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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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Anthony Minghella

The late writer-director Anthony Minghella (Michael Clayton, Cold Mountain, The English Patient, Truly, Madly, Deeply) focused on characters trying to come to terms with themselves and found drama in the misperceptions in films both epic and intimate. We use this sad occasion to revisit his thoughtful interview on his last film, Breaking and Entering. (This show originally aired February 7, 2007.) ...

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[ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:30:00 +0000 ]

Charles Burnett

He's one of America---s premier filmmakers and has devoted his career to bringing a nuanced portrayal of the African American experience to the screen. Writer-director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, American Family) describes what got him into the movies and how stereotypes is still a battle worth fighting. ...

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[ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:30:00 +0000 ]

Kimberly Peirce

What a difference a decade makes. In the 1990's, director Kimberly Peirce brought Boys Don---t Cry to the big screen. Almost a decade later, she returns with Stop-Loss. ...

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[ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:30:00 +0000 ]

Mark Harris

What do Dr. Doolittle, The Graduate, Guess Who---s Coming to Dinner, Bonnie and Clyde and In the Heat of the Night all have in common. All play a prominent role in movie history, as Mark Harris (Entertainment Weekly) notes in his new book, Pictures at a Revolution. It's history with a surprise ending. ...

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[ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:30:00 +0000 ]

James Lipton

The book Inside Inside not only takes a behind-the-scenes look at the television show Inside the Actors' Studio, but at its creator and host, James Lipton. This time, it's questions for the interrogator! ...

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[ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:30:00 +0000 ]

Brett Morgen

As a filmmaker, director Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays in The Picture) is attracted to real-life subjects about bigger-than-life figures. Chicago 10 is his biggest yet. ...

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[ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:30:00 +0000 ]

Jon Poll

You may know the name Jon Poll from his work as editor on Meet the Parents and two of the Austin Powers films. He's just directed his first film, Charlie Bartlett, starring Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey, Jr. and Hope Davis. He discusses being the guy that makes the cut and the guy who says, "Cut." ...

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[ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Neil LaBute

You might think it difficult to make fear, weakness bulling a career. Writer-director Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men, Nurse Betty) disagrees with you. He's proved it works in film, on stage and with the West Coast premiere of his new play, Some Girls. ...

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[ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Nancy Oliver

Yes, Lars and the Real Girl is about a man who falls for a sex doll. It's also about the women who help pull him out of his shell --- and a lot more. Screenwriter Nancy Oliver (Six Feet Under) talks about the work behind building the real girl. ...

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[ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Jason Reitman

In just two films, writer-director Jason Reitman (In God We Trust) has found comedy in the realm of personal responsibility. First, Thank You for Smoking and, now, Juno. For this Oscar nominee, the first and second times are the charm. ...

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[ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Tony Gilroy

Not only has screenwriter Tony Gilroy (The Devil's Advocate, Dolores Claiborne) had quite a career, but quite a year as well. He adapted the Bourne books, including Ultimatum. Now he makes his directorial debut with Michael Clayton. NOTE: This encore presentation of The Treatment will not be heard live on KCRW as it will be pre-empted by special post-primary election coverage. ...

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[ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Paul Thomas Anderson

Elvis Mitchell hosts director-writer-producer Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love) whose latest film is There Will Be Blood. This critically acclaimed, epic film has just received eight Academy Award nominations, including two for Anderson in the categories of Directing and Adapted Screenplay. ...

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[ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Scott Simmon

Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film, 1900-1934 is not only a mouthful as a title, but this DVD set deals with plain-spoken and direct controversy on the big screen in the silent era. You can hear all about it from its curator, Scott Simmon. ...

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[ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Denzel Washington

After Malcolm X and The Hurricane, you'd think Denzel Washington had enough of real life. But The Great Debaters, his second film as director, shows why fact drew him back. It's life as drama. ...

