Bobcat Goldthwait: World's Greatest Dad
You know Bobcat Goldthwait as the assaultively loud comic not concerned with fire safety. As a writer-director (Windy City Heat, Sleeping Dogs Lie) , he's focused on films dealing with discomfort, like his newest, World's Greatest Dad.
26 Aug 200929min
Quentin Tarantino
Jean-Luc Godard once said all you need to make a film is a girl and a gun. In Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction; Kill Bill, Volumes 1 and 2' Reservoir Dogs) adds Winston Churchill, Adolph Hitler and a squad of Nazi-scalping GI's. (Rebroadcast from August 19.)
19 Aug 200929min
Judd Apatow
Elvis hosts writer-producer-director Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin) whose latest film is Funny People, starring Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler.
12 Aug 200929min
Nancy Miller
Writer Nancy Miller (The Closer, CSI: Miami) sets her shows outside the LA-New York universe and gives them a deeper view of character. Saving Grace, set in Oklahoma, is about a copy bedeviled by an angel.
5 Aug 200929min
Lynn Shelton
Writer-director Lynn Shelton's (My Effortless Brilliance, We Go Way Back) new film, Humpday, asks several questions...
29 Jul 200929min
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Actor Isiah Whitlock, Jr. has worked with talents from David Mamet to Spike Lee to Dave Chappelle. On HBO's The Wire, his portrayal of Senator Clay Davis was a study in compromise. He now stars in Farragut North at the Geffen Playhouse.
22 Jul 200929min
Sacha Gervasi
From Anthrax to Poison, Guns and Roses to Metalica, these are just a few groups inspired by Anvil, the most influencial band you've never heard of. Its story's in Sacha Gervasi's film, Anvil: The Story of Anvil.
15 Jul 200929min
Chai Vasarhelyi
As a musician, Youssou N'Dour has always been about faith. In the documentary I Bring What I Love, director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (A Normal Life) follows him on the journey committed to that goal.
8 Jul 200929min
