As long as there have been teenagers, there have been troubled teenagers. Adolescence is brutal, a time when people have to learn how to be adults and leave behind their childhoods, all while dealing with raging hormones and a changing body. There are plenty of films about killer teens, capitalizing on adult fears of that turbulent time in their own lives, but what about movies where the troubled teens are the victims and the heroes? Long before the absolutely brilliant "Spontaneous" gave audiences the perfect allegory for surviving school shootings, a messy but star-studded 1998 film dug into just how terrifying it can be to be a teenager. "Disturbing Behavior" is by no means a good movie — studio-demanded cuts made the plot almost nonsensical, and there are some deeply problematic elements — but it did create a "Stepford Wives"-inspired metaphor for surviving high school that's surprisingly apt even today.
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- 5/27/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
“Do Revenge” brought colorful chaos to Netflix screens last weekend in more ways than one. Eleanor Levetan (Maya Hawke) and Drea Torres (Camila Mendes) team up to do each other’s revenge, switching targets so that Drea goes for Eleanor’s bully while Eleanor goes for Drea’s ex-boyfriend Max Broussard (Austin Abrams). The film, directed by Jennifer Kaitlyn Robinson, also stars a host of young Hollywood personas including Talia Ryder, Rish Shah, Alisha Boe, Jonathan Daviss, Ava Capri, Paris Berelc, Maia Reficco, Sophie Turner and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
High school is the setting for the riff on Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” (1951) — Rosehill Country Day in particular — with Sarah Michelle Gellar (“Buffy” herself) as headmaster, and in keeping with the teen vibe the “Do Revenge” soundtrack is full of pitch perfect songs.
The film features hits from Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Rosalìa, Muna feat. Phoebe Bridgers and Haley Kiyoko,...
High school is the setting for the riff on Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” (1951) — Rosehill Country Day in particular — with Sarah Michelle Gellar (“Buffy” herself) as headmaster, and in keeping with the teen vibe the “Do Revenge” soundtrack is full of pitch perfect songs.
The film features hits from Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Rosalìa, Muna feat. Phoebe Bridgers and Haley Kiyoko,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Kathryn Merteuil may hate when things don’t go her way, but thanks to “Do Revenge” writer-director Jennifer Kaityn Robinson, Sarah Michelle Gellar’s iconic “Cruel Intentions” character has a whole new life, now revived as the ultimate queen bee: a prep school principal who trims a bonsai tree when she (rarely) feels out of control.
“She was my first dream choice,” Robinson told IndieWire about Gellar’s casting almost 25 years after the beloved 1999 film debuted. “And it was one of those things where you don’t think she’s going to do it. I was like, ‘Yeah, of course, let’s offer it to her and see what happens.’ You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. But when she said yes, I was flabbergasted and so excited.”
Robinson added, “I will say, her saying yes was kind of co-signing this movie, and made me feel like we were doing something right.
“She was my first dream choice,” Robinson told IndieWire about Gellar’s casting almost 25 years after the beloved 1999 film debuted. “And it was one of those things where you don’t think she’s going to do it. I was like, ‘Yeah, of course, let’s offer it to her and see what happens.’ You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. But when she said yes, I was flabbergasted and so excited.”
Robinson added, “I will say, her saying yes was kind of co-signing this movie, and made me feel like we were doing something right.
- 9/15/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Rob Sheffield recently stopped by our SiriusXM studio to break down his definitive list of the 98 best songs of 1998 on the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. To check out the full episode, press play below or download and subscribe on iTunes or Spotify.
Sheffield explained why he left off Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” (it had its biggest impact in 1999), how he skipped Fastball’s “The Way” (it almost made it) and described the thinking behind his selection of Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” as number one: “It felt...
Sheffield explained why he left off Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” (it had its biggest impact in 1999), how he skipped Fastball’s “The Way” (it almost made it) and described the thinking behind his selection of Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” as number one: “It felt...
