Roman Coppola Directs Arcade Fire's SNL Performance Turned Discotheque Fever Dream

If you watched through until the end of the season premiere of SNL last night, hosted by the glorious Tina Fey, you might’ve been slyly whisked away from musical guest Arcade Fire’s performance on the SNL stage into an uncanny valley of music and film, comedy and artistry — yet nothing is quite right. Directed by Roman Coppola, with guest appearances by Rainn Wilson, James Franco, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Ben Stiller, and even Bono,  Arcade Fire’s SNL concert special is a must see. So, without further ado, and to echo Fey’s sendoff , “It’s about to get a weird.” (more…)