The Treatment
Episodes
Mike Mignola: Hellboy in Hell
08 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comic book artist and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola talks about trusting his gut and creating a constant sense of play in his work.
Matthew Weiner: Mad Men
01 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Weiner reflects on Mad Men as its seventh and final season begins its final run.
Paul Seydor: The Authentic Death and Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
25 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Editor and writer Paul Seydor on his latest book about Sam Peckinpah's last Western, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
Adam Carolla: Road Hard
18 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Carolla on taking a common sense approach to comedy in his co-directing debut, Road Hard.
Rose McGowan: Dawn
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Rose McGowan on starting fresh, with her directorial debut, Dawn.
Scott McCloud: The Sculptor
04 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and illustrator Scott McCloud goes back to creating comics with his first graphic novel, The Sculptor.
Nahnatchka Khan: Fresh Off the Boat
25 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"I like the dichotomy of good people sometimes behaving badly," Nahnatchka Khan on her new series, Fresh Off the Boat.
Damien Chazelle & J.K. Simmons: Whiplash
18 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director Damien Chazelle and star J.K. Simmons on turning Whiplash from a Sundance short into an Oscar-nominated feature.
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki: Birdman
11 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Birdman writer/director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki talk to Elvis in front of a live audience.
Arianne Phillips: Kingsman-The Secret Service
11 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Costume designer Arianne Phillips goes from working with Madonna to designing a Savile Row-inspired menswear line for Mr. Porter.
Michael Keaton: Birdman
04 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Keaton on how his intense degree of focus and concentration took him from unknown comedian to Oscar-nominated actor.
Ava DuVernay: Selma
03 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Selma director Ava DuVernay on being a black woman storyteller, and the power of voice.
John Cooper and Trevor Groth: The Sundance Experience
28 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Park City, Elvis chats with John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, and Trevor Groth, Director of Programming.
Xavier Dolan: Mommy
23 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
French-Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan talks about his fifth film, Mommy. Contains explicit language.
Ricky Jay: American Masters - Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice
21 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Magician, actor and writer Ricky Jay shares his love for language, from carny to slang, pig latin to poetry.
Jack O'Connell: Unbroken
14 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Unbroken starJack O'Connell talks about his rise to fame and his complicated relationship with violence.
J.C. Chandor and Oscar Isaac: A Most Violent Year
12 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director J.C. Chandor and actor Oscar Isaac discuss their latest film, A Most Violent Year, in front of a live audience.
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski: Big Eyes
07 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the screenwriting team behind The People vs. Larry Flynt, Ed Wood, and now, Tim Burton's Big Eyes.
Lawrence Grobel: I Want You in My Movie!
31 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Lawrence Grobel writes about the role of a lifetime: playing Al Pacino's biographer, consultant, and sometimes alter-ego in Salome.
Will Gluck: Annie
24 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director Will Gluck talks about breathing new life into the beloved comic strip turned musical, Annie.
Don Was
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
As Blue Note Records celebrates its 75th anniversary, label President Don Was reflects on his own 35 years in the music business.
Bennett Miller: Foxcatcher
10 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"Movies are like people. You trust them, or you don't. And I hate it when a movie lies to me." Bennett Miller discusses his latest film, Foxcatcher.
Patricia Arquette: Boyhood
03 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Patricia Arquette on her 12-year evolution as a mother, both on-screen and off, while shooting her latest film, Boyhood.
Christoph Waltz: Big Eyes
26 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
As an actor, Christoph Waltz says his most important job is to "get out of the way."
Gina Prince-Bythewood: Beyond the Lights
19 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director of Beyond the Lights Gina Prince-Bytheywood on how being an athlete shaped her filmmaking, and on creating female characters who swagg...
Christopher Nolan: Interstellar
12 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Nolan discusses his latest film, Interstellar, which stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and John Lithgow.
Donald Fagen: Eminent Hipsters
05 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Steely Dan's Donald Fagen talks about his favorite films and his book Eminent Hipsters.
Dan Gilroy: Nightcrawler
29 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
With Nightcrawler, longtime screenwriter and first time director Dan Gilroy wrote a script that broke with all of the narrative tropes that studios su...
Sarah Treem: The Affair
22 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Treem on co-creating The Affair, and subverting female archetypes.
Laura Poitras: Citizenfour
22 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Pulitzer winner and MacArthur Fellow Laura Poitras talks to Elvis Mitchell about her new documentary on Edward Snowden, Citizenfour.
Robert Duvall, David Dobkin, and Robert Downey, Jr.: The Judge
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Director David Dobkin and stars Robert Duvall and Robert Downey, Jr. discuss their new film, The Judge. CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.
Ed Brubaker: The Fade Out
15 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Graphic novelist and comics writer Ed Brubaker (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) on his latest series, The Fade Out, a meta-noir set in seedy 1948...
