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Andrew Stanton
2 juli 2008 · 30 min
Animated films have had many stars: animals, fish, toys, bugs, cars... WALL-E is the first with a lead with no face. It's a trash compactor. Is this the future of cartoons? We ask WALL-E director Andrew Stanton (A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo)
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David Hajdu
25 juni 2008 · 30 min
In the 1930's and 40's, comic books were as popular as movies -- and more influential. So much so that serious steps were taken to stop them. Writer David Hajdu (Lush Life, A Biography of Billy Strayhorn, Positively 4th Street) examines this controversy in his new book, The Ten-Cent Plague, and illustrates it. Lees meer
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Walter Mirisch
18 juni 2008 · 30 min
Some Like It Hot, The Magnificent Seven, In the Heat of the Night, the original Pink Panther. If you're lucky, you've seen these films. Walter Mirisch produced them. I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History is his new book.
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Michael Patrick King
11 juni 2008 · 30 min
For writer-director Michael Patrick King (Will and Grace, Murphy Brown) every season of Sex in the City was about changing expectations, which means he had his work cut out for him with the Sex in the City movie. See if the shoe fits.
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Jay Roach
4 juni 2008 · 30 min
What's crazier than Austin Powers or Meet the Fockers? The 2000 presidential vote count, perhaps. It's the subject of Jay Roach's new film, Recount. Count yourself in when Elvis Mitchell speaks with Roach.
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Henry Bean
28 mei 2008 · 30 min
As a writer, Henry Bean is responsible for films about self-destructive protagonists who skirt justice in Deep Cover Internal Affairs. With his directorial debut, The Believer, he took that character one step further. Now with his newest film, Noise, he moves into the realm of fable. We discuss his holy war: the brain versus the heart. Lees meer
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Doug Pray
21 mei 2008 · 30 min
Documentary filmmaker Doug Pray manages to nose his way into outcast societies -- de facto families -- with his films. Hype, on the 90's Seattle music world, and Scratch on the DJ culture. His latest, Surfwise, is about the most exclusive family, father Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, who turns his nine kids into champion surfers. It's all about tribal rights. Lees meer
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Jon Favreau
14 mei 2008 · 30 min
Jon Favreau understands power. As an actor, he broke through by writing a roll for himself in Swingers. Then he made the move behind the camera as the director of Zathura and Elf and, now, the box-office smash Iron Man.
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Garth Jennings
7 mei 2008 · 30 min
If you were creating an indie comedy about two London boys coming into their own in the 80's, the last title you'd use is Son of Rambow – unless you're writer-director Garth Jennings (The Hitchkikers Guide to the Galaxy).
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David Mamet
30 april 2008 · 30 min
There are few figures in American culture as with as potent a step as David Mamet (American Buffalo, House of Games, Heist), first as a playwright, then as a filmmaker. With his new movie, Redbelt, he takes on a new frontier, the action film. We hear how he came to climb that mountain. Lees meer
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Vadim Perelman
23 april 2008 · 30 min
It's not often that filmmakers turn to literary devices rather than film conventions for their work. It happens to be the case for director Vadim Perelman for both House of Sand and Fog and his newest, The Life Before Her Eyes.
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Anthony Minghella
16 april 2008 · 30 min
The late writer-director Anthony Minghella (Michael Clayton, Cold Mountain, The English Patient, Truly, Madly, Deeply) focused on characters trying to come to terms with themselves and found drama in the misperceptions in films both epic and intimate. We use this sad occasion to revisit his thoughtful interview on his last film, Breaking and Entering. (This show originally aired February 7, 2007.) Lees meer
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Charles Burnett
9 april 2008 · 30 min
He's one of America’s premier filmmakers and has devoted his career to
bringing a nuanced portrayal of the African American experience to the
screen. Writer-director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, American Family) describes what got him into the movies and how stereotypes is still a battle worth fighting. Lees meer -
Kimberly Peirce
2 april 2008 · 30 min
What a difference a decade makes. In the 1990's, director Kimberly Peirce brought Boys Don’t Cry to the big screen. Almost a decade later, she returns with Stop-Loss.
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Mark Harris
26 maart 2008 · 30 min
What do Dr. Doolittle, The Graduate, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Bonnie and Clyde and In the Heat of the Night
all have in common? All play a prominent role in movie history, as Mark Harris (Entertainment Weekly) notes in his new book, Pictures at a Revolution. It's history with a surprise ending. Lees meer -
James Lipton
19 maart 2008 · 30 min
The book Inside Inside not only takes a behind-the-scenes look at the television show Inside the Actors' Studio, but at its creator and host, James Lipton. This time, it's questions for the interrogator!
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Brett Morgen: Chicago 10
12 maart 2008 · 30 min
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 his biggest yet.
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Jon Poll
5 maart 2008 · 30 min
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, Charlie Bartlett, starring Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey, Jr. and Hope Davis. He discusses being the guy that makes the cut and the guy who says, "Cut." Lees meer
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Neil LaBute
27 februari 2008 · 30 min
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 you. He's proved it works in film, on stage and with the West Coast premiere of his new play, Some Girls. Lees meer
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Nancy Oliver
20 februari 2008 · 30 min
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. Screenwriter Nancy Oliver (Six Feet Under) talks about the work behind building the real girl. -
Jason Reitman
13 februari 2008 · 30 min
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 Smoking and, now, Juno. For this Oscar nominee, the first and second times are the charm.
