In the end it is still a novelty piece that will play very well online but doesn't leave you with much after – which is fine, because it does deliver in the moment, which is what it is all about. The Weeknd releases his much anticipated single Take My Breath, the first from his forthcoming album as announced in his GQ global cover story this week. It does play very well, and the FPS-view suits the video game content. Technically it is very impressive in how it is all put together, and there are lots of cool ideas within this too – the use of the mini-drone, the jumping between vehicles, the shooting through the side of the vehicle, etc. The film is a short, impacting ride – very violent and without any emotional context to draw you in, but it is the speed that makes it work. The album was supported by three singles: 'Starboy', 'I Feel It Coming' and 'Party Monster'. The album features guest appearances from Daft Punk, Lana Del Rey, Future, and Kendrick Lamar. It was released on November 25, 2016, by XO and Republic Records. On this front it does, and it is very much like a video game scene – GTA5 comes to mind, but I know the director also worked on Payday 2, so maybe that is a better reference. Starboy is the third studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter The Weeknd.
The film is the getaway from a bank robbery, and relies very heavily on movement and action to work. Perhaps related, the director has returned to the short music video form that gave him such success with Biting Elbows, and has made this video for The Weekend.
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Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.I have not watched the feature Hardcore Henry, but by most accounts is not so good I guess that the POV action stuff is better in short form rather than creating a whole narrative using it. 'Starboy' is a moody club track that also literally asserts Tesfayes standing as a pop star.
Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. The Weeknd has also released the albums first single, the title track featuring Daft Punk. The Weeknd’s new album “Starboy” will be released on November 25 courtesy of XO and Republic. READ MORE: The Weeknd Shares Violent, NSFW ‘False Alarm’ Video Directed by ‘Hardcore Henry’ Helmer Ilya Naishuller He followed it up with two other mixtapes - “Thursday” and “Echoes of Silence” - in the same year which were later compiled into the album “Trilogy.” Since then, he has released two studio albums, “Kiss Land” and “Beauty Behind the Madness,” both of which were critically and commercially successful. Producer Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye, Benny Blanco (3), Cashmere Cat, Jake One, Swish (6) Written-By Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye, Benjamin Levin, Brittany Hazzard, Jacob Dutton, Magnus August Hoiberg, Samuel Wishkoski, William Thomas Walsh. Tesfaye first burst onto the music scene with his mixtape “House of Balloons,” which was critically acclaimed upon release and landed on several end-of-the-year lists, like Complex who named it the best album of the year.
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