The Treatment
Episodes
Brett Morgen: Chicago 10
12 Mar 2008
Contributed by Lukas
As a filmmaker, director Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays in The Picture) is attracted to real-life subjects about bigger-than-life figures. Chicago 10 is ...
Jon Poll
05 Mar 2008
Contributed by Lukas
You may know the name Jon Poll from his work as editor on Meet the Parents and two of the Austin Powers films. He's just directed his first film, Char...
Neil LaBute
27 Feb 2008
Contributed by Lukas
You might think it difficult to make fear, weakness bulling a career. Writer-director Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men, Nurse Betty) disagrees with...
Nancy Oliver
20 Feb 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, Lars and the Real Girl is about a man who falls for a sex doll. It's also about the women who help pull him out of his shell – and a lot more. ...
Jason Reitman
13 Feb 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In just two films, writer-director Jason Reitman (In God We Trust) has found comedy in the realm of personal responsibility. First, Thank You for Smok...
Tony Gilroy
06 Feb 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Not only has screenwriter Tony Gilroy (The Devil's Advocate, Dolores Claiborne) had quite a career, but quite a year as well. He adapted the Bourne bo...
Paul Thomas Anderson
30 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts director-writer-producer Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love) whose latest film is There Will Be Bloo...
Scott Simmon
23 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film, 1900-1934 is not only a mouthful as a title, but this DVD set deals with plain-spoken and direct contro...
Denzel Washington
16 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
After Malcolm X and The Hurricane, you'd think Denzel Washington had enough of real life. But The Great Debaters, his second film as director, shows w...
Marc Forster
09 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
It's an unusual grouping of films for Marc Forster: Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball, Stranger than Fiction and his newest, The Kite Runner. And many...
Julian Schnabel
02 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
With Basquiat, Before Night Falls and his newest, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, artist and director Julian Schnabel turns film biography into art...
Tamara Jenkins
26 Dec 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director Tamara Jenkins (Slums of Beverly Hills) whose latest film is The Savages, starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymou...
Joel and Ethan Coen
19 Dec 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Since 1984, writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen (Blood Simple, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?) have taken the chase and made some of best films of...
Andrew Wagner
12 Dec 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Family, the ties that bind and, sometimes, strangle. Writer-director Andrew Wagner's made this the subject of two movies, including his newest, Starti...
Craig Zobel
05 Dec 2007
Contributed by Lukas
In writing and directing his first feature film, Great Wall of Sound, Craig Zobel drew from his real life and focuses the film on the south that few s...
Brian De Palma
28 Nov 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Should a director court controversy? If you're Brian De Palma you might answer that with a question.How can you not? The man who made Carrie, Dresse...
Julien Temple
21 Nov 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director Julien Temple (Vigo, The Great Rock n Roll Swindle, Absolute Beginners, Glastonbury) whose new film is Joe Stru...
Ridley Scott
14 Nov 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This year, director Ridley Scott celebrates 30 years of filmmaking, a career that includes Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator and his newest...
Peter Hedges
07 Nov 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Dan in Real Life is not only a family comedy, it's a comedy about family. Writer-director Peter Hedges (What's Eating Gilbert Grape, About a Boy scree...
Casey Affleck
31 Oct 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Not many actors get to show the range that Casey Affleck (Ocean's Thirteen, Good Will Hunting) unveils in two very different films: an elegiac western...
Shekhar Kapur
24 Oct 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Director Shekhar Kapur (Bandit Queen, The Four Feathers) has mastered bringing flesh and blood to the epic film. The story he began with Elizabeth i...
Jenji Kohan
17 Oct 2007
Contributed by Lukas
The pot-dealer comedy Weeds brings humor, drama and detail to a genre -- the sitcom -- in need of weeding. Jenji Kohan (Gilmore Girls, Sex and the Cit...
Tony Gilroy
10 Oct 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Not only has screenwriter Tony Gilroy (The Devil's Advocate, Dolores Claiborne) had quite a career, but quite a year as well. He adapted the Bourne bo...
