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The Daily Swarm 6/25/09:
June 25, 2009
Kanye West, Spike Jonze debut bizarre short “Nightmares” film at LAFF
ALEX SHERMAN

Kanye West was rolling deep at the Los Angeles Film Festival tonight, surprising the audience with the premier of a short film by Spike Jonze called We Were Once A Fairytale….The short, written and directed by Spike Jonze, walks the fine line between self aggrandizement and self mockery that runs through all of Kanye’s endeavors. But the filmmaking is on point, with cinematography and sound design that authentically renders that feeling of being really disoriented in a nightclub. One doesn’t need to love Kanye to love the film, but the Jonze short takes what people love and hate about Kanye’s persona and then pushes it into a new, trippy realm. And in case you’re wondering, the answer is no, Kanye still can’t act. The film features the song “See you in my Nightmares” from 808s and Heartbreaks, remixed and pretty severely tweaked by Spike Jonze’s brother and N.A.S.A.‘s Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel).

In MORE Kanye News: Kanye To Release “Through The WIre” Illustrated Book With Bill Plympton
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Kanye West collaborates with Academy Award-nominated animator, cartoonist, and illustrator Bill Plympton to release his third book (second in as many months) Through The Wire. Titled after his first single, the book is a graphic memoir that illustrates the lyrics of 12 songs from the self proclamed Louis Vuitton Don from becoming a college dropout to his infamous car accident that would be the catalyst in his rise to stardom. Through The Wire is due out Nov. 10th but can be pre ordered @ Amazon.com.