Great analysis of that scene. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is such an excellent film and that scene is perfect. One of my favorites of any film made in the last decade. I missed on first watch that it is James Dean in the mural in the background when the girls are dumpster diving.
The thing about a Tarantino film (and really most films to a somewhat lesser extent) is that nothing is accidental.
I sent my friend in the UK this video because I said part of the song reminded me of her.
Mostly this part:
I comе in like a cannonball
I’ve been that way my whole life
For romantic partners I’m far more compatible with quiet introverts but for friends I definitely lean more to the extroverted “loud girl” side. Not sure why. My UK friend said people often have trouble dealing with her because she’s always full on. And she is. But she’s so completely herself and so very funny. She’s one of the few people who has made me laugh so hard I had trouble breathing by saying something hilarious and unexpected.
She liked the song and said she’d listened to it “dozens of times so far.”
Wow, what a filmmaking talent — Sadie Schoenberger, the director, editor and writer of that short film is only 17. That’s a great little work from anyone of any age. I hope we see a lot more from her in the future.
I love finding little gems like this on YouTube. Sometimes it is still possible.
I did not realize till today that this song had a video. I like Katie’s wild hair in the vid; I actually prefer short hair, unlike most men, but if you have long hair the warrior princess look is pretty awesome.
She’s such an amazing songwriter.
Wow, they are good live! A lot better than I expected.
I found the old Cranberries video I was looking for! It’s from 1991. Dolores in glasses, live. She was only 19 when this was shot and still possessed far more wisdom and composure than women decades her senior.
“Linger” is not my favorite Cranberries song, but it’s cool to see it live before they’d become world famous.
A trifle, but also fun. And fun matters, especially now in these dark times. I wish they’d let the bassist sing more; her voice has a vulnerability and hesitancy that I really like.
I was looking for an early live performance of The Cranberries and did not find it. However, I did uncover the below. The sound mixing on it is such a crime. Whoever did that should be put in a jail where only badly-recorded AC/DC concerts are blasted at top volume 24/7.
Still a good performance, but that sound mixing seems like something done by a deaf middle-schooler.
I love this; another very small artist I found recently.
One film where I disagreed with Roger Ebert pretty strongly is the bathtub drowning scene in Constantine. He disliked it (and the film) for the same reasons that I love it: the scene is horrible and beautiful. It’s nasty, and not in the sense of any gore or even anything sexual. It’s horrifying what Constantine does to Angela — both his direct actions of bringing her to the edge of death by drowning and what you find out she’s witnessing immediately after. Weisz’s acting when Angela realizes Constantine does not intend to let her up is perfect.
It’s all just so wrong. And that’s what makes it a great scene.
Ebert was not a fan of horror. And it shows in his misassessment of the scene and film.
Wow, esto está chido, algo discordante y con un aire inquietante.
Marcella Detroit’s (the tall one with short hair) vocals are so insane. She sings things live most singers would not even attempt. Half of her part of the song she does in whistle register. Just what the fuck.
I’m sad I did not get to see them live back in the day.
I don’t usually like songs this, for lack of a better word, “smooth.” But this one has a nice feel and progression.
Also, really nice lighting here. It looks a bit cinematic.
This is the coolest little-known thing I’ve found lately in my scouring the earth for good music.
Presence is such a good film. It’s not horror, really, for all you horror haters. It’s more of a psychological thriller with some few horror elements. It’s mostly about misogyny and family dynamics. And it’s shot so beautifully. Probably my favorite film I’ve seen in the last couple of years.
Good analysis of how it was shot. (And wow, Callina is so different than her character Chloe in the film!)