[DVD Music Videos] The Directors Label: Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Chris Cunningham

[Videodrome]

[DVD Music Videos] The Directors Label: Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Chris Cunningham

Official site: www.directorslabel.com/

The 3 directors have all done Björk videos wich is how I heard of this set but there is plenty more to check out here. I've been checking this out for a while and finally decided to order it after previewing the trailors.

After having this set for a few days I have concluded that Michel Gondry is a visual genious. His disk is definitely my favorite. The videos for Chemical Brothers, Beck, and Daft Punk are very enjoyable to watch. Also there is a commercial for Smirnoff directed by him that is very impressive to.

The disk from Chris Cunningham is interesting but seems a bit low on content. There is a strange nightmarish video for Aphex Twin called Come To Daddy as well as three haunting videos for Björk, Portishead, and Madonna that I like a lot. I did not care for Aphex's video Windowlicker though.

Finally from Spike Jonze you get to have your own copy of Weapon of Choice from Fatboy Slim featuring Christopher Walken. I also liked The Beastie Boys video Sabotage. The guy on fire in the California - WAX video was different. Also there are interviews with the people who were in the videos including Björk from the video It's Oh So Quiet and Christopher Walken.

Overall I expect a purchase like this to be hit and miss because of the variety in styles and I'd say I really enjoy about half of all the material on this music video package. It is certainly a cool and unique addition to a DVD collection. Each disk also includes an extensive booklet wich I have yet to read through.


Palm Pictures presents the first three installments in an ongoing series highlighting the work of music video directors who have come to define filmmaking over the last decade. Each volume features music videos, shorts, films and commericals hand-picked by the directors as well as exclusive interviews, alternate versions, unseen short films and documentaries. Each DVD also features exclusive audio and video commentaries from musicians, artists and collaborators. Companion color books including photographs, storyboards, treatments, drawings and interviews will accompany each deluxe packaged DVD. ---- Description by Amazon.com

Here is a breakdown of the videos from each director on their disk. This list doesn't include the other DVD extras or interviews.


Spike Jonze:

"California" WAX
"Sure Shot" BEASTIE BOYS
"Drop" THE PHARCYDE
"Cannonball" THE BREEDERS
"Sabotage" BEASTIE BOYS
"Da Funk" DAFT PUNK
"What's Up Fatlip?" FATLIP
"Undone (The Sweater Song)" WEEZER
"Praise You" FATBOY SLIM
"Feel The Pain" DINOSAUR JR. "If I Only Had A Brain" MC 900FT JESUS
"Sky's The Limit" THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
"Weapon Of Choice" FATBOY SLIM
"Buddy Holly" WEEZER
"Elektrobank" THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
"It's Oh So Quiet" BJORK

Chris Cunningham:

"Second Bad Vilbel" AUTECHRE
"Come To Daddy" APHEX TWIN
"Only You" PORTISHEAD
"Frozen" MADONNA
"Afrika Shox" LEFTFIELD feat. AFRIKA BAMBAATAA
"Come On My Selector" SQUAREPUSHER
"Windowlicker" APHEX TWIN
"All Is Full Of Love" BJORK


Michel Gondry:

"The Hardest Button To Button" THE WHITE STRIPES
"Come Into My World" KYLIE MINOGUE
"Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground" THE WHITE STRIPES
"Fell In Love With A Girl" THE WHITE STRIPES
"Star Guitar" THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
"Joga" BJORK
"Deadweight" BJORK
"Bachelorette" BJORK
"Everlong" FOO FIGHTERS
"Around The World" DAFT PUNK
"Sugar Water" CIBO MATTO
"Hyperballad" BJORK
"Like A Rolling Stone" THE ROLLING STONES
"Army Of Me" BJORK
"Isobel" BJORK
"Protection" MASSIVE ATTACK
"Lucas With The Lid Off" LUCAS
"Human Behavior" BJORK
"Le Mia" I AM
"La Tour De Pise" JEAN FRANCOIS COEN
"Ma Maison" OUI OUI
"Bolide" OUI OUI
"Junior Et Sa Voix D'Or" OUI OUI
"Les Cailloux" OUI OUI
"Un Joyeux Noel" OUI OUI
"La Ville" OUI OUI

 

[Sonic X]

That robot video from bjork still freaks me out. :no:

 

[kK stoned]

WHY THE **** ISN'T RADIOHEAD'S "KNIVES OUT" VIDEO ON MICHAEL GONDRY'S DVD?????? THAT IS A GENIOUS VIDEO MADE BY HIM!!!!!

 

[Sonic X]

The review is now up on the front page.


By the way videodrome, that cibo matto video, any idea if thats the song they sing about PCP and the birthday cake? It's well known from JSRF on xbox. But i could never find out what the name of the song was. The real name that is.

 

[Videodrome]

The review is now up on the front page.


By the way videodrome, that cibo matto video, any idea if thats the song they sing about PCP and the birthday cake? It's well known from JSRF on xbox. But i could never find out what the name of the song was. The real name that is.

I don't recall the lyrics but that was a cool video. Very unusual.

 

[Sonic X]

I don't recall the lyrics but that was a cool video. Very unusual.

Do you recall the singers voice being like super high-pitched as almost if they were trying to annoy you or anything? :rofl: I know alot of people said they hated that song but i thought it was awesome. Btw i couldn't find a decent size pic of all the cases so i just put up cunninghams.

 

[radiohead]

"iiiiiii, want your sooooooooooul. iiiiiii, neeeeed your soooooooulll.

come to daddy, come to daddy, come to daddy, come to daddy..."

windowlicker's a pretty cool song by aphex. ive never seen the video though.