The Treatment

<p>From Clint Eastwood and Fritz Lang to Alfred Hitchcock and George Cuckor, <b>Patrick McGilligan</b> has written biographies of known studio figures. With his new book, <i>Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only</i>, he turns to an African American figure who pioneered independent filmmaking.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p>

<p>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 <i>Rocket Science, </i>writer-director <b>Jeffrey Blitz</b>'s second film. His first was the documentary, <i>Spellbound.</i></p>

<p>Man versus machine versus man and the way pop culture defines them. Director Seth Gordon on his first feature-length documentary, <em>The King of Kong</em>.</p>

<p><i>The Simpsons Movie</i>. What sounds like a joke is a dream-come-true for many of us. Simpsons movie director <b>David Silverman</b> (<i>Monsters Inc, The Road to El Dorado</i>) talks about that journey to the big screen from your TV.<br /></p><p>Elvis Mitchell hosts animator–director <b>David Silverman</b> whose new film is <i>The Simpsons Movie</i>.<br /></p>

<p>Writer-director-producer Paul Greengrass (<i>Bloody Sunday, United 93, The Bourne Supremacy</i>) whose latest film is <i>The Bourne Ultimatum</i>.</p>

<p> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Elvis Mitchell hosts writer–director-producer John Badham (Saturday Night Fever, Stakeout, Heroes, Wargames, Crossing Jordan), who talks about his book I'll Be in My Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors.</p>

<p>Tension and home play a key part in the work of director <b>Danny Boyle</b>. From <i>Trainspotting, Shallow Grave</i> and <i>28 Days Later</i> to his latest, <i>Sunshine</i>, he discusses the connections.</p>

<p>Seventies DJ Ralph "Petey" Greene was an old-school rapper with a truth-telling style. Don Cheadle brings him to life in the film <i>Talk to Me</i>. The director, <b>Kasi Lemmons</b> (<i>Eve's Bayou</i>), drops by to put the spotlight on radio on film.</p><br /><p><br /></p>

<p>Director <b>Brad Bird</b> (<i>The Iron Giant, The Incredibles</i>) uses animation as a format to tell stories of emotional intimacy. His lates film for Disney/Pixar is <i>Ratatouille</i>.</p>

<p><span>Actor <b>Adrian Grenier</b> (<i>The Devil Wea</i></span><span><i>rs Prada</i>) is best known for the breezy, open movie star he plays on </span><span><i>Entourage. </i>In his </span><span>documentary, </span><span><i>Shot in the Dark</i>, he opens his life -- and his search for his father, the teacher John Dunbar -- </span><span>to the cameras.</span></p>

<p><span>Elvis Mitchell hosts director-writer-producer-actor <b>Eli Roth</b> (<i>Cabin Fever, Hostel, Grindhouse</i>), whose latest film is <i>Hostel: Part II</i>.</span></p>

<p> </p><p><span>Pettiness and self-absorption…now, that’s the stuff of comedy.<span> </span>At least it is for writer-director <b>Judd Apatow</b></span><span>, as he showed in <i>The 40-Year Old Virgin</i> and his newest, <i>Knocked Up</i>. </span></p><br />

<p><span>Wim Wenders, Adam Egoyan, Michael Winterbottom and Doug Lyman are but a few of the directors <b>Sarah Polley</b> </span><span>(</span><i><span>The Sweet Hereafter, E</span></i><span><i>xotica, The Secret Life of Words</i>) </span><span>has worked with. Now, with her directorial feature-film debut, <i>Away from Her</i>, she joins them. We hear about life for her from the other side of the camera.</span></p><br />

<p><span>Elvis Mitchell hosts award winning producer <b>Robert Greenblatt</b> (<i>Six Feet Under</i>) to talk about his current role as President of Entertainment at Showtime Networks.<span> </span></span></p>

<p>Elvis Mitchell hosts writer-director <b>Hilary Brougher</b> (<i>The Sticky Fingers of Time</i>) whose new film is the controversial, Sundance-lauded <i>Stephanie Daley</i>, starring Tilda Swinton and Timothy Hutton, with an outstanding performance from newcomer Amber Tamblyn in the lead role.</p>