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[ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Marc Forster

It's an unusual grouping of films for Marc Forster: Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball, Stranger than Fiction and his newest, The Kite Runner. And many of them deal with storytellers. It's narratives and narrators. ...

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[ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Julian Schnabel

With Basquiat, Before Night Falls and his newest, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, artist and director Julian Schnabel turns film biography into art. He discusses separating fiction from fact. ...

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[ Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Tamara Jenkins

Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director Tamara Jenkins (Slums of Beverly Hills) whose latest film is The Savages, starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman. ...

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[ Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Joel and Ethan Coen

Since 1984, writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen (Blood Simple, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou.) have taken the chase and made some of best films of the past decade about it. Their newest, an adaptation of Colmac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, is a high-octane version of that. Start your engines! ...

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[ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Andrew Wagner

Family, the ties that bind and, sometimes, strangle. Writer-director Andrew Wagner's made this the subject of two movies, including his newest, Starting Out in the Evening. ...

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[ Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Craig Zobel

In writing and directing his first feature film, Great Wall of Sound, Craig Zobel drew from his real life and focuses the film on the south that few see. It's a low-budget comedy about predators who are also prey.Note: This show will not be broadcast on 89.9 FM due to special holiday programming but it will be available online....

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[ Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Brian De Palma

Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director-producer Brian De Palma (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, The Untouchables, Scarface) whose latest film is Redacted....

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[ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:00:01 +0000 ]

Julien Temple

Elvis Mitchell hosts-- writer-director Julien Temple (Vigo, The Great Rock n Roll Swindle, Absolute Beginners, Glastonbury) whose new film is Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten....

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[ Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Ridley Scott

This year, director Ridley Scott celebrates 30 years of filmmaking, a career that includes Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator and his newest, American Gangster. Past, present and future....

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[ Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Peter Hedges

Dan in Real Life is not only a family comedy, it's a comedy about family. Writer-director Peter Hedges (What's Eating Gilbert Grape, About a Boy screenplay; Pieces of April writer/director) talks about noise and quiet that define family. ...

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[ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:30:00 +0000 ]

Casey Affleck

Not many actors get to show the range that Casey Affleck (Ocean's Thirteen, Good Will Hunting) unveils in two very different films: an elegiac western and a dour urban tale. He reflects on traveling those distances....

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[ Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:30:00 +0000 ]

Shekhar Kapur

Director Shekhar Kapur (Bandit Queen, The Four Feathers) has mastered bringing flesh and blood to the epic film.-- The story he began with Elizabeth in 1998 continues with Elizabeth: The Golden Age. He discusses combining grandeur and intimacy.Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director-actor-producer Shekhar Kapur , Elizabeth) whose most recent film is Elizabeth: The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchett. ...

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[ Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:30:00 +0000 ]

Jenji Kohan

The pot-dealer comedy Weeds brings humor, drama and detail to a genre -- the sitcom -- in need of weeding. Jenji Kohan (Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, Will & Grace), its creator and executive producer, talks about keeping it alive....

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[ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:30:00 +0000 ]

Tony Gilroy

Not only has screenwriter Tony Gilroy (The Devil's Advocate, Dolores Claiborne) had quite a career, but quite a year as well. He adapted the Bourne books, including Ultimatum. Now he makes his directorial debut with Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney. We look at his career so far. ...

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[ Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:30:00 +0000 ]

Robert Benton

Esquire magazine art director, part of a legendary screenwriting partnership and, finally, writing and directing on his own, Robert Benton has seen many sides of the film business. He takes us from Bonnie and Clyde, to Kramer versus Kramer, to his newest, Feast of Love....

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[ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:30:00 +0000 ]

Jon Robin Baitz

Family, secrets, money and guilt. Watchwords found in the plays of Jon Robin Baitz -- and also seen in his show, Brothers and Sisters, the first show he created for network TV. He talks about moving from the stage to the small screen....

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[ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:30:00 +0000 ]

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