The Director's Chair

Director Robert Rodriguez interviews some of the top movie directors.

10 Votes (8.8)

2014 HD 45min United States English Ended
Biography Talk-show

Credits:

Robert Rodriguez

director

S1E1 - John Carpenter 2014-05-10

Robert Rodriguez interviews John Carpenter about his early films, with topics ranging from creating his own memorable scores on movies like The Fog and Escape from New York to why he thinks The Thing is his best work.

S1E2 - Guillermo del Toro 2014-08-07

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

S1E3 - Quentin Tarantino, Vol. 1 2014-08-14

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. Watch them discuss Quentins successful directing career ranging from Reservoir Dogs to Kill Bill.

S1E4 - Quentin Tarantino, Vol. 2 2014-09-17

Robert Rodriguez interviews Quentin Tarantino. In the second of this two-part episode, the two longtime friends discuss projects that the two created together, including the groundbreaking cult-classic film From Duck Till Dawn, which Robert Rodriguez re-imagined into a TV series on El Rey Network.

S1E5 - Francis Ford Coppola 2015-03-02

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.

S1E6 - Luis Valdez 2015-03-29

Robert sits with The Original Chicano-American 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.

S1E7 - Robert Zemeckis 2015-05-11

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.

S1E8 - Michael Mann 2015-06-01

El Rey Network Founder and Chairman Robert Rodriguez is joined by acclaimed director, writer and producer Michael Mann (TV’s Miami Vice, The Last of the Mohicans, Heat) in this episode of “El Rey Network Presents: The Director’s Chair”. Join Mann and Rodriguez as they look back at Mann’s remarkable career in this revealing hour-long special.

S1E9 - George Miller 2015-08-31

Robert Rodriguez interviews George Miller to discuss his career as a director, writer, and producer of groundbreaking films ranging from Babe and Happy Feet to the "Mad Max" series with a special section on 2015s Fury Road.

S1E10 - Sylvester Stallone 2015-11-15

In this installment of “The Director’s Chair," the Oscar®-nominated actor, director and creator of the Rocky franchise, Sylvester Stallone, discusses his craft with his Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over director Robert Rodriguez. In addition to his personal inspirations and influences, the two discuss Stallone’s iconic career, from his love of painting to how his role in Death of a Salesman launched his acting career, to the development of his script for Rocky and what was required to convince the studio to let him play the titular role in the Oscar-winning film – a role responsible for his meteoric rise to stardom. Stallone also reveals how his creative vision has evolved over the years. From his beginnings as an artist to reinventing his boxing technique for Rocky, to his experience with method acting in First Blood.‎