Retracing today's top directors back to MTV

It's easy to forget how many of today's hottest film directors got their start by making commercials and music videos. Luckily, Cinematical has compiled a list of seven Hollywood hit-makers who owe everything to MTV. There are the obvious picks, like Spike Jonze, whose video for Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" (shown above) still rivals his big-screen accomplishments like Being John Malkovich. But I had no idea that Fight Club's David Fincher had made videos for the likes of Madonna, Rick Springfield, Loverboy and Paula Abdul (among many others).