Robert Benton
03 Oct 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Esquire magazine art director, part of a legendary screenwriting partnership and, finally, writing and directing on his own, Robert Benton has seen ma...
Jon Robin Baitz
26 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Family, secrets, money and guilt. Watchwords found in the plays of Jon Robin Baitz -- and also seen in his show, Brothers and Sisters, the first show ...
David Axelrod
19 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
David McCallum, William Blake, Lou Rawls and jazz fusion--unlikely components, all a part of producer David Axelrod's work. He's featured in a new con...
Christopher Monger and Garry Shandling
12 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
If you've watched The Larry Sander's Show, you've seen the words "Special Thanks to Roy London." It's also name of a documentary on the acting coach. ...
Neil Jordan: Web Only Special Edition
07 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
In this web-only edition of The Treatment, Elvis Mitchell interviews Irish director Neil Jordan during the Toronto International Film Festival about...
Jeff Garlin
05 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With is the directorial debut of Jeff Garlin, creator of Curb Your Enthusiasm with Larry David. He's an actor and stand-u...
Patrick McGilligan
29 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
From Clint Eastwood and Fritz Lang to Alfred Hitchcock and George Cuckor, Patrick McGilligan has written biographies of known studio figures. With hi...
Jeffrey Blitz
22 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Take a high school debater with a stutter. Add a fast-talking girl disguising her insecurities. Throw in a first-time fiction director. The result is ...
Seth Gordon: The King of Kong
15 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Man versus machine versus man and the way pop culture defines them. Director Seth Gordon on his first feature-length documentary, The King of Kong.
David Silverman
08 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
The Simpsons Movie. What sounds like a joke is a dream-come-true for many of us. Simpsons movie director David Silverman (Monsters Inc, The Road to ...
Paul Greengrass
01 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Writer-director-producer Paul Greengrass (Bloody Sunday, United 93, The Bourne Supremacy) whose latest film is The Bourne Ultimatum.
John Badham
25 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer–director-producer John Badham (Saturday Night Fever, Stakeout, Heroes, Wargames, Crossing Jordan), who talks about hi...
Danny Boyle
18 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Tension and home play a key part in the work of director Danny Boyle. From Trainspotting, Shallow Grave and 28 Days Later to his latest, Sunshine, he ...
Kasi Lemmons
11 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Seventies DJ Ralph "Petey" Greene was an old-school rapper with a truth-telling style. Don Cheadle brings him to life in the film Talk to Me. The di...
Brad Bird
27 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Director Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles) uses animation as a format to tell stories of emotional intimacy. His lates film for Disney/Pix...
Adrian Grenier
20 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Adrian Grenier (The Devil Wears Prada) is best known for the breezy, open movie star he plays on Entourage. In his documentary, Shot in the Dark...
Eli Roth
13 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts director-writer-producer-actor Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel, Grindhouse), whose latest film is Hostel: Part II.
Judd Apatow
06 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Pettiness and self-absorption…now, that’s the stuff of comedy. At least it is for writer-director Judd Apatow, as he showed in The 40-Year Old...
Sarah Polley
30 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Wim Wenders, Adam Egoyan, Michael Winterbottom and Doug Lyman are but a few of the directors Sarah Polley (The Sweet Hereafter, Exotica, The Secret Li...
Robert Greenblatt
23 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts award winning producer Robert Greenblatt (Six Feet Under) to talk about his current role as President of Entertainment at Showtim...
Hilary Brougher
16 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director Hilary Brougher (The Sticky Fingers of Time) whose new film is the controversial, Sundance-lauded Stephanie Daley...
Mike White
09 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Writer-director and sometimes-actor Mike White has mastered the comedy and drama of the outsider. His scripts include School of Rock, The Good Girl,...
Edgar Wright
02 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Shaun of the Dead started as a satire of zombie films but shifted into making points about friendship and loss. Hot Fuzz parodies the 80's actio...
