The Treatment

<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>

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

<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>

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

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

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

<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>

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

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

<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>

<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>

<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>

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

<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>

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

<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>

<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>

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

<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>

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

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

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

<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>

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

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

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

<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>

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

<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>

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

<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>

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

<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>

<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>

<p>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, Beginners, identity is key.<br /><br /></p>

<p>Jennifer Yuh Nelson has worked in animation with big emotional surprises hidden in action stories. She brings that interest to bear as director of <em>Kung Fu Panda 2</em>.</p>

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

<p>Writer-director Todd Phillips brings a transgressive element to studio comedy. From <em>Road Trip</em> to <em>Due Date</em>, his newest addition to the canon is <em>The Hangover, Part 2</em>.</p>

<p><strong>Paul Feig</strong> (<em>Freaks & Geeks, Knocked Up, Nurse Jackie</em>) directed the 'Farewell to Steve Carrell' episode of <em>The Office</em>, and his new film is the comedy, <em>Bridesmaids</em>...</p>

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

<p>Elvis hosts writer, producer, director and creator of <em>Everybody Loves Raymond</em>, <strong>Phil Rosenthal</strong>, to talk about his latest production, <em>Exporting Raymond</em>.</p>

<p>Actor <strong>Timothy Olyphant</strong> is unique. He's best known for western lawmen in the 21st century, first in HBO's <em>Deadwood</em>, and now in <em>Justified</em> on FX. He discusses bringing them to life in this new world.</p>

<p>In recognition of National Autism Awareness month, we re-broadcast Elvis Mitchell's interview with <strong>Rupert Isaacson</strong>, writer and documentary filmmaker of <em>The Horse Boy.</em></p>

<p>We rebroadcast our 2010 interview with producer and Hollywood impresario <strong>Jerry Weintraub</strong>, currently the subject of the HBO documentary, <em>His Way</em>.</p>

<p>In celebration of <strong>Russell Brand</strong> hitting theaters in <em>Arthur</em> and as the voice of the Easter rabbit, E.B. in <em>Hop</em>, we re-broadcast this October 2010 interview with him...</p>

<p>Inspired to become a filmmaker by the film <em>Slacker</em>, <strong>Kevin Smith</strong> celebrated his 20th year in filmmaking by making the horror film <em>Red State</em> and announcing his retirement...</p>

<p><strong>Susanne Bier</strong> (<em>Brothers, After the Wedding, Things We Lost in the Fire, Open Hearts</em>), Oscar-winning director of <em>In a Better World</em>, talks about the delicate dance of interacting with an audience.</p>

<p><em>The Daytrippers, Superbad, Adventureland</em>. Director <strong>Greg Mottola</strong>'s films are about literal and metaphorical journeys. His newest, <em>Paul</em>, is a bit about both...</p>

<p>Not many people can claim credits from acting, to writing the animated film <em>Up</em>, to writing and directing <em>The Station Agent</em> and <em>The Visitor</em>. <strong>Tom McCarthy</strong> is just that guy. His newest film is <em>Win Win</em>.</p>

<p>An actor, a talk show host...<strong>Joel McHale</strong> was first and foremost a comedian, as his work on the show <em>Community</em> shows. </p>