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They don't get as much face time as the actors, but the movie and TV biz would be nowhere without directors, screenwriters and other hard workers behind the scenes.  We talk to some of the people in the shadows of some of your favorite films and TV shows.
Hany Abu-Assad-The Palestinian director takes a controversial look at suicide bombers in Paradise Now.
Woody Allen-Goes home to New York for his latest film, Whatever Works.
John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky-Taking us for a look behind the scenes of King of the Hill.

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Paul Thomas Anderson and his stars Daniel Day-Lewis,  Paul Dano and Ciaran Hinds warn us that There Will Be Blood.
Wes Anderson-The quirky film auteur gets animated with Roald Dahl's The Fabulous Mr. Fox.
Michael Apted-The respected director of the Up series of documentaries looks at British history with the film Amazing Grace.
Darren Aronofsky-The quirky director continues exploring the deep, dark corners of talent and fame in The Black Swan.
Kelly Asbury-The animated director takes a different look at Shakespeare with Gnomeo & Juliet.
Pablo Berger-A Spanish director gives the old classic fairytale Snow White an exotic twist with Blancanieves.
Michael Biehn (2012 interview)-An actor tries writing and directing with the grindhouse feature The Victim.
Dustin Lance Black-the screenwriter gets an all-star cast and great director to make the labor of love Milk to remind us of an important but mostly forgotten slain politician and activist.
Neill Blomkamp-A South African director takes a hard look at our future in the sci-fi drama District 9.
Anna Boden-Takes a serious look (kind of...) at mental health in It's Kind of a Funny Story.
Eric Bogosian-Actor, writer and concert performer discusses his career and the rise of the talkers.
Darren Lynn Bousman-A horror filmmaker takes a look at the more spiritual side of thrills with 11-11-11.
Warren Boyd-A producer fights addiction with the popular series The Cleaner.
Danny Boyle (2007 interview)-The renegade British director of Trainspotting and 28 Days Later takes another look at the future in Sunshine.
Danny Boyle (2008 interview)-The director shoots for Oscar gold with Slumdog Millionaire.
Albert Brooks-Trying to bridge the cultural gap in Looking For Comedy in the Muslim World.
Julie Brown-The Homecoming Queen has an SUV now.
Tim Burton-Hollywood's most twisted visionary tells us about his Corpse Bride.
Laurent Cantet-A French Director opens eyes on education with the Oscar-nominated film The Class.

Leos Carax-A French director takes a look at Tokyo!
Steve Carell-This cult-favorite comedian finally nails it with his screenplay and starring role in The 40 Year-Old Virgin.
Robert Carlock-We get a tour of 30 Rock's final season from the show's exec producer and Kenneth, your NBC page.
Nick Cave-The singer/songwriter/actor/ novelist tries his hand at a screenplay with The Proposition.
Lisa Cholodenko-Shows a different side of family values with The Kids Are All Right.
George Clooney (2005 interview) and his castmates wish us Good Night, and Good Luck.
George Clooney (2011 interview)-A superstar tops off a good year with The Descendants and The Ides of March.
Joel and Ethan Coen-The maverick filmmaking brothers look back at the world of their childhood in A Serious Man.
Allen Coulter-The director takes a look back at a legendary show biz mystery in Hollywoodland.
Allen Covert-Adam Sandler's long-time collaborator steps out front with Grandma's Boy.
Caprice Crane (2009 Interview)-The novelist / screenwriter talks about her new novel and her rebooting of 90210 and Melrose Place.
Wes Craven-The legendary horror film creator tells all about his career and his latest film, The Hills Have Eyes 2.
David Cronenberg the acclaimed Canadian film director has A History of Violence.
John Curran on the film We Don't Live Here Anymore with Mark Ruffalo, Peter Krause and Laura Dern.
Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman-Earn an Oscar nom for their look at a controversial protest group with If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front.
Richard Curtis-The king of romantic comedies looks back at his first love with Pirate Radio.
Greg Daniels-The creator shuts down the beloved TV workplace The Office.
Julie Delpy-A conversation with the star and co-writer of Before Sunset.
Guillermo del Toro-The fantastical filmmaker goes back to a childhood favorite in making Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Andy Dick-The eccentric comic actor steps behind the camera as Danny Roane: First-Time Director.
Pete Docter-The celebrated Pixar writer/director finds his career keeps going Up.
James Duff closes down another season of his popular series The Closer.
Sean Durkin-A first-time writer/director connects with a cult film about cults, Martha Marcy May Marlene.
Robert Duvall a Hollywood legend sits in on his own funeral in the film Get Low.
John Dyskstra-A special effects legend looks back on a 40-year career of creating dreams.
Bo Eason-The former Houston Oiler looks back at a life on the gridiron in the hit Off-Broadway show Runt of the Litter.
Clint Eastwood-The legendary actor/director looks back at a forgotten Los Angeles scandal with Changeling.
Atom Egoyan tells us Where the Truth Lies in film direction.
Asghar Farhadi-An Iranian filmmaker gets Oscar love for A Separation.
Julian Farino and the cast of The Oranges give us a ride to suburbia.
Ryan Fleck takes a serious look (kind of...) at mental health in It's Kind of a Funny Story.
Ari Folman-The Israeli director takes a difficult look back at an atrocity from his past in the Oscar-nominated Waltz with Bashir.
Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield-Take us on a jungle adventure with DisneyNature's Chimpanzee.
Peter Funt-Smile! He's talking about Candid Camera.
Neil Gaiman-The graphic novelist takes on the big screen with the adaptation of his epic Stardust.

