senilitynow, 7. August 2008, 20:52
Bettye Lavette "Talking Old Soldiers" - (Dir. Lex Halaby)


Classy as hell.

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Very nice cinematography, a smooth edit, and an emotional piece. A solid video overall!

On the flip side, I found myself losing interest by the last 1/3. The same shots began resurfacing a few too many times.

It'd be perfect if the song was about 30 - 45 seconds shorter or if the video had one or two more tricks up its sleeve.

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a step outside of his usual repertoire...lex still manages to make a crappy song seem worthy of his amazing videos.
it definitely shows a versatility which standsout in a sea of one-trick ponies.
         
classy song.
classy look.

nothing says empty life like being alone at an empty bar.
         
damn lex. damn. real nice sir!
         
There goes that crazy broad again.
Super pretty. I kept waiting for Jim Jarmusch to show up with a cup of coffee.
Well done, sir. Beautiful.
         
i love b & w in mv's
other than that, kalstark has said it all
le: but i think it could've done it without the cigarette-burning-in-the-ashtray CU
         
I'm liking this recent string of female-centric work that Halaby's been doing. It plays to his enormous strength as one of the last music video directors that gives a shit about the quality and composition of the image. That sincere, classical approach to visual integrity is so much harder to pull off than taking a lo-fi approach to a hi-concept, the favored aesthetic work flow here on antville. There's so little room for failure with a project like this. Enough gushing. Cheers to Halaby, one of the last tuxedo wearing gents at the party.
         
Less quirky viral videos, more things like this, please.
         
amen