- 11/30/2018
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Nickelodeon and TV producer Dan Schneider have parted ways after collaborating on such beloved shows as The Amanda Show, iCarly, and Victorious. And though Dan and Nickelodeon maintain it's a mutual decision, many fans suspect Dan's behavior with his young stars is the real reason he's no longer employed with the cable channel. Just check out this 2013-era Vine iCarly star Jennette McCurdy sent Dan's direction, a video YouTube commenters have called "downright disturbing" and "extremely disconcerting." Other YouTube commenters imply Dan is a child predator, calling him "Dan 'Eight Is the New Eighteen' Schneider'" and "Dan 'The Age Denier' Schneider," among more explicit nicknames. At the very least, the 52-year-old seems fixated on his young stars' feet, as you can see in this collage of social media pics and screen grabs from his shows. In September, Twitter user @deludedkiss posted a "thread of how much of a pedophile creep...
- 3/27/2018
- by Dan Clarendon
- In Touch Weekly
“I had a lovely brunch with Jesus Christ.
He said, “two words about inanity: fundamental Christianity,” yeah.
The food was very nice.
But then He had to go and die for my sins and stick my ass with the check.”
Just before 2016 died a fiery death, Unshaven Comics broke bread with ComicMix Eic Mike Gold and Living Legend John Ostrander. It wasn’t our first meal together, and assuredly it’s nowhere close to the last. We met for no better reason than to share a meal and a joyous time. Little did Mike know I was going to just go ahead and record the whole evening in my mind, and use it for this week’s article. I’m coy, don’t you know.
As with many interactions with Gold, barbecue was involved. We wound up at a north suburban Chicago joint with walls adorned in celebrity photos and...
He said, “two words about inanity: fundamental Christianity,” yeah.
The food was very nice.
But then He had to go and die for my sins and stick my ass with the check.”
Just before 2016 died a fiery death, Unshaven Comics broke bread with ComicMix Eic Mike Gold and Living Legend John Ostrander. It wasn’t our first meal together, and assuredly it’s nowhere close to the last. We met for no better reason than to share a meal and a joyous time. Little did Mike know I was going to just go ahead and record the whole evening in my mind, and use it for this week’s article. I’m coy, don’t you know.
As with many interactions with Gold, barbecue was involved. We wound up at a north suburban Chicago joint with walls adorned in celebrity photos and...
- 1/7/2017
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
On this episode of On the Screen, Scott is joined by Aaron West, Mark Hurne, and Martin Kessler to discuss Out 1 and Arrow Video’s The Jacques Rivette Collection.
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- 5/12/2016
- by Scott Nye
- CriterionCast
Crank up Harvey Danger and prepare to revisit Cradle Bay, because 1998’s Disturbing Behavior receives the high-def home media treatment from Scream Factory on March 22nd, and we’ve been provided with three Blu-ray copies to give away.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Disturbing Behavior.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Disturbing Behavior Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on March 25th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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From the Press Release: In Cradle Bay it doesn’t matter if you’re not perfect. You will be. On March 22nd, 2016, Scream Factory presents Disturbing Behavior in its Blu-ray debut with new and existing extras,...
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Disturbing Behavior.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Disturbing Behavior Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on March 25th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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From the Press Release: In Cradle Bay it doesn’t matter if you’re not perfect. You will be. On March 22nd, 2016, Scream Factory presents Disturbing Behavior in its Blu-ray debut with new and existing extras,...
- 3/19/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Get ready to feel super nostalgic over Gigi Hadid's performance on Lip Sync Battle. The supermodel competed against Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey on Thursday, and she upped the ante in the best way possible - by taking us back to the '90s. Not only did she perform the Backstreet Boys' classic hit "Larger Than Life," but she also lived out all of our childhood fantasies by bringing the band's members Nick Carter and A. J. McLean on stage with her. See the video above, then watch Tyler jam out to Harvey Danger.
- 2/26/2016
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Tyler Posey is determined to keep classic jams in rotation, an endeavor in which he has our full support.
RelatedTeen Wolf Recap: If the Shoes Fit… Plus: Hear From the Beast!
The Teen Wolf star takes center stage on Thursday’s Lip Sync Battle (Spike TV, 10/9c) for a perfauxmance of Harvey Danger’s 1997 single “Flagpole Sitta.” But unlike the lyrics suggest, it is sick and doesn’t make us feel like we’re in hell.
RelatedGigi Hadid, Tyler Posey Get Down to Backstreet Boys on Lip Sync Battle
Sure, Posey’s number doesn’t have the same...
RelatedTeen Wolf Recap: If the Shoes Fit… Plus: Hear From the Beast!
