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.
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Aug 12, 2011 • 29min
Errol Morris with David Ansen (Web Exclusive)
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Errol Morris' latest film, Tabloid, explores the complicated story of Joyce McKinney with LA Film Festival Artistic Director, David Ansen.
Aug 10, 2011 • 30min
Laurence Fishburne: 20th Anniversary of 'Boyz 'n the Hood'
In 1991, Laurence Fishburne starred as the hard-nosed Furious Styles in Boyz 'n the Hood. The film was acclaimed for it's compelling portrayal of life in South Central LA..
Aug 3, 2011 • 29min
Seth Gordon: Horrible Bosses
Director Seth Gordon moves from documentary work to comedy, with his latest film, Horrible Bosses...
Jul 27, 2011 • 30min
James A. Miller: Inside the World of ESPN
Author James Miller puts ESPN under the microscope in his book Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN.
Jul 20, 2011 • 29min
Michael Rapaport: Beats, Rhymes and Life
Actor Michael Rapaport directs his first documentary film about the influential hip-hop group, A Tribe Called Quest...
Jul 6, 2011 • 29min
Harvey Pekar
Writer Harvey Pekar was Cleveland's favorite dark, dysfunctional and curmudgeonly son. On the first anniversary of his death, we re-broadcast his 2003 interview with Elvis Mitchell.
Jun 29, 2011 • 30min
Chris Weitz: A Better Life
Chris Weitz is a writer and director, but most of his directing efforts are films he didn't write. A Better Life, is a personal story he didn't write...
Jun 22, 2011 • 29min
Mike Mills: Beginners
When Mike Mills turns to filmmaking, he turns to drama in a search for ownership of self. As in his first film, Thumbsuckers, and his newest, Beginners, identity is key.
Jun 15, 2011 • 29min
Jennifer Yuh Nelson: Kung Fu Panda 2
Jennifer Yuh Nelson has worked in animation with big emotional surprises hidden in action stories. She brings that interest to bear as director of Kung Fu Panda 2.
Jun 8, 2011 • 29min
Rebecca Yeldham and David Ansen on the LA Film Festival
Elvis hosts Rebecca Yeldham, Director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, David Ansen, Artistic Director for the festival, to talk about this year's event.
