The last time I spoke with Malou Prytz, we were in a Stockholm hotel for the media day leading up to the Melodifestivalen finals. After defying the odds, Malou broke out as a newcomer and qualified direct to the finals and has consequently outdone many of her competitors with her follow-up material.

Exclusive Malou Prytz interview here:

Malou's new single is called "Left & Right and the music video draws creative inspiration from Wes Anderson's 2012 film "Moonrise Kingdom." Wes Anderson conceptualised a story about young love between two 12-year-old protagonists, Sam and Suzy. The film also covers other topics including mental health, family dissolution, and alludes to the Genesis flood myth. "Moonrise Kingdom" is an age-appropriate source of inspiration for Malou's new music video, as "Left & Right" features a melancholic melody soundtracking a narrative about young love. Sam and Suzy both act out and engage in reckless behaviour due in large part to their difficult home lives. Sam is an orphan in the foster system and Suzy's parents have a failing marriage further exacerbated by infidelity. Sam and Suzy find solace in one another and run away from home together, seeking refuge in nature.

"Left & Right" doesn't address as many of these themes as "Moonrise Kingdom" but does utilise certain aesthetic elements and key imagery from it. "Moonrise Kingdom" has a distinct visual presentation, including it's use of symmetry, a warm colour palette, and a unique movement style of camera work. These details don't only enhance the aesthetic value of the film, but serve the world-building by blurring the lines between realism and fantasy. "Left & Right" has some shots that recreate Wes Anderson's propensity for symmetry, though not to the same degree, as well as a similarly designed colour aesthetic. All things considered, this music videos gives a respectable effort in paying homage to a very technically detailed film. Considering that Wes Anderson had to pitch "Moonrise Kingdom" on a lower budget and still managed to put together such an artistic, aesthetic film, it goes to show that having less money is never an excuse to people with an actual work ethic.

"Left & Right" music video:

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Set in 1965, Moonrise Kingdom is a stylized coming of age film that promises to bring the viewer of any age back to the intensity of just-entering-adolescence love. The casting, characters, and acting are beyond extraordinary.

Edward Norton takes a turn as the as an anal but dedicated troop leader.  Bill Murray is genuinely disgruntled with everything, his work, wealth, family or beautiful surroundings.  Bruce Willis is the bachelor, island cop who goes head-to-head with the chilling Tilda Swinton known only as "Social Services," as she callously plans to put "the boy" in juvenile refuge to undergo shock therapy as needed.

The truly stand out isn’t the adult cast though, it’s the child stars  Sam and Suzy not only keep pace. Not only do they steal the show with their unconditional love, but both express an unthinking complete giving of themselves to one other. The film captures beautifully how two outcasts find themselves when they find each other. They play the both child and adult facets with such zeal.

The heart-warming story is touching, enjoyable from start to finish, and very funny. It is a magnificent fun-filled movie for the entire family, that doesn’t rely on flashy special effects, but rather great story telling.

Moonrise Kingdom is on DVD today, October 16, 2012

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ALL-STAR CAST AND NEW DISCOVERIES DELIGHT IN HIT TALE OF FIRST LOVE

FROM ACADEMY AWARD^®-NOMINATED FILMMAKER WES ANDERSON

MOONRISE 

KINGDOM

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 16, 2012 ON

BLU-RAY^™ COMBO PACK WITH ULTRAVIOLET^™, ON DVD AND ON DEMAND

FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

“WONDROUSLY BEAUTIFUL. ONE OF MR. ANDERSON’S SUPREME ACHIEVEMENTS”

- MANOHLA DARGIS, THE NEW YORK TIMES

A star-studded and visually stunning box office hit, and a tale of first love directed by two-time Academy Award^®-nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Rushmore), Focus Features’ Moonrise Kingdom will be available on Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet^™, on DVD, On Demand and on Digital Download on October 16, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.  Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom follows two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way.

Charming screen newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward star alongside Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Academy Award^® nominees Edward Norton (American History X) and Bill Murray (Lost in Translation), Academy Award^®winners Frances McDormand (Fargo) and Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore), and Bob Balaban (Gosford Park). Moonrise Kingdom is a movie that critics are calling “extraordinary from start to finish” (Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies). 

