The Treatment

Graham Yost: Justified

04 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Graham Yost draws unexpected parallels between his lead character, deputy US Marshall Raylan Givens and... Frasier Crane. Also, what's in store for 'J...

Don Cheadle and Matthew Carnahan: House of Lies on Showtime

28 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Elvis Mitchell talks to actor Don Cheadle and creator Matthew Carnahan about "House of Lies," Showtime's new series about the realities and perils of ...

Gary Ross: The Hunger Games

21 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

SPOILER ALERT: In the first 5 minutes, Gary Ross gives information that may spoil the plot for listeners who are unfamiliar with The Hunger Games. &nb...

Jennifer Westfeldt: Friends with Kids

14 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Elvis Mitchell talks to actress and writer Jennifer Westfeldt, who makes her directorial debut this month in Friends with Kids, which she also starred...

Paul Weitz: Being Flynn

07 Mar 2012

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Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director Paul Weitz about his latest film, Being Flynn, starring Julianne Moore, Paul Dano, and Robert De Niro.

Nina Menkes: 'Cinema as Sorcery' Retrospective

29 Feb 2012

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Filmmaker Nina Menkes discusses her collected works, now in a retrospective at the UCLA Film & Television Archive and following at the Anthology F...

KCRW's Awards Season Special

24 Feb 2012

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Elvis Mitchell and Kim Masters discuss the Oscars and the Independent Spirit Awards, and share clips from interviews with some of this year's nominees...

Dave Karger: The Academy Awards

22 Feb 2012

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Elvis talks to Entertainment Weekly senior writer and Oscar specialist Dave Karger about the 2012 Oscars.

Robert Weide: Woody Allen -- A Documentary

15 Feb 2012

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Elvis Mitchell talks to director Robert Weide about his proclivity to comedy that runs toward the absurd, most recently with his film, Woody Allen: A ...

Rodrigo Garcia: Albert Nobbs

08 Feb 2012

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Elvis Mitchell talks to director Rodrigo Garcia about his new film as director, Albert Nobbs, starring Academy Award nominees Glenn Close and Janet Mc...

Patton Oswalt: Young Adult; Zombie Spaceship Wasteland

01 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Elvis Mitchell talks to comedian, actor, and "celebrant" Patton Oswalt about his milestone year, which yielded an incredible performance in Young Adul...

John Ridley: Red Tails

25 Jan 2012

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Elvis Mitchell engages with writer/director/novelist John Ridley about Red Tails, his new film as writer, as well as the singular experience of being ...

John Cooper and Trevor Groth: 2012 Sundance Film Festival

19 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Elvis’ full-length interview with the Director of the Sundance Film Festival, John Cooper, and Director of Programming, Trevor Groth.

John Landis: Monsters in the Movies

18 Jan 2012

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Elvis Mitchell talks to director John Landis about his new book, Monsters in the Movies, a visually rich history of the presence and evolution of mons...

Oren Moverman: Rampart

11 Jan 2012

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Elvis Mitchell sits down with writer/director Oren Moverman to discuss his latest film, Rampart, in theaters February 10.

Brad Bird: Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol

04 Jan 2012

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Elvis Mitchell talks with Academy Award-winning animation director Brad Bird about his first live-action feature, Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

Dee Rees: Pariah

28 Dec 2011

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Elvis Mitchell speaks with writer/director Dee Rees about her first feature film, Pariah.

Steve Stoliar: Raised Eyebrows

21 Dec 2011

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Elvis talks to writer Steve Stoliar about the 15th anniversary expanded edition of his memoir, Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho's House.

Marc Maron: WTF and The Jerusalem Syndrome

14 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Elvis Mitchell sits down with WTF podcast host Marc Maron to discuss comedy, tragedy, and getting people to talk about it.

Steve McQueen: Shame

07 Dec 2011

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Elvis Mitchell talks to artist and director Steve McQueen about his new film, "Shame."

David Cronenberg: A Dangerous Method

30 Nov 2011

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Elvis Mitchell as he hosts David Cronenberg for a master class in the origins of psychoanalysis and an up-close look at Cronenberg's constant evolutio...

James Wolcott: Lucking Out

23 Nov 2011

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Elvis Mitchell talks to Vanity Fair cultural critic James Wolcott about his new memoir, Lucking Out: My Life Getting Down and Semi-Dirty in Seventies ...

Alan Alda: Radiance-The Passion of Marie Curie

16 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Elvis Mitchell talks to actor, director, and playwright Alan Alda about his new play, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, now at the Geffen Playhous...