<p> </p><p>Writer-director and sometimes-actor <b>Mike White</b> has mastered the comedy and drama of the outsider. His scripts include <i>School of Rock, The Good Girl, Nacho Libre</i> and his newest, <i>Year of the Dog</i>.<span> </span>We discuss his shaggy career.</p>

<p><em>Shaun of the Dead</em> started as a satire of zombie films but shifted into making points about friendship and loss.  <em>Hot Fuzz</em> parodies the 80's action film and Bruckheimer excess.  British director and co-writer <strong>Edgar Wright </strong>(UK TV series <em>Spaced</em>, 'fake' trailer segment in <em>Grindhouse</em>) discusses the weight of comedy - or laughs it off.</p>

<p><span>Wry, thoughtful, but not detached, </span><b>David Duchovny</b> (<i>House of D, Trust the Man, Bones</i>) <span>ironic yet emotional approach to acting gave <i>The X-Files</i> a center and</span> also grounds his satiric new film, <i>The TV set</i>.</p>

<p>From <i>Little Man Tate</i> to <i>Out of Sight</i>, screenwriter <b>Scott Frank</b> (<i>Get Shorty, Minority Report</i>) has written scripts about emotional honesty in intense situations. His first film as director, <i>The Lookout</i>, continues in that vein.<br /></p>

<p>Composer <b>John Frizzell</b>'s score have covered a wide and deep expanse, from the excentricity of<i> Office Space</i> to the large-scale registers of <i>Alien Resurrection</i>. He talks about <i>The Reaping</i>, and bringing the music in his head to the movies.</p><p><br /></p>

<p>Since creating <i>El Mariachi</i>, writer, director, cinematographer and composer <b>Robert Rodriguez</b> has done it his way with <i>Spy Kids, Sin City </i>and, his newest, <i>Planet Terror</i>. It's part of the <i>Grindhouse</i> double feature which he'll unspool for us.<br /></p>

<p>Writer-director <b>Quentin Tarantino </b>works when he wants to on what he wants.<i> Reserve Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown</i>, the <i>Kill Bill</i> films and, now, his newest part of a double bill, <i>Death Proof</i>.<br /></p>

<p><b>Chris Rock</b>'s first film as actor and director, <i>Head of State</i>, was a comedy about a black presidential candidate.<span> </span>His newest, <i>I Think I Love My Wife</i>, is, for him, even more political, a romantic comedy about the black middle class.<span> </span>He'll see if he can get your vote.</p> <p></p>

<p>Documentary filmmaker <b>Rory Kennedy </b>(<i>American Hollow</i>) has melded her curiosity to subjects of social injustice. Her new documentary,<i> Ghosts of Abu Ghraib</i>, took on different shadings as she learned.<br /></p>

<p>The TV series <i>Lost</i> has changed television. But has it lost its way? We ask executive producers <b>Damon Lindelof</b> and <b>Carlton Cuse</b>. <br /></p>

<p>In 1975, a comedy series connected to the politics and pop culture of young people, NBC's <i>Saturday Night Live</i> debuted. Its first season is now on DVD. <b>Anne Beatts</b>, one of a handful of women writers on the original <i>Saturday Night Live</i>, drops in to talk about being a pioneer among a group of pioneers.<br /></p>

<p>Writer <b>Gay Talese</b>'s fame as a journalist began with his fine profiles for Esquire and continued with non-fiction books such as <i>Honor Thy Father</i> and <i>Thy Neighbor's Wife</i>. With his new book, <i>A Writer's Life</i>, he turns his eye on himself.<br /></p><p><br /></p>

<p>The book, <i>Scenes from the City: Filmmaking in New York</i>, is not only a sumptuous and evocative photo-history of New York filmmaking, it's a sharp and compelling look at city's cultural and social history through cinema. Its editor, <b>James Sanders</b> (co-writer or the Emmy Award-winning PBS series <i>New York: A Documentary Film</i> and its companion volume, <i>New York: An Illustrated History</i>, as well as <i>Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies</i>), connects the dots, from Marlon Brando to Woody Allen.<br /></p>

