Christopher Guest
Envy. Pettiness. Betrayal. They're all elements of –comedy? Yes, if you're talking about the work of writer-director-actor Christopher Guest. He follows Best in Show and Mighty Wind with For Your Consideration, inside dealist showbiz. It's all for your consideration.
22 Nov 200629min
Michael Apted
Gorillas in the Mist. Coalminer's Daughter. Many of director Michael Apted's films have a journalistic bent. But his documentaries have a soulful touch, like the series following a group of 12 people. The first one was called 7 Up. The new one is 49 Up. We'll discuss marking time--on film.
15 Nov 200629min
Phillip Noyce
Phillip Noyce's Catch a Fire follows he real life story of an black South African who is radicalized after being wrongly accused. It follows the director's Rabbit Proof Fence and The Quiet American. The film is about being awakened to the world around you and moments that change your life forever.
8 Nov 200629min
John Cameron Mitchell
Sex and a need to connect in the days after 9/11 are both integral to the director John Cameron Mitchell's second film as a director, Shortbus. Lyrical, literal and fanciful, it's his follow up to Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He reveals life from the other side of the camera.
1 Nov 200629min
Forest Whitaker
After career performances under directors such as Martin Scorsese and Neil Jordan, Forest Whitaker (Platoon, Bird, The Crying Game, Ghost Dog, The Shield) is getting noticed for his work under a first-time director. Whitaker’s portrayal of Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland is taking him new places. We find out exactly where.
25 Okt 200629min
Amy Berg
A career as a producer for CBS News and CNN not only prepared director Amy Berg for her film, Deliver Us from Evil, it sowed the seeds for her documentary as well. It's the story of the path of abuse left by Father Oliver O'Grady, who molested children in parishes throughout California for 22 year, and the awful authority of power corrupted.
18 Okt 200629min
Todd Field
Todd Field chose to complement his acting career, which includes a no-doubt influential turn in Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut, with a career behind the camera. His directing debut, In the Bedroom, won him a Best Picture nomination. His newest is an adaptation of Tom Perrotta’s Little Children.
11 Okt 200629min
Thom Browne
After being rejected as an actor, Thom Browne decided to take control of his own fate. In just a few years after starting his own line of elegant stark menswear, he's the hottest thing going. He talks about turning the spotlight back on himself.
4 Okt 200629min
