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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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.
Jan 19, 2012 • 32min
John Cooper and Trevor Groth: 2012 Sundance Film Festival
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Elvis’ full-length interview with the Director of the Sundance Film Festival, John Cooper, and Director of Programming, Trevor Groth.
Jan 18, 2012 • 29min
John Landis: Monsters in the Movies
Elvis Mitchell talks to director John Landis about his new book, Monsters in the Movies, a visually rich history of the presence and evolution of monsters in film.
Jan 11, 2012 • 29min
Oren Moverman: Rampart
Elvis Mitchell sits down with writer/director Oren Moverman to discuss his latest film, Rampart, in theaters February 10.
Jan 4, 2012 • 29min
Brad Bird: Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol
Elvis Mitchell talks with Academy Award-winning animation director Brad Bird about his first live-action feature, Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol.
Dec 28, 2011 • 29min
Dee Rees: Pariah
Elvis Mitchell speaks with writer/director Dee Rees about her first feature film, Pariah.
Dec 21, 2011 • 29min
Steve Stoliar: Raised Eyebrows
Elvis talks to writer Steve Stoliar about the 15th anniversary expanded edition of his memoir, Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho's House.
