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A "treatment," in Hollywood parlance, is a concise overview of a screenplay. On THE TREATMENT, film critic Elvis Mitchell turns the tables and gives the "treatment" to some of the most influential and innovative forces creating movies and popular art and

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Jason Schwartzman

He's worked with Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola and Judd Apatow on the big screen. NowJason Schwartzman(Rushmore, Funny People, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr.Fox) comes to the small screen as a big-hearted, broken hearted private eye. The show isBored to Death? but you won't be!...

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[ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:10:00 EST ]

Chris Rock

Chris Rockis known for his potent and direct stand-up comedy. As a filmmaker he?sturned that same unblinking eye on himself and black culture. His newest film, the documentaryGood Hair, examines the profitable and self-denying world of black-hair culture. ...

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[ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST ]

Nicolas Winding Refn

Elvis hosts Danishwriter-directorNicolas Winding Refn(Pusher, Fear X) to talk about his new film,Bronson. The film is loosely based on the life of Charles Bronson, considered to be Britain's most violent criminal....

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[ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:54:31 EST ]

Scott Hicks

Shine, Snow Falling on Cedars, No Reservations? DirectorScott Hicksis attracted to source material. His newest,The Boys Are Back, is another film of a book, bringing emotional honesty to the truth....

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[ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST ]

Joe Berlinger

FromBrother's KeepertoSome Kind of Monster, directorJoe Berlingerhas made documentaries on communities in crisis. He goes to the Ecuadorian Amazon for his latest,Crude....

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[ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:45:48 EDT ]

Laura Jacobs

Laura Jacobshas a luminous eye for detail, social and physical.It can be glimpsed in her writings on fashion and culture or in hernovels, such as her newest,The Bird Catcher....

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[ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:40:03 EDT ]

Jane Campion

Writer-directorJane Campion(In the Cut, Holy Smoke) has felt the passion and complications left in its wake, fromThe Pianoto her newest,Bright Star. She talks to Elvis about the fight between heart and head. ...

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[ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:38:44 EDT ]

Armando Iannucci

A war in the Middle East may break out. What's more important than saving lives? Saving face, as seen in directorArmando Iannucci's briliant satire,In the Loop, which derives from his BBC series,The Thick of It. ...

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[ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:40:00 EDT ]

Geoffrey Smith

Elvis hosts writer/directorGeoffrey Smith(The Children of Helen House, Your Life in Their Hands) to talk about his latest documentary feature film,The English Surgeon....

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[ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:39:45 EDT ]

Bobcat Goldthwait

You knowBobcat Goldthwait as the assaultively loud comic not concerned with fire safety. As a writer-director (Windy City Heat, Sleeping Dogs Lie) , he's focused on films dealing with discomfort, like his newest,World's Greatest Dad....

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[ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:50:00 EDT ]

Quentin Tarantino

Jean-Luc Godard once said all you need to make a film is a girl and a gun. InInglourious Basterds,Quentin Tarantino(Pulp Fiction; Kill Bill, Volumes 1 and 2'Reservoir Dogs) adds Winston Churchill, Adolph Hitler and a squad of Nazi-scalping GI's. ...

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[ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:51:07 EDT ]

Judd Apatow

Elvis hosts writer-producer-directorJudd Apatow(Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin) whose latest film isFunny People, starring Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler....

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[ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:54:44 EDT ]

Nancy Miller

WriterNancy Miller(The Closer, CSI: Miami) sets her shows outside the LA-New York universe and gives them a deeper view of character.Saving Grace, set in Oklahoma, is about a copy bedeviled by an angel....

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[ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:40:06 EDT ]

Lynn Shelton

Writer-directorLynn Shelton's (My Effortless Brilliance, We Go Way Back) new film,Humpday, asks several questions... ...

