Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 17, 2022 by Wehwalt (talk) 17:32, 8 November 2022 (UTC)



Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles is a 2021 American concert film directed by Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Osborne. It stars singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, who performs all 16 tracks from her second studio album Happier Than Ever (2021) at Los Angeles's Hollywood Bowl. Inspired by Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Cool World (1992), the film blends live action with animation; its animated scenes combine motion capture footage of Eilish with rotoscoping by Osborne. Principal photography at the Hollywood Bowl took place for one week and without a live audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to a lack of a crowd, the crew recorded Eilish from very close distances, aiming to create a sense of intimacy between her and the viewers. The film—released exclusively to Disney+ on September 2021—was praised by critics for its performances, animation style, and cinematography. It received nominations for multiple awards, such as Best Music Film at the 2022 Grammy Awards. 📝 "Don't get complacent..." 00:41, 26 October 2022 (UTC) 📝 "Don't get complacent..." 12:01, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Most recent similar article(s): Last film article that appeared on the Main Page was El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie on August 2, 2022. The last time we had an article about a concert film appear on the Main page was... I tried looking, but I could not find a closest match! Perhaps this will be the first?
 * Main editors: Your Power
 * Promoted: September 27, 2022
 * Reasons for nomination: Billie Eilish's birthday is on this date! see below
 * Support as nominator. ‍ ‍ Your Power 🐍 ‍  ‍ 💬 "What did I tell you?"
 * Coordinator note I am more inclined to run a soccer article on this, the date of the World Cup final, and there is one in the pending template. Would you be willing to accept an adjacent date? Or prefer to put this off for another date? The birthday of the performer is not an anniversary that people are going to "get".--Wehwalt (talk) 06:08, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Wehwalt: I would be fine with having it run the day before. ‍ ‍ Your Power 🐍 ‍  ‍ 💬 "What did I tell you?"

📝 "Don't get complacent..." 13:43, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Support although I would suggest changing the heading to clarify the change to the December 17 date. Aoba47 (talk) 04:12, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Aoba47: I changed it to a non-specific date because "this is one day before the starring actress's birthday" is, to me, a weak TFAR rationale. Though, in effect, this would be merely pro forma because there seems to be a plan for scheduling it on that date anyway. CC @Wehwalt - let me know if the header now is okay. ‍ ‍ Your Power 🐍 ‍  ‍ <sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">💬 "What did I tell you?"
 * Thank you for the clarification. Aoba47 (talk) 16:36, 8 November 2022 (UTC)