Alex Gibney (2007 Interview)-A documentary filmmaker takes a scathing look at torture in modern warfare with Taxi to the Dark Side.

Alex Gibney (2008 Interview)-The documentarian follows up his Oscar-winning Taxi with a gonzo look at Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
Evan Glodell-A DIY film actor and director catches a buzz with Bellflower.

Michel Gondry-A French director takes a look at Tokyo!
Steph Green-A short film director gets her shot at the big time with the Oscar-nominated "New Boy."
Paul Greengrass-The respected British director turns a sympathetic eye on one of the most tragic days in history with United 93.
Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer and Parker Posey take on the movies For Your Consideration!
Christopher Hampton-the adaptation specialist gets an Oscar Nomination for his work on Atonement.
Michael Haneke-The acclaimed director discusses the tragic events which inspired his devastating Oscar-nominated film Amour.
Glen Hansard and John Carney reinvent the musical with Once.

Curtis Hanson-The acclaimed director throws us another change up with In Her Shoes.
Dan Harmon-The creator of the cult favorite sitcom Community looks forward to a new semester.
Michel Hazanavicius-The French director revives the silent film with the surprise Oscar fave The Artist.
Tom Hooper and his cast bring the classic Broadway musical Les Misérables to the big screen.

Armando Ianucci-Finds the humor in the war in Iraq with the hysterical British import In the Loop.
Luc Jacquet-The French director introduces us to 30,000 friends in March of the Penguins.
Famke Janssen-The actress moves behind the camera and gives us the lowdown on Bringing Up Bobby.
Rashida Jones (2012 interview) takes a shot at writing a romantic comedy with Celeste and Jesse Forever.
Gil Kenan-The first-time director takes you to a Monster House.
Nicole Kidman (2011 Interview)-The actress produces a look at a family in mourning in the devastating drama Rabbit Hole.

Stephen King and Frank Darabont-The master of horror fiction and the director behind arguably his greatest film adaptations reteam in The Mist.
Lee Toland Krieger-A quirky indie director takes a shot at romantic comedy with Celeste and Jesse Forever.
Rachael Lawrence loves making I Hate My 30s.
Ang Lee-The legendary director looks into dark corners in Chinese history in Lust, Passion.
Spike Lee (2006 interview) chronicles the devastation of New Orleans in When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts.
Spike Lee (2012 interview) returns to his Brooklyn and indie roots with Red Hook Summer.
Matthew Lillard-The hip actor steps behind the camera with Fat Kid Rules the World.

Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin throw an Oscar Hail Mary with Undefeated.
Sidney Lumet-Sharing one of the final interviews with the ultimate film chronicler of New York life.
Ben Lyons-The busy entertainment journalist applies old-fashioned family rules to excel in the digital age.
Elle Macpherson-The iconic supermodel shows us what it takes to be a Fashion Star.

James Mangold-A director resurrects the Man in Black with Walk the Line.