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[ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:24:00 EDT ]

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

ActorIsiah Whitlock, Jr.has worked with talents from David Mamet toSpike Lee to Dave Chappelle. On HBO'sThe Wire, his portrayal ofSenator Clay Davis was a study in compromise. He now stars in Farragut Northat the Geffen Playhouse....

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[ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EDT ]

Sacha Gervasi

From Anthrax to Poison, Guns and Roses to Metalica, these are just a few groups inspired by Anvil, the most influencial band you've never heard of. Its story's inSacha Gervasi's film,Anvil: The Story of Anvil....

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[ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EDT ]

Chai Vasarhelyi

As a musician, Youssou N'Dour has always been about faith. In the documentaryI Bring What I Love, directorElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi(A Normal Life) follows him on the journey committed to that goal....

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[ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:17 EDT ]

Nick Dawson

From Utah farm boy, to pioneering film editor, to director of some of the 70's and 80's greatest films -- such asShampooandBeing There, it's all part ofBeing Hal Ashby, the life chronicle byNick Dawson....

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[ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:58 EDT ]

Russell Brand

Russell Brand(Forgetting Sarah Marshall) has established his own separate wing to the garden of earthly delights......

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[ Wed, 20 May 2009 17:40:47 EDT ]

Rian Johnson

Elvis hosts writer-directorRian Johnson(Brick) whose new film isThe Brothers Bloom, starring Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo....

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[ Wed, 13 May 2009 18:05:20 EDT ]

Matt Tyrnauer

After a tenure at Vanity Fair,Matt Tyrnauerhas turned to making documentaries. The subject is the couturier, Valentino, at the end of his career but not his powers......

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[ Wed, 06 May 2009 17:51:18 EDT ]

James Toback

From the scripts forThe GamblerandBugsyto his ownfilms as a director,James Tobackhas made intensely personal work. Hisdocumentary,Tyson, is his own take on the boxer......

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[ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:09:51 EDT ]

Tim Disney

The past twelve months have seen slew of films on perversions of justice.American Violetbrings that material to a smaller, more intimate scale. DirectorTim Disney(Blessed Art Thou) uses real life details to give his drama bite....

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[ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:06:00 EDT ]

Steve McQueen

Daring and assaultive, the work of artistSteve McQueenforces us to ask questions about the way we inhabit space. The Turner Award-winner has moved into feature films with his directorial debut,Hunger, based on the 1981 IRA hunger strike in NorthernIreland's infamous Maze prison. ...

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[ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:51:12 EDT ]

John Hamburg

Comedy about shifting definitions of masculinity is where writer-directorJohn Hamburg(Zoolander, Safe Men, Meet the Fockers) finds laughs. His newest film isI Love You, Man, starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel....

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[ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:30:00 EDT ]

Brian De Palma

Should a director court controversy? If you'reÂ Brian De Palmayou might answer that with a question.How can you not? The man who madeCarrie, Dressed to Kill, The UntouchablesandScarfaceis back withRedacted, a look at US involvement in Iraq. He'll discuss the court of public opinion....

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[ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:41:57 EDT ]

Ellen Kuras

Cinematographer turned filmmaker,Ellen Kuras(Summer of Sam, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, No Direction Home: Bob Dylan) dedicated years of her life to making the documentary,The Betrayal, a look at a family devastated by abandonment......

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[ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:00:00 EDT ]

Tony Gilroy

A world where the protagonist and the viewer doesn't know where he stands. From theBournefilms, toMichael Claytonand the new film,Duplicity. It's what writer-directorTony Gilroy does. More duplicity from the horse's mouth....

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[ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:50:03 EDT ]

Jody Hill

Elvis hosts writer-directorJody Hill(The Foot Fist Way) whose latest work is the HBO TV seriesEastbound and Down....

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[ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:52:54 EDT ]

Diablo Cody

From the blogosphere to an Oscar (Juno) to Showtime. Itâs quite a career for screenwriterDiablo Cody. Her series,The United States of Tara, looks at multiple personalities. She just might know something about that....

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[ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:43:43 EDT ]

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