till death do us part

One of my favorite Madonna songs is "Till Death Do Us Part" from Like A Prayer. The sparkly electropop is in contrast with the tale of an abusive relationship. Excellent remix below is from Dubtronic.

style

'Twas a frosty Friday the 13th in NYC when T-Swift dropped her new lovely new video for "Style." Lightning crashes.

blank space

Taylor hams it up and chops trees in the clip for "Blank Space." Shades of Last Year at Marienbad abound.

Director Joseph Kahn notes that “Taylor wanted to make a video addressing this concept of, if she has so many boys breaking up with her maybe the problem isn’t the boy, maybe the problem is her.”

shake it off

Taylor Swift is my guilty pleasure, especially after the Red LP.

Love the new album cover & title!

Not super enamored with it, but here's her new anti-haterz single and video "Shake It Off."

come with me

Sea of Love is a fairly ridiculous and entertaining erotic thriller from the "Maneater" scare flicks of the 80s.  Ellen Barkin is the sultry temptress who may or may not be a serial killer who spins a 45 of "Sea of Love" for her victims.  Al Pacino, in a more subdued mode, plays the cop on the case.  It's no Vertigo but Sea of Love directed by Harold Becker has it's own smoky room appeal.  It has a good cast with one of Barkin's better moments and some interesting supporting players.  John Goodman is a little annoying as Pacino's cop sidekick (his over-the-top "Sea of Love" singalong is deleted scene material) but I guess he provides some levity to the flick.  Patricia Barry as a lonely older woman makes an indelible impression in just a few minutes.  This is also the film known for casting Samuel L. Jackson (he's seriously in almost every movie!) as "Black Guy."  Set in NYC, there are some nice shots of Manhattan, along with a saxophone-drenched score  by Trevor Jones.  It's all pretty captivating until the twist which kind of deflates the movie for a second viewing--oft the fate of movies too dependent on twists.  Still, with Pacino at the helm, Sea of Love is a decent diversion.  ***

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the princess

I always liked picking the Princess even though she was the worst character to use. She was really slow at moving and picking up things. I just loved that her pink dress and her ability to float.