Short Film Saturday: Summertime (1935)
For Short Film Saturday for most of the coming year I will revisit the animated shorts that were presented in snippets by the King of Cartoons on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. And here you’ll get to see the whole thing.
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Music Video Monday: Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please
When I reintroduced Monochromatic Monday I didn’t really lay out a plan about how or when I’d bring back the themes mentioned in my Manifesto.
The good news is that I am bringing this theme back again after its revival in April. When your music video includes a title card and features a performance by a star actor like Barry Keoghan, then you’re definitely skewing toward the more cinematic side of things. There is also an introductory scene before the song begins adding to its cinematic bonafides.
You can watch it here.
Monochromatic Monday: Bleu de Chanel – Commercial – Directed by Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese has, of course, left an indelible mark on the craft of filmmaking. What may be less well known is that he has an impressive resume in other short form visual media. One of the more noticeable endeavors being the music video for Michael Jackson’s
“Bad”. This isn’t Scorsese’s first venture into the realm of directing commercials and/or short films that are ostensibly advertisements, however, his latest for Bleu de Chanel shows that Scorses always has an artistic direction.
Scorsese approached Chalamet asking him if he’d ever seen Fellini’s short Toby Dammit, he hadn’t but that was the inspiration here: Chalamet plays himself dealing with his fame and being a personality, while trying to balance the desire to be an artist against that reality.
While this selection one bends the definition of monochromatic as it does not remain in shades of gray, but the only color to break into this film is blue, as per the name of the fragrance. However, I share it here because the color is a main storytelling component and because it seems a bit short to share on a Saturday. Enjoy!
Short Film Saturday: The Kids in the Shoe (1935)
For Short Film Saturday for most of the coming year I will revisit the animated shorts that were presented in snippets by the King of Cartoons on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. And here you’ll get to see the whole thing.
Short Film Saturday: Little Brown Jug (1948)
For Short Film Saturday for most of the coming year I will revisit the animated shorts that were presented in snippets by the King of Cartoons on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. And here you’ll get to see the whole thing.
Short Film Saturday: Allegretto (1936)
For Short Film Saturday for most of the coming year I will revisit the animated shorts that were presented in snippets by the King of Cartoons on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. And here you’ll get to see the whole thing.
This film can be viewed at this link.
Short Film Saturday: Sinkin’ in the Bathtub (1930)
For Short Film Saturday for most of the coming year I will revisit the animated shorts that were presented in snippets by the King of Cartoons on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. And here you’ll get to see the whole thing.
Short Film Saturday: Freddy the Freshman (1932)
For Short Film Saturday for most of the coming year I will revisit the animated shorts that were presented in snippets by the King of Cartoons on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. And here you’ll get to see the whole thing.
Short Film Saturday: The Stork Market (1949)
For Short Film Saturday for most of the coming year I will revisit the animated shorts that were presented in snippets by the King of Cartoons on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. And here you’ll get to see the whole thing.
Music Video Monday: Baticano – Bad Bunny
When I reintroduced Monochromatic Monday I didn’t really lay out a plan about how or when I’d bring back the themes mentioned in my Manifesto. However, when I happened to discover this music video by Bad Bunny it reminded me that I have from time to time done a Music Video Monday as well and it is worthy of such a spotlight. The reasons are clear: first, its an homage to Nosferatu. Second, Steve Buscemi is in it. Third, in what’s already an homage to Nosferatu it drops a perfectly done Dalí/Hitchcock reference. Fourth, it’s just damn good in its own right in terms of editing, blocking, cinematography, set design, and performance.
Watch it here.
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