Posts about Movies
The music video talk on the latest episode got me thinking. Many of the great music video directors of the 80s and 90s made the jump to film to varying degrees of success- Fincher, Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Jonathan Glazer, Michael Bay, and Hype Williams, for example. But one name stands out: Chris Cunningham.
He's made legendary videos for artists like Aphex Twin and Bjรถrk, and is quite successful in advertising (such as this memorable PlayStation ad). The short film Rubber Johnny is an internet classic. His work has such a distinct look and personality, with visual effects that still hold up two decades on. It's a shame that he never got to make a feature film. Apparently he was going to adapt William Gibson's Necromancer but it never came to fruition. I hope he eventually makes a feature - he could probably make an all-time great horror film.