Director's Series: Mark Romanek

Music

Fiona Apple	Herself (segment "Criminal")
Audioslave	Themselves (segment "Cochise")
Beck	Himself (segment "Devil's Haircut)
Brian Bell	Himself (segment "El Scorcho") (as Weezer)
Chester Bennington	Himself (segment "Faint") (as Linkin Park)
David Blaine	Himself (segment "Criminal")
Rob Bourdon	Himself (segment "Faint") (as Linkin Park)
David Bowie	Himself (segment "Jump, They Say")
Peter Buck	Himself (segment "Strange Currencies") (as R.E.M.)
Johnny Cash	Himself (segment "Hurt")
Spike Jonze
Eels
En Vogue
G. Love & Special Sauce
Janet Jackson

Director	Mark Romanek; Lance Bangs
Producer	Richard Brown; June Rachel Guterman; Lance Bangs

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

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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.