Director's Series Vol. 4 - Work of Director Mark Romanek |  | Directors: Lance Bangs, Mark Romanek
Actors: Fiona Apple, Audioslave, Beck, Brian Bell, Chester Bennington
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Category: DVD
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 300 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 3079
UPC: 660200307929
EAN: 0660200307929
ASIN: B0009WIEFC
Theatrical Release Date: September 13, 2005
Release Date: September 13, 2005
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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. 
Read our interview with Mark Romanek. | 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. --Kathleen C. Fennessy See More 
Be sure to check out The Director's Label Boxed Set Vol. 2, featuring The Work of Mark Romanek, and volumes by Jonathan Glazer, Anton Corbijn, and Stéphane Sednaoui. |
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Excellent work February 24, 2009
The best work of one of the best music videos director. I recommend this Dvd.
Saludos desde Ecuador!!!
 For fans and students of Romanek and for those who love his work March 24, 2007
Craig Matteson (Ann Arbor, MI)
Certainly, I am not a great follower of pop music and even less of music videos. However, when I happened to see "Hurt" by Johnny Cash I was blown away. It moved me deeply and I had to see it repeatedly. When I had an opportunity to get a pristine version of the video with this disk, I jumped at it. Little did I know how much more was here.
Unless you already know a lot about Mark Romanek, I would recommend that you start with the special features. There is one that talks about the making of the videos and has the artists involved, Romanek's collaborators, and some friends. It gave me a lot of background on how he works and what he is trying to do in the various videos. There is also a rather humorous bit called "Romanekian" where his friends complain about him and what constitutes his work. And then there is a short talking about the making of the award winning Jay-Z video "99 Problems".
There are twenty-five videos by artists big (Cash, Madonna, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Janet and Michael Jackson, Trent Reznor, Jay-Z, R.E.M., kd lang, No Doubt, Beck ), artists who got known through the video (Lenny Kravitz, Fiona Apple, Audioslave, En Vogue, Linkin Park, and Weezer), and artists who are only known through the video (Eels, G. Love & Special Sauce, Sonic Youth - I guess).
The disk is great if you are interested in any of the videos, as I was for "Hurt", if you are fan of Michael Romanek, or are a student of film and want to study how a very talented artist does what he does. One of the themes of the disk is that Romanek wanted and still wants to make feature movies. I hope he gets the chance. He seems to have real vision and creativity.
A nice collection from a talented director March 16, 2007
R. Cunningham (Buffalo, NY United States)
From the last 4-pack director series, this one is the most worthwhile. What you're likely to see here is a collection of the most breathtaking music videos (and I'd be willing to bet, each artist's favorite). What's more, a few of these have rarely been seen unedited, such ad NIN's Closer and Michael Jackson's Scream. This has always been my favorite MJ video, which makes his bizarre appearance actually look sharp and intentional for a few minutes... It's hard to keep your eyes off these videos. This collection is the most visually arresting from the 4 pack. If you don't want all 4, at least get this one.
the medium and the message March 21, 2006
Author Brian Wallace (Mind Transmission, Inc.) (Texas)
visionary, stimulating works that really help expand the mind wide open. This is a director who seems to embrace change, always looking for greater and greater inspirations along the way. He never settles for "just good."
Redeemed the music video medium January 8, 2006
Mr. Cj Jothi (London, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Everyone knows Mark Romanek's work, even if they have never heard of him. From Madonna to Michael Jackson to Coldplay he has, over the past 10/15 years, been the most vital music video director around. Whilst I prefer David Fincher's work, and find the likes of Francis Lawrence and Jonathan Glazer to also be phenomenal, Romanek has somehow become the undisputed king of music videos.
Either pushing the envelope from a technical or iconographic standpoint Romanek has always strived to create art. It just so happens his art is commercially viable, being one million times more effective than the awful commercial drivel produced more often than not by the likes of Hype Williams, Paul Hunter, and Joseph Kahn.
Whilst I feel he is as responsible as Michael Bay for creating an appetite for fast, 3 second edits, he is also responsible for creating imagery that provokes a deep emotional response that often lingers for the rest of the day. Whilst his gothic imagery of the mid to late nineties has now become vacuous and cliche, at the time it was nothing less than groundbreaking. His current work (see Linkin Park, Coldplay, Johnny Cash and Jay Z) is however arguably his best work to date, so hopefully in 10 years time we will all be asking for Volume 2 of his work.
As for the DVD package. Well it is a must for all aspiring film/video directors, and contains solid commentaries (even if they aren't actually typcial commentaries, but more lifted interview quotes played over the videos) The extras reveal a perfectionist, uncompromising figure who will quite happily push pampered artists to their limit to get the shot he wants. I'm both scared and in awe of him, and hope that unlike Fincher he will continue to make more great videos in the years to come!
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