Gawker has video of New York City poet Craig Moreau who just happens to takes his poems about disco balls very seriously. You usually only see films taking themselves so seriously when Stanley Kubrick is directing.
The video opens up briefly channeling '80's synth-pop band A-Ha and their hit "Take On Me." Sadly, Craig Moreau isn't as catchy with the written word as A-Ha.
Granted, this video is an interview of him--a sort of movie trailer for books created by his publisher (actually a smart idea), so he can always claim it wasn't his fault. But the director of this video at some point had to have the conversation something along these lines:
"Craig, I see you filmed in black and white tones. On top of a building, New York City in the background. I'll make sure some skyscrapers are a backdrop. It's edgy. It's sexy. I want you to recite your poem about disco balls and drinking Jager. Oh, and act really earnestly when you read the poem about disco balls, too. Monotone. Breathy. Look up at the city when you read it. Undress the buildings with your eyes. I want your pupils smoldering. Sound cool?"
Apparently Moreau thought so.
The interview portions are equally Saturday Night Live parody-esque. Moreau defines what a "bender" means to him (the weekend party doesn't stop on Sunday!), that he wants to make people believe poetry can be "sexy and awesome" (like Walt Whitman, baby!), and how he goes by the pseudonym Chelsea Boy.
Chelsea Boy--because when you think you're super-serious, you can always take it one step further.
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