The Moonrise Kingdom Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack includes a Blu-ray^™, DVD and a Digital Copy of the film compatible with iPhone^®, iTunes^®, iPad^®, iPod^®, iPod^® touch, Android^™ and online retailer partners, as well as UltraViolet^™. UltraViolet^™ is the revolutionary new way for consumers to collect movies and TV shows in the cloud to instantly stream and download to tablets, smartphones, computers, and TVs.  Consumers can now enjoy their movies anytime, anywhere on the platform of their choice. 

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO BLU-RAY^TM :  Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect hi-def picture and perfect hi-def sound.

·       UltraViolet™: The revolutionary new way for consumers to collect movies and TV shows, store them in the cloud, and instantly stream and download to TV’s, computers, tablets and smartphones. Consumers can now truly enjoy their movies anytime, anywhere on the platform of their choice. Currently available in the United States only.

·       Digital Copy: Viewers can redeem a digital version of the full-length movie from a choice of retail partners to watch on an array of electronics and portable devices including computers, iPad®, iPhone®, iPod™ touch, Android™ and more!

• BD-LIVE^TM : Access the BD-Live^™ Center through your Internet-connected player to watch the latest trailers and more!

• pocket BLU^TM app:   The groundbreaking pocket BLU^™ app uses iPad^®, iPhone^®, iPod^®  touch, Android^™, PC and Mac^®  to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray^™ player.  Plus iPad^® and Android^™ tablet  owners can enjoy a new, enhanced edition of pocket BLU^™ made especially to take advantage of the tablets’ larger screen and high resolution display.  Consumers will be able to browse through a library of Blu-ray^™ content and watch entertaining extras on-the-go in a way that’s bigger and better than ever before.  pocket BLU^™ offers advanced features such as:

• • Advanced Remote Control:  A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray^™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live^™ functions with ease.
  • Video Timeline:  Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.
  • Mobile-To-Go:  Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray^™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
  • Browse Titles:  Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU^™-enabled titles available and coming to
    Blu-ray^™ Hi-Def.  They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
  • Keyboard:  Entering data is fast and easy with your device’s intuitive keyboard.
• uHEAR^™:  Never miss another line of dialogue with this innovative feature that instantly skips back a few seconds on your
  Blu-ray^™ disc and turns on the subtitles to highlight what you missed.

BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY^™ and DVD):

• A LOOK INSIDE MOONRISE KINGDOM
• WELCOME TO THE ISLAND OF NEW PENZANCE: Bob Balaban narrates a series of guided tours from the locations of Moonrise Kingdom featuring Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, and Wes Anderson
• SET TOUR WITH BILL MURRAY:  Bill Murray personally takes viewers on a tour of the Moonrise Kingdomsets. 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY^™:

Street Date:  October 16, 2012

Copyright:  2012 Universal Studios.  All Rights Reserved.

Selection Number:  62123585

Running time:  1 Hour, 34 Minutes

Layers:  BD-50

Picture Format : Widescreen 

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Rating:  Rated PG-13 for sexual content and smoking

Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH, Spanish, French

Sound:  DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/DVS Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS Surround 5.1/Dolby Digital 2.0 (Bonus), Spanish DTS Surround 5.1, French (EU) DTS Surround 5.1

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:

Street Date:  October 16, 2012

Copyright:  2012 Universal Studios.  All Rights Reserved.

Selection Number: 62119942

Running time: 1 Hour, 34 Minutes

Layers: Dual Layer

Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Rating:  Rated PG-13 for sexual content and smoking

Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH, Spanish, French

Sound:  Dolby Digital 5.1/ Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1

CAST AND FILMMAKERS

Cast:  Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban,

Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward

Directed by:  Wes Anderson

Produced by: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson

Written by: Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola

Executive Producers: Sam Hoffman, Mark Roybal

Director of Photography:  Robert Yeoman, ASC

Production Designer:  Adam Stockhausen

Film Editor: Andrew Weisblum, ACE

Music by:  Alexandre Desplat

Costume Designer:  Kasia Walicka-Maimone

Learn more about the movie at http://www.moonrisekingdom.com

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks. Comcast Corporation owns a controlling 51% interest in NBCUniversal, with GE holding a 49% stake.

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