Writer, producer, and director Robert Emery presents the first in a planned series of books based on on-camera interviews conducted for the Encore Movie Channel's documentary series, "The Directors." Only a small portion of each director's interview was used for the television series; this series of books makes the complete interview material available to film students and enthusiasts. Directors featured in the first volume are Robert Wise, Ron Howard, Sydney Pollack, James Cameron, Spike Lee, Richard Donner, Norman Jewison, John Carpenter, John Frankenheimer, Lawrence Kasdan, Mark Rydell, Sidney Lumet, and the team of David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)