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Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Starz Encore
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Season 1

  • Tim Burton
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    Tim Burton

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1999

    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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  • Terry Gilliam
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    Terry Gilliam

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2000

    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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  • Alan Parker
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    Alan Parker

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2004

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

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  • Wes Craven
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    Wes Craven

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/1999

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

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  • Roger Corman
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    Roger Corman

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/1999

    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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  • David Mamet
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    David Mamet

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/2002

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

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  • Tony Scott
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    Tony Scott

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/7/2001

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

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