Tamara Jenkins
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director Tamara Jenkins (Slums of Beverly Hills) whose latest film is The Savages, starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
26 Dec 200729min
Joel and Ethan Coen
Since 1984, writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen (Blood Simple, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?) have taken the chase and made some of best films of the past decade about it. Their newest, an adaptation of Colmac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, is a high-octane version of that. Start your engines!
19 Dec 200729min
Andrew Wagner
Family, the ties that bind and, sometimes, strangle. Writer-director Andrew Wagner's made this the subject of two movies, including his newest, Starting Out in the Evening.
12 Dec 200729min
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
