She and Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? (Dir. Ace Norton)
FNMTV unltd.
Debut video for singer-actress Deschanel with indie folk darling M. Ward, off their album Volume One on Merge. DP Michael Rizzi, produced by Partizan.
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wing, 12. July 2008, 13:42
No impact. Too cliqued to be cute, I was prepared to like this but it just misses the mark for me. Ace seems to make something i like every 1 in 10 videos.igor33, 12. July 2008, 16:28
Incredibly hideous art direction.Everyting looks cheap. If the budget is too tight, why make a video with (crappy) effects? This had the perfect resource in creating something great: Zooey Deschanel, but she is wasted here.
ai, 12. July 2008, 18:26
Cheap is cheap.mambise, 12. July 2008, 19:14
oh my god... really poor video... first time we ever see Mr M Ward in a video, I was expecting more... hope they make another (better) video
senilitynow, 12. July 2008, 20:47
embarrassing.mva, 12. July 2008, 21:56
what a hack. there are so many talented filmmakers on the partizan roster... why this guy all the time?woofwoof, 12. July 2008, 22:19
wow, such haters...are you not seeing what i'm seeing? this video kicks assfamiliar, 13. July 2008, 00:16
Yeah. That was really cute, fit the song (which is good), and wow is Zooey ever a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e!kansas, 13. July 2008, 02:11
Thought it was ok for what it is. Though pretty sick of ace norton doing dead people and zombies etc.... His videos are starting to all look the same. Somebody should tell him to take a break and watch some new movies so he can acquire (or rip off) some different references. Considering the singer is an actress could have probably got a lot more out of her. parmezan, 14. July 2008, 07:25
Ace Norton comes off as an indie version of Dale "Rage" Resteghinihiconcept, 15. July 2008, 01:45
Love Zooey, love Matt Ward, really like album...hate this video. Like really hate it. Zooey appears to receive no direction at all and is accordingly insufferable, the tone is a terrible match and the blood is just stupid. Was there seriously not a better idea than this submitted? I really don't get this shit.Ps. Ace is, was, and continues to be the indie Rage. Right the fuck on parmezan.
teepeerec, 15. July 2008, 07:56
3 WORDS. WORST VIDEO EVER.I wonder what this treatment looked like? Zooey dances around looking retarded as stupid crap ass ghosts fly around and she bleeds.
GAY.
blair of the black, 15. July 2008, 14:52
i hate this type of stuff, hate the type of art direction...but somehow i really like this video.its purposely bad, is it not? Tongue in cheek? That doesn't mean its a good idea therefore, but it ends up being kind of cute, largely because she's so charasmatic i suppose. the bit where she is singing but the sync is not right towards the end sums it up for me.
hard for me to comment, i really like the song.
but, i came away liking the song more, so job done i guess.
loz, 15. July 2008, 15:15
poop... can't watch this outside the US. anyone got a link fit for us filthy limeys?blair of the black, 15. July 2008, 15:43
its on YT:www.youtube.com
quality is so bad it looks like a celebration of american 70's children's programmes being badly transferred from NTSC to PAL.
I'll probably end up hating it when i see it proper.
Unless, fingers crossed, thats what it actually looks like.
blair of the black, 15. July 2008, 15:46
pasting that youtube link doesn't seem to be working, i wasn't being sarcastic......parmezan, 15. July 2008, 16:12
"I wonder what this treatment looked like?.. ghosts fly around and she bleeds"... hahahlisanowak, 15. July 2008, 20:44
Aw, Zooey, why don't you put your fucking hair back on and come back?dianemartel, 20. July 2008, 09:35
wtf haters... ace is a fierce dude and u guys are bitter freaks xoxoxo d
hiconcept, 22. July 2008, 21:50
A fierce dude? Bitter freaks? Seriously? Haha at your life if you're reduced to making that comment in the persona of easily one of the most unpleasant people I've ever dealt with in videos "dianemartel". Alternately... haha at your life if you're reduced to making that comment legitimately while actually living your life as easily one of the most unpleasant people I've ever dealt with in videos.
Retire either way please.
kevathens, 22. July 2008, 23:38
hic: Not sure that's Diane. She first made her apperance on antville here, but under a different username/pw.dmartel, 30. July 2008, 07:55
why dont YOU retire ? from whatever it is that you do, and what is that again ? oh... you blog on a music video website thats pretty hi concept..do you know that even if you have a teenie tiny dick, you can still be successful... its ok babe.. no need to lash out... 