It's a mixed bag in the age of illuminating DVD supplements, but First Works effectively demonstrates the early promise of 13 successful filmmakers. Culled from programs originally broadcast on Showtime in 1990, this crude compilation combines student films, early professional work, and interviews with now-famous directors at various stages of commercial and artistic achievement.
Oliver Stone
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Paul Mazursky
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Robert Zemeckis
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Taylor Hackford
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Spike Lee
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Roger Corman
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Richard Benjamin
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Martin Scorsese
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John Milius
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Directed by John Ford70%
35 Up76%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
28 Up75%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
A Decade Under the Influence79%
A Plastic Ocean75%
21 Up74%
Sherman's March67%
42 Up75%
Love, Antosha74%
Sidney70%
Elstree 197661%
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown72%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me84%
Above Majestic73%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
The Kid Stays in the Picture65%
Maternal Instinct72%
