![]() ![]() A few moments later, the Green Knight (Ralph Ineson) comes barging in on horseback and offers to play a “Christmas game” that goes like this: Anyone in the room can take the Green Knight’s ax and strike a mighty blow – but whatever injury is inflicted, the Green Knight will be able to return the favor in exactly one year.Įmboldened by his uncle’s newfound confidence in him, Gawain picks up the ax and lops off the Green Knight’s head – which doesn’t seem to bother the Green Knight all that much. The sickly King Arthur (Sean Harris) and his equally feeble wife Guinevere (Kate Dickie) are hosting a Christmastime feast in a cavernous and dank ballroom in the castle when Arthur surprises his nephew Gawain by having him sit by his side for the first time ever. (We are in Ingmar Bergman and Terrence Malick territory.) Lowery’s adaptation of the 14th-century chivalric tale “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” stars Dev Patel in a career-defining performance as young Gawain, a man of royal lineage who has spent his early adult years guzzling booze and skipping church and coupling with Alicia Vikander’s Essel, a smart and lovely and formidable woman who is well beneath Gawain’s social class, but is far the superior person in terms of character and honesty and heart. It’s always a thrilling thing when a filmmaker creates an entire world that engulfs us from the opening moments, and that’s certainly the case with “The Green Knight,” which was filmed in Ireland and feels of this Earth but also has a decidedly magical, fantastical and sometimes frighteningly dreamlike look. Alicia Vikander, left, and Dev Patel in a scene from “The Green Knight.” (Eric Zachanowich/A24 Films) The Green Knight is actually half-man, half-tree, and he has a way of commanding a room when he makes his entrance, and we’ll get back to him in a moment. ![]() ![]() The young man is not even the title character. A year later, A-Trak’s version of “Heads Will Roll” ended up in the climax scene of the comedic film, “Project X.” From then on, the song was cemented in greatness.Dev Patel in the film “The Green Knight.” (Eric/Zachanowich/A24 Films)įor those not familiar with all the Arthurian legends and tales, “The Green Knight” might sound like a superhero origin story – but the young man embarking on an arduous and perhaps fateful journey in David Lowery’s dark, dazzling, dizzying medieval fever dream is hardly a traditional hero, as he knows full well about himself. It wasn’t until the remix circulated and gained popularity that the label eventually asked to release it. In a tweet, he remembers seeing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and immediately wanting to get his hands on their version of “Heads Will Roll.” He reached out to band asking to remix it-a process that typically happens the other way around.Īfter a few long months of working on the track while touring, the label Interscope rejected the release. In addition to explaining how the song was made, A-Trak also gave an anecdote as to why the project was so special for the artist. In a short YouTube clip, the Canadian producer talks over a screen recording of his beat lab while showing the progression the song took to its final form. A-Trak‘s lauded remix of “Heads Will Roll” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is celebrating is 10th anniversary, and as such, the producer took the time to make a video for fans outlining the creative process behind it. ![]()
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