The Teen Wolf star takes center stage on Thursday’s Lip Sync Battle (Spike TV, 10/9c) for a perfauxmance of Harvey Danger’s 1997 single “Flagpole Sitta.” But unlike the lyrics suggest, it is sick and doesn’t make us feel like we’re in hell.
RelatedGigi Hadid, Tyler Posey Get Down to Backstreet Boys on Lip Sync Battle
Sure, Posey’s number doesn’t have the same...
- 2/24/2016
- TVLine.com
Teen Wolf's Tyler Posey Goes Full '90s with Throwback Lip Sync Battle Performance Against Gigi Hadid
Tyler Posey is serving up some good old '90s nostalgia.
In a preview of Thursday's Lip Sync Battle, the Teen Wolf star dons a buttoned-up plaid flannel, frayed shorts, Vans and a backwards hat to belt out Harvey Danger's '97 alt-rock hit "Flagpole Sitta."
"Fingertips have memories, mine can't forget the curves of your body / And when I feel a bit naughty, I run it up the flagpole and see who salutes but no one ever does," Posey, 24, sings, pacing back and forth, pumping up the crowd. "I'm not sick but I'm not well. And I'm so hot cause I'm in hell.
In a preview of Thursday's Lip Sync Battle, the Teen Wolf star dons a buttoned-up plaid flannel, frayed shorts, Vans and a backwards hat to belt out Harvey Danger's '97 alt-rock hit "Flagpole Sitta."
"Fingertips have memories, mine can't forget the curves of your body / And when I feel a bit naughty, I run it up the flagpole and see who salutes but no one ever does," Posey, 24, sings, pacing back and forth, pumping up the crowd. "I'm not sick but I'm not well. And I'm so hot cause I'm in hell.
- 2/24/2016
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- People.com - TV Watch
Teen Wolf's Tyler Posey Goes Full '90s with Throwback Lip Sync Battle Performance Against Gigi Hadid
Tyler Posey is serving up some good old '90s nostalgia. In a preview of Thursday's Lip Sync Battle, the Teen Wolf star dons a buttoned-up plaid flannel, frayed shorts, Vans and a backwards hat to belt out Harvey Danger's '97 alt-rock hit "Flagpole Sitta.""Fingertips have memories, mine can't forget the curves of your body / And when I feel a bit naughty, I run it up the flagpole and see who salutes but no one ever does," Posey, 24, sings, pacing back and forth, pumping up the crowd. "I'm not sick but I'm not well. And I'm so hot cause I'm in hell.
- 2/24/2016
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
Tyler Posey set the Lip Sync Battle stage on fire when he performed the classic '90s anthem "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger while decked out in a flannel shirt and backwards baseball cap. The Teen Wolf star had some stiff competition from fellow contestant Gigi Hadid, who performed "Larger Than Life" alongside a few members of the Backstreet Boys, but his energetic routine just might be enough to secure him the win. Check out the preview for his performance above, and then see what happened when Hayden Panettiere and Eva Longoria faced off earlier this month!
- 2/24/2016
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Watch your back Gigi Hadid because Tyler Posey is ready for battle! Before audiences enjoy another round of friendly competition on Lip Sync Battle, E! News has an exclusive sneak peek into Thursday's oh-so-nostalgic night. While traveling back into the '90, the Teen Wolf star gets into complete character as he performs "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger. "Fingertips have memories, mine can't forget the curves of your body / And when I feel a bit naughty, I run it up the flagpole and see who salutes but no one ever does," Tyler sings while working the perfect plaid button-down. "I'm not sick but I'm not well. Cause I'm so hot and I'm in...
- 2/24/2016
- E! Online
A man caused a stir in Times Square today by climbing to the top of a pole at the corner of 44th Street & Broadway and refusing to budge for almost two hours before police finally surrounded him and took him into custody. (Was Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” playing in his head the whole time? It was in mine, though it always is so today was just a happy coincidence.) Below is a homemade photogallery and video of today’s Times Square Pole Sitter — behold, the most exciting thing to happen in Times Square since Planet Hollywood’s “Harry Potter And The Half-Price Appetizers (Except The Sampler Platter)” Day: And a video, courtesy of @TomGam: See Also: Grammy Winning Producer Jim Jonsin Offers To “Make A Beat” For Times Square’s Man On The Pole...
