I just love the shots of the Egyptians as the Israelites are leaving… they are SO despondent. But, I can understand! I mean, I know what it’s like when the intern leaves at the end of the semester and I suddenly realize that I have to order food for all the meetings… but I can’t imagine being a grunt in Egypt and suddenly realizing that I’ll now be pushing 20 ton bricks!
Movie: The Prince of Egypt (1998) — Starring Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock
When I started this little project, I thought, “Oh, this is going to be so much fun because I just LOVE Woody Allen, and I LOVE Borderline…” But, what I failed to recognize is that Borderline’s I’m-so-crazy-I-can-even-put-it-into-a-cute-bubble-gum-pop-song doesn’t really mesh well with Woody Allen’s I’m-so-crazy-and-I-mean-SO-CRAZY-that-you’re-going-to-want-to-kill-me-in-the-end…
Not to mention the caliber of Woody Allen’s writing (note that this movie was his 14th Academy Award nomination for writing). His characters are so nuanced, it was really hard pulling out certain moments to fit a verse in a four minute song because each scene was packed with so many undercurrents.
So, much like the Far from Heaven — Believe video I did, it just ends up being weirdly sad with an awful pop backdrop…
But, at any rate, this one goes out to my sister who I’m always reminding to be responsible with the people that fall in love with her… plus, she helped pick the song… I can’t imagine why.
Movie: Match Point (2005)– Directed by Woody Allen; Starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer
In the ’09, I’ve attended my first Seder and my first Bar Mitzvah… so, I thought it only appropriate to memorialize these Jewish moments with a musical movie video of Prince of Egypt – the first cartoon produced by Dreamworks SKG (after Jeff Katzenberg exodused out of Disney) about the exodus from Egypt.
That being said, I must admit that when I began this project I fully intended to show the hypocrisy of “God” in all it’s glory (growing up Christian in the South gives one a lot of material)… however, it only took a few minutes to reclaim the beauty of the animation and of the story. So, I quickly changed the song so that you have what you see now. It’s a powerful story, and I highly recommend reading or re-reading it.
Movie: Prince of Egypt (1998) — Starring Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock
Hall & Oates’ #1 hit Maneater seemed to be a great backdrop for the inimitable Melanie Daniels as she inadvertently destroys the entire town of Bodega Bay chasing after booty call Mitch.
Movie: The Birds (1963) — Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a sad play. Maggie the Cat can’t seduce her gay husband, and the one man who does lust after her is almost dead (and like 47 years older than her). She tries so hard, and luckily for us, that means an infinite amount of dramatic looks, screams, and hose changes. My Humps is for the Maggie we all wanted her to be.
Bananas is Woody Allen at his comedic best and his film-making worst… so, you get what you pay for. It was a fun video to edit, and I chose Zombie based on Jack’s recommendation. We both agreed that since editing videos requires more than one listening of the song, no U2 songs were allowed…
Movie: Bananas (1971) — Directed by Woody Allen; Staring Woody Allen, Louise Lasser
This one isn’t funny or clever — it’s just sad. The Hours is hyper-dramatic, and pretty much nothing happens in the entire film except that three women get depressed and suicidal because they’re stuck in their lives. So… it’s Radiohead’s Exit Music for a Film.
Movie: The Hours (2002) — Directed by Stephen Daldry; Starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman (Oscar winning role), Toni Collette, Miranda Richardson
Cathy so wants to believe that there is “life after love.” But she obviously hasn’t loved in Hartford > cause after her gay husband leaves her for the pool boy, she’s getting dumped by the black All-State man/Gardner — because blacks and whites can’t date in Hartford. Somebody tell Cher.
Movie: Far from Heaven (2002) — Directed by Todd Haynes; Starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson
It was a fun video to edit, and I chose Zombie based on Jack’s recommendation. We both agreed that since editing videos requires more than one listening of the song, no U2 songs were allowed…
