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Season 1

  • S01E01 John Carpenter

    • May 10, 2014
    • El Rey Network

    Famous director, producer & writer "John Howard Carpenter" is the guest today on the pilot episode of "The Director's Chair". Some of the movies that he has been attached to were "Assault on Precinct 13", "Black Moon Rising", "Christine", "The Fog", "Escape from New York & LA", "Ghosts of Mars", "Halloween I, II & III", "The Philadelphia Experiment" & "The Thing".

  • S01E02 Guillermo del Toro

    • July 30, 2014
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez sits with longtime friend and director Guillermo del Toro to discuss his journey from artist, to director/producer. From groundbreaking Pan's Labrynth, to Hellboy and Pacific Rim, Guillermo reveals the madness behind his monsters.

  • S01E03 Quentin Tarantino, Vol. 1

    • August 13, 2014
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez explores the world of cinema with frequent collaborator Quentin Tarantino. Airing in two installments, the two discuss Tarantino’s film career through the lens of their 20-year friendship, using never-before-seen personal footage to discuss topics from screenwriting and camera placement to Spaghetti Westerns and Kung Fu.

  • S01E04 Quentin Tarantino, Vol. 2

    • September 17, 2014
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez explores the world of cinema with frequent collaborator Quentin Tarantino. Airing in two installments, the two discuss Tarantino’s film career through the lens of their 20-year friendship, using never-before-seen personal footage to discuss topics from screenwriting and camera placement to Spaghetti Westerns and Kung Fu.

  • S01E05 Francis Ford Coppola

    • March 2, 2015
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez sits with legendary director Francis Ford Coppola to discuss the influence of family, starting rebel studio Zoetrope and the challenges of creating The Godfather, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now.

  • S01E06 Luis Valdez

    • March 29, 2015
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez sits down for a historic conversation with award-winning artist, activist and father of Chicano theater, director Luis Valdez to discuss the journey from migrant farmworker to filmmaker, the founding of Teatros Campesinos, crafting Zoot Suit for stage/screen, and the classic, La Bamba.

  • S01E07 Robert Zemeckis

    • May 31, 2015
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez interviews Robert Zemeckis to discuss the career that began with an award-winning USC student film that caught the attention of Steven Spielberg, and took off with some of the biggest blockbuster hits of all time.

  • S01E08 Michael Mann

    • August 9, 2015
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez interviews Michael Mann.

  • S01E09 George Miller

    • August 30, 2015
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez interviews George Miller to discuss his career as a director, writer, and producer of ground breaking films ranging from Babe and Happy Feet to the "Mad Max" series with a special section on this year's "Fury Road".

  • S01E10 Sylvester Stallone

    • November 15, 2015
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez interviews director Sylvester Stallone to discuss Sly's beginnings and inspirations, what it's like to write, direct and star in an action film and his return to directing with Rocky Balboa, Rambo, and The Expendables.

  • S01E11 Frank Darabont

    • September 25, 2016
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez and writer, producer, director and three-time Academy Award ® nominee Frank Darabont discuss Darabont's craft and career spanning over 30 years. He reflects on his journey to success, beginning as a set dresser and struggling writer to creating the critically acclaimed works The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Walking Dead and Mob City.

  • S01E12 Jon Favreau

    • September 25, 2016
    • El Rey Network

    Jon Favreau recounts his journey from aspiring actor and comedian to widely successful blockbuster director. Favreau reveals how his creative vision has developed over the years, made visible through his diverse filmography ranging from Swingers, Elf, Iron Man, Chef and his latest movie, The Jungle Book. Robert Rodriguez and Favreau discuss how each of his films demonstrates his unique ability to merge comedy and a sense of humanity with visually stunning and technically innovative blockbuster films.

  • S01E13 Barbra Streisand

    • November 26, 2018
    • El Rey Network

    Robert Rodriguez speaks with Barbra Streisand about her ground-breaking career.