- 6/28/2011
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
By Sam Weisberg - April 24, 2011
"Treatment" is the funniest, most energetic film yet to come out of the mumblecore movement, which has proven to be as incestuous as it is prolific. Its star, Joshua Leonard (whose beak nose and shaggy charm resemble Owen Wilson's), and director/producer Steven Schardt were also involved with 2009's “Humpday." That movie's co-star Mark Duplass was the co-director of 2008's “Baghead”; Duplass' wife, Katie Aselton, directed, wrote, and starred in last year's “The Freebie,” which also featured Leonard. Some of the troupe—Duplass and Greta Gerwig, most notably—have paved their way into mainstream films.
Until now, these mumblecore films have retained a depressing, stilted sameness. They are small in scale, taking about a week or so to shoot in one or two settings, and hew to the mumblecore style of stammering dialogue, tight close-ups and an endlessly shaky camera, all in the service of achieving so-called realism.
"Treatment" is the funniest, most energetic film yet to come out of the mumblecore movement, which has proven to be as incestuous as it is prolific. Its star, Joshua Leonard (whose beak nose and shaggy charm resemble Owen Wilson's), and director/producer Steven Schardt were also involved with 2009's “Humpday." That movie's co-star Mark Duplass was the co-director of 2008's “Baghead”; Duplass' wife, Katie Aselton, directed, wrote, and starred in last year's “The Freebie,” which also featured Leonard. Some of the troupe—Duplass and Greta Gerwig, most notably—have paved their way into mainstream films.
Until now, these mumblecore films have retained a depressing, stilted sameness. They are small in scale, taking about a week or so to shoot in one or two settings, and hew to the mumblecore style of stammering dialogue, tight close-ups and an endlessly shaky camera, all in the service of achieving so-called realism.
- 4/24/2011
- by Screen Comment
- Screen Comment
Raise your hand if you saw this episode title and the last verse of Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” popped into your head. Or is it just me?
Anyway, this episode sees the team on the trail of Faith Maples, who’s played by Jennifer Morrison (also known as Allison Cameron on House, and the real-life girlfriend of Chase star Amaury Nolasco). She’s downright nuts, killing people across the state of Texas (starting with her deadbeat boyfriend), and probably traumatizing her young daughter in the process. That kid’s going to need therapy. Sporting a Texas accent, Morrison leaves Cameron well behind.
Annie and the Marshals are on Faith’s trail two days after the boyfriend’s death, frustrated at the lack of viable information. They visit the boyfriend’s house and begin to poke around. Annie and Daisy note that Faith pampers her daughter, and wonder where the money is coming from.
Anyway, this episode sees the team on the trail of Faith Maples, who’s played by Jennifer Morrison (also known as Allison Cameron on House, and the real-life girlfriend of Chase star Amaury Nolasco). She’s downright nuts, killing people across the state of Texas (starting with her deadbeat boyfriend), and probably traumatizing her young daughter in the process. That kid’s going to need therapy. Sporting a Texas accent, Morrison leaves Cameron well behind.
Annie and the Marshals are on Faith’s trail two days after the boyfriend’s death, frustrated at the lack of viable information. They visit the boyfriend’s house and begin to poke around. Annie and Daisy note that Faith pampers her daughter, and wonder where the money is coming from.
- 10/12/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- TVovermind.com
Today is Flag Day! Though it's something of a second-tier holiday in the United States, it does mark an important event in the history of the country. On this date in 1777, the Second Continental Congress (the same one that drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence nearly a year earlier) officially adopted the flag of the United States of America. Flag day wasn't established until a proclamation by Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and even then, there wasn't an official Act of Congress establishing the holiday until 1949.
There are a handful of states and localities where Flag Day is formally celebrated with parades and events, but generally it passes without much bluster. However, if you really want to get into the spirit of Flag Day, you should have an all-flag music day. What are the best flags in music? Check out the list below.
Black Flag
The definitive California hardcore band, Black Flag...
There are a handful of states and localities where Flag Day is formally celebrated with parades and events, but generally it passes without much bluster. However, if you really want to get into the spirit of Flag Day, you should have an all-flag music day. What are the best flags in music? Check out the list below.
Black Flag
The definitive California hardcore band, Black Flag...
