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Mike Kelley: Revenge

<p>Elvis Mitchell talks to Mike Kelley, creator and executive producer of the popular ABC drama "Revenge," which is based on Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Count of Monte Cristo."</p>

May 9, 201229 min

Nicholas Stoller: The Five-Year Engagement

<p>Elvis Mithcell talks with Nicholas Stoller about his new film as director and co-writer, "The Five-Year Engagement."</p>

May 2, 201229 min

Loren Bouchard and Jim Dauterive: Bob's Burgers

<p>Elvis Mitchell talks to creator Loren Bouchard and executive producer Jim Dauterive about "Bob's Burgers," which airs every Sunday night on Fox.</p>

Apr 25, 201229 min

Pat Kirkham: Saul Bass, a Life in Film and Design

<p>Elvis Mitchell talks to Pat Kirkham about her new book, "Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design."</p>

Apr 18, 201229 min

Whit Stillman: Damsels in Distress

<p>Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director Whit Stillman about his new film "Damsels in Distress," and his return to filmmaking after a 13 year hiatus.</p>

Apr 11, 201229 min

Graham Yost: Justified

<p>Graham Yost draws unexpected parallels between his lead character, deputy US Marshall Raylan Givens and... Frasier Crane. Also, what's in store for 'Justified'?</p>

Apr 4, 201229 min

Don Cheadle and Matthew Carnahan: House of Lies on Showtime

<p>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 management consulting.</p>

Mar 28, 201229 min

Gary Ross: The Hunger Games

<p><em><strong>SPOILER ALERT: </strong></em>In the first 5 minutes, Gary Ross gives information that may spoil the plot for listeners who are unfamiliar with The Hunger Games.</p> <p> </p>

Mar 21, 201229 min

Jennifer Westfeldt: Friends with Kids

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

Mar 14, 201229 min

Paul Weitz: Being Flynn

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

Mar 7, 201229 min

Nina Menkes: 'Cinema as Sorcery' Retrospective

<p>Filmmaker Nina Menkes discusses her collected works, now in a retrospective at the UCLA Film & Television Archive and following at the Anthology Film Archive in New York.</p>

Feb 29, 201229 min

KCRW's Awards Season Special

<p>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. (Feb 23, 7-8pm)</p>

Feb 24, 201258 min

Dave Karger: The Academy Awards

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

Feb 22, 201229 min

Robert Weide: Woody Allen -- A Documentary

<p>Elvis Mitchell talks to director <strong>Robert Weide</strong> about his proclivity to comedy that runs toward the absurd, most recently with his film, <em>Woody Allen: A Documentary</em>.</p>

Feb 15, 201229 min

Rodrigo Garcia: Albert Nobbs

<p>Elvis Mitchell talks to director Rodrigo Garcia about his new film as director, <em>Albert Nobbs</em>, starring Academy Award nominees Glenn Close and Janet McTeer.</p>

Feb 8, 201229 min

Patton Oswalt: Young Adult; Zombie Spaceship Wasteland

<p>Elvis Mitchell talks to comedian, actor, and "celebrant" <strong>Patton Oswalt</strong> about his milestone year, which yielded an incredible performance in <em>Young Adult</em>, as well as his memoir, <em>Zombie Spaceship Wasteland</em>.</p>

Feb 1, 201229 min

John Ridley: Red Tails

<p>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 black in Hollywood.</p>

Jan 25, 201229 min

John Cooper and Trevor Groth: 2012 Sundance Film Festival

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

Jan 19, 201232 min

John Landis: Monsters in the Movies

<p>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 monsters in film.</p>

Jan 18, 201229 min

Oren Moverman: Rampart

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

Jan 11, 201229 min

Brad Bird: Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol

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

Jan 4, 201229 min

Dee Rees: Pariah

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

Dec 28, 201129 min

Steve Stoliar: Raised Eyebrows

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

Dec 21, 201129 min

Marc Maron: WTF and The Jerusalem Syndrome

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

Dec 14, 201129 min

Steve McQueen: Shame

<p>Elvis Mitchell talks to artist and director Steve McQueen about his new film, "<em>Shame.</em>"</p>

Dec 7, 201129 min

David Cronenberg: A Dangerous Method

<p>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 evolution as a filmmaker.</p>

Nov 30, 201129 min

James Wolcott: Lucking Out

<p>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 New York.</p>

Nov 23, 201129 min

Alan Alda: Radiance-The Passion of Marie Curie

<p>Elvis Mitchell talks to actor, director, and playwright Alan Alda about his new play, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, now at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.</p>

Nov 16, 201129 min

Andrea Blaugrund Nevins: The Other F Word

<p>Is punk rock conducive to fatherhood? Andrea Blaugrund Nevins discusses punk's industrialization, its violent romanticism and its continually regenerating audience.</p>

Nov 9, 201129 min

Sean Durkin: Martha Marcy May Marlene

<p>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 titles of the year...</p>

Nov 2, 201129 min

J.C. Chandor: Margin Call

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

Oct 26, 201129 min

Josh Radnor: How I Met Your Mother

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

Oct 19, 201129 min

Margaret Whitton: A Bird of the Air

<p>Margaret Whitton's first film as a director is <em>A Bird of the Air</em>. She talks with Elvis Mitchell about being behind the camera and working with a parrot.</p>

Oct 12, 201129 min

Jason Statham: Killer Elite

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

Oct 6, 201130 min

Jake Kasdan: New Girl

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

Oct 5, 201129 min

Mark Landsman: Thunder Soul

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

Sep 28, 201129 min

Nicholas Winding Refn: Drive

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

Sep 21, 201129 min

Gavin O'Connor: Warrior

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

Sep 14, 201129 min

Andre Torres: Wax Poetics

<p>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...</p>

Sep 7, 201129 min

J. Clay Tweel: Make Believe

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

Aug 31, 201129 min

Mark Waid: Irredeemable

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

Aug 24, 201129 min

Doug Ellin: Entourage

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

Aug 17, 201129 min

Miranda July with Hadrian Belove (Web Exclusive)

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

Aug 12, 201132 min

Errol Morris with David Ansen (Web Exclusive)

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

Aug 12, 201128 min

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

<p>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 in South Central LA..</p>

Aug 10, 201129 min

Seth Gordon: Horrible Bosses

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

Aug 3, 201129 min

James A. Miller: Inside the World of ESPN

<p>Author <strong>James Miller</strong> puts ESPN under the microscope in his book <em>Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN</em>.</p>

Jul 27, 201129 min

Michael Rapaport: Beats, Rhymes and Life

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

Jul 20, 201129 min

Harvey Pekar

<p> Writer Harvey Pekar was Cleveland's favorite dark, dysfunctional and curmudgeonly son. On the first anniversary of his death, we re-broadcast his 2003 interview with Elvis Mitchell.</p>

Jul 6, 201129 min

Chris Weitz: A Better Life

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

Jun 29, 201129 min