Part 1 of the DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Stanley Kubrick, covering his early independent feature films: FEAR & DESIRE (1953), KILLER'S KISS (1955), & THE KILLING (1956)
Part 2 of the DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Stanley Kubrick, covering his features in collaboration with actor Kirk Douglas: PATHS OF GLORY (1957) & SPARTACUS (1960).
Part 3 of the DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Stanley Kubrick, covering his features in collaboration with actor Peter Sellers: LOLITA (1962), & DR. STRANGELOVE: OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964).
Part 4 of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Stanley Kubrick, covering the string of groundbreaking features that solidified his reputation as a master filmmaker: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971), BARRY LYNDON (1975), & THE SHINING (1980).
The concluding installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Stanley Kubrick, covering his final two features and the legacy he leaves behind: FULL METAL JACKET (1987) & EYES WIDE SHUT (1999).
The first installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director David Fincher, covering his breakout in music videos, his Rick Springfield concert documentary THE BEAT OF THE LIVE DRUM (1984), and his first narrative feature, ALIEN 3 (1992).
The second installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director David Fincher, covering his major early commercial works and his breakout as a successful feature director with 1995's SE7EN.
The third installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director David Fincher, covering his streak of major, pop-culture-defining features during the late 90's: THE GAME (1997), FIGHT CLUB (1999), & PANIC ROOM (2002)
The fourth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director David Fincher, covering his first feature-length forays into digital filmmaking: ZODIAC (2007), & THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008)
THE BLEEDING EDGE is the fifth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director David Fincher, covering his recent quartet of hard-edged dramatic thrillers and further innovations with digital filmmaking technology: THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010), THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011), HOUSE OF CARDS (2013), & GONE GIRL (2014)
THE SUNDANCE KID is the first installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Paul Thomas Anderson, covering his lo-fi origins and his breakout at the Sundance Film Festival with HARD EIGHT (1996).
THE CALIFORNIA CHRONICLES is the second installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Paul Thomas Anderson, covering the pair of sprawling ensemble-based pictures that cemented him as a major new voice in American cinema: BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) & MAGNOLIA (1999).
THE CONCEPT COMEDIES is the third installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Paul Thomas Anderson, covering his short foray into experimental art comedies, headlined by PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002).
PORTRAITS OF POWER is the fourth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Paul Thomas Anderson, covering his monumental pair of epic character studies: THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) & THE MASTER (2012)
SURF NOIR is the fifth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Paul Thomas Anderson, covering his 2014 feature, INHERENT VICE.
ALTERED STATES is the sixth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Paul Thomas Anderson, covering his 2015 documentary JUNUN and a collection of musical short works.
A creative offshoot of the long-form video project, THE DIRECTORS SERIES, SHORT CUTS is a new series that aims to identify and analyze key sequences within the filmographies of influential directors. By reverse engineering the construction of classic moments throughout cinema, we hope to uncover resonant insights into the artistry of their creators. This inaugural pilot episode breaks down the craft behind the climactic “milkshake” scene from Paul Thomas Anderson’s THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007).
PASSION & POISON is the seventh installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Paul Thomas Anderson, covering his 2017 feature, PHANTOM THREAD.
PART 8: DYSTOPIAN DREAMSCAPES is the eighth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Paul Thomas Anderson, covering his experimental Netflix collaboration with Thom Yorke, 2019's ANIMA.
MURDER & MANIA is the first installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of directors Joel and Ethan Coen, covering their pair of independent debut features set in the American southwest: BLOOD SIMPLE. (1984) & RAISING ARIZONA (1987)
THE POSTMODERN PICTURES is the second installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of directors Joel and Ethan Coen, covering their trio of "retro-surreal" period pictures producing in the 1990's: MILLER'S CROSSING (1990), BARTON FINK (1991) & THE HUDSUCKER PROXY (1994).
THE BREAKOUT CLASSICS is the third installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of directors Joel and Ethan Coen, covering their pair of mainstream breakthrough works in the late 90's: FARGO (1996) & THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998).
AN ODYSSEY INTO STYLE is the fourth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of directors Joel and Ethan Coen, covering their pair of highly-stylized features from the dawn of the new millennium: O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? (2000) & THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE (2001).
SCREWBALL SCOUNDRELS is the fifth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of directors Joel and Ethan Coen, covering their brief foray into the slapstick caper genre with mass commercial appeal: INTOLERABLE CRUELTY (2003) & THE LADYKILLERS (2004).
A PRESTIGIOUS PINNACLE is the sixth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of directors Joel and Ethan Coen, covering their four-year run of highly-acclaimed, award-winning features: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007), BURN AFTER READING (2008), A SERIOUS MAN (2009) & TRUE GRIT (2010)
THE ART OF COMMERCE is the seventh installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of directors Joel and Ethan Coen, covering their pair of films that explore the absurdities of art and commerce: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (2013) & HAIL, CAESAR! (2016)
Part 8 of our multi-part documentary on Joel & Ethan Coen breaks down 2018's THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS, their first production under Netflix-- and quite possibly, their last collaboration ever.
