Archive 2001.02: March 2001 - April 2001 | back to 2001 Archived News


(April 26, 2001)   "THE GRINCH" DVD TO FEATURE FAITH HILL VIDEO
Last Christmas's blockbuster movie Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas is scheduled to be released on November 20 on DVD format.  Included with the special features on the DVD will be the Paul Hunter-directed video for Faith Hill's Where Are You Christmas.

(April 23, 2001)   NEW AALIYAH VIDEO TO PREMIERE ON BET 106 & PARK & MTV2
Aaliyah's new Paul Hunter-directed video We Need A Resolution will premiere April 26 on BET's 106 & Park as well as on MTV2.  MTV2 will be airing the video every hour on the hour.  As previously reported, the video will also premiere on MTV's Total Request Live on that day.

(April 20, 2001)   NEW AALIYAH VIDEO TO PREMIERE ON MTV'S TRL
According to MusicStation RockOnTv.com, Aaliyah is scheduled to appear on MTV's Total Request Live on April 26 to premiere her brand new Paul Hunter-directed video We Need A Resolution.  TRL airs at 4pm and repeats at 8pm.
(thanks to HarlemJCD for the info)

(April 17, 2001)   NEW DOGGY'S ANGELS VIDEO
Paul Hunter co-directed a new Doggy's Angels video with fellow HSI Productions director Diane MartelSnoop Dogg presents Doggy's Angels, Pleezbaleevit, is a black and white video (described as very similar, visually, to Diane Martel's video for Mariah Carey's Hearbreaker remix video), in which Snoop Dogg is a director, trying to direct the girls in a booty video.  Snoop Dogg appeared on BET's 106 & Park show this past Friday to premiere the video.
(thanks to Robin for the info)

(April 14, 2001)   MOS DEF VIDEO | BEHIND-THE-SCENES IMAGES FROM LENNY KRAVITZ VIDEO
When the Paul Hunter-directed commercial for Nike Jordan "Much Respect" came out in January, it featured Mos Def's Umi Says as the background track.  The video for that song was actually released last year.  This past week, BET has been airing the original video of Umi Says (directed by Calabazitaz Tiermaz) with clips from the Nike commercial edited into it.
(thanks to Clint & Robin for the info)

paknot.com has behind-the-scenes pictures from the video shoot for Lenny Kravitz's Again video.  The pictures are from the performance part of the video, which was shot at the church-turned-nightclub Limelight in New York City.
click here to see pictures

(April 12, 2001)   LADY MARMALADE FULL VIDEO LINK
For those who haven't checked out the MTV Making The Video for Lady Marmalade, it will be re-airing on April 13 @ 10:30am and April 14 @ 2am & 9am.  You can check the full video online in streaming Real Video format:

Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Mya, Pink, Lil Kim (Full Real Video)

(April 10, 2001)   NIKE "FREESTYLE" COMMERCIAL DOWNLOADS
Clips of the Paul Hunter-directed Nike "Freestyle" commercial can be downloaded at Nike's Basketball website.

(April 9, 2001)   LADY MARMALADE VIDEO TO PREMIERE TONIGHT ON MTV'S MAKING THE VIDEO
The new Paul Hunter-directed for Lady Marmalade by Christina Aguilera, Mya, Pink, and Lil' Kim, from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, will premiere tonight on MTV's Making The Video.  As reported before, the video was shot last month in Los Angeles.  The video was a huge production, involving several choreographed dance sequences and elaborate costumes, to match the "Cabaret" theme of Moulin Rouge, which stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor.  Making The Video airs at the following times on MTV:

(April 9) 9:30pm | (April 10) 7am | (April 11) 12am; 3pm | ( April 13) 10:30am | (April 14) 2am; 9am

(April 7, 2001)   NEW MISSY ELLIOTT DVD
Billboard.com reports that Missy Elliott is releasing a DVD/VHS home video with a collection of her best music videos.  Among the videos featured on "Hits Of Miss E... The Videos - Volume 1" will be the Paul Hunter-directed video Hit 'Em Wit' Da Hee, as well as some behind-the-scenes footage.  The collection will be released on May 15.

(April 5, 2001)   JOE DVD TO BE RELEASED IN MAY | AALIYAH VIDEO CONFIRMED
A video and DVD compilation containing videos by R&B singer Joe is scheduled to be released on May 15.  It is not certain whether it will contain his older videos as well, which could include the video for All The Things Your Man Won't Do (directed by Paul Hunter).

It was confirmed on blackground.com that Paul Hunter will be directing the next Aaliyah video.  As reported last week, the video for We Need A Resolution will be shot this week in Los Angeles.  Expect the video clip to be released sometime in the next few weeks, as the single is expected to be released to radio stations on April 13.
(thanks to HarlemJCD for the info)

(March 29, 2001)   PAUL HUNTER TO DIRECT NEW AALIYAH MUSIC VIDEO
According to rumors last week, Paul Hunter is scheduled to direct a new music video for Aaliyah entitled We Need A Resolution.  The video will be for the lead single off her new album, which is expected to hit stores sometime in June.  According to MTV.com, the video will be shot next weekend in Los Angeles.

(March 23, 2001)   JAY Z VIDEO TO BE RELEASED ON DVD SINGLE FORMAT
The Paul Hunter-directed video Guilty Until Proven Innocent by Jay Z feat. R. Kelly is going to be released in DVD single format.  DefJam.com's mailing list announces that the DVD disc will include the track, the full music video, as well as the full length MTV Making The Video segment which aired last week.  There is no release date scheduled yet.
(thanks to Francis for the info)

(March 22, 2001)   PAUL HUNTER TO DIRECT NEW VIDEO FOR NIKKA COSTA AND NEW NIKE COMMERCIAL
Paul Hunter has directed a video for new artist Nikka Costa (her song Like A Feather is heard in the background of the Tommy Hilfiger Jeans "Party" commercial that Paul Hunter also directed).  Paul is also working on a new Nike commercial.

(March 17, 2001)   PAUL HUNTER TO DIRECT CHRISTINA, MYA, PINK, LIL' KIM IN NEW VIDEO
According to MTV.com, Paul Hunter is scheduled to direct a new video for the lead single to the upcoming Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor movie Moulin Rouge (directed by Baz Luhrmann).  The video for Lady Marmalade (a remake of the 70's hit) will feature Christina Aguilera, Mya, Pink, & Lil' Kim.  The video will cabaret-style, matching the theme of the movie.  The heavily dance-oriented clip will be choreographed by Tina Landon, who did Christina's Come On Over (All I Want Is You) video as well as a majority of Janet Jackson's older videos.  The video will be shot at the Los Angeles Theatre in Los Angeles today (Saturday).
(thanks to Clint for the info)

(March 16, 2001)   NEW JAY Z VIDEO PREMIERES ON MAKING THE VIDEO | PAUL NOMINATED FOR 4 MVPA AWARDS
The new Paul Hunter-directed video for Guilty Until Proven Innocent by Jay Z feat. R. Kelly premiered earlier this week on MTV's Making The Video.  As reported earlier, the video was shot in several courtrooms around the Los Angeles area earlier this month.  The video premiered during a special double episode of Making The Video, which also featured Fiesta (remix) by R. Kelly feat. Jay Z (dir: Little X).

Paul Hunter has been nominated for four MVPA (Music Video Production Association) awards.  The nominations, announced a few days ago, are selected and voted on by the association of music video production professionals including directors, editors, and producers.  Among the nominations, Paul is nominated for Director of the Year along with Sophie Muller, Joseph Kahn, Wayne Isham, and Garth Jennings/Hammer&Tongs.

***Nomination*** Director of the Year: Paul Hunter (Come On Over, Love Don't Cost A Thing, Again)
***Nomination***
Rock Video of the Year: "Again" - Lenny Kravitz
***Nomination*** R&B Video of the Year: "Stranger In My House" - Tamia
***Nomination*** Best Direction of a Male Artist: "The Way I Am" - Eminem


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