To get the answer, I spoke separately to five directors who have recently worked with the studio: Nanette Burstein (
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes), Alex Gibney (
Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos), Eric Goode (
Chimp Crazy), Lance Oppenheim (
Ren Faire) and Matt Wolf (
Pee-wee as Himself). These are very different kinds of documentaries, all under the same roof. The results of my conversations can be read over at the
Los Angeles Times.