Andrea Blaugrund Nevins: The Other F Word

09 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Is punk rock conducive to fatherhood? Andrea Blaugrund Nevins discusses punk's industrialization, its violent romanticism and its continually regenera...

Sean Durkin: Martha Marcy May Marlene

02 Nov 2011

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Sean Durkin talks about growing up in Hampstead Heath, what movies really scare him, and how he came up with one of the most tongue-twisting movie tit...

J.C. Chandor: Margin Call

26 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Writer and director J.C. Chandor's first film, Margin Call, was a hit at Sundance....

Josh Radnor: How I Met Your Mother

19 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Radnor talks with Elvis Mitchell about his hit TV show, How I Met Your Mother. He also wrote and directed Happythankyoumoreplease.

Margaret Whitton: A Bird of the Air

12 Oct 2011

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Margaret Whitton's first film as a director is A Bird of the Air. She talks with Elvis Mitchell about being behind the camera and working with a parro...

Jason Statham: Killer Elite

06 Oct 2011

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Actor Jason Statham talks with Elvis Mitchell about his new film, Killer Elite, co-starring Robert De Niro. 

Jake Kasdan: New Girl

05 Oct 2011

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New Girl executive producer/director Jake Kasdan talks with Elvis Mitchell about working on a sit-com versus directing a feature film.

Mark Landsman: Thunder Soul

28 Sep 2011

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Elvis Mitchell talks with Mark Landsman who directed Thunder Soul, about the Kashmere High School Stage Band from Houston.

Nicholas Winding Refn: Drive

21 Sep 2011

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Director Nicolas Winding Refn talks with host Elvis Mitchell about his new film, Drive, starring Ryan Gosling.

Gavin O'Connor: Warrior

14 Sep 2011

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Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director Gavin O'Connor about his new film, Warrior.

Andre Torres: Wax Poetics

07 Sep 2011

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The owner and editor-in-chief of Wax Poetics talks with Elvis Mitchell about the magazine's beginnings and what he hopes to achieve in each issue...

J. Clay Tweel: Make Believe

31 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

J. Clay Tweel's documentary, Make Believe, takes us inside the quirky world of teen magicians....

Mark Waid: Irredeemable

24 Aug 2011

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Author Mark Waid reveals the origins of Irredeemable, his comic book series featuring the superhero turned supervillain, The Plutonian.

Doug Ellin: Entourage

17 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Elvis Mitchell talks with Doug Ellin, creator and executive producer of Entourage, which is currently in its eighth season on HBO. 

Errol Morris with David Ansen (Web Exclusive)

12 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Errol Morris' latest film, Tabloid, explores the complicated story of Joyce McKinney with LA Film Festival Artistic Director, David Ans...

Miranda July with Hadrian Belove (Web Exclusive)

12 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Hadrian Belove of LA's Cinefamily talks with acclaimed writer/actor/director Miranda July about her new film The Future.  

Laurence Fishburne: 20th Anniversary of 'Boyz 'n the Hood'

10 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In 1991, Laurence Fishburne starred as the hard-nosed Furious Styles in Boyz 'n the Hood. The film was acclaimed for it's compelling portrayal of life...

Seth Gordon: Horrible Bosses

03 Aug 2011

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Director Seth Gordon moves from documentary work to comedy, with his latest film, Horrible Bosses...

James A. Miller: Inside the World of ESPN

27 Jul 2011

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Author James Miller puts ESPN under the microscope in his book Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN.

Michael Rapaport: Beats, Rhymes and Life

20 Jul 2011

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Actor Michael Rapaport directs his first documentary film about the influential hip-hop group, A Tribe Called Quest...

Harvey Pekar

06 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Writer Harvey Pekar was Cleveland's favorite dark, dysfunctional and curmudgeonly son. On the first anniversary of his death, we re-broadcast his 200...

Chris Weitz: A Better Life

29 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Weitz is a writer and director, but most of his directing efforts are films he didn't write. A Better Life, is a personal story he didn't write....

Mike Mills: Beginners

22 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

When Mike Mills turns to filmmaking, he turns to drama in a search for ownership of self. As in his first film, Thumbsuckers, and his newest, Beginner...

Jennifer Yuh Nelson: Kung Fu Panda 2

15 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Yuh Nelson has worked in animation with big emotional surprises hidden in action stories. She brings that interest to bear as director of Kun...

Rebecca Yeldham and David Ansen on the LA Film Festival

08 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Elvis hosts Rebecca Yeldham, Director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, David Ansen, Artistic Director for the festival, to talk about this year's eve...

