The Treatment
KCRW
The Treatment is a compelling listen to the vital conversations about the catalysts of creative inspiration. Following some of the most interesting, influential, and crossover creators in the world of entertainment, fashion, sports, and the arts, we hear from tastemakers who are the very fabric that forms popular culture.
Episodes
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Mar 21, 2012 • 29min
Gary Ross: The Hunger Games
SPOILER ALERT: In the first 5 minutes, Gary Ross gives information that may spoil the plot for listeners who are unfamiliar with The Hunger Games.
Mar 14, 2012 • 29min
Jennifer Westfeldt: Friends with Kids
Elvis Mitchell talks to actress and writer Jennifer Westfeldt, who makes her directorial debut this month in Friends with Kids, which she also starred in and wrote.
Mar 7, 2012 • 29min
Paul Weitz: Being Flynn
Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director Paul Weitz about his latest film, Being Flynn, starring Julianne Moore, Paul Dano, and Robert De Niro.
Feb 29, 2012 • 29min
Nina Menkes: 'Cinema as Sorcery' Retrospective
Filmmaker Nina Menkes discusses her collected works, now in a retrospective at the UCLA Film & Television Archive and following at the Anthology Film Archive in New York.
Feb 24, 2012 • 59min
KCRW's Awards Season Special
Elvis Mitchell and Kim Masters discuss the Oscars and the Independent Spirit Awards, and share clips from interviews with some of this year's nominees. (Feb 23, 7-8pm)
Feb 22, 2012 • 29min
Dave Karger: The Academy Awards
Elvis talks to Entertainment Weekly senior writer and Oscar specialist Dave Karger about the 2012 Oscars.
Feb 15, 2012 • 29min
Robert Weide: Woody Allen -- A Documentary
Elvis Mitchell talks to director Robert Weide about his proclivity to comedy that runs toward the absurd, most recently with his film, Woody Allen: A Documentary.
Feb 8, 2012 • 29min
Rodrigo Garcia: Albert Nobbs
Elvis Mitchell talks to director Rodrigo Garcia about his new film as director, Albert Nobbs, starring Academy Award nominees Glenn Close and Janet McTeer.
Feb 1, 2012 • 29min
Patton Oswalt: Young Adult; Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
Elvis Mitchell talks to comedian, actor, and "celebrant" Patton Oswalt about his milestone year, which yielded an incredible performance in Young Adult, as well as his memoir, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland.
Jan 25, 2012 • 29min
John Ridley: Red Tails
Elvis Mitchell engages with writer/director/novelist John Ridley about Red Tails, his new film as writer, as well as the singular experience of being black in Hollywood.
