Craig Zobel
In writing and directing his first feature film, Great Wall of Sound, Craig Zobel drew from his real life and focuses the film on the south that few see. It's a low-budget comedy about predators who are also prey.Note: This show will not be broadcast on 89.9 FM due to special holiday programming but it will be available online.
5 Dec 200729min
Brian De Palma
Should a director court controversy? If you're Brian De Palma you might answer that with a question.How can you not? The man who made Carrie, Dressed to Kill, The Untouchables and Scarface is back with Redacted, a look at US involvement in Iraq. He'll discuss the court of public opinion.
28 Nov 200729min
Julien Temple
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director Julien Temple (Vigo, The Great Rock n Roll Swindle, Absolute Beginners, Glastonbury) whose new film is Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten.
21 Nov 200729min
Ridley Scott
This year, director Ridley Scott celebrates 30 years of filmmaking, a career that includes Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator and his newest, American Gangster. Past, present and future.
14 Nov 200729min
Peter Hedges
Dan in Real Life is not only a family comedy, it's a comedy about family. Writer-director Peter Hedges (What's Eating Gilbert Grape, About a Boy screenplay; Pieces of April writer/director) talks about noise and quiet that define family.
7 Nov 20071min
Casey Affleck
Not many actors get to show the range that Casey Affleck (Ocean's Thirteen, Good Will Hunting) unveils in two very different films: an elegiac western and a dour urban tale. He reflects on traveling those distances.
31 Okt 200729min
Shekhar Kapur
Director Shekhar Kapur (Bandit Queen, The Four Feathers) has mastered bringing flesh and blood to the epic film. The story he began with Elizabeth in 1998 continues with Elizabeth: The Golden Age. He discusses combining grandeur and intimacy.Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director-actor-producer Shekhar Kapur , Elizabeth) whose most recent film is Elizabeth: The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchett.
24 Okt 200729min
Jenji Kohan
The pot-dealer comedy Weeds brings humor, drama and detail to a genre -- the sitcom -- in need of weeding. Jenji Kohan (Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, Will & Grace), its creator and executive producer, talks about keeping it alive.
17 Okt 200729min