Todd Phillips: The Hangover, Part II

01 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Writer-director Todd Phillips brings a transgressive element to studio comedy. From Road Trip to Due Date, his newest addition to the canon is The Han...

Paul Feig: Bridesmaids

25 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Feig (Freaks & Geeks, Knocked Up, Nurse Jackie) directed the 'Farewell to Steve Carrell' episode of The Office, and his new film is the comed...

Spencer Susser: Hesher

18 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

With a few short films, director Spenser Susser deals with violent emotional impacts that summon physical violence as well. His first feature film, He...

Phil Rosenthal: Exporting Raymond

11 May 2011

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Elvis hosts writer, producer, director and creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, Phil Rosenthal, to talk about his latest production, Exporting Raymond.

Timothy Olyphant: Justified

04 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Timothy Olyphant is unique. He's best known for western lawmen in the 21st century, first in HBO's Deadwood, and now in Justified on FX. He disc...

Rupert Isaacson

27 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In recognition of National Autism Awareness month, we re-broadcast Elvis Mitchell's interview with Rupert Isaacson, writer and documentary filmmaker o...

Jerry Weintraub

20 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

We rebroadcast our 2010 interview with producer and Hollywood impresario Jerry Weintraub, currently the subject of the HBO documentary, His Way.

Russell Brand: Booky Wook 2--This Time Its Personal

13 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In celebration of Russell Brand hitting theaters in Arthur and as the voice of the Easter rabbit, E.B. in Hop, we re-broadcast this October 2010 inter...

Kevin Smith: Red State

06 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Inspired to become a filmmaker by the film Slacker, Kevin Smith celebrated his 20th year in filmmaking by making the horror film Red State and announc...

Susanne Bier: In A Better World

30 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Susanne Bier (Brothers, After the Wedding, Things We Lost in the Fire, Open Hearts), Oscar-winning director of In a Better World, talks about the deli...

Greg Mottola: Paul

23 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The Daytrippers, Superbad, Adventureland. Director Greg Mottola's films are about literal and metaphorical journeys. His newest, Paul, is a bit about ...

Tom McCarthy: Win Win

16 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Not many people can claim credits from acting, to writing the animated film Up, to writing and directing The Station Agent and The Visitor. Tom McCart...

Joel McHale

09 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

An actor, a talk show host...Joel McHale was first and foremost a comedian, as his work on the show Community shows. 

Laurence Fishburne: Thurgood

02 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Laurence Fishburne has won an Emmy, Tony and been nominated for an Oscar. He moves from film to TV to the stage for these. He talks of transitions and...

Sally Menke

28 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

WEB EXCLUSIVE: An editor is as important a component of a movie as the director. They often serve the function of sounding board and collaborator. ...

Joel McHale: Spirit Awards

25 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Joel McHale, star of Community and host of The Soup, talks to Elvis Mitchell about being host of this year's Spirit Awards...

Gregg Araki: Kaboom

23 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Despite the wide expanse of his films, from drama to goofball comedy, writer-director Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin, The Doom Generation, Smiley Face, ...

Thelma Golden: Harlem, A Century in Images

16 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

As part of the celebrations for Black History Month, Elvis hosts Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, to talk abo...

Derek Cianfrance: Blue Valentine

09 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Elvis hosts director Derek Cianfrance (Brother Tied, Black and White: A Portrait of Sean Combs, Run D.M.C and Jam Master J: The Last Interview) to tal...

David O. Russell: The Fighter

02 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

From comedy to action drama, director David O. Russell (Flirting with Disaster, Spanking the Monkey) finds a way to make family the center of his film...

Peter Weir: The Way Back

26 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Director Peter Weir (The Truman Show, Witness, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dead Poets Society, Gallipoli) is a reader. Many of his films come from books, ...

Trevor Groth: Sundance Film Festival

19 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Sundance Director of Programming Trevor Groth is a mainstay on the American independent film scene. With an eye outside the mainstream, he's brought h...

Alex Gibney: Client 9-The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

12 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Finding the drama in real-life figures. Documentary director Alex Gibney Alex Gibney (Taxi to The Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in The Room) has...

Paul Giamatti: Barney's Version

05 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Paul Giamatti (Sideways, American Splendor) has had the most varied career of any actor of his generation. Comedy to drama, Howard Stern's boss...

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu: Biutiful

29 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

From Amores Perros to his newest film, Biutiful, director Alejandro González Iñárritu (21 Grams, Babel) finds something new and fresh with each fi...

