Jody Hill
Elvis hosts writer-director Jody Hill (The Foot Fist Way) whose latest work is the HBO TV series Eastbound & Down.
18 Mar 200929min
Diablo Cody
From the blogosphere to an Oscar (Juno) to Showtime. It’s quite a career for screenwriter Diablo Cody. Her series, The United States of Tara, looks at multiple personalities. She just might know something about that.
11 Mar 200929min
James Gray
Elvis hosts writer-director James Gray (The Yards, We Own the Night, Little Odessa ) whose latest film is Two Lovers, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow and Isabella Rossellini.
4 Mar 200929min
Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen
As America's only black-and-white comedy team, Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen wrote the book on comedy. Now they've written a book...
25 Feb 200929min
Barry Jenkins
Medicine for Melancholy, the debut film from writer-director Barry Jenkins, takes a dreamy contemplative look at a young African American couple in San Francisco. It's a black art film when art films are in trouble.
18 Feb 200929min
Danny Boyle
Director Danny Boyle (Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Millions) has moved from suspense film to post-punk despair, to zombies, to the center of the sun. He combines all that for Slumdog Millionaire and adds a musical number to the mix. It's a Bollywood happy ending.
11 Feb 200929min
David Fincher
In just six films, director David Fincher (Seven, Panic Room, Fight Club) has established themes and textures. So much so that his latest, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, both conforms and contradicts that work. Note: This show first aired January 7 and is being repeated in recognition of it's having received thirteen Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
4 Feb 200916min
Sally Hawkins
Actress Sally Hawkins has had quite a year, stemming from her third collaboration with writer-director Mike Leigh. Happy-Go-Lucky is bright-eyed comedy-drama that's won her audiences and accolades.
28 Jan 200929min
