
The Directors (1999)
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Robert J. Emery — Writer
Episodes 50
Norman Jewison
Documentary about Norman Jewison, director of movies such as The Heat Of The Night, Fiddler On The Roof, A Soldier's Story, Moonstruck and Other People's Money.
Read MoreMartin Scorsese
Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.
Read MoreRob Reiner
Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.
Read MoreJames Cameron
Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.
Read MoreBarbra Streisand
Profile of the director of Yentl, The Prince of Tides, and The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Steisand, who is also a singer and actress.
Read MoreDavid Cronenberg
Profile of Dave 'Deprave' Cronenberg, 'King of venereal horror', 'Baron of blood', as he has often been called.
His directoral work includes The Dead Zone, The Fly, and the film version of William S. Burroughs' novel Naked Lunch.
Read MoreIvan Reitman
Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".
Read MoreBest of The Directors
Compilation of clips from various other episodes.
Read MoreRobert Wise
Profile and filmograhpy of the director whose movies includes The Haunting, The Day the Earth Stood Still, I Want to Live! and West Side Story.
Read MoreSteven Spielberg
The director of Jaws, 1941, and E.T. discusses his film career.
Read MoreSydney Pollack
Documentary about Sydneny Pollack, the filmmaker of movies as Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The Way We Were.
Read MoreMilos Forman
Profile and filmograhpy of Milos Forman, whose movies includes Amadeus, One Flew on Cuckoo's Nest, Man on the Moon, The People vs. Larry Flint and Hair.
Read MoreClint Eastwood
One of the most famous actors ever, Clint Eastwood began his filmmaker career direting the thriller Play Misty for Me.
His filmography also includes Bird, High Plains Drifter , The Bridges of Madison County, Absolute Power, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and recently Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby.
Read MoreRobert Altman
Life and career of the director from such movies like M.A.S.H., McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Gosford Park, Cookie's Fortune, Short Cuts, The Player and Nashville.
Read MoreRichard Donner
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Barry Levinson
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John Frankenheimer
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Billy Friedkin
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Arthur Hiller
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The team of Jim Abrahams, and Jerry and David Zucker are best known for their comedy films Airplane!, Top Secret!, and Ruthless People.
David Zucker has also directed BASEketball, Jerry Zucker has also directed Ghost, First Knight, and Rat Rance, and Jim Abrahams has also directed Big Business, Hot Shots, and Jane Austen's Mafia!
Read MoreGeorge Romero
Documentary about filmmaker George A. Romero, from many famous horror films, as Night of the Living Dead, Season of the Witch, Dawn of The Dead, Creepshow, Monkey Shines, and Bruiser.
Read MoreOliver Stone
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Paul Schrader
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Scott Hicks
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Harold Becker
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Frank Darabont
Documentary about filmmaker Frank Darabont, from movies as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.
Read MoreAtom Egoyan
Documentary about filmmaker Atom Egoyan and his strange, surreal films.
Read MoreMichael Bay
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Jonathan Demme
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Andrew Davis
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George Lucas
Profile of George Lucas, the director of the Star Wars series.
Read MoreCameron Crowe
Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe
Read MoreJames Ivory
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Philip Kaufman
Documentary about filmmaker Philip Kaufman, from movie as ""Henry & June"", ""Quills"", ""The Right Stuff"" and ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"".
Read MoreWolfgang Petersen
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Robert Zemeckis
Documentary about Robert Zemeckis, director of movies such as Romancing The Stone, Back To The Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, Contact, What Lies Beneath, and Cast Away.
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Tim Burton
Profile of director Tim Burton, who first began working as an animator for Disney. His first directing job was an episode of Faerie Tale Theatre called Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. His first film was 1985's Pee Wee's Big Adventure. He later directed Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, and a remake of Planet of the Apes. His most recent film was Big Fish, which recieved the best reviews of Burton's career, and was #1 at the box office for two weeks.
Read MoreWes Craven
Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.
Read MoreRoger Corman
Roger Corman, the director of The Little Shop Of Horrors (The 1960s film, not the musical. - Ed.), is best known for making low-budget films on a tight schedule.
Read MoreTerry Gilliam
Profile of Terry Gilliam, former animator for Monty Python's Flying Circus, and director of the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Twelve Monkeys, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Read MoreTony Scott
Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".
Read MoreRon Howard
A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.
Read MoreDavid Mamet
His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""
Read MoreMichael Mann
Documentary about the filmmaker of Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and recently Collateral .
Read MoreAdrian Lyne
A profile of the director from his early days as an accountant, then directing television commercials, through to his blockbuster films such as Flashdance or Fatal Attraction, and provocative works like Lolita and Nine 1/2 Weeks.
Read MoreDavid Lynch
Documentary about filmmaker David Lynch, from movies as Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive and also the Tv-series Twin Peaks.
Read MoreAlan Parker
Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.
Read MoreRoland Emmerich
Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.
Read MoreMartha Coolidge
Coolidge directed romantic comedies like Valley Girl, Out to Sea and Real Genius.
Read MoreRidley Scott
Ridley Scott is the director of such films as 'Blade Runner' and 'Hannibal.'
Read MoreAnthony Menghella
Profile and analysis filmograhpy of the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley .
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