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
Ed Zwick
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
Steven Soderbergh
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
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.
7 Jan 200929min
Jenny Lumet
Elvis Mitchell hosts actress-teacher-writer Jenny Lumet, whose screenplay Rachel Getting Married has been made into a critically acclaimed film, starring Anne Hathaway and directed by Jonathan Demme.
31 Dec 200829min
Darren Aronofsky
Director Darren Aronofsky is know for portraying anguish in his films (Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain) with dazzling stylistic flourish. With The Wrestler, the tale unfolds with a stark minimalism.
24 Dec 200829min
Ron Howard
Frost/Nixon, from director Ron Howard (Happy Days, Arrested Development, Apollo 13, A Dangerous Mind) is the the interview as blood sport, with a fallen president and a desperate talk-show host going toe to toe...
17 Dec 200829min