Charles M. Blow: Fire Shut Up in My Bones
08 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow talks about coming of age in constant crisis in his first memoir, Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
Quentin Tarantino
01 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Quentin Tarantino takes over as head programmer at LA's New Beverly cinema, using many of the film prints from his own personal collection.
Scott Frank: A Walk Among the Tombstones
30 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Scott Frank on adapting Lawrence Block's popular novels to the big screen in A Walk Among the Tombstones.
Shawn Levy: This Is Where I Leave You
24 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
22 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
17 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder talks about making the switch to live action with his new show Black Jesus.
Daniel Schechter: Life of Crime
10 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
03 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"'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
27 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Amy Brenneman on the "private, isolating, strange process" of playing Laurie Garvey on HBO's The Leftovers.
James Gunn: Guardians of the Galaxy
20 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director James Gunn on turning a group of outcast ragtag superheroes into the summer's biggest blockbuster.
Roger Guenveur Smith: Frederick Douglass Now
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
11 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
06 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
30 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
23 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
16 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis talks to Max Brooks, bestselling author of World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, about his new graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters.
Andy Serkis: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
09 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Andy Serkis brings depth to real-life characters, from Ian Drury in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, to serial killer Ian Brady in the 2...
David Wain: They Came Together
02 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Don't call him a cynic. David Wain may totally tear apart the romantic comedy genre in his new film They Came Together, but he does it lovingly.
Mimi Pond: Over Easy
25 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Food, sex, and newfound freedom, all in comic form, by writer and cartoonist Mimi Pond in her new graphic novel/memoir Over Easy.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Veep
18 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm not as nuts as these characters I play, but anxiety is a friend of mine," says actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus of her roles on Seinfeld, Watching Ell...
Clark Gregg: Trust Me
11 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Actor/writer/director Clark Gregg on his second feature, Trust Me, and defending his character Agent Coulson to old school Marvel fans.
Jenny Slate: Obvious Child
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't want to scrub myself clean. I'm always interested in characters when they misbehave because of hurt." Comedian Jenny Slate on her first starr...
James McAvoy: Filth and X-Men
28 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Treatment is a compelling listen to the vital conversations about the catalysts of creative inspiration. Following some of the most interesting, i...
James Gray: The Immigrant
21 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Treatment is a compelling listen to the vital conversations about the catalysts of creative inspiration. Following some of the most interesting, i...
John Slattery: God's Pocket
14 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"Arrogance is funny. There's nothing funnier than a confident fool." Actor John Slattery talks about the humor of retribution in his directorial debut...
Gia Coppola: Palo Alto
07 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"It feels like being in love with someone who doesn't love back." Gia Coppola talks about the experience of making her first film, "Palo Alto."
Holly George-Warren: A Man Called Destruction
30 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Holly George-Warren follows singer Alex Chilton's journey from 16-year-old phenom with the Box Tops, to finding his own voice with Big Star.
Franklin Leonard, Founder of The Black List
23 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Franklin Leonard describes The Black List as "eHarmony for people who write movies and people who make movies."
Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein: Portlandia
11 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The creators and stars of IFC's original sketch comedy series "Portlandia" dish on its fourth season.
Mindy Kaling: The Mindy Project
09 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Mindy Kaling talks about how her first big break, in an off-off-Broadway show called "Matt & Ben," was actually quite literal.
Dave Itzkoff: Mad as Hell
02 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff discusses Paddy Chayefsky's 'wandering in the desert,' and the making of his 1976 classic, "Network."
John Maloof and Charlie Siskel: Finding Vivian Maier
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"I didn't know if it was good but I thought it was really good." John Maloof on finding a box of photos, a pivotal moment that led to the doc "Finding...
Robert Rodriguez: El Rey Network
26 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director/producer Robert Rodriguez harkens back to the early days of television with his new network, El Rey.
Wes Anderson: The Grand Budapest Hotel
19 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Wes Anderson ponders the line, I think the world he wanted to live in ended long before he entered it, while discussing his eighth film as director, "...
Dan Harmon: Community, Rick and Morty
12 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't trust authority. If your job is to tell me what to do, I think that's weird." Dan Harmon, the brain behind "Community," "Rick and Morty" and ...
Andy Daly: Review
05 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Andy Daly on playing all-American archetypes with a David Lynchian dark side.
Dave Karger: Fandango.com
26 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Karger is unique among the ever-growing pack of 'Oscar experts.' He knows movies, yes. But what sets him apart is his historical sense of the Osc...
Bruce Dern: Nebraska
21 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar nominee Bruce Dern shares his thoughts on Cannes, the Kardashians, and the 'opera of life.' Contains explicit language.
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller: The Lego Movie
19 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller on what it was like being nerds before the Internet made it cool, and starting a hunger strike in India.
Morgan Neville: 20 Feet from Stardom
12 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"They were professional chameleons, yet they had to stay true to who they were as artists." Director Morgan Neville talks about his Oscar-nominated do...
