The Directors
Season 2
2002 • 36 Episodes
Episodes
1. Michael Mann
June 1, 2002
Documentary about the filmmaker of Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and recently Collateral .
2. Robert 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.
3. Steven Spielberg
The director of Jaws, 1941, and E.T. discusses his film career.
4. Sydney Pollack
Documentary about Sydneny Pollack, the filmmaker of movies as Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The Way We Were.
5. Milos 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.
6. Clint 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.
7. Spike Lee
October 4, 2003
Spike Lee is the director of the films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcom X, and Bamboozled.
8. Martha Coolidge
April 3, 2004
Coolidge directed romantic comedies like Valley Girl, Out to Sea and Real Genius.
9. Robert 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.
10. Richard Donner
No overview available.
11. Barry Levinson
No overview available.
12. John Frankenheimer
No overview available.
13. Billy Friedkin
No overview available.
14. Arthur Hiller
No overview available.
15. Ron Howard
November 7, 2001
A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.
16. Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker
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!
17. George 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.
18. Roland Emmerich
March 6, 2004
Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.
19. Oliver Stone
No overview available.
20. Paul Schrader
No overview available.
21. Scott Hicks
No overview available.
22. Harold Becker
No overview available.
23. Frank Darabont
Documentary about filmmaker Frank Darabont, from movies as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.
24. Atom Egoyan
Documentary about filmmaker Atom Egoyan and his strange, surreal films.
25. Anthony Menghella
June 5, 2004
Profile and analysis filmograhpy of the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley .
26. Michael Bay
No overview available.
27. Jonathan Demme
No overview available.
28. Andrew Davis
No overview available.
29. George Lucas
Profile of George Lucas, the director of the Star Wars series.
30. Cameron Crowe
Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe
31. James Ivory
No overview available.
32. Ridley Scott
May 1, 2004
Ridley Scott is the director of such films as 'Blade Runner' and 'Hannibal.'
33. David Lynch
September 4, 2003
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.
34. Philip Kaufman
Documentary about filmmaker Philip Kaufman, from movie as ""Henry & June"", ""Quills"", ""The Right Stuff"" and ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"".
35. Wolfgang Petersen
No overview available.
51. Adrian Lyne
June 7, 2003
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.