3 DVDs: Gondry, Jonze and Cunningham
The YI article below focuses on Michel Gondry, but I all 3 DVDs should be good. You can check out preview clips here.
Text below from Youth Intelligence
We already told you about Mike Mills (Mike Mills TC), the latest indie director to be joining Spike Jonze in the cool kid club of music video-turned-feature film directors. So whose name will you be hearing next? We’re placing our bets on Michel Gondry, whose past work includes videos such as Bjork’s 1993 “Human Behavior”, Daft Punk’s “Around the World”, The White Stripes’ “Fell In Love With a Girl” (Legomania TC), and commercials for Levi’s in 1994 and Smirnoff in 1996.
Until recently, Gondry has remained relatively unknown by the general public, but a few upcoming projects may make him a more recognizable name. On October 28th, the DVD series Directors Label, featuring the work of other alternative directors such as Jonze and Chris Cunningham, will hit shelves; one disc of the series will be entirely composed of feature shorts, commercials and music videos from Gondry. And for New York City and San Francisco residents, The Resfest Digital Film Festival will be screening 16 years worth of Gondry’s music videos and ads. But what may really push him into auteur stardom is his forthcoming feature film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which Gondry collaborated on with writer Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation). The film stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet and will be released in 2004. So, next time you’re watching music videos, take note of those directors’ credits. You may see some of those names as part of bigger projects in the future.
Thursday, September 18, 2003
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