Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears takes a close look at Hitchcock's use of close-ups in
Notorious. Repression never looked so good.
Dreamgirls
Bill Condon explains how he kept the plot moving and the music jumping in one of the big production numbers from
Dreamgirls.
David Mamet
In an excerpt from his latest book, the director-writer dishes test screenings.
Ted Sarandos
Netflix's Ted Sarandos talks about how the online rental company has changed the video business...and what's next.
Jay Roach
The director of
Meet the Fockers and
Austin Powers looks for his "Inner Eastwood."
The Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival, celebrating its 60th anniversary, has long been friendly turf for American directors.
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro loves to assemble the pieces of a film to see how they fit. For
Pan's Labyrinth, he created a child's magical world side-by-side with the horrors of war.
Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman
After
American Splendor, Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman take a different kind of risk with
The Nanny Diaries.
The Sopranos
As David Chase's 80-hour tale of crime and punishment comes to its grand finale, we look at the contribution of its unsung heroes-the directors.
Morning News Shows Directors
Directing a network morning news show is not for the faint of heart. For one thing, you have to get up in the middle of the night.
Francis Ford Coppola
After a 10-year absence from directing, Francis Ford Coppola is back with
Youth Without Youth, a return to the personal filmmaking of his younger days.
Kenny Ortega
When he directed
High School Musical, Kenny Ortega had no idea it was going to turn into a preteen phenomenon. Working on the sequel, he tried to capture the same energy.
Film Preservation in the Digital Age
Film preservation used to be for old films. Not anymore. In the digital age, directors need to take responsibility for saving their own work.
Legends of the Guild
We continue our 70th anniversary celebration with the president who led the DGA into the 21st century.