Match Point — Borderline

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

Music: Borderline (1983) — Madonna

The Exodus — Part 1

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

Music: Clocks (2002) — Coldplay

Gov. Rell: Don’t break my heart — please sign SustiNet

If you live in Connecticut, USA, then you might know that the House (107 – 35) and Senate (23 -12) have both voted to enact universal health care in a bill called SustiNet.  It’s now in the hands of the governor to sign it into law or veto it into oblivion.

So, here’s my video tribute to Madam Rell…

…and in full disclosure, I do work for the Universal Health Care Foundation — but they had no part in the making of this video…

Million Dollar Baby — Comfortably Numb

Boxing is the drug of choice for Maggie…

Movie: Million Dollar Baby — Directed by Clint Eastwood; Starring Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank (Oscar), Morgan Freeman

Music: Comfortably Numb — Scissor Sisters (originally by Pink Floyd)

Edward Scissorhands — Beat It

Edward has a rough time in town…

Movie: Edward Scissorhands (1990) — Director Tim Burton; Starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Diane Wiest, Kathy Baker

Music: Beat It (1982) — Michael Jackson

The Birds — Maneater

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

Music — Maneater — Hall & Oates

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof — My Humps

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. 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.

Movie: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) — Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman

Song: My Humps — Black Eyed Peas

Bananas — Zombie

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

Music: Zombie (1995) — The Cranberries

The Hours — Exit Music for a Film

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

Music: Exit Music for a Film (1997) — Radiohead

Far from Heaven — Believe

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

Song: Believe (1998) — Cher