The Treatment
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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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Aug 18, 2010 • 30min
Patricia Clarkson: Cairo Time
Actress Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) moves from impulsive characters -- like
her roles in High Art and Whatever Works, to thoughtful
ones -- like her role in the new film Cairo Time.
Aug 11, 2010 • 30min
Steve Carell: Dinner for Schmucks
Many of us think we’ve first met Steve Carell (Little Miss Sunshine, The Forty Year
Old Virgin) when he was a correspondent on The Daily Show. Many of us know him from The Office. But he’s made a big splash in movies this last year alone with three big films, including his latest, Dinner for Schmucks.
Aug 4, 2010 • 29min
Edgar Wright: Scott Pilgrim vs The World
After Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, writer-director Edgar Wright turns to the graphic novel Scott Pilgrim vs the World for his first adaptation. Find out how he makes it his own.
Jul 28, 2010 • 29min
Lucy Walker and Valerie Plame Wilson: Countdown to Zero
Documentary filmmaker Lucy Walker (Devil's Playground, Blindsight) has made films in improbable worlds: Amish teenagers, blind mountaineers, and, with Countdown to Zero, the nuclear arms issue. Walker and former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson talk "phishing."
Jul 21, 2010 • 30min
Phillip Noyce: Salt
After a decade of making independent films with personal and political points Salt director Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm, Patriot Games, Rabit-Proof Fence, Quiet American) has returned to the big screen with a sleeper-spy action film. See if it's spiced up his career.
Jul 14, 2010 • 30min
Christopher Nolan: Inception
Christopher Nolan's made Batman, The Joker and a Scandinavian film noir his own. With Inception, he returns to his roots, bringing an original script to the big screen.
Jul 7, 2010 • 30min
John C. Reilly
Elvis hosts actor John C. Reilly (Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Criminal) to talk about his latest feature, Cyrus, directed by Mark and Jay Duplass, in which he plays the lead role, along side Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei and Catherine Keener.
Jun 30, 2010 • 30min
Ralph Ziman
Director Ralph Ziman’s career has taken him from documentary (Hearts and Minds) to music videos (Faith No More) to feature film (The Zookeeper). His South African film noir, Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema, is the brave grim world his hero wants to create.
Jun 23, 2010 • 30min
Adam Scott
From indie film to Martin Scorsese, from Parks & Recreation on NBC to Party Down on Starz, Adam Scott The finale of Party Down is one more piece on his tray.
Jun 16, 2010 • 30min
Debra Granik
Sundance has been good for writer-director Debra Granik (Down to the Bone). She won all three time she competed. Her newest, Winter's Bone, got the Grand Jury Prize this year. It's the importance of film festivals.
