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Encyclopedia > Chris Cunningham

Cary Cunningham is an acclaimed English music video film director. He was born in Reading, Berkshire, England, in 1970. His DVD "The life and wig of C.Cunningham" was released in November 2004 as part of the USFK/CNFK curfew frago limited editionDirectors Label set. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... The Directors Label is a series of DVDs devoted to notable music video directors. ...

Screenshot from "All Is Full of Love"
Screenshot from "All Is Full of Love"

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Films

Cunningham worked on special make-up effects for the films Alien³ and Alien: Resurrection, and worked for over a year on the film A.I. while it was a Stanley Kubrick project. This article is about the film, for the video games of the same name see Alien³ (video game), Alien³ (SNES) and Alien³ (Game Boy). ... Film poster Alien: Resurrection Alien: Resurrection (1997) is the fourth movie in the Alien series, preceded by Alien, Aliens and Alien³. Synopsis Spoiler warning: Alien: Resurrection takes place 200 years after the events of Alien³. Ellen Ripley has been cloned using blood samples from Fiorina 161, on ice so that... Artificial Intelligence: AI (spelled A.I. Artificial Intelligence on posters and merchadising materials) is a science fiction film co-produced, written, and directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2001. ... This article is about the director. ...


Music videos

Cunningham has had close ties to Warp Records since his first production for Autechre. His infamous video for Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy" is perhaps his most well known. His video for Björk's "All Is Full of Love" won multiple awards, including an MTV music video award for Breakthrough Video and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video. It can still be seen at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His video for Aphex Twin's "Windowlicker" was nominated for the "Best Video" award at the Brit Awards 2000. Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ... Autechre are an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown (born c. ... Aphex Twin (Richard David James, born August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid, and drum and bass. ... Come to Daddy is a 1997 EP by electronic music artist Richard D. James, commonly known as Aphex Twin. ... Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a Brit Award-winning Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer (formerly the lead singer of alternative rock band The Sugarcubes). ... All is Full of Love was the fifth and final single by Icelandic singer, Björk to be taken from Homogenic. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... View across garden, in new MoMA building by Yoshio Taniguchi. ... Windowlicker is a 1999 single by electronic music artist Richard D. James, released under the Aphex Twin name on Warp. ...

The climactic moment of the "Come to Daddy" video
The climactic moment of the "Come to Daddy" video

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Short films

His video work, "flex" (containing original music by Aphex Twin) was first shown in 2000 at the Royal Academy of Arts, and subsequently at the Anthony d'Offay Gallery and other art galleries. Later releasing Monkey Drummer in the same set. Flex is a video installation by the British video artist Chris Cunningham. ... Aphex Twin (Richard David James, born August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid, and drum and bass. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... This article refers to an art institution in London. ... Monkey Drummer is a two and half minute film created by Chris Cunningham created in 2001. ...


In 2005 Cunningham released the short film 'Rubber Johnny' as a DVD (with music again by Aphex Twin) accompanied by his first book. Rubber Johnny is a 6 minute experimental short film and music video directed by Chris Cunningham in 2005, using music composed by Aphex Twin. ...


Advertisements

Cunningham's notable commercials include "Mental Wealth" for Playstation, two for Levi's and one for Telecom Italia starring Leonardo Dicaprio. Levis is a brand of riveted denim jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss & Co. ... Telecom Italia is a formerly partially state-owned Italian telco. ... Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is a Golden Globe Award-winning, SAG Awards-nominated and Academy Award-nominated American actor well known for his roles in blockbuster movies such as Titanic (1997), William Shakespeares Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), Catch Me If You...


List of videos

Autechre are an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown (born c. ... Another Day is an album by the Dutch rock band Racoon. ... A lodestar is a star that is used to find direction, particularly with reference to a pole star. ... 36 Degrees was placebos 3rd single and went in at number 83 in the charts. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 12 Rounds is a band featuring Atticus Ross and Claudia Sarne. ... Something To Say is the first debut from pop singer, Joey Pearson. ... A sedative is a drug that depresses the central nervous system (CNS), which causes calmness, relaxation, reduction of anxiety, sleepiness, slowed breathing, slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes. ... Geneva were a British Indie band from Aberdeen in Scotland. ... Come to Daddy is a 1997 EP by electronic music artist Richard D. James, commonly known as Aphex Twin. ... Aphex Twin (Richard David James, born August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid, and drum and bass. ... For the town, see Portishead, Somerset. ... Squarepusher, the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, is an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. ... Frozen is a pop song by American singer Madonna from her 1998 album Ray of Light. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as Madonna, is a five-time Grammy award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Afrika Shox was the first single released from Leftfields album Rhythm and Stealth. ... Leftfield are a duo of electronica artists and record producers, Paul Daley (formerly of A Man Called Adam and the Brand New Heavies) and Neil Barnes formed in 1989 in London, England. ... All is Full of Love was the fifth and final single by Icelandic singer, Björk to be taken from Homogenic. ... Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a Brit Award-winning Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer (formerly the lead singer of alternative rock band The Sugarcubes). ... Windowlicker is a 1999 single by electronic music artist Richard D. James, released under the Aphex Twin name on Warp. ... Aphex Twin (Richard David James, born August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid, and drum and bass. ... Flex is a video installation by the British video artist Chris Cunningham. ... Monkey Drummer is a two and half minute film created by Chris Cunningham created in 2001. ... Drukqs (sometimes spelled drukqs or drukQs) is a 2001 experimental double album by Richard D. James, released under his most frequently used artistic name, Aphex Twin. ... Rubber Johnny is a 6 minute experimental short film and music video directed by Chris Cunningham in 2005, using music composed by Aphex Twin. ... Drukqs (sometimes spelled drukqs or drukQs) is a 2001 experimental double album by Richard D. James, released under his most frequently used artistic name, Aphex Twin. ... The Horrors are a five-piece band who formed around the Junk club night in Southend, Essex which was run by organist Spider Webb. ... Light Aircraft on Fire was a single release for 1990s rock/Britpop group The Auteurs (see 1996 in music). ... The Auteurs were a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Luke Haines (guitar, piano and vocals). ... Jesus Jones is a British London-based rock group that performed and recorded in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s. ...

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