what does Mark Romanek videography and Closer have in common?
Mark Romanek videography American filmmaker Mark Romanek directed his first music video for The The's "Sweet Bird of Truth" (1986). He earned his first MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction nomination for "Free Your Mind", performed by En Vogue, in 1993. At the same ceremony, three other music videos by the director were also nominated, including the "Waiting for Godot"-based "Constant Craving", performed by k.d. lang. Romanek later directed "Closer" for the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, which contains imagery involves terror, sexuality, and animal cruelty. In 1995, he directed the space odyssey video for "Scream", performed by Michael and Janet Jackson, as well as the new age surrealistic "Bedtime Story", performed by Madonna. Both of which were enlisted as two of the most expensive music videos ever made, respectively cost $7 million and $5 million. The former work was also gained 11 nominations at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, and garnered his first Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form.
(sic)nesses (sic)nesses is the fourth video album by American metal band Slipknot, released on Download Festival, along with a 45-minute behind the scenes documentary created by percussionist Shawn Crahan, and the four music videos from "All Hope Is Gone". It is the band's first release since the death of the band's former bassist Paul Gray and is dedicated in his memory. On September 22, 2010, "(sic)nesses" premiered in select theaters across the United States. Entrance to the screenings were free and it included free giveaways. Reception was generally positive, with Artistdirect rewarding the album a perfect five out of five stars, and Blabbermouth.net giving the album eight and a half out of ten stars. The album peaked at number one on four charts: the Australian Top 40 Music DVD Chart, the Finland Top10 Music DVDs, the UK Top10 Music DVD Chart, and the US Top Music Video Chart.