Happy Birthday, Zack Snyder!

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today is Zack Snyder’s 56th birthday! Happy birthday, Mr. Snyder!

Down here in Texas, today is also primary day. Voters will be selecting the candidates who will run in the November general election. I already know who I am voting for and, more importantly, I know who I hope doesn’t win his primary because there’s no way I want to spend 8 months watching his commercials every time I turn on TV or try to watch a YouTube video. Seriously, the dude is freaking annoying….

Anyway, with all that in mind, this advice from 2011’s Sucker Punch seems appropriate for today, both as an election day message and a reminder of the uniquely weird vision of Zack Snyder!

Artwork of the Day: Mardi Gras Walker

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Dazzling Erin

by Erin Nicole

This was taken at a Dallas Mardi Gras celebration in 2018. As you can tell, our Mardi Gras party is not as much fun as the one in New Orleans.

Music Video of the Day: Addams Groove by MC Hammer (1991, directed by Rupert Wainwright)

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Jedadiah Leland

As far as videos about Christina Ricci chopping off MC Hammer’s head are concerned, this is probably the best.

Addams Groove was the theme song for 1991’s The Addams Family. The video opens with MC Hammer losing his head but it turns out that not even decapitation can silence Hammer. Hammer eventually ends up fighting with Raul Julia over Anjelica Huston, proving that anything was possible in the 90s. It’s easy to laugh at a video like this today but, back in 1991, videos like this were a big deal and it was a rare for any film to be released with an accompanying music video. This song was MC Hammer’s last top ten hit in the United States. It also received a Razzie nomination for Worst Song of the Year.

Though the film was the directorial debut of Barry Sonnenfeld, this video was directed by Rupert Wainwright, who was responsible for directing most of MC Hammer’s videos. He also did the video for N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton. Wainwright would eventually go on to direct Stigmata and the remake of The Fog.

Enjoy!