David Duchovny
25 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Wry, thoughtful, but not detached, David Duchovny (House of D, Trust the Man, Bones) ironic yet emotional approach to acting gave The X-Files a center...
Scott Frank
18 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
From Little Man Tate to Out of Sight, screenwriter Scott Frank (Get Shorty, Minority Report) has written scripts about emotional honesty in intense s...
John Frizzell
11 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Composer John Frizzell's score have covered a wide and deep expanse, from the excentricity of Office Space to the large-scale registers of Alien Resur...
Robert Rodriguez
04 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Since creating El Mariachi, writer, director, cinematographer and composer Robert Rodriguez has done it his way with Spy Kids, Sin City and, his newes...
Quentin Tarantino
28 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Writer-director Quentin Tarantino works when he wants to on what he wants. Reserve Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, the Kill Bill films and, now, his...
Chris Rock
21 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Rock's first film as actor and director, Head of State, was a comedy about a black presidential candidate. His newest, I Think I Love My Wife,...
Rory Kennedy
14 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy (American Hollow) has melded her curiosity to subjects of social injustice. Her new documentary, Ghosts of Abu Gh...
Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse
07 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
The TV series Lost has changed television. But has it lost its way? We ask executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse.
Anne Beatts
28 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
In 1975, a comedy series connected to the politics and pop culture of young people, NBC's Saturday Night Live debuted. Its first season is now on DV...
Gay Talese
21 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Gay Talese's fame as a journalist began with his fine profiles for Esquire and continued with non-fiction books such as Honor Thy Father and Th...
James Sanders
14 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
The book, Scenes from the City: Filmmaking in New York, is not only a sumptuous and evocative photo-history of New York filmmaking, it's a sharp and c...
Anthony Minghella
07 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking and Entering, the title of director Anthony Minghella's new film, could be used to describe the furtive movement between classes dramatized i...
George Miller
31 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
There's not as big a gap between the Mad Max cycle of films, the Babe movie and Happy Feet as you might think. They all come from filmmaker George Mil...
Christine Vachon
24 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Vachon, one of most prolific forces in independent films, has opened the door for some of the most singular talent in movies.
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
17 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Communication is not only a theme in the films of Alejandro González Iñárritu. In Amores Perros, 21 Grams and his newest, Babel, it's also a plot...
Bill Condon
10 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Writer-director Bill Condon adapted Chicago, and he finally brings Dreamgirls to the big screen.
Steven Soderbergh
27 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Director Steven Soderbergh (Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Erin Brockovich, Traffic) likes to use each film he makes as a way to clear his head and palate....
Phil Rosenthal
20 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
As creator and executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond, Phil Rosenthal did more than just add humor. He helped the cast--from novice to veteran-...
Morgan Freeman and Brad Silberling
13 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Writer-director Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Moonlight Mile) came up with the film 10 Items or Less about an ico...
Edward Zwick
06 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Integrating movie stars into ensemble dramas is not just a social experiment for director Ed Zwick (About Last Night, Glory, Thirtysomething, Legends ...
Darren Aronofsky
29 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Writer-director Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream) continues exploring themes of life, death and rebirth in his new film, The Fountain. It's ...
Christopher Guest
22 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Envy. Pettiness. Betrayal. They're all elements of –comedy? Yes, if you're talking about the work of writer-director-actor Christopher Guest. ...
Michael Apted
15 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Gorillas in the Mist. Coalminer's Daughter. Many of director Michael Apted's films have a journalistic bent. But his documentaries have a soulful to...
Phillip Noyce
08 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Phillip Noyce's Catch a Fire follows he real life story of an black South African who is radicalized after being wrongly accused. It follows the direc...
John Cameron Mitchell
01 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Sex and a need to connect in the days after 9/11 are both integral to the director John Cameron Mitchell's second film as a director, Shortbus. Lyrica...
Forest Whitaker
25 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
After career performances under directors such as Martin Scorsese and Neil Jordan, Forest Whitaker (Platoon, Bird, The Crying Game, Ghost Dog, The Shi...
