Directors Guillermo
Del Toro and Jeannot Szwarc honor
Rod Serling's Night Gallery Part Two
For
part two of this journey, the TV Time
Machine continues its travels through
an eerie exhibition of horrific canvases,
housed in a bizarre little salon known
as Rod Serling's Night Gallery.
In this second part of a two-hour
interview, director Guillermo Del
Toro honors the classic 1970's horror
anthology series Rod Serling's Night
Gallery, and the work and career of
director Jeannot Szwarc.
Guillermo Del Toro is one of the
industry's top film directors, helming
the Academy Award-winning Pan's Labyrinth
and the upcoming Hobbit movies. A
lifelong fan of the series, Mr. Del
Toro's audio commentary can be heard
in the upcoming DVD release of Rod
Serling's Night Gallery Season Two.
Night
Gallery's most prolific director,
Jeannot Szwarc was responsible for
many of the finest episodes of the
series, including the classic segment,
The Caterpillar-hailed by Stephen
King as the most frightening TV episode
ever. He also directed the classic
fantasy film Somewhere in Time and
dozens of TV series including Kojak,
Columbo and Heroes.
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Listen to the interview
below
Guillermo Del Toro/Jeannot
Szwarc audio interview Segment One
In this segment, director Jeannot
Szwarc talks about how his style of
directing the episode Class of '99,
caught the attention of Rod Serling.
Guillermo Del Toro also talks about
the importance of production designer
Joe Alves to the series, and the classic
H.P. Lovecraft tale directed by Jeannot
entitled, Cool Air.
Guillermo Del Toro/Jeannot
Szwarc interview Segment Two
For this segment, the two directors
discuss the Night Gallery paintings,
cinematographers Lionel Lindon and
Gerald Perry Finnerman, and the classic
episode The Phantom Farmhouse. Guillermo
Del Toro and Jeannot Szwarc also discuss
their love of fantasy literature,
and Guillermo talks about his experience
being nominated for six academy awards
for Pan's Labyrinth.
Guillermo Del Toro/Jeannot
Szwarc interview Segment Three
In this segment, Guillermo asks Jeannot
what he considers to be the quintessential
Night Gallery episode. The two directors
also talk about Sally Field and her
performance in Whisper, and how the
second season vignettes impacted the
series. Finally, Messrs Del Toro and
Szwarc discuss the cancellation of
the series, Jeannot's full biography,
and the legacy of Rod Serling's Night
Gallery.
For
part two of this journey, the TV Time
Machine continues its travels through
an eerie exhibition of horrific canvases,
housed in a bizarre little salon known
as Rod Serling's Night Gallery.
Night
Gallery's most prolific director,
Jeannot Szwarc was responsible for
many of the finest episodes of the
series, including the classic segment,
The Caterpillar-hailed by Stephen
King as the most frightening TV episode
ever. He also directed the classic
fantasy film Somewhere in Time and
dozens of TV series including Kojak,
Columbo and Heroes.
