Country star Zach Bryan recruited Western film legend Matthew McConaughey for his “Nine Ball” music video, released on Monday.
The video, directed by Matthew Dillon Cohen, tells the story of a boy whose father is a gambling addict. McConaughey plays a pool shark who brings his young son to the bar while he bets cash against his opponent, played by Scott Shepherd.
In an alternate timeline, Tye Sheridan plays an older version of McConaughey’s son, who grows up to play billiards in the same pool hall as his father. The narratives jump back and forth from each other, depicting the effect of the father’s gambling on the son, and ends with a flashback shot of McConaughey carrying the young boy out of the bar after a bar fight.
“Nine Ball” comes from Bryan’s EP Boys of Faith, which he released in September 2023. At the Grammy Awards last Sunday,...
The video, directed by Matthew Dillon Cohen, tells the story of a boy whose father is a gambling addict. McConaughey plays a pool shark who brings his young son to the bar while he bets cash against his opponent, played by Scott Shepherd.
In an alternate timeline, Tye Sheridan plays an older version of McConaughey’s son, who grows up to play billiards in the same pool hall as his father. The narratives jump back and forth from each other, depicting the effect of the father’s gambling on the son, and ends with a flashback shot of McConaughey carrying the young boy out of the bar after a bar fight.
“Nine Ball” comes from Bryan’s EP Boys of Faith, which he released in September 2023. At the Grammy Awards last Sunday,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Zach Bryan is celebrating his Grammy win with a new music video, starring one of his heroes.
On Monday, the country songwriter released the visual for “Nine Ball,” which casts Matthew McConaughey as the drunk gambling father that Bryan sings about on the track, off his Boys of Faith EP.
The Matthew Dillon Cohen-directed video follows McConaughey’s character and his young son through time as the father places bets on his kid’s improving billiards ability at a dive bar. “My father is a betting man/But I got myself a steady hand,...
On Monday, the country songwriter released the visual for “Nine Ball,” which casts Matthew McConaughey as the drunk gambling father that Bryan sings about on the track, off his Boys of Faith EP.
The Matthew Dillon Cohen-directed video follows McConaughey’s character and his young son through time as the father places bets on his kid’s improving billiards ability at a dive bar. “My father is a betting man/But I got myself a steady hand,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Zach Bryan has unveiled a new music video for “Nine Ball,” starring Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, and Scott Shepherd.
Directed by Matthew Dillon Cohen, the video depicts a father-and-son’s journey in a small-town pool hall told across twenty years. Watch it below.
“Nine Ball” comes from Bryan’s 2023 EP, Boys of Faith. The five-track EP, released in September, also contains collaborations with Noah Kahan and Bon Iver.
Another one of Bryan’s noteworthy collaborations, “I Remember Everything” featuring Kacey Musgraves, won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
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Next up for Bryan, he’ll kick off “The Quittin Time Tour” beginning next month. The lengthy trek spans most of the year and includes shows with Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, The War and Treaty, and other special guests. Tickets are available for purchase here.
Bryan also recently revealed that he was “about half...
Directed by Matthew Dillon Cohen, the video depicts a father-and-son’s journey in a small-town pool hall told across twenty years. Watch it below.
“Nine Ball” comes from Bryan’s 2023 EP, Boys of Faith. The five-track EP, released in September, also contains collaborations with Noah Kahan and Bon Iver.
Another one of Bryan’s noteworthy collaborations, “I Remember Everything” featuring Kacey Musgraves, won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
Get Zach Bryan Tickets Here
Next up for Bryan, he’ll kick off “The Quittin Time Tour” beginning next month. The lengthy trek spans most of the year and includes shows with Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, The War and Treaty, and other special guests. Tickets are available for purchase here.
Bryan also recently revealed that he was “about half...
- 2/5/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Zach Bryan has released a new music video for the song “Oklahoma Smokeshow,” a standout track from the singer-songwriter’s 2022 Summertime Blues EP.
Directed by Matthew Dillon Cohen, the cinematic treatment brings Bryan’s vivid lyrics to life with a tale of crime, jealousy, and unrequited love. The story focuses on a small-town woman who’s desired by all the guys, but finds herself most drawn to a man who drinks too much, steals out of cash registers, and is headed nowhere good.
In the midst of this relationship, she...
Directed by Matthew Dillon Cohen, the cinematic treatment brings Bryan’s vivid lyrics to life with a tale of crime, jealousy, and unrequited love. The story focuses on a small-town woman who’s desired by all the guys, but finds herself most drawn to a man who drinks too much, steals out of cash registers, and is headed nowhere good.
In the midst of this relationship, she...
- 5/1/2023
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Chicano R&b singer Omar Apollo hosts a luxe yacht party in his brand new video for “Kickback.” It’s the fourth single off his 2019 Ep, Friends, which he self-released in April.
In the Matthew Dillon Cohen-directed video, Apollo takes the kickback, or SoCal slang for “house party,” to the Mediterranean Sea — presumably off the Southern coast of France. Starring some of Apollo’s real-life friends, the clip plays out his wholesome fantasy of the high life. Wearing a captain’s hat and a breezy, unbuttoned yellow shirt, Apollo...
In the Matthew Dillon Cohen-directed video, Apollo takes the kickback, or SoCal slang for “house party,” to the Mediterranean Sea — presumably off the Southern coast of France. Starring some of Apollo’s real-life friends, the clip plays out his wholesome fantasy of the high life. Wearing a captain’s hat and a breezy, unbuttoned yellow shirt, Apollo...
- 10/1/2019
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
An overworked hotel employee dances through an unexpected shift in the video for the Chainsmokers’ new single, “Side Effects,” featuring Emily Warren.
The Matthew Dillon Cohen-directed clip stars Riverdale‘s Camila Mendes as the hotel employee, who receives a call from her boss at the start of the video, informing her that she’ll have to work throughout the weekend. But instead of hunkering down, Mendes’ character rips off her uniform and proceeds to shimmy through the neon-lit hotel to the Chainsmokers’ bubbly dance pop.
“Side Effects” marks the...
The Matthew Dillon Cohen-directed clip stars Riverdale‘s Camila Mendes as the hotel employee, who receives a call from her boss at the start of the video, informing her that she’ll have to work throughout the weekend. But instead of hunkering down, Mendes’ character rips off her uniform and proceeds to shimmy through the neon-lit hotel to the Chainsmokers’ bubbly dance pop.
“Side Effects” marks the...
- 8/21/2018
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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