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Tony Gilroy
6 februari 2008 · 30 min
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 books, including Ultimatum. Now he makes his directorial debut with Michael Clayton. Lees meer
NOTE: This encore presentation of The Treatment will not be heard live on KCRW as it will be pre-empted by special post-primary election coverage.
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Paul Thomas Anderson
30 januari 2008 · 17 min
Elvis Mitchell hosts director-writer-producer Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love) whose latest film is There Will Be Blood. This critically acclaimed, epic film has just received eight Academy Award nominations, including two for Anderson in the categories of Directing and Adapted Screenplay. Lees meer
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Scott Simmon
23 januari 2008 · 30 min
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 controversy on the big screen in the silent era. You can hear all about it from its curator, Scott Simmon.
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Denzel Washington
16 januari 2008 · 30 min
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 why fact drew him back. It's life as drama.
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Marc Forster
9 januari 2008 · 30 min
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 of them deal with storytellers. It's narratives and narrators.
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Julian Schnabel
2 januari 2008 · 30 min
With Basquiat, Before Night Falls and his newest, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, artist and director Julian Schnabel turns film biography into art. He discusses separating fiction from fact.
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Tamara Jenkins
26 december 2007 · 30 min
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director Tamara Jenkins (Slums of Beverly Hills) whose latest film is The Savages, starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Joel and Ethan Coen
19 december 2007 · 30 min
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 the past decade about it. Their newest, an adaptation of Colmac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, is a high-octane version of that. Start your engines! Lees meer
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Andrew Wagner
12 december 2007 · 30 min
Family, the ties that bind and, sometimes, strangle. Writer-director Andrew Wagner's made this the subject of two movies, including his newest, Starting Out in the Evening.
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Craig Zobel
5 december 2007 · 30 min
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 see. It's a low-budget comedy about predators who are also prey. Lees meer
Note: This show will not be broadcast on 89.9 FM due to special holiday programming but it will be available online.
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Brian De Palma
28 november 2007 · 30 min
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, Dressed to Kill, The Untouchables and Scarface is back with Redacted, a look at US involvement in Iraq. He'll discuss the court of public opinion. Lees meer -
Julien Temple
21 november 2007 · 30 min
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director Julien Temple (Vigo, The Great Rock n Roll Swindle, Absolute Beginners, Glastonbury) whose new film is Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten.
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Ridley Scott
14 november 2007 · 30 min
This year, director Ridley Scott celebrates 30 years of filmmaking, a career that includes Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator and his newest, American Gangster. Past, present and future.
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Peter Hedges
7 november 2007 · 2 min
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 screenplay; Pieces of April writer/director) talks about noise and quiet that define family.
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Casey Affleck
31 oktober 2007 · 30 min
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 and a dour urban tale. He reflects on traveling those distances.
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Shekhar Kapur
24 oktober 2007 · 30 min
Director Shekhar Kapur (Bandit Queen, The Four Feathers) has mastered bringing flesh and blood to the epic film. The story he began with Elizabeth in 1998 continues with Elizabeth: The Golden Age. He discusses combining grandeur and intimacy. Lees meer
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director-actor-producer Shekhar Kapur , Elizabeth) whose most recent film is Elizabeth: The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchett.
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Jenji Kohan
17 oktober 2007 · 30 min
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 City, Will & Grace), its creator and executive producer, talks about keeping it alive.
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Tony Gilroy
10 oktober 2007 · 30 min
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 books, including Ultimatum. Now he makes his directorial debut with Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney. We look at his career so far. Lees meer
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Robert Benton
3 oktober 2007 · 30 min
Esquire magazine art director, part of a legendary screenwriting partnership and, finally, writing and directing on his own, Robert Benton has seen many sides of the film business. He takes us from Bonnie and Clyde, to Kramer versus Kramer, to his newest, Feast of Love. Lees meer
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Jon Robin Baitz
26 september 2007 · 30 min
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 he created for network TV. He talks about moving from the stage to the small screen.
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David Axelrod
19 september 2007 · 30 min
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 concert DVD and he talks about it all.
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Christopher Monger and Garry Shandling
12 september 2007 · 30 min
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. Its director, Christopher Monger (Voice Over, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, Seeing Red), and Garry Shandling discuss London and his legacy. Lees meer
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Neil Jordan: Web Only Special Edition
7 september 2007 · 42 min
In this web-only edition of The Treatment, Elvis Mitchell interviews Irish director Neil Jordan during the Toronto International Film Festival about his latest movie The Brave One, starring Jodie Foster.
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Jeff Garlin
5 september 2007 · 30 min
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-up comedian as well as a writer and director (Mad about You, Daddy Day Care). How does he define himself primarily? Lees meer
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Patrick McGilligan
29 augustus 2007 · 30 min
From Clint Eastwood and Fritz Lang to Alfred Hitchcock and George Cuckor, Patrick McGilligan has written biographies of known studio figures. With his new book, Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only, he turns to an African American figure who pioneered independent filmmaking. Lees meer
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Jeffrey Blitz
22 augustus 2007 · 30 min
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 Rocket Science, writer-director Jeffrey Blitz's second film. His first was the documentary, Spellbound. Lees meer -
Seth Gordon: The King of Kong
15 augustus 2007 · 30 min
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.
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David Silverman
8 augustus 2007 · 30 min
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 El Dorado) talks about that journey to the big screen from your TV. Lees meer
Elvis Mitchell hosts animator–director David Silverman whose new film is The Simpsons Movie.
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Paul Greengrass
1 augustus 2007 · 30 min
Writer-director-producer Paul Greengrass (Bloody Sunday, United 93, The Bourne Supremacy) whose latest film is The Bourne Ultimatum.