The Treatment

From the obscure to the mainstream, forgotten masters to the next wave of directors, the Los Angeles Film Festival expands its reach with new directors Rebecca Yeldham and David Ansen.

As screenwriters, you know David Levien and Brian Koppelman for Rounders and Oceans 13. Their second film as directors, Solitary Man, is a drama about a different kind of a gamble. 

Organizing chaos and finding surprise in an enterprise that demands consistency are contradictions that attract director Ken Loach (Kes, Hidden Agenda, Cathy Come Home, My Name is Joe, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Sweet Sixteen, Bread and Roses) in his newest film, Looking for Eric.

Lovely and Amazing, Friends with Money... Nicole Holofcener plays it close to the vest with her titles, like her newest, Please Give. She gives a little away when she joins Elvis.

It's the voice, not just his own speaking voice but the way a character sounds that matters to Michael Caine (Get Carter, The Italian Job, The Cider House Rules, Alfie, The Dark Knight, Zulu) . His new film is Harry Brown, and he'll discusses sound.

Director Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, Trois: The Escort) has crossed genres, going from African American romantic thriller, to slasher film, to musical to action-adventure with his newest, The Losers....

Matthew Vaughn worked as Guy Ritchie's producer before turning to directing. His three movies as filmmaker -- Layer Cake, Stardust and his newest, Kick Ass -- are all adaptations. It's two-fisted inspiration from the printed page.  

Who'd guess that you'd find parts of director Shawn Levy's (The Pink Panther, Big Fat Liar) life in movies from Night at the Museum to Cheaper by the Dozen to his newest, Date Night. Make a date to hear about it. Elvis hosts director Shawn Levy to talk about his latest film, Date Night, starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell.

From stuntman to director. If it's not a first, it's close. First-time director Nash Edgerton (Spider, The Magician, The Pitch, music videos for Missy Higgins, Ben Lee and Bob Marley) talks about his film, The Square. He's gone from taking falls to taking responsibility.

Elvis hosts writer-film critic Kenneth Turan to talk about his book Free for All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told. With the creation of Shakespeare in the Park and the birth of the public theater Joe Papp was responsible for building an unparalleled nonprofit institution. In the new book Free for All, Kenneth Turan (Los Angeles Times, NPR's Morning Edition) charts its course.