“War” is about a bunch of free-spirit teenagers enjoying an idyllic bohemian existence re-evaluate their life-style after one of them returns to the group heavily beaten up. Realizing that they are still dependent on the big bad world they left behind and escaping is not an option, they choose the only possible solution in their eyes, … Continued
Waves they come and go. The “French Wave” was, until yesterday, a category on our music video platform 2Pause dedicated to those free-minded French directors that once placed an indelible mark on the music video scene. Those talents have all moved on to make feature films, like Gondry; to shooting fashion, like Sednaoui; or to … Continued
The Valtari Mystery Film Experiment The Icelandic band Sigur Ros gives film-makers complete artistic freedom (and a modest budget) to create visuals for tracks from their newest album Valtari. There is more to come, but our fav so far is Varud, directed by star photographer and long-time darling of the art world, Ryan McGinley. Rather … Continued
We’ve seen retro before at Watch the Titles, but this is Retro with a capital ‘R’. Done with an immaculate sense of styling, tongue-in-cheek, and oozing with Fun, Foreign Language is a music video that emulates the title opening sequence of all our favorite vintage action films and TV shows. You name it; Bond, Baywatch, … Continued
Childhood dreams are precious regardless of how unrealistic they might seem. Watch the brilliant and imaginative music video “The King or The Bird” by Yellow Son, directed by Jonathan Cohen @Chez Eddy, new in the Electric Cinema selection on our curated music video website 2Pause.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a serial killer who can’t stand to witness people dancing and enjoying themselves in “Time to Dance” by The Shoes, directed by Daniel Wolfe. Traveling around with an old-fashioned fencing sword, Gyllenhaal’s character, “The Slasher”, goes through a series of physical and emotional transformations, as if the killings will paradoxically turn … Continued
Watch IV.10 on 2Pause Best known for his trippy and ultra-dark animation for Flying Lotus’, Kill Your Co-Workers, Mike Winkelmaan — better known as Beeple — strikes again with ‘IV.10‘. When the video-game style journey kicks off, you are transported to an extreme animated world of bright block characters where synchronized audio and video rule. … Continued
“Hey Jane” is a hard-core emotional music video that makes us think about how messed up is the world we live in. A story about a drag queen prostitute trying to raise a normal family – that is, until life gets in her way. The poetically violent end, where Jane – played by ‘Drag Race‘ … Continued
Never underestimate the power of a smile! And we’re not talking about a smile that brightens up the day of your grumpy boss, or one that lets you walk away from a speed ticket. We are talking about the sheer chaos caused by an apparently not-so-innocent smile in this quirky music vid for The Kooks’ … Continued
David Wilson takes us on a journey through his very own universe, where we pass myriad trivial objects as well as people that are cut straight through the middle. Just the way we like it from the most energetic and enthusiastic music video director that walks the face of the earth. Watch on 2Pause
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