- 6/14/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
With the fading embers of emo, laid-back surf rock, jam bands, prog and whatever Tokio Hotel does all clamoring for attention, the current rock landscape is pretty bizarre. But no era will ever match the oddness of the post-grunge era at the end of the '90s, when pop punk, the beginnings of nü metal and novelty weirdness (Harvey Danger, Marcy Playground and the like) rushed the airwaves for one last blast of Billboard relevance before being pushed out completely by Diddy-fueled hip-hop and boy bands. In the middle of it all were a handful of groups still trading on the grunge sound, including Fuel, who released their breakthrough album Sunburn on this day in 1998.
Originally formed in 1989 (they were called Small the Joy then), the breakout version of Fuel consisted of guitarist Carl Bell, bassist Jeff Abercrombie, drummer Jonathan Mover and singer Brett Scallions. Sunburn struck a balance between alt-rock's two extremes,...
Originally formed in 1989 (they were called Small the Joy then), the breakout version of Fuel consisted of guitarist Carl Bell, bassist Jeff Abercrombie, drummer Jonathan Mover and singer Brett Scallions. Sunburn struck a balance between alt-rock's two extremes,...
- 3/31/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Remember when radio was really, really weird? In the late 1990s, there was a gap between the dominant forces in modern rock. Grunge had sputtered but the nü metal movement had yet to take hold, which left about a three year window where modern rock radio was just bizarre. Odd tunes like Marcy Playground's "Sex and Candy," Harvey Danger's "Flagpole Sitta," Nada Surf's "Popular" and Primitive Radio Gods' "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand" became inescapable radio staples, partially because they were great songs but also because nobody really knew what else to do. It was a wild time, because you never knew what was going to break out. It seemed like anything could become a hit, and as a result, the radio world felt a little more open-minded a free-wheeling for a time.
Case in point: 1997 saw the rise of...
Case in point: 1997 saw the rise of...
- 2/25/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
By Dylan Stableford
Now this is just dumb.
Capitol Records has filed a lawsuit against Vimeo, the user-centric video site owned by Barry Diller’s InterActiveCorp.
The reason? Vimeo’s “Lip Dub” series, which was launched after the viral success of a brilliant 2007 video (above) that featured Vimeo staffers lip-synching a heavily-choreographed rendition of Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” in the company’s New York loft office.
In the suit, filed in U.S. Southern District Court of New York, Capitol claims that the videos illustrate Vimeo...
Now this is just dumb.
Capitol Records has filed a lawsuit against Vimeo, the user-centric video site owned by Barry Diller’s InterActiveCorp.
The reason? Vimeo’s “Lip Dub” series, which was launched after the viral success of a brilliant 2007 video (above) that featured Vimeo staffers lip-synching a heavily-choreographed rendition of Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” in the company’s New York loft office.
In the suit, filed in U.S. Southern District Court of New York, Capitol claims that the videos illustrate Vimeo...
- 12/16/2009
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
This past fall saw the debut of the supernatural horror/comedy Jennifer’s Body, and with the film's Blu-ray and DVD release being only a few weeks away (December 29th), I thought it might be interesting to take a look back at some of the most successful high school horror films that have been released over the past 10 to 15 years.
Jennifer’s Body is a slick production, equipped with fresh young stars, a hip soundtrack, and, of course, strings of "clever" dialogue. And that’s the criteria I’ve chosen to adhere to when working on this top ten list. Some of the films included here aren’t necessarily my favorites, but they’ve been impactful and deserve the call-out all the same. At the risk of spoiling some of the choices, I chose 1996 as the eligibility year for the simple reason that it was the beginning of the glossy,...
Jennifer’s Body is a slick production, equipped with fresh young stars, a hip soundtrack, and, of course, strings of "clever" dialogue. And that’s the criteria I’ve chosen to adhere to when working on this top ten list. Some of the films included here aren’t necessarily my favorites, but they’ve been impactful and deserve the call-out all the same. At the risk of spoiling some of the choices, I chose 1996 as the eligibility year for the simple reason that it was the beginning of the glossy,...
- 12/4/2009
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
One of the great comeback tales of the past few years has been the one owned by Linda Perry, who rescued herself from one-hit-wonder obscurity to become a top collaborator with some of the biggest names in pop music (like Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys and Gwen Stefani). Kris Allen is currently working with super-producers David Hodges (Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry), Salaam Remi (Amy Winehouse) and Claude Kelly (Leona Lewis, Akon), but here are five circa-’90s songwriters who Allen should draft into collaboration service.
