Afternoon Delights
Olivia Rodrigo’s 2023 Tiny Desk Concert
The musician performs a pared down set for NPR Music.
CAPTAIN EO (1986)
Michael Jackson’s 3D passion project for Disney also involved George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola.
THE BRAVE LOCOMOTIVE (2023)
A terrific new short evokes the musical animation of yesteryear.
AD/BC: A ROCK OPERA (2004)
Matt Berry wrote and starred in this Nativity-set parody/homage of Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell.
OUR ROBOCOP REMAKE (2014)
A collective of filmmakers and other artists collaborate to remake the 1987 classic scene by scene.
The Church Play Cinematic Universe
Jenny Nicholson takes a look at one church’s fascinating annual tradition.
IMITATIONS (2016)
The short film from Winnipeg filmmaking collective Markus Milos Ian Fabian is disturbing and delightful in all the best ways.
The Carpenters…Space Encounters (1978)
Riding that sweet STAR WARS high, The Carpenters promoted their new album with a sorta-sci-fi themed TV special in 1978. Yikes.
MULAN: AN EAST SIDE STORY (2020)
“I’ll Make A Thug Out Of You” from MULAN: AN EAST SIDE STORY, a retelling of Mulan by director Joseph Le and Team Red Pro, again as an action musical—but now in a gangster setting.
Afternoon Delights: “BloodSpray: The Musical”
A short video to break up the monotony of daily life and provide some entertainment for the remainder of the day.