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DGA QUARTERLY 21 PHOTOS: (TOP) HBO; (BOTTOM) BETH DUBBER/DISNEY CHANNEL or the upcoming HBO documentary Spielberg, which debuts Oct. 7, director Susan Lacy gained the full coopera- tion of her subject, who granted her nearly 30 hours of exclusive interviews. In the course of the fi lm's 147 min- utes, we're treated to a deep dive on Spielberg's infl uences, his motivations, C H R O N I C L E S Spielberg From the Inside Out FOCUS With today's so- called "Peak TV" signaling a per- ceived shift in creative autonomy away from theatrical features to net- work, cable and streaming platforms, there's a sense of déjà vu in London's as- sessment of the small- screen landscape when miniseries became all the rage. "Television was more powerful and influential during that period than it had ever been," he recalls of the late '70s/early '80s era that spawned such TV blockbusters as Roots and Rich Man, Poor Man. London, who won a DGA award for directing all fi ve episodes of Shogun, writes in a breezy, anecdotal style in describing his rise in the TV trenches. Along the way, we're treated to plenty of candid encounters with well-known names above and below the line, pleas- ant and di cult, with lots of problem-solving tips for his fellow Guild members. —STEVE CHAGOLLAN B O O K S From I Love Lucy to Shogun…and Beyond: Tales from the Other Side of the Camera By Jerry London and Rhonda Collier [JRL Prods. Inc, 224 pages] When director Rich Correll fi lmed his 700th episode of television earlier this year, the Fuller House produc- tion team threw him a big party. "It felt like I came full circle," he says, explaining that he worked on the original Full House. Though initially an actor and a producer, Correll joined the DGA in the 1980s directing comedies like Valerie, The Hogan Family and Family Matters before going on to direct hundreds of televi- sion episodes for Disney, Nickelode- on and others. "Family programming is a way for parents and children to spend quality time together," he says. "Everyone can laugh and enjoy." —BECCA NADLER F his trials and tribula- tions, and, above all, his process. Copious behind-the-scenes footage of Spielberg at work, clips from his fi lms and interviews with many of the A-list talents with whom he's collaborated—as well as several fellow directors like Scorsese, Lucas and Coppola—provide further illumination. How Spielberg dealt with adversity might best be summed up by what he learned from Henry Hathaway, whom he calls a "tough guy director": "There are go- ing to be moments when you're going to get to the set and you're not going to know what the hell you're doing," he recalls Hathaway telling him. "It happens to all of us. You've got to guard that se- cret with your life." —STEVE CHAGOLLAN > Rich Correll, center, hams it up with the cast of the Disney Channel's Bunk'd. 700 EPISODES