Daniel Goor and Michael Schur: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
05 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" co-creators and comedy veterans Daniel Goor and Michael Schur on "MASH," Stephen Merchant and "Hill Street Blues."
Alfonso Cuaron: Gravity
29 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
He's got the Critics Choice, Golden Globe, and DGA Awards for Best Director. Is an Oscar in the cards for Alfonso Cuarón?
Kenneth Branagh: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
28 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Director Kenneth Branagh talks about why Shakespeare and action movies have more in common than you think.
Tracy Letts: August: Osage County
22 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Playwright, screenwriter and actor Tracy Letts talks about being a 'Natural Born Dramatist.'
Charles Lane: Sidewalk Stories
22 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Contains explicit language. Charles Lane, creator of "Sidewalk Stories" on how he went from hating silent movies, to making one, in black and white.
Nick Kroll: Kroll Show
16 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Nick Kroll talks about 'sketchuational comedy' and explains what a Martuna/Tunatini is. WARNING: Contains adult content.
Don Cheadle and Matthew Carnahan: House of Lies
13 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Don Cheadle and creator Matthew Carnahan talk about ushering in the third season of "House of Lies" on Showtime.
Anjelica Huston: A Story Lately Told
08 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston reflects on her relationship with her father, director John Huston, and why she hasn't had much luck directing m...
David O. Russell: American Hustle
01 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
David O. Russell talks about music, cliches, and Jennifer Lawrence in a neck brace. Recorded live at Film Independent at LACMA.
Lee Daniels: The Butler
25 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Have we seen enough movies about slavery and racism? "Hell no!" says director Lee Daniels.
Scott Cooper: Out of the Furnace
18 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director Scott Cooper talks about the tragic personal loss that inspired his second feature, "Out of the Furnace."
Teller: Tim's Vermeer
11 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The usually silent half of Penn & Teller on how a fateful dinner in Las Vegas led to the discovery of a 350-year-old mystery.
Lenny Kravitz: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
04 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Lenny Kravitz talks about acting the same way he talks about music, quoting Miles Davis, who said, "It's all about the notes you don't play."
Malcolm D. Lee: The Best Man Holiday
27 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director Malcolm D. Lee on why it took him 14 years to make a sequel to "The Best Man." Plus, what is a 'black' movie, anyway?
Will Slocombe: Cold Turkey
25 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director Will Slocombe talks about making his first feature on a shoestring budget in twelve days... starring Peter Bogdanovich.
James Wolcott: Critical Mass
20 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
From the Village Voice, to Vanity Fair, to the New Yorker, and back to Vanity Fair, writer James Wolcott talks about his long career as an obser...
Steve McQueen: 12 Years a Slave
13 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Director Steve McQueen makes films about things that people don't really talk about, but to him, they are deafening. He says, "If you're an artist, yo...
Dan and Stacy Chariton: The English Teacher
07 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Husband and wife writing duo Dan and Stacy Chariton talk Art with a capital "A" and Romance with a capital "R" in their first film as screenwriters, "...
Kurt Sutter: Sons of Anarchy
06 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Hamlet, Strindberg, Israel Horovitz, Oedipus... and motorcycle gangs. Kurt Sutter, creator of 'Sons of Anarchy,' on his biggest influences.
Alec Baldwin and James Toback: Seduced and Abandoned
30 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
They picked the title first, and the rest followed: Alec Baldwin and James Toback on their new doc hybrid for HBO, "Seduced and Abandoned."
Jenji Kohan: Orange is the New Black
23 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
'The most contemporary thing on television,' according to Matthew Weiner, isn't actually on television. Creator Jenji Kohan talks Orange is the New Bl...
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele: Key & Peele
16 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele talk about the intersection of code-switching and comedy, and how the internet is changing their definition of suc...
Jeff Probst: Survivor
09 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy winning reality show host Jeff Probst talks strategy, storytelling, and Survivor.
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun: Grigris
09 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Chadian director Mahamet-Saleh Haroun talks about what he calls 'film de quartier,' films of the neighborhood.
Kyle Patrick Alvarez: C.O.G.
02 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director Kyle Patrick Alvarez on finding source material, most recently David Sedaris' short story C.O.G., and making it into a film that is di...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Don Jon
25 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Actor and first time writer/director Joseph Gordon-Levitt explains why "Don Jon" is not a movie about porn addiction.
Michael C. Hall: Dexter, Kill Your Darlings
18 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
With the series finale of "Dexter" looming, award-winning actor Michael C. Hall reflects on the particular challenge of getting an audience to warm up...
Edgar Wright: The World's End
11 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Director Edgar Wright confesses he originally pitched "Shaun of the Dead" as Mike Leigh's "Love is Sweet," but with zombies. Mike Leigh's take? "Well ...