The Treatment

<p><br />The allure of street-poet Charles Bukowski is such that actors Ben Gazzara and Mickey Rourke, and directors such as Barbet Schroeder have taken their shot at him. Now, <strong>Matt Dillon</strong> (<em>Rumble Fish, Drugstore Cowboy, There's Something about Mary, Crash</em>) can be added to that mix. He stars in <a href="http://www.factotummovie.com/" target="_blank"><em>Factotum</em></a>. </p>

<p>It's often the dream of indie filmmakers to expand a short film into a feature and see it hold up under that growth. Director <strong>Ryan Fleck</strong> and his writing partner, <strong>Anna Boden</strong>, did just that with <a href="http://www.halfnelsonthefilm.com/" target="_blank"><em>Half Nelson</em></a>. We'll talk about that nurturing process.><br /></p>

<p>He's Mr. Wick from <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/craig-ferguson/&quothttp://abc.go.com/primetime/drewcarey/"" target="&quot_blank"">The Drew Carey Show</a>. He's also host of the <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/craig-ferguson/&quothttp://www.cbs.com/latenight/latelate/"" target="&quot_blank""><em>Late Late Show</em></a>. And now, <strong>Craig Ferguson</strong> has written his first novel, <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/craig-ferguson/&quothttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=kcrwcom-20&keyword=0811853756"" target="&quotnew""><em>Between the Bridge and the River</em></a>. He talks about writing – and talking...<br /></p>

Elvis Mitchell hosts actor William H. Macy (Fargo, Boogie Nights, The Cooler)whose new film is Edmond.

<p>The career of composer Burt Bacharach (The Look Of Love , Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, Alfie , Magic Moments, I Say A Little Prayer) encompasses every decade of the last 50 years. He hits the 21st century with his newest DC, At This Time, and talks with us about these socially-conscious songs.</p>

Elvis Mitchell hosts author-critic Marshall Fine ( Bloody Sam:The Life And Films of Sam Peckinpah and Harvey Keitel:The Art of Darkness) whose new book is Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film.

<p><em>On Michael Jackson</em>, is a loaded phrase and, in <strong>Margo Jefferson</strong>'s hands, a book as provocative as its title. The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times book critic examines the ever-changing king of pop in her book-length essay.</p>

Screen writer Wesley Strick's output (Arachnophobia, The Tie That Binds) includes having put an updated spin on an old case with the remake of Cape Fear, that he wrote for Martin Scorsese. With his first novel, Out There in the Dark, he once again borrows something old to make something new, folding film history and politics into a behind-the-scene tale.

Elvis Mitchell hosts writer Hazel Rowley ( Richard Wright: The Life and Times and Christina Stead: A Biography) whose new book is T--te----T--te: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre.

From The Usual Suspects to The X-Men, Bryan Singer is fascinated with secrets, which makes his just the right director for Superman Returns.

<p>After a significant career of acting in films (<em>The Woodsman, Mystic River, Apollo 13</em>), <strong>Kevin Bacon</strong> is returning to the other side of the camera as director of <em>Loverboy</em>, his second film in that role.</p>

Walter Hill redefined the action though a group of films -- The Warriors, 48 Hours, Hard Times, Southern Comfort -- that have become iconic. His newest project is a western miniseries, Broken Trail, for AMC. He'll discuss action and character.

The acrid poetic rage of House, MD has made star Hugh Laurie known for being more than Stuart Little-s dad. The Emmy-nominated doctor stops by for a house call.

<p>After using film noir to tell the intimate stories in Memento and Insomnia, Christopher Nolan applies noir and intimacy to a film with a much bigger set of expectations.</p>

Elvis Mitchell hosts director Chris Nolan whose films include Following and his new film, Memento.