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Duranalysis: Girl Panic!

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In Duran Duran’s dazzling, gorgeous, nine-and-a-half-minute Jonas Åkerlund-directed video extravaganza for “Girl Panic!”, a flock of big-name supermodels of days past—Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova, Helena Christensen, […]

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Duranalysis: Sing Blue Silver

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Sing Blue Silver, the 1984 documentary about the 79-day North American leg of Duran Duran’s 1983-1984 world tour, is a fascinating glimpse into the rarified lives of the […]

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Duranalysis: Girls on Film

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Fair warning: I’m going to be looking at the uncensored Night Version of the video for Duran Duran’s 1981 hit, “Girls on Film,” which is the porny version […]

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Duranalysis: Planet Earth

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Here we are, back where it all began. “Planet Earth” was Duran Duran’s very first video from their very first single off of their 1981 debut album. It […]

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Duranalysis: My Own Way

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Am I really going to drum up a thousand words or so on Duran Duran’s “My Own Way” video? I am, aren’t I? Egad. Not that there’s anything […]

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Duranalysis: Save a Prayer

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Duran Duran’s 1982 video for “Save a Prayer” was directed by Russell Mulcahy and shot in Sri Lanka at the same time as their videos for “Hungry Like […]

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Duranalysis: Rio

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Oh, Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land… The video for Duran Duran’s 1982 hit “Rio” is a dazzling, much-loved spectacle that cemented the band’s (hard-earned and […]