Amy Berg
18 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
A career as a producer for CBS News and CNN not only prepared director Amy Berg for her film, Deliver Us from Evil, it sowed the seeds for her documen...
Todd Field
11 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Field chose to complement his acting career, which includes a no-doubt influential turn in Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut, with a career be...
Thom Browne
04 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
After being rejected as an actor, Thom Browne decided to take control of his own fate. In just a few years after starting his own line of elegant ...
Ralph Gilles
27 Sep 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Director David Cronenberg said that the Chrysler 300c had movie-star charisma. Snoop Dog said he liked it so much he cthe company to demand one for hi...
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
20 Sep 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Portraits, frame and sobriety with a hint of wit. That defines the work of portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, whose subjects range from...
Scott Sternberg
13 Sep 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts former CAA agent Scott Sternberg, founder and designer for Los Angeles' Band of Outsiders clothing label.
Ozwald Boateng
06 Sep 2006
Contributed by Lukas
You've probably seen the fashions of Ozwald Boateng on Jamie Foxx in Miami Vice, as well as on Paul Bettany and Laurence Fishburne. He's also starrin...
Matt Dillon
30 Aug 2006
Contributed by Lukas
The allure of street-poet Charles Bukowski is such that actors Ben Gazzara and Mickey Rourke, and directors such as Barbet Schroeder have taken their ...
Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden
23 Aug 2006
Contributed by Lukas
It's often the dream of indie filmmakers to expand a short film into a feature and see it hold up under that growth. Director Ryan Fleck and his writ...
Craig Ferguson
16 Aug 2006
Contributed by Lukas
He's Mr. Wick from The Drew Carey Show. He's also host of the Late Late Show. And now, Craig Ferguson has written his first novel, Between the Bridg...
William H. Macy
09 Aug 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts actor William H. Macy (Fargo, Boogie Nights, The Cooler)whose new film is Edmond.
Burt Bacharach
02 Aug 2006
Contributed by Lukas
The career of composer Burt Bacharach (The Look Of Love , Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, Alfie , Magic Moments, I Say A Little Prayer) encompas...
Marshall Fine
26 Jul 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts author-critic Marshall Fine ( Bloody Sam:The Life And Films of Sam Peckinpah and Harvey Keitel:The Art of Darkness) whose new bo...
Margo Jefferson
19 Jul 2006
Contributed by Lukas
On Michael Jackson, is a loaded phrase and, in Margo Jefferson's hands, a book as provocative as its title. The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times...
Wesley Strick
12 Jul 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Screen writer Wesley Strick's output (Arachnophobia, The Tie That Binds) includes having put an updated spin on an old case with the remake of Cape F...
Hazel Rowley
05 Jul 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer Hazel Rowley ( Richard Wright: The Life and Times and Christina Stead: A Biography) whose new book is T--te----T--te: Sim...
Bryan Singer
28 Jun 2006
Contributed by Lukas
From The Usual Suspects to The X-Men, Bryan Singer is fascinated with secrets, which makes his just the right director for Superman Returns.
Kevin Bacon
21 Jun 2006
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After a significant career of acting in films (The Woodsman, Mystic River, Apollo 13), Kevin Bacon is returning to the other side of the camera as dir...
Walter Hill
14 Jun 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Walter Hill redefined the action though a group of films -- The Warriors, 48 Hours, Hard Times, Southern Comfort -- that have become iconic. His newes...
Hugh Laurie
07 Sep 2005
Contributed by Lukas
The acrid poetic rage of House, MD has made star Hugh Laurie known for being more than Stuart Little-s dad. The Emmy-nominated doctor stops by for a h...
Christopher Nolan: Batman Begins
15 Jun 2005
Contributed by Lukas
After using film noir to tell the intimate stories in Memento and Insomnia, Christopher Nolan applies noir and intimacy to a film with a much bigger s...
Chris Nolan: Memento
16 Mar 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Mitchell hosts director Chris Nolan whose films include Following and his new film, Memento.