Will McCormack-A character actor takes a shot at writing a romantic comedy with Celeste and Jesse Forever.
Martin McDonagh-The controversial Irish playwright makes the jump to film with In Bruges.
Douglas McGrath does his own take on Capote with Infamous with Sandra Bullock, Toby Jones and Sigourney Weaver.
Michael Moore-America's greatest documentary agitator takes on the HMOs in SiCKO.

Andrew Niccol-The writer/director behind The Truman Show and Simone has a new vision in Lord of War.
Matt Nix-A look at the man behind the scenes at Burn Notice.
Chris Noonan, Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor and Emily Watson on Miss Potter.
wpe98178.gif (111335 bytes) Gregg Oppenheimer's new book helps to explain why we still love Lucy.
Anders Østergaard-A documentary director strives for Oscar gold with Burma VJ.
Alexander Payne-a discussion with the man behind the camera on Sideways.
Richard Price (2004 Interview)-A talk with the celebrated novelist and screenwriter about his career and his book Samaritan.
Richard Price (2008 Interview)-The bard of the New York streets returns with a double shot - the new novel Lush Life and the final season of The Wire.
rafkin1.gif (81320 bytes) Alan Rafkin-The late King of Nick at Nite talked of helming almost every show ever -- from Capt. Kangaroo to Veronica's Closet.
Jim Rash-The gender bending dean on the cult comedy Community won an Oscar - who'd've thunk?

 
Ray Romano returns to television as one of the Men of a Certain Age.
George A. Romero-The director who has made a specialty of saving us from the living dead goes back to his indie film roots.
David Ross and his stars John Leguizamo and Katherine Waterston take a jaded look at suburbia in The Babysitters.
Stefan Ruzowitsky and his star Karl Markovics take a look at a different side of the Holocaust in The Counterfeiters.
Marjane Satrapi-The Iranian born French graphic novelist-turned-filmmaker returns with her second movie, Chicken With Plums.
Fred Schepisi-Films the unfilmable novel with The Eye of the Storm.
Julian Schnabel-The artist-turned-director gets an Oscar nom for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
Paul Schrader-The screenwriter looks back at the iconic film Taxi Driver thirty-five years later.
Liev Schreiber-The actor tries writing and directing with Everything Is Illuminated.
Lloyd J. Schwartz-Looks back at life behind the scenes at one of the classic sitcoms in his memoir Brady, Brady, Brady.
Martin Scorsese (2007 interview), Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Vera Farmiga and William Monahan on The Departed.
Martin Scorcese (2012 interview)-The director looks back at the iconic film Taxi Driver thirty-five years later.
Tony Scott-One of Hollywood's busiest directors takes on a classic in the new version of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.
M. Night Shyamalan-The suspense director discovers The Happening.
Gary Sinise-The celebrated actor turns executive producer to help deliver a special documentary called Brothers at War.
Bryan Singer-A director takes a different look at World War II in Valkyrie.
Courtney Solomon, Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D'Arcy and  survive An American Haunting.
Whit Stillman returns to active duty and cleans up college in the quirky comedy Damsels in Distress.
D.B. Sweeney-The actor steps behind the camera with Two Tickets to Paradise.
Charlize Theron tries producing and takes a hard look at real life in Sleepwalking.
Fernando Trueba illustrates the history of jazz with the Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita.
Lee Unkrich-Helps us relive our childhood while closing out the Toy Story saga.
Gus Van Sant and the cast of Milk make a labor of love to remind us of an important but mostly forgotten slain politician and activist.
Stephen Walker-A documentary filmmaker looks at aging and comes away feeling Young@Heart.
John Walter-The documentary filmmaker looks at the link between theater and war through the eyes of Bertold Brecht and Meryl Streep.
Chris Weitz-A big time director visits LA's ignored neighborhoods in A Better Life.
Jennifer Westfeldt-The writer, director and star lets us in on some secrets about Friends with Kids.
Wayne White-The cracked genius artist behind Pee Wee's Playhouse shows us that Beauty is Embarrasing.

Dick Wolf returns for the final season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Edgar Wright-The funny Brits behind Shaun of the Dead are back in Hot Fuzz.
Anthony E. Zuiker-The mind behind CSI looks to reinvent the reading experience with Dark Prophecy.

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