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Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

First Aired

1999-01-01
Last Aired

2004-06-05
Creator

Robert J. Emery
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

2
Episodes

50
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

Starz Encore

Keywords:

biography

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Tim Burton

Profile of director Tim Burton, who first began working as an animator for Disney. His first directing...More

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.Less

60mins 1999-01-01

2. Terry Gilliam

Profile of Terry Gilliam, former animator for Monty Python's Flying Circus, and director of the films ...More

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.Less

60mins 2000-05-23

3. Alan Parker

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

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

60mins 2004-02-07

4. Wes Craven

Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and th...More

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

60mins 1999-01-30

5. Roger Corman

Roger Corman, the director of The Little Shop Of Horrors (The 1960s film, not the musical. - Ed.), is ...More

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.Less

60mins 1999-02-01

6. Martin Scorsese

Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Ra...More

Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.Less

60mins

7. Rob Reiner

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

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

60mins

8. James Cameron

Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Te...More

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

60mins

9. Barbra Streisand

Profile of the director of Yentl, The Prince of Tides, and The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Steisand, ...More

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.Less

60mins

10. David Cronenberg

Profile of Dave 'Deprave' Cronenberg, 'King of venereal horror', 'Baron of blood', as he has often bee...More

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.Less