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A Complete Guide to The Director's Label Series
 Director's Label Boxed Set Vol. 1 |  Vol 1: The Work of Spike Jonze |  Vol 2: The Work of Chris Cunningham |
 Vol 3: The Work of Michel Gondry |  Vol 4: The Work of Mark Romanek |  Vol 5: The Work of Jonathan Glazer |
 Vol 6: The Work of Anton Corbijn |  Vol 7: The Work of Stéphane Sednaoui |  Other Music Videos and Documentaries |
Interviews with the Directors
 Anton Corbijn |  Stéphane Sednaoui |  Mark Romanek |
DVDs included in The Director's Label Boxed Set Vol. 2
Vol. 4: Work of Director Mark Romanek
Artists who’ve worked with him describe Mark Romanek as "meticulous" and "demanding." Yet, the biggest names in the business have clamored to work with the mercurial helmer, because they know he'll make them look good: Madonna ("Rain"), No Doubt ("Hella Good"), etc. Along the way, the Grammy winner has been behind some of the world's most famous--and infamous--videos. On the groundbreaking side, there's Lenny Kravitz's exhilarating "Are You Gonna Go My Way," which made the musician a star in one fell swoop. On the controversial side, there's Fiona Apple's teasing "Criminal," Nine Inch Nails' macabre "Closer," and Jay-Z's apocalyptic "99 Problems"--the latter two in director's cut editions. In another class entirely, is Romanek's heartbreaking video for Johnny Cash's "Hurt." More than a promo, it's an elegy for a legend. Despite an interview with Robin Williams, this collection otherwise overlooks Romanek's features, One Hour Photo and Static.
Vol. 5: Work of Director Jonathan Glazer
British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer began by directing pop promos and advertisements before transitioning into features. His video style is crisp and clean, yet vaguely menacing. There's always more going on than meets the eye--a quality carried over into his films. Like Kubrick, he's partial to Steadicams and empty hallways. Massive Attack's "Karmacoma" even features twins straight from The Shining, while Blur's "The Universal" cops from A Clockwork Orange, so he's not exactly shying away from the influence. Glazer's commercial style, on the other hand, is more wide-ranging, less easily identifiable. His ambitious ads for Guinness, Levi’s, etc. bring out his playful side in a way the videos do not. Interestingly, oddball actor Denis Lavant (Beau Travail) shows up twice, in the creepy clip for UNKLE's "Rabbit in Your Headlights" and the "Last Orders" spot for Stella Artois. This Director's Series edition also features excerpts from Sexy Beast and Birth.
Vol. 6: Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Known as much for his photography as his videos, Anton Corbijn has produced some of rock's most memorable images. Long associated with Depeche Mode and U2 (that’s his iconic shot on the cover of Joshua Tree), the Dutch director has worked with a diverse array of acts, including Joy Division ("Atmosphere"), Nirvana ("Heart-Shaped Box"), and Metallica ("Hero of the Day"). This collection captures over 20 years of wit and style, with influences ranging from surrealism, expressionism, and elegant European auteurs like Fritz Lang, Wim Wenders, and Ingmar Bergman (especially The Seventh Seal). Like many of the best video makers, Corbijn takes his cues more from the music and personality of the artists than the lyrics. The striking video for David Sylvian's "Red Guitar," for instance, features the singer, an old man, and a young boy--no red guitars anywhere. That about sums up Corbijn: often slick, occasionally bizarre--always unpredictable.
