The Directors(1999)

5.8
2 Seasons
Documentary

Overview

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

Created By: Robert J. Emery

Episodes

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Ep 1

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.

01/01/199960 min
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Ep 2

Terry 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.

23/05/200060 min
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Ep 3

Alan Parker

Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.

07/02/200460 min
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Ep 4

Wes Craven

Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.

30/01/199960 min
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Ep 5

Roger 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.

01/02/199960 min
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Ep 6

Martin 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.

06/07/200060 min
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Ep 7

Rob Reiner

Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.

60 min
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Ep 8

James Cameron

Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.

60 min
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Ep 9

Barbra 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.

60 min
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Ep 10

David 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.

60 min
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Ep 11

David Mamet

His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""

03/01/200260 min
Tony Scott
Ep 12

Tony Scott

Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".

07/11/200160 min
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Ep 13

Ivan Reitman

Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".

60 min
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Ep 14

Best of The Directors

Compilation of clips from various other episodes.

60 min

Show Info

StatusEnded
NetworkStarz Encore
TypeDocumentary

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