» Gregg Alexander: Alexander made a splash in 1998 when his band New Radicals scored a big hit with “You Get What You Give.” The group only produced one album, and since then Alexander has actually made a name for himself as a collaborator-for-hire, working with Hanson, Enrique Iglesias and Santana (whose “The Game of Love” won Alexander a Grammy in 2003). But he needs a big breakout that...
» Gregg Alexander: Alexander made a splash in 1998 when his band New Radicals scored a big hit with “You Get What You Give.” The group only produced one album, and since then Alexander has actually made a name for himself as a collaborator-for-hire, working with Hanson, Enrique Iglesias and Santana (whose “The Game of Love” won Alexander a Grammy in 2003). But he needs a big breakout that...
- 6/22/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
In spite of a violet, twilit snowscape on the cover and the title’s nocturnal farewell, Goodnight Oslo is Robyn Hitchcock’s sunniest record in ages. Recording with a gaggle of friends will do that. It’s the prolific eccentric’s second with The Venus 3—Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, and Bill Rieflin—and guests include lead Decemberist Colin Meloy, Egyptian Morris Windsor, and Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger. Two songs even feature female backing vocals, a rarity for Hitchcock. “Saturday Groovers” best exemplifies the light mood: Its bounce is borne along by harmonies and handclaps. The good vibes go ...
- 2/17/2009
- avclub.com
A favorite on these pages for her clever 08' SXSW hit My Effortless Brilliance, a sort of comedic cousin to fellow Northwesterner Kelly Reichardt's Old Joy featuring former Harvey Danger frontman Sean Nelson (not the kid in Fresh and American Buffalo), Lynn Shelton will be back on the fest circuit in 09'. Her new film Humpday, which will bow at next month's Sundance Film Festival, goes right back into the breach of examining the follies of male companionship. We caught up with Lynn to disc ...
- 12/29/2008
- by Brandon Harris
- Spout
A favorite on these pages for her clever 08' SXSW hit My Effortless Brilliance, a sort of comedic cousin to fellow Northwesterner Kelly Reichardt's Old Joy featuring former Harvey Danger frontman Sean Nelson (not the kid in Fresh and American Buffalo), Lynn Shelton will be back on the fest circuit in 09'. Her new film Humpday, which will bow at next month's Sundance Film Festival, goes right back into the breach of examining the follies of male companionship. We caught up with Lynn to discuss steal ...
- 12/29/2008
- by Brandon Harris
- Spout
Somewhere, not on the public internet, Jakob Lodwick is all :-). The genre of online ephemera that the young man popularized with more-than-a-lip-sync, but less-than-a-music-video of Harvey Danger’s Flagpole Sitta is now making its rounds to HBO. In an effort to promote the upcoming season of Flight of the Conchords (in addition to an early release on Funny or Die), Mel (who likes to videoblog) is asking fans to make a lip dub of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement’s latest jam, Hip-Hopopotamus vs. The Rhymenocerous. Visit FlighLipDub.com for all the essentials (song, lyrics), upload your best efforts (preferably involving David Wain) to the site and tune into HBO on January 18. That’s when the network will air one mixed up, mashed up “fansterpiece” of a lip dub to go along with the Flight of The Conchords broadcast premiere. Sounds fun and all, though these types of contests...
- 12/10/2008
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tilzy.tv
Lynn Shelton's My Effortless Brilliance (which I reviewed at SXSW) has its New York premiere tonight at Rooftop Films in Williamsburg, before heading to IFC VOD later this summer and DVD later this year. The film was co-written by and stars Harvey Danger singer Sean Nelson, who has given Ann Powers a recap of how he's spent the last ten years since his band's one massive hit for her LA Times blog. "10 years ago (pretty much exactly), we had the number one song on KROQ, and sold out the Troubadour, The Roxy and The Viper Room during the summer," he writes. "Next week we'll play in front of 60 people [at LA's Largo]. And we're happy." More from Nelson, including details on the "exaggeratedly autobiographical" nature of the character he plays in ...
- 8/1/2008
- by Karina Longworth
- Spout
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