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Trailer: Lucas, Spielberg & the Movie Revolution
April 12, 2019
- 01:39
Season 1 Trailer. Set in the 1970s, this six-part original series tells the story of two big-dreaming filmmakers and friends, Steven...
Episode I: The World Builders
April 16, 2019
- 24:37
Steven and George become allies. A tragedy stuns composer John Williams. Producers at Universal take a risk on a big idea.Set in the...
Episode II: The Shark
April 30, 2019
- 27:12
The open ocean devours Steven. George finds a home for his space adventure. John Williams returns to film scoring with an inspired...
About The Show
Award-winning miniseries about the filmmakers who revolutionized the movies. Season 1: George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and the 1970s Movie Revolution. Season 2: The Story of James Cameron. It's a movie for your ears.
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Trailer: Lucas, Spielberg & the Movie Revolution
April 12, 2019
- 01:39
Season 1 Trailer. Set in the 1970s, this six-part original series tells the story of two big-dreaming filmmakers and friends, Steven...
Episode I: The World Builders
April 16, 2019
- 24:37
Steven and George become allies. A tragedy stuns composer John Williams. Producers at Universal take a risk on a big idea.Set in the...
Episode II: The Shark
April 30, 2019
- 27:12
The open ocean devours Steven. George finds a home for his space adventure. John Williams returns to film scoring with an inspired...
Episode III: Another World
May 14, 2019
- 29:56
Jaws is an international sensation. John Williams attends the Oscars. George and Steven embark on rival projects out of this world.Set...
Episode IV: Dreams Have Limits
May 28, 2019
- 29:10
George and Steven struggle with crews, imploding budgets and nature itself. A $40-million handshake. "The Star Wars" faces its biggest...
Episode V: The Music Calls
June 11, 2019
- 25:45
George Lucas screens his film for Steven Spielberg and his friends. John Williams records a masterpiece. Theaters reject Star Wars.Set...
Episode VI: May 25, 1977
June 25, 2019
- 26:59
Season Finale. A startling surprise on Hollywood Boulevard. George and Steven build a sandcastle.Set in the 1970s, this six-part...
Making Blockbuster | Special for Dell Technologies Small Business PodFerence
May 4, 2020
- 54:22
Before the release of Season 2, creator Matt Schrader is joined by sound designer Peter Bawiec and producer Elena Bawiec to discuss the...
Trailer: The Story of James Cameron
June 16, 2020
- 02:07
This award-winning 10-part original miniseries stars Ross Marquand (The Walking Dead, Avengers: Endgame) as up-and-coming...
Episode 1: The Dropout
June 17, 2020
- 29:53
Premiere. 1977: College dropout James Cameron, a 22-year-old truck driver, aspires for something more.This award-winning 10-part...
Bonus Interview with Bill Wisher (Pt. 1) + Xenogenesis
June 19, 2020
- 53:23
Bonus Interview. BLOCKBUSTER series creator Matt Schrader asks James Cameron friend and screenwriter Bill Wisher about their early...
Episode 2: New World
June 24, 2020
- 27:47
James Cameron excels at Roger Corman's film studio, meeting several people who will change the course of his life. An electric moment on...
Bonus Interview with Randy Frakes (Pt. 1)
June 26, 2020
- 43:43
Bonus Interview. BLOCKBUSTER series creator Matt Schrader asks author and co-director of James' short film Xenogenesis Randy Frakes...
Episode 3: A Fever Dream
July 1, 2020
- 37:08
Young James engineers a hot air balloon in Chippawa, Ontario. Tension builds on the set of Piranha II. James embraces his worst...
Bonus Interview with Roger Corman
July 3, 2020
- 27:36
Bonus Interview. BLOCKBUSTER series creator Matt Schrader asks legendary producer and Academy Award honoree Roger Corman about James...
Episode 4: Back to Basics
July 8, 2020
- 32:25
An up-and-coming Ridley Scott decides on a film that will revolutionize science fiction horror. James pitches The Terminator, and meets...
Episode 5: Building A Terminator
July 15, 2020
- 28:55
James finishes filming on The Terminator, only to see the film disappoint. James marries his producer Gale, and fights for Sigourney...
Bonus Archival: Titanic Discovered (Sept. 1, 1985)
July 17, 2020
- 29:59
Bonus Archival. This special extended episode contains original news reports of the "greatest ocean discovery in history" on September...
Episode 6: The Tyrant
July 22, 2020
- 30:32
James' vision is threatened by a mutiny at Pinewood Studios. Pressure builds on composer James Horner. James' father declines an...
Bonus Interview with Randy Frakes (Pt. 2)
July 24, 2020
- 49:44
Bonus Interview. BLOCKBUSTER series creator Matt Schrader asks friend Randy Frakes about James Cameron's frustrations filming Aliens,...
Episode 7: The Action Movie Guy
July 29, 2020
- 30:47
James appears on Late Night with David Letterman, as The Abyss disappoints. The Terminator finally finds its fanbase. James rediscovers...
Bonus Interview with Bill Wisher (Pt. 2)
July 31, 2020
- 37:48
Bonus Interview. BLOCKBUSTER series creator Matt Schrader asks college best friend and screenwriter Bill Wisher about co-writing...
Episode 8: Diving Deep
August 5, 2020
- 34:40
James makes several dangerous dives to the Atlantic Ocean floor to film the Titanic and clears the way for his next feature film.This...
Bonus Interview with Al Giddings
August 7, 2020
- 43:24
Bonus Interview. BLOCKBUSTER series creator Matt Schrader asks underwater cinematography pioneer Al Giddings about working with James...
Episode 9: All or Nothing
August 12, 2020
- 33:39
James finds Titanic's lead actors. A drug-induced hysteria rocks James' film production, as budgets spiral out of control. James gives...
Bonus Interview with Bill Mechanic
August 14, 2020
- 31:25
Bonus Interview. BLOCKBUSTER series creator Matt Schrader asks producer Bill Mechanic, former head of 20th Century Fox Motion Pictures,...
Episode 10: The Titan
August 19, 2020
- 47:09
Finale. Press swarm to criticize Titanic after a bleak opening weekend at the box office. A humiliated James escapes to the desert to...
Bonus Interview: Remembering James Horner
August 21, 2020
- 14:17
Bonus Interview. BLOCKBUSTER series creator Matt Schrader reveals an interview with James Cameron from his film Score: A Film Music...