Patrick McGilligan
From Clint Eastwood and Fritz Lang to Alfred Hitchcock and George Cuckor, Patrick McGilligan has written biographies of known studio figures. With his new book, Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only, he turns to an African American figure who pioneered independent filmmaking.
29 Aug 200729min
Jeffrey Blitz
Take a high school debater with a stutter. Add a fast-talking girl disguising her insecurities. Throw in a first-time fiction director. The result is Rocket Science, writer-director Jeffrey Blitz's second film. His first was the documentary, Spellbound.
22 Aug 200729min
Seth Gordon: The King of Kong
Man versus machine versus man and the way pop culture defines them. Director Seth Gordon on his first feature-length documentary, The King of Kong.
15 Aug 200729min
David Silverman
The Simpsons Movie. What sounds like a joke is a dream-come-true for many of us. Simpsons movie director David Silverman (Monsters Inc, The Road to El Dorado) talks about that journey to the big screen from your TV.Elvis Mitchell hosts animator–director David Silverman whose new film is The Simpsons Movie.
8 Aug 200729min
Paul Greengrass
Writer-director-producer Paul Greengrass (Bloody Sunday, United 93, The Bourne Supremacy) whose latest film is The Bourne Ultimatum.
1 Aug 200729min
John Badham
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer–director-producer John Badham (Saturday Night Fever, Stakeout, Heroes, Wargames, Crossing Jordan), who talks about his book I'll Be in My Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors.
25 Juli 200729min
Danny Boyle
Tension and home play a key part in the work of director Danny Boyle. From Trainspotting, Shallow Grave and 28 Days Later to his latest, Sunshine, he discusses the connections.
18 Juli 200729min
Kasi Lemmons
Seventies DJ Ralph "Petey" Greene was an old-school rapper with a truth-telling style. Don Cheadle brings him to life in the film Talk to Me. The director, Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou), drops by to put the spotlight on radio on film.
11 Juli 200729min
