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Pop Secrets
October 29, 2009

 
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Videos: Director Spike Jonze “slaps” Kanye West


Posted at 8:33 am

So Spike Jonze's follow-up to “Where the Wild Things Are” has already leaked on the Internet and seen release through iTunes, a steal at $2.99.

The short film, “We Were Once a Fairytale,” stars Kanye West. In theory, it's a video for his 2008 song, “See You in My Nightmares,” but really, that 4-minute track plays just a small role in the 14-minute film, which finds a very drunk West stumbling through a night club, acting obnoxious and looking entirely lost.

The film has some odd twists. West hooks up with a woman in a side room, vomits rose petals, and watches as a small creature that had been living in his stomach commits seppuku. It's not necessarily appropriate for work-viewing. You can try to find it on YouTube — an abbreviated version was posted here for awhile.

Some “behind-the-scenes” footage popped up this week that finds Jonze “confronting” the rapper on the set. See it below.

Spike Jonze and Kanye West — “We Were Once a Fairytale”—Behind the scenes

OK, so there's no way this wasn't staged, but it's still funny. West focuses on text messaging as Jonze tries to direct him on the set. Watch as tensions escalate between the director and his egotistical star.


Weezer - "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" – Video

Speaking of Jonze, the director has worked with Weezer on several occassions. He made them video stars with his clip for “Buddy Holly.” Weezer's latest video teams the band with another notable director, Marc Webb. The clip for the group's uber-poppy new single splits the difference between "Pleasantville" and "The Twilight Zone," as the four guys live in a 1950s-styled town with no women. Tensions escalate here too.



Julian Casablancas - "11th Dimension" – Live

Far as I know, Casablancas has nothing to do with Jonze. The Strokes frontman visited Conan O'Brien to play the first single from his first solo album, which sounds very promising (even if Casablancas' dance moves are a bit less than ideal).


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