Cynthia Erivo, Cristin Milioti, Walter Salles

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 Mars 200929min

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

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

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

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

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

Director Edward Zwick has made films (The Siege, Glory, Blood Diamond) about social causes, but also about social responsibility. His newest, Defiance, examines that as deeply as any of his others.

21 Jan 200929min

In the 20 years since Sex, Lies and Videotape, director Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich, Oceans Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen) has made 20 films. His newest, the epic Che, is both formalist and intimate.

14 Jan 200929min