DouglasReese

Unfortunately, due to the use of sound clips, I won't be able to sell it. But I'd be up for allowing you a download. Would you want me to PM you such?

I'll have it up on Bandcamp this evening, if you want to own it. <3 Also, that image of Lana in a VU shirt is my FAVORITE THING RIGHT NOW.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll2BMbU9gc0 Track listing in the description.

Looking for suggestions on which track I should do the first music video for.

Edie Sedgwick called this "album of the day". Don't ignore a queen's word.

I'll repost what I commented on my status here. Just want to let everyone know, I'm always up for constructive criticism. So even if you're not a fan of this, I got tough skin, and I wanna better myself, too, so I value whatever it is you have to say! <3

https://soundcloud.com/paul-reese-30998502/sets/the-suck Check it out, folks, and give me your reviews!

Official title for the album, and cover art.

I'm currently working on my second album since ZU. It's currently untitled, but I'm sharing a few tracks from it. I'm aiming at about 8-10 tracks, like the first one. From First Kiss to Now https://soundcloud.com/paul-reese-30998502/from-first-kiss-to-now The Suck https://soundcloud.com/paul-reese-30998502/the-suck Sunday Morning (Cover of The Velvet Underground) https://soundcloud.com/paul-reese-30998502/sunday-morning As you can tell, I'm pretty much going straight from how I'm feeling with this one. The eventual concept will be better understood once the entire piece is finished, I hope.

Hitting this up.

Decided to focus strictly on the tracks that I would say "yeah, total 5/5 there" to... UNRELEASED ANGELS FOREVER, FOREVER ANGELS BACKFIRE BECAUSE OF YOU GET DRUNK THE MAN I LOVE NEVER LET ME GO PROM SONG (GONE WRONG) QUEEN OF DISASTER SERIAL KILLER TIRED OF SINGING THE BLUES TRASH MAGIC WAYAMAYA AKA LIZZY GRANT KILL KILL PAWN SHOP BLUES YAYO BORN TO DIE BLUE JEANS BORN TO DIE MILLION DOLLAR MAN SUMMERTIME SADNESS VIDEO GAMES WITHOUT YOU PARADISE BEL AIR RIDE YAYO ULTRAVIOLENCE BLACK BEAUTY BROOKLYN BABY CRUEL WORLD FLIPSIDE IS THIS HAPPINESS MONEY POWER GLORY OLD MONEY PRETTY WHEN YOU CRY SAD GIRL SHADES OF COOL ULTRAVIOLENCE WEST COAST HONEYMOON THE BLACKEST DAY GOD KNOWS I TRIED FREAK SALVATORE ODDITIES BIG EYES CHELSEA HOTEL NO. 2 ONCE UPON A DREAM STARGIRL INTERLUDE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL (ORCHESTRAL VERSION) As you can tell, Ultraviolence is my darling of them all. Red means they are my absolute favorites of hers.

Has there been a well-edited extended version of "Stargirl" yet?

01. Eyes Wide Shut 02. City Lights 03. Pinocchio 04. Showgirls 05. Murmur of the Heart

"Sad Girl" is the major one. I have the entire music video mapped out in my head, and I absolutely adore it and envision it with every listen. May even be responsible for why it's my favorite song she's ever done.

Has anybody made a longer version of "Stargirl" yet?

I love that film. It's one of my favorites from Allen. With me, I was influenced by Jean-Luc Godard's use of the fourth wall in Vivre Sa Vie. In one pinnacle scene, he has Anna Karina stare directly into the camera as a way to punctuate that she's aware she's heading in a troubling direction, and there's no way anybody's going to stop her. I picked up on that, that thin line between feeling safe watching a film and then when the characters themselves draw the viewer into the mess without any way of helping. I usually apply such a thing with every project I tackle - because I want nothing more than for the audience to have to partake in the story in some way. Whether in that way, or viscerally (like when a character is bored or doing a mundane thing; the viewer must feel bored and mundane along with them).

That one was definitely just a fun exercise. The only short film I made in that year, actually. But I intended that it be a kind of metaphor on how people are watched on film. The audience is always playing voyeur, watching things from a safe space - but I liked the idea of questioning, what if the protagonist becomes aware that he's being watched? Taunted? I kind of liked the idea of a bloody gift being laid at the front door. Almost anticlimactic, and not too original, but a fitting finale for the character's paranoia he's been experiencing. It's not one of my favorites, personally, but that's pretty much the way my head was working when I made it. But then, characters becoming aware or being aware they're "in a film" is something I've always been interested in. Many of my projects have fourth wall breaks to show that. Whether or not that works for the viewer? I don't know! Haha.

Turns out my latest isn't going to be happening; due to conflicts of travel with my actress.

How did I forget to include this? Not really a film - but a video essay - and I've posted it before a while back, but this is on-topic here. https://vimeo.com/151264560

I sometimes think I don't take long enough breaks between projects.

I suggest either Warwick or The Trash if you're feeling ballsy for a feature. Or, pretty much anything from 2016. So, Blue Guitar, too. Haha. Before that, they were mostly just exercises in searching for a style and a way of telling stories I think of. If you have anything you'd want to share, I'm all for it. I love no-budget films. <3

Look forward to your thoughts!

Well, I mean.. some of them have nudity and sex, so it cuts it close. If that's all you're looking for.

For those with even an inking of interest. From most recent to oldest, because nobody should be cursed to watch those early ones first. <3 FEATURES The Trash (2016) - 62 minutes https://vimeo.com/185100206 Warwick (2016) - 67 minutes https://vimeo.com/181551438 Blue Guitar (2016) - 62 minutes https://vimeo.com/152954197 Maysville (2015) - 71 minutes https://vimeo.com/143709137 Nikki, Alice, Nessa (2015) - 99 minutes https://vimeo.com/192896092 Pazuzu (2013) - 43 minutes Official Selection - 2016 - Diamond in the Rough Film Festival (San Cupertino, CA) https://vimeo.com/72933877 Snake (2011) - 68 minutes https://vimeo.com/31740447 ​Shakespeare's Pets (2011) - 112 minutes https://vimeo.com/139504017 Lacey and James (2011) - 41 minutes https://vimeo.com/138775959 Cleaners (2011) - 69 minutes Special Screening - 2011 - University of Dayton - Underground Cinema (Dayton, OH) #36 - MUBI's 50 Best Films of 2011 https://vimeo.com/141371212 The Vaughn Sister (2010) - 91 minutes https://vimeo.com/144285956 SHORTS Eli (2016) - 19 minutes https://vimeo.com/172379928 Daddy (2016) - 23 minutes https://vimeo.com/150146617 Birthday Boy (2015) - 20 minutes https://vimeo.com/136633381 The Baby (2015) - 19 minutes https://vimeo.com/138838318 The Knock (2013) - 9 minutes https://vimeo.com/67531361 The Grandson (2011) - 10 minutes https://vimeo.com/136638757 Currently working on a series of shorts called Cincinnati Storm, and a new feature film that starts filming December 18th, and will be uploaded sometime in January of 2017. The only film here that had a budget was Warwick - and it was shot and finished on a budget of $3,000.

Pink Moon? It was a short film directed by a friend of mine, Sal Bardo.