KCRW's The Treatment show

KCRW's The Treatment

Summary: A "treatment," in Hollywood parlance, is a concise overview of a screenplay. On The Treatment, film critic Elvis Mitchell turns the tables and gives the "treatment" to some of the most influential and innovative forces creating movies and popular art and entertainment. Each week, Elvis speaks with an amazing array of guests, discussing everything from their inner conflicts to their interior design. With a straightforward style that understates his vast knowledge, Elvis is able to extract insights, issues and inspirations from even the most introverted guests. Conversations on The Treatment are mostly comfortable, sometimes contentious, but always fascinating.

Join Now to Subscribe to this Podcast

Podcasts:

 Scott Frank: A Walk Among the Tombstones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Filmmaker Scott Frank on adapting Lawrence Block's popular novels to the big screen in A Walk Among the Tombstones.

 Quentin Tarantino | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Quentin Tarantino takes over as head programmer at LA's New Beverly cinema, using many of the film prints from his own personal collection.

 Shawn Levy: This Is Where I Leave You | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Date Night director Shawn Levy adds feeling and honesty to a big studio project with the dysfunctional family comedy This Is Where I Leave You.

 Craig Johnson, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig: The Skeleton Twins | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Writer/director Craig Johnson and stars Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig talk about their new film, The Skeleton Twins. Contains adult language.

 Aaron McGruder: Black Jesus | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder talks about making the switch to live action with his new show Black Jesus.

 Daniel Schechter: Life of Crime | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Daniel Schechter loved Elmore Leonard's book The Switch so much, he wrote a script for it on spec. Years later, the film became a reality.

 Ira Sachs & Alfred Molina: Love is Strange | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

"'Subtext' and 'motivation' are terrible words on a set, and they should be banned," says Ira Sachs on directing Love is Strange.

 Amy Brenneman: The Leftovers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Actress Amy Brenneman on the "private, isolating, strange process" of playing Laurie Garvey on HBO's The Leftovers.

 James Gunn: Guardians of the Galaxy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Writer/director James Gunn on turning a group of outcast ragtag superheroes into the summer's biggest blockbuster.

 Roger Guenveur Smith: Frederick Douglass Now | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Actor, writer, and director Roger Guenveur Smith discusses his one man show, Frederick Douglass Now at LA's Bootleg Theater.

 Clive Owen & Steven Soderbergh: The Knick | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Director Steven Soderbergh talks about the project that pulled him out of his sabbatical, The Knick on Cinemax.

 Kate Micucci & Riki Lindhome: Garfunkel and Oates | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome, also known as Garfunkel and Oates, share stories from the road and talk about their new series on IFC.

 Noah Wyle | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Actor Noah Wyle talks about what happens after a 15 year-gig on one of the most successful shows on television.

 Zach Braff: Wish I Was Here | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Ten years after Garden State made a splash, Zach Braff talks about his new film as co-writer/director/star, Wish I Was Here.

 Max Brooks: The Harlem Hellfighters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Elvis talks to Max Brooks, bestselling author of World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, about his new graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters.

Comments

Login or signup comment.