Music Video of the Day: Monster by Flint Eastwood (2018, dir by ????)

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s music video of the day is this creepy, black-and-white video of Flint Eastwood’s Monster.

While watching this video, you’ll undoubtedly notice that it features a hairless cat. I love cats but I have to admit that hairless cats totally freak me out. I guess it’s because the sight of a hairless cat forces you to consider just how much of the inherent cuteness of cats has to do with their fur. Personally, I think that my cat Doc is the cutest cat ever but would I still feel the same way if he didn’t have all of that black fur? It’s a fair question.

Of course, what’s ironic is that cat’s don’t even care or notice what color their fur is. They’re color blind and, for the most part, they hate each other equally regardless of color or socio-economic background.

As long as I’m continuing to make everything about me, I should also point out that I have really bad eyesight and I think it might be getting worse! This video reminded me of how much I’m not looking forward to going to the optometrist next week.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Ordinary Day by Dolores O’Riordan (2007, dir by Caswell Coggins)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Filmed in Prague.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

Music Video of the Day: Ridin’ The Rails by Johnny Cash (1974, dir by Nicholas Webster)

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

When I saw The Commuter at the Alamo Drafthouse yesterday, this video was shown as a part of the pre-show. It’s actually taken from a 1974 ABC special, Ridin’ The Rails: The Great American Train Story. Apparently, the entire special was Johnny Cash riding trains across America, while singing some of his favorite train-related songs.

I imagine that it was ultimately meant to be something of a commercial for Amtrak, which was only 3 years old when Ridin’ The Rails aired. Myself, I’ve always found trains to be very romantic and one of my most beloved memories of Italy is riding the train into and from Venice. I’ve never been on Amtrak, though. I guess that’s because I’m a Southern girl and, down here, we love our cars too much to ever ride a train.

(I do remember, a few years back, watching a bunch of people from up North having a televised conniption over how little we care about Amtrak in the South. It struck me as being kinda weird and petty but anyway…)

Ridin’ The Rails was directed by Nicholas Webster. If that name sounds familiar, that might be because Webster also directed my favorite Christmas movie, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Ex’s and Oh’s by Elle King (2015, dir by Michael Maxxis)

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Since I shared the first video for Elle King’s Ex’s and Oh’s yesterday, I figured that I should probably share the second version today.

This is the official version and, while it’s nice to see men getting objectified for once, I have to admit that I still prefer the first version. That version, after all, had zombies.

Still, enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Ex’s & Oh’s by Elle King (2014, dir by ????)

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

To a lot of people, this will always be known as the Lifetime song. That’s because Lifetime used to always play this song in their commercials and it always fit in perfectly with whatever melodramatic movie was being advertised. Like the best Lifetime films, Ex’s & Oh’s may sound dramatic but it’s actually very humorous and self-aware.

Just consider some of my favorite lyrics:

Well, I had me a boy, turned him into a man
I showed him all the things that he didn’t understand
Whoa, and then I let him go

Now, there’s one in California who’s been cursing my name
‘Cause I found me a better lover in the UK
Hey, hey, until I made my getaway

One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
‘Cause I’m the best baby that they never gotta keep
One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave

Myself, I loved this song even before it became a Lifetime anthem. This is one of those songs that it’s fun to sing off-key to while you’re stuck on Central Expressway.

There’s actually two videos for this song. The video that I shared today is the first version and I like it the best because there’s zombie at the end!

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Wannabe by The Spice Girls (1996, dir by Jhoan Camitz)

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Since today is Mel C’s birthday, I decided to go with a Spice Girls video for the video of the day.

Wannabe was the Spice Girls’s first video and, when it was released, it took only two hours for it to become the number one selected video on The Box, a British cable network. It stayed at number one for 13 weeks and it only fell from that spot because the Spice Girls released another video.

This video was directed by commercial director Jhoan Camitz. According to Wikipedia, this was his first music video. According to the imvdb, it was his third. Reportedly, he originally wanted to film the video at a hotel in Barcelona but, when he was denied permission, he instead filmed at the Midland Grand Hotel in St. Pancras, London.

The video was banned in some parts of Asia, because it was considered to be too provocative.

I’ve taking turns trying to convince nearly everyone here at the Shattered Lens to, at some point in the future, review Spice World. So far, everyone’s refused so I may to do it someday myself.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Hey Heartbreaker by Dream Wife (2018, dir by Mason London)

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

This trippy video came out five days ago and it’s already a favorite of mine. To be honest, I have a weakness for anything that involves a robot band breaking free and beating up a bunch of drunks.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Slowly by Son Lux (2018, dir by Alex Cook)

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s music video of the day is the video for Son Lux’s Slowly, which was released yesterday.

Your guess about what’s going on in this moody, black-and-white video is probably as good as mine. Myself, I like the atmosphere and the feeling of death creeping around every corner. At the very least, that’s what I see. Others will undoubtedly disagree.

This video was directed by Alex Cook, who also directed the video of Son Lux’s Dangerous.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Endlessly by Mystery Skulls (2017, dir by Double Ninja)

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

A city in the desert is under attack! Can it be saved?

Watch the video to find out!

I like this video. It’s fun. I’m not going to overanalyze it because, quite frankly, sometimes simply being fun is underrated.

Here’s the full credits as listed on promonews. Double Ninja and Thomas Vernay are one in the same.

DIRECTOR: Double Ninja
PRODUCER: Thomas Vernay
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Agence Cumulus
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Thomas Vernay
COMMISSIONER: Devin Sarno
LABEL: Warner Bros. Records

ART DIRECTOR: Double Ninja
LAYOUT AND CHARACTER DESIGN: Mathias Lemaire Sgard, Raoul Mallat, Marie Houssin, Paul Raillard, Gabriel Murgue
HEAD OF ANIMATION: Nathan Otano
2D ANIMATION: Léonard Olivier, Loris Pernaut, Florent Ribeyron

Enjoy!