Robert J. Emery
Director
The Directors (1999)
Season 2
Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.
Released Jan. 1, 1999
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Biography, Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.biography, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.profile
Production Companies: Wellspring Productions, American Film Institute (AFI), Media Entertainment
Network: Starz Encore
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Michael Mann
Documentary about the filmmaker of Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and recently Collateral .
June 1, 2002, midnight
S2E2 - 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.
S2E3 - Steven Spielberg
The director of Jaws, 1941, and E.T. discusses his film career.
S2E4 - Sydney Pollack
Documentary about Sydneny Pollack, the filmmaker of movies as Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The Way We Were.
S2E5 - 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.
S2E6 - 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.
S2E7 - Spike Lee
Spike Lee is the director of the films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcom X, and Bamboozled.
Oct. 4, 2003, midnight
S2E8 - Martha Coolidge
Coolidge directed romantic comedies like Valley Girl, Out to Sea and Real Genius.
April 3, 2004, midnight
S2E9 - 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.
S2E10 - Richard Donner
S2E11 - Barry Levinson
S2E12 - John Frankenheimer
S2E13 - Billy Friedkin
S2E14 - Arthur Hiller
S2E15 - Ron Howard
A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.
Nov. 7, 2001, midnight
S2E16 - 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!
S2E17 - 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.
S2E18 - Roland Emmerich
Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.
March 6, 2004, midnight
S2E19 - Oliver Stone
S2E20 - Paul Schrader
S2E21 - Scott Hicks
S2E22 - Harold Becker
S2E23 - Frank Darabont
Documentary about filmmaker Frank Darabont, from movies as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.
S2E24 - Atom Egoyan
Documentary about filmmaker Atom Egoyan and his strange, surreal films.
S2E25 - Anthony Menghella
Profile and analysis filmograhpy of the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley .
June 5, 2004, midnight
S2E26 - Michael Bay
S2E27 - Jonathan Demme
S2E28 - Andrew Davis
S2E29 - George Lucas
Profile of George Lucas, the director of the Star Wars series.
S2E30 - Cameron Crowe
Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe
S2E31 - James Ivory
S2E32 - Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott is the director of such films as 'Blade Runner' and 'Hannibal.'
May 1, 2004, midnight
S2E33 - David 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.
Sept. 4, 2003, midnight
S2E34 - Philip Kaufman
Documentary about filmmaker Philip Kaufman, from movie as ""Henry & June"", ""Quills"", ""The Right Stuff"" and ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"".
S2E35 - Wolfgang Petersen
S2E51 - Adrian 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.
June 7, 2003, midnight
Network: Starz Encore
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Jan. 1, 1999
Last Air Date: June 5, 2004, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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