<p><em>Breaking and Entering</em>, the title of director <strong>Anthony Minghella</strong>'s new film, could be used to describe the furtive movement between classes dramatized in his work.  It's found in his <em>Talented Mr Ripley, Cold Mountain</em> and here.</p>

<p>There's not as big a gap between the <i>Mad Max</i> cycle of films, the <i>Babe</i> movie and <i>Happy Feet</i> as you might think. They all come from filmmaker <b>George Miller</b>, whose instincts as a entertainer also connect to using film as fable. He discusses the difference between making film for kids and for adults.<br /></p>

<p><b>Christine Vachon</b>, one of most prolific forces in independent films, has opened the door for some of the most singular talent in movies. <br /></p><br />

<p>Communication is not only a theme in the films of <b>Alejandro González Iñárritu</b>. In <i>Amores Perros, 21 Grams</i> and his newest, <i>Babel</i>, it's also a plot point.<br /></p>

<p>Writer-director <b>Bill Condon</b> adapted <i>Chicago</i>, and he finally brings <i>Dreamgirls</i> to the big screen.<br /></p>

<p>Director <b>Steven Soderbergh</b> (<i>Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Erin Brockovich, Traffic</i>) likes to use each film he makes as a way to clear his head and palate. He goes from low budget, stark digital film to lush the studio film, <a href="http://thegoodgerman.warnerbros.com/" target="_blank"><i>The New German</i></a>. He'll discuss navigating both worlds and what they have in common.<br /></p>

<p>As creator and executive producer of <i>Everybody Loves Raymond</i>, <b>Phil Rosenthal</b> did more than just add humor. He helped the cast--from novice to veteran--understand its reality. It's all in his book, <i>Youre Lucky You’re Funny</i>.</p>

<p>Writer-director <b>Brad Silberling</b> (<i>Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Moonlight Mile</i>) came up with the film <i>10 Items or Less</i> about an iconic star affair to dip his doe into indie-film waters. <b>Morgan Freeman</b> (<i>Million Dollar Baby, The Shawshank Redemption</i>) decided to take the role as star and producer. Hear all about the ripple effect.<br /></p>

<p>Integrating movie stars into ensemble dramas is not just a social experiment for director <b>Ed Zwick</b> (<i>About Last Night, Glory, Thirtysomething, Legends of the Fall, The Last Samurai</i>), it's how he works. You can see it in his new film, <i>Blood Diamond.</i><br /></p>

<p>Writer-director <strong>Darren Aronofsky</strong> (<em>Pi, Requiem for a Dream</em>) continues exploring themes of life, death and rebirth in his new film, <em>The Fountain</em>. It's a lot to cram into an action-adventure, melodramatic epic.</p>

<p>Envy. Pettiness. Betrayal. They're all elements of –comedy? Yes, if you're talking about the work of writer-director-actor <b>Christopher Guest</b>. He follows <i>Best in Show</i> and <i>Mighty Wind</i> with <a href="http://wip.warnerbros.com/foryourconsideration" target="_blank"><i>For Your Consideration</i></a>, inside dealist showbiz. It's all for <i>your</i> consideration.<br /></p>

<p></p><p align="left"><i>Gorillas in the Mist.<span> </span>Coalminer's Daughter</i>. Many of director <b>Michael Apted</b>'s films have a journalistic bent. But his documentaries have a soulful touch, like the series following a group of 12 people.<span> </span>The first one was called <a href="http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=40647" target="_blank"><i>7 Up</i></a>. The new one is <a href="http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/49up_synopsis.html" target="_blank"><i>49 Up</i></a>.<span> </span>We'll discuss marking time--on film.</p>

<p><strong>Phillip Noyce</strong>'s <em>Catch a Fire</em> follows he real life story of an black South African who is radicalized after being wrongly accused. It follows the director's <em>Rabbit Proof Fence</em> and <em>The Quiet American</em><strong>.  </strong> The film is about being awakened to the world around you and moments that change your life forever.</p>

