First Works

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.

Cast: Oliver Stone, Paul Mazursky, Robert Zemeckis, Taylor Hackford, Spike Lee, Roger Corman, Richard Benjamin, Martin Scorsese

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.