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The Directors: Season 1
January 1, 1999
14 Episodes
~60 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
14
1
Tim Burton
Jan 1, 1999
60 min
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.
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2
Terry Gilliam
May 23, 2000
60 min
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.
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3
Alan Parker
Feb 7, 2004
60 min
Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.
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4
Wes Craven
Jan 30, 1999
60 min
Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.
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5
Roger Corman
Feb 1, 1999
60 min
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.
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6
Martin Scorsese
60 min
Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.
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7
Rob Reiner
60 min
Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.
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8
James Cameron
60 min
Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.
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9
Barbra Streisand
60 min
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.
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10
David Cronenberg
60 min
3.0/5
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.
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11
David Mamet
Jan 3, 2002
60 min
His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""
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12
Tony Scott
Nov 7, 2001
60 min
Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".
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13
Ivan Reitman
60 min
Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".
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14
Best of The Directors
60 min
Compilation of clips from various other episodes.
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