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[MThanded]

CANNES, France — Kanye West will debut a short film titled “Cruel Summer” at the Cannes Film Festival.

The rapper announced Friday that he’ll present the film on Wednesday at the French festival. West and his creative collective DONDA will screen the “short art film” out of competition in Cannes.

West’s press release promises “a fusion of short film and art installation” and an “immersive seven-screen experience.” It will remain open to the public for two days following its premiere.

West has previously directed music videos for his music, including 2010’s “Runaway.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...ilm-festival/2012/05/18/gIQAVbwyXU_story.html
http://kanyewest.com/cruelsummer/

Edit: Also, the G.O.O.D. music compilation will be called cruel summer.

 

[SmokyDave]

Bananarama soundtrack confirmed.

 

[Darklord]

That poster hurts my eyes to look at.

 

[Busty]

I'm assuming the entire piece is going to be awash with gay fish subtext.

 

[Deleted member 81567]

Kim broke up with him already?

 

[SolsticeZero]

Hopefully he's better at movie making than he is at music.

 

[blahblah...blah]

This film is going to get so much bad press but the one accompanying MBDTF (an already incredible album) was a visual feast, even if it was essentially meaningless.

 

[jon bones]

Hopefully he's better at movie making than he is at music.

you must not have a very critical ear for music... he's an incredibly talented producer.

 

[cubicle47b]

you must not have a very critical ear for music... he's an incredibly talented producer.

He was just saying he hopes Kanye is even better at making movies than making music. 20 oscars incoming.

 

[HiResDes]

Kim broke up with him already?

.

 

[Busty]

Kim broke up with him already?

Someone said he'd gotten rid of his beard..., I assumed he'd just shaved.











...., don't forget to tip your waitress I'm here all week. etc.

 

[Ominym]

Kim broke up with him already?

I have to say, I wish he never dated again. Because if we get another 808s and Heartbreak out of this whole Kim thing? It'll be a fucking travesty.

 

[Max Armstrong]

Damn, I hope we get 808s and Heartbreak II

 

[Clayton Bigsby]

Damn, I hope we get 808s and Heartbreak II

College Dropout - 808's Kanye no longer exists. We have this shell that looks like Ye, but unfortunately has no idea how to make good music. He had bits of that old self in MBDTF, but Watch The Throne obliterated any traces that were left.

 

[el retorno]

College Dropout - 808's Kanye no longer exists. We have this shell that looks like Ye, but unfortunately has no idea how to make good music. He had bits of that old self in MBDTF, but Watch The Throne obliterated any traces that were left.

MBDTF is his best album. I want more of that.

 

[victreeb3l]

Damn, I hope we get 808s and Heartbreak II

hell yeah. but i also dont feel okay having a kim kardashian tribute album

 

[PowderedToast]

runaway was fantastic. kanye is the closest thing we have to another MJ in terms of his ambition and contribution to the music video art form.

 

[Meier]

Can't wait to see it.

 

[Akainu]

runaway was fantastic. kanye is the closest thing we have to another MJ in terms of his ambition and contribution to the music video art form.

Runaway was complete shit. But I know you're joking.

Spoiler

Please be joking.

 

[Verano]

runaway was fantastic. kanye is the closest thing we have to another MJ in terms of his ambition and contribution to the music video art form.

hmmmmmm...no.

 

[PowderedToast]

why would i be joking? just because his media image is one of over-reaching arrogance doesn't mean his actual work is invalidated. runaway speaks for itself, it's excellent.

 

[PowderedToast]

his short film with spike jonze was great, too. there's no reason not to be excited for this.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Came in expecting more Ace of Base.

Needs more Ace of Base.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Someone said he'd gotten rid of his beard..., I assumed he'd just shaved.











...., don't forget to tip your waitress I'm here all week. etc.

zing!

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

His remix of GOOD Friday is fucking SHIT.

 

[kehs]

I like the MBDFTDSDFS short film he put together.

Hoping is is similar in eccentricity and delivers another album in kind.

Then again, it's really hard for the voice of a generation of this generation to create three indisputable classics (808s, MBDFTDSDFS).

 

[RJT]

Can't wait for the album. Say what you will about Kanye, but he is not a lazy dude.

 

[CrankyJay]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n6chxpEINs

lol, beaten

 

[soul creator]

Coldest Winter

Next up: a comic book named Calamitous Fall?

 

[enzo_gt]

THIS THAT SHIT I DO LIKE

 

[Horse Detective]

Bananarama soundtrack confirmed.

YES. You magnificent man

 

[James Woods]

Someone said he'd gotten rid of his beard..., I assumed he'd just shaved.











...., don't forget to tip your waitress I'm here all week. etc.

ahahahahahaha

 

[Oozer3993]

Coldest Winter

Next up: a comic book named Calamitous Fall?

Fun fact, at one point, right after 808s came out, he said his next album was going to be called Winter Spring Summer Fall and feature 3 songs for each season.

 

[Angry Fork]

College Dropout - 808's Kanye no longer exists. We have this shell that looks like Ye, but unfortunately has no idea how to make good music. He had bits of that old self in MBDTF, but Watch The Throne obliterated any traces that were left.

this

Kanye is intolerable to me now and I can't get into his instrumentals anymore. He's a shitty person and a terrible rapper but I could ignore that for the sake of his production but now it's just meh to me. 808s was by far his best album.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Runaway was one of my favorite films from last year. Looking forward to it.

 

[AlexMogil]

Is John Romero about to make me his bitch?

 

[Jimothy]

Runaway was one of my favorite films from last year. Looking forward to it.

Meh. I thought it was pretentious garbage. I still love Ye's music, though.

I guess I'll still check this out if it gets put up online for free somewhere.

 

[Raitosaito]

Meh. I thought it was pretentious garbage. I still love Ye's music, though.

I guess I'll stick check this out if it gets put up online for free somewhere.

Word

 

[ShdwDrake]

Aziz is in this? Awesome.

 

[Discotheque]

People actually liked that Runaway video?
ahhahahahahahaaaaa

 

[Horse Detective]

Its a cruel, its a cruel cruel summer.

Leaving me here on my own.

 

[Maddocks]

when I read cruel summer, I always think of the original karate kid. Daniele riding his bike to school with his sunglasses on.

 

[Horse Detective]

when I read cruel summer, I always think of the original karate kid. Daniele riding his bike to school with his sunglasses on.

There is a good chance this was Kanye's intention. Denim jackets, neon-ish lit up music videos. Dude loves the 80's no doubt.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Meh. I thought it was pretentious garbage.

Aw man, I loved it. The central ballet scene is so much more compelling and exciting than anything in Black Swan. I watch it so many times, and I never get tired of it: it’s striking, catchy, fun, erotic, and constantly charming in its exuberance. It's not the most coherent thing in the world, but I think there's room for dream-like films like this.

 

[enzo_gt]

So this premiered. Plot sounds interesting.

I want it NOW.

Oozer hook us up with dat inside knowledge.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Well he's a good composer/producer and a bad rapper, so as long as he doesn't try to act in his movies he may have a nice film career ahead of him.

 

[Ephemeris]

I hope Yeezy depicts us lamborghini car thieves in the right light

 

[qcf x2]

I'm more interested in a potential meltdown if it gets panned.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I'm assuming it will have something to do with how whites hate blacks.

 

[Clayton Bigsby]

So this premiered. Plot sounds interesting.

I want it NOW.

Oozer hook us up with dat inside knowledge.

Sounds even more pretentious than "Runaway". Seems Kanye out did himself once again.