THE NON-LINEAR NEO-NOIRS is the first chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Christopher Nolan, covering his pair of breakout independent neo-noirs: FOLLOWING (1998) & MEMENTO (2000).
THE BLOCKBUSTERS BEGIN is the second chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director Christopher Nolan, covering his trailblazing forays into big-budget studio filmmaking: INSOMNIA (2002), BATMAN BEGINS (2005) & THE PRESTIGE (2006).
THE COLOSSAL CORNERSTONES is the third chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Christopher Nolan, covering his zeitgeist-defining pair of complex blockbusters: THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) & INCEPTION (2010)
THE APOCALYPTIC EPICS is the fourth chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Christopher Nolan, covering his pair of big-screen opuses with super-sized stakes: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012) & INTERSTELLAR (2014)
PRESENT TENSION is the fifth chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Christopher Nolan, covering his minimalist war opus, DUNKIRK (2017).
The sixth part in our deep dive into the craft and career of Christopher Nolan, covering his physics-defying spy thriller TENET (2020) and the global health crisis that threatens the theatrical experience-- the core of Nolan's artistry.
CRIMES OF PASSION is the first chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Terrence Malick, covering his pair of early mythic works: BADLANDS (1976) and DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978).
PARADISE CONQUERED is the second chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Terrence Malick, covering his pair of experimental historical epics: THE THIN RED LINE (1998) and THE NEW WORLD (2005).
A SPACETIME ODYSSEY is the third chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Terrence Malick, covering his pair of expansive forays into the mysteries of our cosmic existence: THE TREE OF LIFE (2011) and VOYAGE OF TIME (2016).
THE FREEFALL TRIPTYCH is the fourth chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Terrence Malick, covering his trio of experimental voyages into the mysteries of love and the interior unknown: TO THE WONDER (2012), KNIGHT OF CUPS (2015), and SONG TO SONG (2017).
TEEN SPIRIT is the first chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Sofia Coppola, covering her early music videos and short, LICK THE STAR (1998) and her breakout debut feature, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (1999).
CAPTIVE HEARTS is the second chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Sofia Coppola, covering her twin portraits of melancholy in isolation, LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003) and MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006)
FAME & FORTUNE is the third chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Sofia Coppola, covering a trio of films about the interior lives of the rich & famous: SOMEWHERE (2010), THE BLING RING (2013) & A VERY MURRY CHRISTMAS (2015).
SOUTHERN HOSTILITY is the fourth chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Sofia Coppola, covering her moody Southern Gothic chamber thriller, THE BEGUILED (2017).
The fifth installment of our multi-episode series on the craft and career of director Sofia Coppola, covering 2020's ON THE ROCKS-- her unique fusion of screwball slapstick and detective mystery that arrives at an unexpectedly personal destination.
A BLOODY BREAKOUT is the first chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Quentin Tarantino, covering his lost first effort, MY BEST FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY (1987) and his debut feature, RESERVOIR DOGS (1992).
POSTMODERN PULP is the second chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Quentin Tarantino, covering his pair of zeitgeist-defining follow-up films, PULP FICTION (1994) and JACKIE BROWN (1997).
PART 3: FAR EAST BY SOUTHWEST is the third chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Quentin Tarantino, covering his string of supersized works from the mid-2000's: the epic 2-part KILL BILL saga and DEATH PROOF, his contribution to the throwback double-feature experiment, GRINDHOUSE.
PART 4: THE REVISIONIST'S REVENGE is the fourth chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Quentin Tarantino, covering his two spaghetti-western-styled meditations on retribution: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009) and DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012).
PART 5: THE REVISIONIST'S REVENGE (VOL. 2) is the fifth chapter of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and career of director Quentin Tarantino, continuing our look at his late-career historical revisionism with THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015) and ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD (2019).
The first installment in our deep-dive into the craft and career of Martin Scorsese covers his earliest student work at NYU as well as his first feature, WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR, and his first documentary, STREET SCENES.
The second installment in our deep-dive into the craft and career of Martin Scorsese covers BOXCAR BERTHA, his scrappy independent collaboration with exploitation king Roger Corman.
The third episode of our multi-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, covering the bitter fruits of his creative homecoming: MEAN STREETS (1973) & ITALIANAMERICAN (1974).
The fourth episode of our multi-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, covering his foray into the American Southwest and romantic drama with 1974's ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE.
The fifth episode of our multi-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, covering his career-defining drama TAXI DRIVER (1976) and NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1977)-- the ambitious modern musical that threw his turbulent rise into a harrowing tailspin.
The sixth episode of our multi-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, covering his retreat into experimental documentary films like THE LAST WALTZ and AMERICAN BOY as well as his uncompromising return to former glory with 1980's RAGING BULL.
The seventh episode of our multi-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, covering his expansion into new comic territory with 1983's THE KING OF COMEDY.
The eighth episode of our multi-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, covering a pair of erratic pushes towards mainstream fare: 1985's AFTER HOURS and 1986's THE COLOR OF MONEY.
The ninth episode of our multi-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, covering his personal crucible of a filmmaking journey with 1988's THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST.