Director’s Chair

We’re very pleased to present our Director’s Chair Archive, a collection of written and podcast interviews. Please click the photo or name to access the interview.

“It’s showtime, folks.”

Wayne Kramer

  • Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
  • Crossing Over (2009)
  • Running Scared (2006)
  • The Cooler (2003)

Alfonso Cuaron

  • Roma (2018)
  • Gravity (2013)
  • Children of Men (2006)
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
  • Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)
  • Great Expectations (1998)

Lynn Shelton

  • Glow (2017-2019)
  • Sword of Trust (2019)
  • Fresh Off the Boat (2015-2017)
  • Touchy Feely (2013)
  • Mad Men (2010)
  • You Sister’s Sister (2011)
  • Humpday (2009)

Todd Phillips

  • Joker (2019)
  • War Dogs (2016)
  • The Hangover Trilogy (2009-2013)
  • Due Date (2010)
  • Old School (2003)
  • Road Trip (2000)

Renny Harlin

  • Skiptrace (2016)
  • 12 Rounds (2009)
  • Driven (2011)
  • Deep Blue Sea (1999)
  • The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
  • Cutthroat Island (1995)
  • Cliffhanger (1993)
  • Die Hard 2 (1990)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Mark Pellington

  • Blindspot (2015-2020)
  • Nostalgia (2018)
  • The Last Word (2017)
  • I Melt with You (2011)
  • Henry Poole is Here (2008)
  • The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
  • Arlington Road (1999)
  • Homicide: Life in the Street (1997)

Alex Cox

  • Tombstone-Rashomon (2017)
  • Repo Chick (2009)
  • Highway Patrolman (1991)
  • Walker (1987)
  • Straight to Hell (1987)
  • Sid and Nancy (1986)
  • Repo Man (1984)

Derek Wayne Johnson

  • Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021)
  • 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
  • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
  • Broken Blood (2013)

Peter Hyams

  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
  • End of Days (1999)
  • Sudden Death (1995)
  • Timecop (1994)
  • Stay Tuned (1992)
  • The Presidio (1988)
  • 2010: The Year We Made Contact (1984)
  • Outland (1981)
  • Capricorn One (1977)

Reed Morano

  • I Think We’re Alone Now (2018)
  • The Handmaid’s Tale (2017)
  • Billions (2017)
  • Halt and Catch Fire (2016)
  • Meadowland (2015)

John D. Hancock

  • The Looking Glass (2015)
  • Prancer (1989)
  • The Twilight Zone (1985-1986)
  • Hill Street Blues (1985)
  • Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
  • Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971)

Steve De Jarnatt

  • Lizzie McGuire (2001-2003)
  • Nash Bridges (1999-2000)
  • ER (1998-1999)
  • Miracle Mile (1988)
  • Cherry 2000 (1987)
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead

  • Synchronic (2019)
  • The Endless (2017)
  • Spring (2014)

Marcus Nispel

  • Exeter (2015)
  • Conan the Barbarian (2011)
  • Friday the 13th (2009)
  • Frankenstein (2004)
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

Eric Red

  • 100 Feet (2008)
  • Bad Moon (1996)
  • Body Parts (1991)
  • Cohen and Tate (1988)
  • The Hitcher (1986)

Jim and Ken Wheat

  • Pitch Black (2000)
  • The Fly II (1989)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
  • Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)

David Mickey Evans

  • The Sandlot (1993)
  • Ed (1996)
  • Radio Flyer (1992)
  • The Sandlot 2 (2005)

Dan Mirvish

  • 18 1/2 (2021)
  • Bernard and Huey (2017)
  • Between Us (2012)
  • Open House (2004)