's mom just happens to be played by Rachel Hunter. (This clip does get slightly disturbing in that Stacy seems slightly sexualized at times, but this is overwritten by attention put on the former Mrs. Rod Stewart.)
Notching the video up from novelty to comedy is the end, a take-off on Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Our young hero locks himself in the bathroom to masturbate to a fantasy of Rachel in the spitting-image red bathing suit of Phoebe Cates. Sure enough, Stacy opens the door, receives quite a shock, then closes it. She smiles ... does she think it was for her?
As the focus is on Rachel, this evokes past treatments of adolescent sexual fantasy like "Hot for Teacher", and as such stays relatively tasteful. Rachel Hunter looks great in a variety of states of undress; once again, Applebaum has created a video that should appeal to just about anyone under 40.
(Note: the link above is a :57 clip.)
"Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne
Directed by Chris Applebaum
Grade: A
A hilarious and twisted video features a pubescent twelve- or thirteen-year old boy who loves spending time at Stacy's house ... because Stacy's mom just happens to be played by Rachel Hunter. (This clip does get slightly disturbing in that Stacy seems slightly sexualized at times, but this is overwritten by attention put on the former Mrs. Rod Stewart.)
Notching the video up from novelty to comedy is the end, a take-off on Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Our young hero locks himself in the bathroom to masturbate to a fantasy of Rachel in the spitting-image red bathing suit of Phoebe Cates. Sure enough, Stacy opens the door, receives quite a shock, then closes it. She smiles ... does she think it was for her?
As the focus is on Rachel, this evokes past treatments of adolescent sexual fantasy like "Hot for Teacher", and as such stays relatively tasteful. Rachel Hunter looks great in a variety of states of undress; once again, Applebaum has created a video that should appeal to just about anyone under 40.
(Note: the link above is a :57 clip.)
