The Treatment

This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Randall Park whose directorial debut is the adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel Shortcomings. Next, Dr. Stacy L. Smith, founder of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, joins to discuss the state of diversity in Hollywood. And for The Treat, Justified: City Primeval star Timothy Olyphant talks about an artist whose work moved him.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with producer and writer Fenton Bailey to discuss his book ScreenAge: How TV Shaped our Reality, from Tammy Faye to RuPaul’s Drag Race. Then, writer Nick de Semlyen dives into the action hero era in his latest book The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood’s Kings of Carnage. And for The Treat, Grammy-winning producer Cheryl Pawelski talks about a fateful night of music that propelled her career. 

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes filmmaker Roddy Bogawa, co-director of the new documentary Have You Got it Yet? The doc examines the life of Syd Barrett, the erratic-yet-widely-revered founding member of Pink Floyd. Next, The League documentary director Sam Pollard talks about the largely unknown history of the Negro Baseball Leagues. And, for The Treat, The Kingdom of Prep writer Maggie Bullock talks about her favorite fashion writing that goes beyond clothes.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with longtime friend of the show, director Wes Anderson, whose latest film is the science fiction dramedy “Asteroid City.” Next, actor Lionel Boyce joins to talk about his role in the highly anticipated season two of FX’s “The Bear.” And for the Treat, “Shrinking” actor Jason Segel pays tribute to a mentor who gave his career a huge boost when he was at a personal crossroads.

This week on The Treatment, “Barbenheimer!” First, Elvis welcomes Greta Gerwig, director of the highly regarded summer box office smash, Barbie. She talks about her cinematic inspirations and how she hopes she hit the mark with her take on the iconic toy. Then, actor Cillian Murphy — star of Oppenheimer — joins to talk about disappearing into the role of “father of the atomic bomb,” J. Robert Oppenheimer.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes actor Timothy Olyphant, who revives one of his signature roles — roguish Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens — in FX’s Justified: City Primeval, the newest iteration of the Elmore Leonard inspired series. Next, actress Zoë Chao stops by to talk about season two of the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty, and about joining the cast for the recent revival of the beloved Starz series Party Down. And for The Treat, actor Bill Hader talks about the tough-but-essential documentary, The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On. Note: These interviews were completed prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes back writer-director Christopher Nolan, whose latest project is the film Oppenheimer, about J. Robert Oppenheimer, “the father of the atomic bomb.” Next, artist Mr. Cartoon joins to discuss his show Just My Imagination currently running at BEYOND THE STREETS & CONTROL Gallery in Los Angeles. And on The Treat, filmmaker Brooklyn Sudano talks about a place that grounds her.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley, whose latest role is as the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí in the film Dalíland. Next, actress and writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones joins to discuss her genre-bending series Slip, now streaming on Roku. And on The Treat, Winning Time writer Rodney Barnes talks about a pair of TV movies (and an adjacent short-lived TV series) which revealed his personal path to Hollywood.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with director Numa Perrier to discuss her new romantic comedy on Netflix, “The Perfect Find,” starring Gabrielle Union. Next, David Gelb, director of the Disney+ documentary “Stan Lee,” talks about his film, a memoir of sorts of the late Marvel publisher. And for The Treat, actor and director Zach Braff raves about a miniseries about the drug trade he can’t believe slipped under the radar.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with longtime friend of the show, director Wes Anderson, whose latest film is the science fiction dramedy “Asteroid City.” Next, actor Lionel Boyce joins to talk about his role in the highly anticipated season two of FX’s “The Bear.” And for the Treat, “Shrinking” actor Jason Segel pays tribute to a mentor who gave his career a huge boost when he was at a personal crossroads.