<p>Sex and a need to connect in the days after 9/11 are both integral to the director<b> John Cameron Mitchell</b>'s second film as a director, <span><a href="http://www.shortbusthemovie.com/" target="_blank"><i>Shortbus</i></a>. </span>Lyrical, literal and fanciful, it's his follow up to <i>Hedwig and the Angry Inch</i>. He reveals life from the other side of the camera.</p>

<p><span>After career performances under directors such as Martin Scorsese and Neil Jordan, <b>Forest Whitaker</b> </span><span>(<em><span>Platoon, Bird, The Crying Game, Ghost Dog, The Shield</span></em>) </span><span>is getting noticed for his work under a first-time director.<span> </span>Whitaker’s portrayal of Idi Amin in </span><span><em><span><a href="http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/thelastkingofscotland/" target="_blank">The Last King of Scotland</a> </span></em></span><span>is taking him new places.<span> </span>We find out exactly where.</span></p>

<p>A career as a producer for <a href="http://cbsnews.com" target="_blank">CBS News</a> and <a href="http://cnn.com" target="_blank">CNN</a> not only prepared director <b>Amy Berg</b> for her film, <a href="http://www.deliverusfromevilthemovie.com/index_flash.php" target="_blank"><em>Deliver Us from Evil</em></a>, it sowed the seeds for her documentary as well.<span> </span>It's the story of the path of abuse left by Father Oliver O'Grady, who molested children in parishes throughout California for 22 year, and the awful authority of power corrupted.</p> <br />

<p><span><b>Todd Field</b> chose to complement his acting career, which includes a no-doubt influential turn in Stanley Kubrick’s <a href="http://eyeswideshut.warnerbros.com/" target="_blank"><i>Eyes Wide Shut</i></a>,<span> </span>with a career behind the camera. His directing debut, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=kcrwcom-20&keyword=B000067J3S" target="_blank"><i>In the Bedroom</i></a>, won him a Best Picture nomination.<span> </span>His newest is an adaptation of Tom Perrotta’s <a href="http://www.littlechildrenmovie.com" target="_blank"><i>Little Children</i></a>.</span></p><br />

<p> </p><p>After being rejected as an actor, <b>Thom Browne</b> decided to take control of his own fate.<span> </span>In just a few years after starting his own line of elegant stark menswear, he's the hottest thing going.<span> </span>He talks about turning the spotlight back on himself.</p> <p><br /><br /></p>

<p>Director David Cronenberg said that the <a href="http://www.chrysler.com/300/" target="_blank">Chrysler 300c</a> had movie-star charisma. Snoop Dog said he liked it so much he cthe company to demand one for himself. For "Style Month," <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/ralph-gilles/&quothttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Gilles"" target="&quot_blank""><strong>Ralph Gilles</strong></a>, the Chrysler designer for the car, cruises by to share what's under the hood.<br clear="all" /><br /></p>

<p>Portraits, frame and sobriety with a hint of wit. That defines the work of portrait photographer <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/timothy-greenfield-sanders/&quothttp://www.greenfield-sanders.com/%22" target="&quot_blank""><strong>Timothy Greenfield-Sanders</strong></a>, whose subjects range from authors to presidents to porn stars. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=kcrwcom-20&keyword=1576873528" target="new"><em>Look</em></a>, his newest book, adds models and designers. <br /></p>

<p><br />Elvis Mitchell hosts former <a href="http://www.caa.com/" target="_blank">CAA</a> agent <strong>Scott Sternberg</strong>, founder and designer for Los Angeles' <a href="http://www.bandofoutsiders.com/" target="_blank">Band of Outsiders</a> clothing label.</p>

<p><br />You've probably seen the fashions of <strong>Ozwald Boateng</strong> on Jamie Foxx in Miami Vice, as well as on Paul Bettany and Laurence Fishburne. He's also starring in the Sundance Channel documentary series, <a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/boateng/" target="_blank"><em>The House of Boateng</em></a>, and brings us a little couture.</p>