John Cameron Mitchell: Rabbit Hole

22 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

What do the films Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Short Bus and Rabbit Hole all have in common? Honest comedy that heightens the drama. They also share dir...

Bill Plympton: Idiots and Angels

15 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Animator and director, Bill Plympton (Hair High, The Tune) , has gone his own way. His absurdist work has earned him Oscar nominations (The Cow Who Wa...

Lee Unkrich: Toy Story 3

08 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Lee Unkrich (A Bug's Life, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo) has been part of Toy Story from the very start. An editor of the first film, co-director on the...

Jaimie D'Cruz and Chris King: Exit through the Gift Shop

01 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The documentary Exit through the Gift Shop examines the street-art movement through one of its champions and an observer who fell in love with it. Pro...

Lena Dunham: Tiny Furniture

24 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

At a young age, writer-director-actor Lena Dunham has shown an exciting and subtle style in project after project. Her new film, Tiny Furniture, is th...

Bill Carter: The War for Late Night

17 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Conan O’Brien or Jay Leno? New York Times television writer Bill Carter (The Late Shift, Desperate Networks) covers a different kind of war reporti...

Jeff Malmberg: Marwencol

10 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The documentary Marwencol is about a man finding himself after a tragedy. The film was a similar journey for Jeff Malmberg. Elvis hosts director and e...

Lucy Walker: Waste Land

03 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The Amish, blind mountain climbers, fighting for nuclear disarmament... Director Lucy Walker's (Countdown to Zero, Devil’s Playground, Blindsight) n...

Jody Hill and Danny McBride: Eastbound & Down

20 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Between them, actor Danny McBride and director Jody Hill have brought the 70's anti-hero to comedy, first with the indie film, The Foot Fist Way, and ...

UpClose: Matthew Weiner

14 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Mad Men's creator Matthew Weiner discusses Midwestern manners, Carnal Knowledge and Jon Hamm.

Katie Aselton: The Freebie

13 Oct 2010

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With such films as The Puffy Chair and Cyrus, actress Katie Aselton has worked a lot in improvisation. With her new film, The Freebie, she also direct...

Mark Romanek: Never Let Me Go

06 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The stark minimalism of Never Let Me Go might scare off most film directors. That very quality drew Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo; music videos, includ...

Sean Baker: Prince of Broadway

29 Sep 2010

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Writer/director Sean Baker is best known for Greg the Bunny and Warren the Ape on TV. His feature film,  Prince of Broadway, is gritty and stark....

Philip Seymour Hoffman: Jack Goes Boating

22 Sep 2010

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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, The Savages, The Talented Mr Ripley, Magnolia) has worked with a dream lis...

Rachel Perkins: Bran Nue Dae

15 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian musical Bran Nue Dae, starring Missy Higgins, Geoffrey Rush, Rocky McKenzie and Jessica Mauboy, happens to be a comedy of aborigines. I...

Will Gluck: Easy A

08 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Writer-director Will Gluck likes self-aware characters. He wrote for the TV soap-satire Grosse Pointe and co-created the show The Loop. His newest fi...

Jennifer Salt: Eat Pray Love

01 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

It makes sense that Jennifer Salt is now a screenwriter. The first act of her career was as an actress working with Robert Altman, Brian de Palma and ...

Jay Roach: Dinner for Schmucks

25 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

From the three Austin Powers movies to the two Focker films, Jay Roach has made some definite left turns. His newest, Dinner for Schmucks, is a depart...

Patricia Clarkson: Cairo Time

18 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Actress Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) moves from impulsive characters -- like her roles in High Art and Whatever W...

Steve Carell: Dinner for Schmucks

11 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Edgar Wright: Scott Pilgrim vs The World

04 Aug 2010

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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. Fin...

Lucy Walker and Valerie Plame Wilson: Countdown to Zero

28 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Documentary filmmaker Lucy Walker (Devil's Playground, Blindsight)  has made films in improbable worlds: Amish teenagers, blind mountaineers, and...

Phillip Noyce: Salt

21 Jul 2010

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After a decade of making independent films with personal and political points Salt director Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm, Patriot Games, Rabit-Proof Fence...

Christopher Nolan: Inception

14 Jul 2010

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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 ...

John C. Reilly

07 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Elvis hosts actor John C. Reilly (Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Criminal) to talk about his latest feature, Cyrus, directed by Mark and Jay Duplass, in whi...

Ralph Ziman

30 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Adam Scott

23 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...