Vol. 7: Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui
According to Bono, "He’s much cooler than anyone in his videos." That’s high praise indeed as French filmmaker/photographer Stéphane Sednaoui has conjured up many of music’s hippest clips. Glitter, mirror balls, metallic paint--if it glows, shines, or sparkles, you can bet he's incorporated it into one of his projects. Sednaoui's background in fashion permeates every production, so it's no wonder he's worked with such stylish performers as Bjork and Garbage's Shirley Manson. (Like Anton Corbijn, celebrity portraiture is also part of his purview.) Fortunately, his are more than pretty pictures, but concentrated capsules of mood, as in his melancholy meditations for Massive Attack ("Sly") and Tricky ("Pumpkin"), and movement, as in his ecstatic explorations for the Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Give It Away"), U2 ("Mysterious Ways"), and Bjork ("Big Time Sensuality"). And yes, trivia buffs, that's Sofia Coppola in the bad trip video for the Black Crowes' "Sometimes Salvation." --Kathleen C. Fennessy with Ryan Boudinot
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75 of 79 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Believe it or Not!!! Even better than the first collection!!,
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This review is from: Director's Label Series Boxed Set: Mark Romanek, Jonathan Glazer, Anton Corbijn, Stéphane Sednaoui (DVD)
This is a box set including all new FOUR DVDs with the work of grand music video auteurs.
Where the first series released included the impressive work of Chris Cunnigham, Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze, this new series features Stephane Sednaoui, Maark Romanek, Jonathan Glazer and Anton Corbijn. THE WORK OF DIRECTOR MARK ROMANEK Jay Z - 99 Problems (director's cut) Linkin Park - Faint Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop Johnny Cash - Hurt Audioslave - Cochise (director's cut) No Doubt - Hella Good (director's cut) Mick Jagger - God Gave Me Everything Janet Jackson featuring Joni Mitchell and Q-Tip - Got Til It's Gone Fiona Apple - Criminal Nine Inch Nails - Perfect Drug Beck - Devil's Haircut Weezer - El Scorcho (director's cut) Eels - Novocaine for the Soul Sonic Youth - Little Trouble Girl Michael & Janet Jackson - Scream (director's cut) Madonna - Bedtime Story R.E.M. - Strange Currencies G. Love & Special Sauce - Cold Beverage Nine Inch Nails - Closer (director's cut) David Bowie - Jump, They Say Madonna - Rain Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way Keith Richards - Wicked as it Seems (director's cut) En Vogue - Free Your Mind kd lang - Constant Craving Special Features -A brand new documentary featuring Beck, Jay-Z, Rick Rubin, Michael Stipe, Janet Jackson, Trent Reznor, Anthony Keidis, Gwen Stefani, Keith Richards and others. -Romanekian: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and Robin Williams discuss Mark's work. -Making of 99 Problems Interviews and Commentaries Individual artist and director commentaries for all the music videos. 52 Page Book Includes photographs by Mark Romanek and Spike Jonze interview with Mark. THE WORK OF DIRECTOR JONATHAN GLAZER Music Videos Radiohead - Street Spirit Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms UNKLE - Rabbit in Your Headlights Blur - The Universal Radiohead - Karma Police Massive Attack - Karmacoma Commercials Wrangler - Ride Guinness - Surfer (extended) Guinness - Swim Black Guinness - Dreamer Volkswagen - Protection Stella Artois - Last Orders Stella Artois - Whip Round Levis - Kung Fu Levis - Odyssey Barclays - Bull (with Samuel L. Jackson) Barclays - Chicken (with Samuel L. Jackson) Interviews and Commentaries Including Nick Cave, Richard Ashcroft, Jamiroquai, Denis Lavant, 3D, Blur and James Lavelle. Films Sexy Beast (excerpt) - You're the Problem Interviews with Ray Winstone and Sir Ben Kingsley Birth (excerpt) - Central Park Interviews with Nicole Kidman, Danny Huston, Harris Savides, Milo Addica and Jean Claude Carriere. Tramp: Paul Kaye 52 Page Book Includes photographs, sketches, storyboards and interviews. THE WORK OF DIRECTOR ANTON CORBIJN Music Videos Propaganda - Dr. Mabuse David Sylvian - Red Guitar Echo and The Bunnymen - Seven Seas Golden Earring - Quiet Eyes Echo and The Bunnymen - The Game Depeche Mode - Behind the Wheel Joy Division - Atmosphere Joni Mitchell with Peter Gabriel - My Secret Place Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence U2 - One (director's cut) Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Straight to You Depeche Mode - Walking in My Shoes Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box