KCRW's The Treatment
By Elvis Mitchell, KCRW.com
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Description
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 entertainment. Each week, Elvis speaks with an amazing array of guests, discussing everything from their inner conflicts to their interior design. With a straightforward style that understates his vast knowledge, Elvis is able to extract insights, issues and inspirations from even the most introverted guests. Conversations on The Treatment are mostly comfortable, sometimes contentious, but always fascinating.
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Christopher Nolan: Interstellar | Christopher Nolan discusses his latest film, Interstellar, which stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and John Lithgow. | 11/11/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Donald Fagen: Eminent Hipsters | Steely Dan's Donald Fagen talks about his favorite films and his book Eminent Hipsters. | 11/5/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dan Gilroy: Nightcrawler | With Nightcrawler, longtime screenwriter and first time director Dan Gilroy wrote a script that broke with all of the narrative tropes that studios suggest. | 10/27/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laura Poitras: Citizenfour | Pulitzer winner and MacArthur Fellow Laura Poitras talks to Elvis Mitchell about her new documentary on Edward Snowden, Citizenfour. | 10/22/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sarah Treem: The Affair | Sarah Treem on co-creating The Affair, and subverting female archetypes. | 10/22/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robert Duvall, David Dobkin, and Robert Downey, Jr.: The Judge | Director David Dobkin and stars Robert Duvall and Robert Downey, Jr. discuss their new film, The Judge. CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. | 10/16/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ed Brubaker: The Fade Out | Graphic novelist and comics writer Ed Brubaker (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) on his latest series, The Fade Out, a meta-noir set in seedy 1948 Hollywood. | 10/14/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Charles M. Blow: Fire Shut Up in My Bones | New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow talks about coming of age in constant crisis in his first memoir, Fire Shut Up in My Bones. | 10/7/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Scott Frank: A Walk Among the Tombstones | Filmmaker Scott Frank on adapting Lawrence Block's popular novels to the big screen in A Walk Among the Tombstones. | 10/1/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Quentin Tarantino | Quentin Tarantino takes over as head programmer at LA's New Beverly cinema, using many of the film prints from his own personal collection. | 9/30/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shawn Levy: This Is Where I Leave You | Date Night director Shawn Levy adds feeling and honesty to a big studio project with the dysfunctional family comedy This Is Where I Leave You. | 9/23/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Craig Johnson, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig: The Skeleton Twins | Writer/director Craig Johnson and stars Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig talk about their new film, The Skeleton Twins. Contains adult language. | 9/22/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Aaron McGruder: Black Jesus | The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder talks about making the switch to live action with his new show Black Jesus. | 9/15/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Daniel Schechter: Life of Crime | Daniel Schechter loved Elmore Leonard's book The Switch so much, he wrote a script for it on spec. Years later, the film became a reality. | 9/9/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ira Sachs & Alfred Molina: Love is Strange | "'Subtext' and 'motivation' are terrible words on a set, and they should be banned," says Ira Sachs on directing Love is Strange. | 9/2/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Amy Brenneman: The Leftovers | Actress Amy Brenneman on the "private, isolating, strange process" of playing Laurie Garvey on HBO's The Leftovers. | 8/26/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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James Gunn: Guardians of the Galaxy | Writer/director James Gunn on turning a group of outcast ragtag superheroes into the summer's biggest blockbuster. | 8/18/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Roger Guenveur Smith: Frederick Douglass Now | Actor, writer, and director Roger Guenveur Smith discusses his one man show, Frederick Douglass Now at LA's Bootleg Theater. | 8/12/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clive Owen & Steven Soderbergh: The Knick | Director Steven Soderbergh talks about the project that pulled him out of his sabbatical, The Knick on Cinemax. | 8/11/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kate Micucci & Riki Lindhome: Garfunkel and Oates | Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome, also known as Garfunkel and Oates, share stories from the road and talk about their new series on IFC. | 8/6/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Noah Wyle | Actor Noah Wyle talks about what happens after a 15 year-gig on one of the most successful shows on television. | 7/30/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Zach Braff: Wish I Was Here | Ten years after Garden State made a splash, Zach Braff talks about his new film as co-writer/director/star, Wish I Was Here. | 7/21/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Max Brooks: The Harlem Hellfighters | Elvis talks to Max Brooks, bestselling author of World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, about his new graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters. | 7/14/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Andy Serkis: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Actor Andy Serkis brings depth to real-life characters, from Ian Drury in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, to serial killer Ian Brady in the 2006 film Longford. | 7/7/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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David Wain: They Came Together | Don't call him a cynic. David Wain may totally tear apart the romantic comedy genre in his new film They Came Together, but he does it lovingly. | 7/1/14 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Elvis is the King!
Elvis is a great interviewer because he really cares about the person he is talking with. His style is laidback but passionate. Because he is so trustworthy his shows are very insightful. My only complaint is they need more episodes!
Great to hear this show!
I agree with all the other reviews that regail Elvis' great interviewing prowess, but I also want to recommend this podcast to all the other folks out there like me whose local Public Radio affiliate doesn't broadcast The Treatment. The shows are insightful and highly entertaining! I'm glad I stumbled upon these broadcasts!
Take lessons from this guy....
Elvis knows the business well enough to give ideas and input to his subjects. He should be required listening for anyone wanting to become an interviewer.
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