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Episode 18: The Invitation with Karyn Kusama and Gil Kenan Director Karyn Kusama discusses her new film, The Invitation, with Director Gil Kenan. The film tells the story of an estranged couple who reunite at a dinner party following the death of their son. As the party continues, it becomes clear that something mysterious and terrifying may be going on.

Episode 17: Visual History With Miloš Forman conducted by Daniel Algrant Director Miloš Forman discusses his life and early career in highlights pulled from his Visual History interview. Topics include his early life and attending film school in Prague (6:00), the Soviet government's banning of his satire The Fireman's Ball (12:00), the DGA's role in his avoiding deportation back to the Eastern block (18:00), the "hooks" in many of his films that inspired his directorial approach (23:00), the importance of casting in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (26:00), and creating the musical sequences in Amadeus (41:00).

Episode 16: Midnight Special with Jeff Nichols And Jonathan Levine Director Jeff Nichols discusses his new film, Midnight Special, with Director Jonathan Levine. The film tells the story of a father and his young son who are forced to go on the run after the world learns that the boy possesses mysterious powers.

Episode 15: Mustang with Deniz Gamze Ergüven And John Krokidas Director Deniz Gamze Ergüven discusses her new film, Mustang, with Director John Krokidas. The film follows five teenaged Turkish sisters whose lives are changed after an afternoon of innocent beach play with some male classmates is reported as illicit by a neighbor.

Episode 14: The Danish Girl with Tom Hooper and Michael Apted Director Tom Hooper discusses his latest film, The Danish Girl, with Director Michael Apted. The film follows Lili Elbe and her journey as a transgender pioneer during the early 20th century.

Episode 13: DGA Meet the Nominees 2016 Feature Film Symposium Part 3 of 3 Jeremy Kagan moderates the 25th Annual DGA Meet the Nominees: Feature Film Symposium featuring Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Tom McCarthy, Adam McKay, George Miller, and Ridley Scott on their nominated films. Topics for part three include how the nominees staged particularly complicated scenes and discoveries they made during the editorial process.

Episode 12: DGA Meet the Nominees 2016 Feature Film Symposium Part 2 of 3 Jeremy Kagan moderates the 25th Annual DGA Meet the Nominees: Feature Film Symposium featuring Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Tom McCarthy, Adam McKay, George Miller, and Ridley Scott on their nominated films. Topics for part two include how the nominees solved unexpected problems and were willing to explore "happy accidents" that occurred during filming.

Episode 11: DGA Meet the Nominees Feature Film Symposium: Part 1 of 3 Jeremy Kagan moderates the 25th Annual DGA Meet the Nominees: Feature Film Symposium featuring Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Tom McCarthy, Adam McKay, George Miller, and Ridley Scott on their nominated films. Topics for part one include advice that the nominees took to heart in their careers and anecdotes about the casting process.

Episode 10: Concussion with Peter Landesman and Boaz Yakin Director Peter Landesman speaks about his latest film, Concussion, with Director Boaz Yakin. The film follows forensic pathologist Dr. Bennett Omalu who discovers a football-related brain trauma called CTE and his efforts to fight for the truth to be known despite the influence of the NFL.

Episode 9: Carol with Todd Haynes and Kelly Reichardt Director Todd Haynes discusses his latest film, Carol, about two women from different worlds who find themselves in the midst of a love affair, with Director Kelly Reichardt.

Episode 8: Spotlight with Tom McCarthy and Jonathan Levine Director Tom McCarthy discusses his latest film, Spotlight, about the team of investigators from the Boston Globe who uncovered a decades-long cover up of child molestation within the Boston Catholic Archdiocese, with fellow director Jonathan Levine.

Episode 7: The Big Short With Adam McKay and Paul Thomas Anderson Director Adam McKay discusses his newest film, The Big Short about the 2008 financial collapse, based on the book by Michael Lewis, with fellow director Paul Thomas Anderson.

Episode 6: The Revenant with Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Darren Aronofsky Fresh off the huge success of last year's Birdman, Director Alejandro Iñárritu discusses making The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, a vivid tale of survival set on the American frontier in the 19th century, with another visionary director, Darren Aronofsky.

Episode 5: Star Wars: The Force Awakens with J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan Director J.J. Abrams discusses the unique opportunity to re-boot the iconic Star Wars saga with co-writer and fellow director Lawrence Kasdan.

Episode 4: The Hateful Eight with Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan Two of Hollywood's top directors and film preservation advocates, Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino, discuss Tarantino's latest film The Hateful Eight, including why he shot on Ultra Panavision 70mm film, and creating a film score with legendary film composer, Ennio Morricone.

Episode 3: By The Sea with Angelina Jolie Pitt and Marc Levin Angelina Jolie Pitt talks about her most recent film By the Sea, with director Marc Levin, covering topics like the challenges of writing, directing, as well as acting in a lead role in the film.

Episode 2: Crimson Peak with Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro Iñárritu For our special bonus episode to celebrate the launch of The Director's Cut, longtime friends and fellow Mexican-born directors Guillermo del Toro and Aléjandro G. Iñárritu discuss, "Crimson Peak," Mr. del Toro's latest visual masterpiece and genre mash-up of horror and gothic romance.

Episode 1: Bridge Of Spies with Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese In our premiere episode, master filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese engage in a lively discussion of Mr. Spielberg's newest film, "Bridge of Spies". They talk about their shared memories of the Red Scare in the 1950s and '60s, their philosophies on visually interpreting a story, and where to get the best tacos when shooting in Queens.

A list of episodes from the podcast series called The Director's Cut from the Director's Guild of America.

I have read some of your posts about guest programmers that would have been on TCM. For me, I would have seen either Joe Dante, Kathryn Bigelow, Kasi Lemmons, Josh Olson, Mary Lambert, Brian Trenchard Smith, Julie Dash, Penelope Spheeris, Edward James Olmos, Mark Hammil or Maurice LaMarche.

I find it interesting to look at the lists from the American Film Institute and wonder what would happen if the other lists from the television specials that aired over the years would be updated to feature new additions or films that ave not been added to the lists.

In 2003, the American Film Institute aired 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains. The special was hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger on CBS. Here are the results of who was on the 50 heroes and villains list: https://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/handv100.pdf If the American Film Institute had updated their list post-2003, who would your picks for 50 heroes and villains be? They could be characters from recent films or rediscovered films or cult classics.

It's Alive! It's a whole month of Frankenstein in May with the one that started it all. On May 4, the event starts with the original Universal classic, "Frankenstein" (1931) starring Boris Karloff. On, May 11, the monster is in search of his mate in "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester. On May 18, terror meets laughs as "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., and Glenn Strange as the monster. On May 25, the whole event ends with "The Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942). Every Saturday in May 8:00 pm Eastern/Pacific, 7:00 pm Central on MeTV.

Was anyone able to catch the TCM Spotlight: Fan Dedications last week or early this week? I cannot afford to watch the channel because it is too expensive as part of the Spectrum cable bundle package. I was only able to catch a glimpse of the guest programmers on twitter that only lasted for less than a minute.

This Saturday, Svengoolie will air "The Blob" (1958) starring Steve McQueen at 8:00 pm Eastern/Pacific, 7:00 pm Central on MeTV.