Henry Rollins - Liar Metallica - Hero of the Day Metallica - Mama Said Depeche Mode - Barrel of a Gun Depeche Mode - It's No Good Herberg Grönemeyer - Bleibt Alles Anders Mercury Rev - Opus 40 Mercury Rev - Goddess on a Hiway Joseph Arthur - In the Sun Herberg Grönemeyer - Mensch U2 - Electrical Storm Travis - Re-Offender The Killers - All the Things That I¹ve Done Stuff Beck and Dave Grohl - MTV Promos U2 - The making of 'Electrical Storm' Some YoYo Stuff - Excerpt from a film about Don van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart Travis - Love Will Come Through (A home made video with Fran Healy) Depeche Mode - 'It's No Good' tour projections Palais Schaumberg - Hockey (Anton's first music video) Front 242 - Front by Front NotNa - A documentary about Anton Interviews and Commentaries With U2, Depeche Mode, Travis, Samantha Morton, Metallica, Nick Cave, Echo and The Bunnymen, Mercury Rev, New Order, Joseph Arthur, Kurt Cobain, Herbert Grönemeyer, and others. 52 Page Book Includes Anton's photos and drawings. THE WORK OF DIRECTOR STÉPHANE SEDNAOUI Music Videos Mirwais - I Can't Wait Tricky - For Real Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue Mirwais - Disco Science R.E.M. - Lotus Björk - Possibly Maybe Alanis Morissette - Ironic Tricky - Pumpkin Garbage - Queer Tricky - Hell is Around the Corner Massive Attack - Sly Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry - Seven Seconds Björk - Big Time Sensuality Björk - Big Time Sensuality (new night version) Black Crowes - Sometimes Salvation U2 - Mysterious Ways Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away NTM - Le Monde De Demain U2 - Discotheque (new director's cut) Extras Walk On The Wild Side - Short film inspired by Lou Reed's song Army of Me - Animation inspired by Björk's song Acqua Natasa - Short film featuring Natasa Vojnovic Reve Reche - Stéphane's first short film attempt Interviews and Commentaries 34 minutes and 29 seconds of interviews including Björk, Bono, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Michael Stipe, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shirley Manson, Tricky and more. Stéphane's presentation at New York University Film School 52 Page Book Diary of photos, storyboards, sketches and comments.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Who Needs A Comparison,
By David R. Burton "Quasikinetic" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Director's Label Series Boxed Set: Mark Romanek, Jonathan Glazer, Anton Corbijn, Stéphane Sednaoui (DVD)
I went ahead and reviewed each disc individually -- just because the work of these directors is too diverse to be described in one 300 word review....
Here's what I think about this series vs. the first one. I liked the first series very much, and thought the whole idea was great (not knowing that they were going to continue the series). However, the second boxset is bigger, bolder, and regardless of others say, has comparable if not better material than the first. Jonze, Gondry, and Cunningham are great directors, but in no way do they sit on a pedestal above guys like Anton Corbijn or Mark Romanek, no way. I was less familiar with Stephane Sednaoui than the other directors, but even his work is spectacular in its own way (it's much different than the other directors, very French). There's one thing in particular that sets the Directors Label apart from other video compilations: diversity. Instead of just packing every director who's worked with Radiohead into a series, several talented directors from very different schools are brought together. This allows us to compare and contrast their styles, techniques, and everything else that puts a film/videography/cinematography/etc nut in heaven. The only thing that series is missing is some directors in the Hip Hop realm, and Palm announced that they'd be adding a new installment for these directors next year. If you're not familiar with the Directors Label Series, find a friend who owns some of the discs or rent a couple of them, otherwise you'll kick yourself if you buy one first and end up craving the boxset. And honestly, the only way to truly appreciate this series is to have all the directors, their unique styles, and their material together -- it's an experience.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Modern Genuises,
This review is from: Director's Label Series Boxed Set: Mark Romanek, Jonathan Glazer, Anton Corbijn, Stéphane Sednaoui (DVD)
This collection is by far the best collection of music video directors and their work in music, film, and tv. A collection to get that will one day be very valuable.
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