The Treatment

<p>Reinaldo Marcus Green talks about portraying a legend in “Bob Marley: One Love,” Cord Jefferson breaks down his Oscar-nominated debut film “American Fiction,” and Daniel Dae Kim has “The Treat.”</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Oscar-nominated director Jonathan Glazer to talk about his 2023 Best Picture contender, The Zone of Interest. Next, Sundance Film Festival director Eugene Hernandez joins to discuss the future of independent film. And for The Treat, director Sam Pollard talks about the music that “opened up” his brain.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who is up for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Alexander Payne’s 2023 film The Holdovers. Then, director and showrunner Lulu Wang talks about her new Prime Video series Expats, starring Nicole Kidman. And for The Treat, Billions co-creators David Levien and Brian Koppelman talk about a dark 1990 film that changed the way they saw movies.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Emmy-winning writer, director, and actor Dan Levy, whose follow up to the much loved comedy series Schitt’s Creek is the Netflix film Good Grief. Levy wrote, directed and stars in the film. Next, director Andrew Haigh joins to talk about his latest film, the high-concept drama All of Us Strangers. And on The Treat, Tony winning actor Leslie Odom, Jr. talks about a rapper he’d like to see on Broadway.</p>

<p>Brad Falchuk on “The Brothers Sun,” Laurent Bouzereau on Steven Spielberg, and Dorsay Alavi on The Treat. </p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes actress Taraji P. Henson, a recent SAG Award nominee in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel <em>The Color Purple</em>. Next, <em>Origin</em> director Ava DuVernay talks about adapting the book <em>Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents</em> by Isabel Wilkerson. And on the Treat, <em>Upload</em> creator Greg Daniels talks about that rare source of comedy inspiration: books.</p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes Emmy winner and Golden Globe nominee Colman Domingo, who’s currently starring in both the biopic <em>Rustin</em> and the musical adaptation of <em>The Color Purple</em>. Next, actress Rashida Jones talks about the Hulu series <em>The Other Black Girl</em>, which she produced. And on The Treat, <em>Have You Got it Yet?</em> director Roddy Bogawa talks about a “punk rock” documentary that “hijacked” his life.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning writer <a href="https://www.bard.edu/faculty/details/?id=4866" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bard.edu/faculty/details/?id%3D4866&source=gmail&ust=1696107462149000&usg=AOvVaw3lCukiTYY_HnINEHpz410C" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hua Hsu</a>, whose memoir <em><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688054/stay-true-by-hua-hsu/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688054/stay-true-by-hua-hsu/&source=gmail&ust=1696107462149000&usg=AOvVaw0ICwUSJpEz8b6xfH9cxUeB" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stay True</a></em> — about grief, friendship, and identity — is now out in paperback. Then, co-directors <a href="https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/bethann-hardison" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/bethann-hardison&source=gmail&ust=1696107462149000&usg=AOvVaw1E7jvSIxsr9dudcorGL_qO" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bethann Hardison</a> and <a href="https://showstudio.com/contributors/frederic_tcheng" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://showstudio.com/contributors/frederic_tcheng&source=gmail&ust=1696107462149000&usg=AOvVaw2CTYHaj0hiKp9OXatT1uV6" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fédéric Tcheng</a> discuss their film about Hardison’s groundbreaking activism for people of color in the modeling industry. And for the Treat, <em>Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse</em> co-director Kemp Powers talks about a novel whose precise details inspired him in his own storytelling.</p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes Grammy winners Billie Eilish and Finneas, who talk about their Grammy nominated song “What Was I Made For?” from the 2023 blockbuster film <em>Barbie</em>. Then actor and director Benny Safdie stops by to talk about his role in the Showtime series <em>The</em> <em>Curse</em>. And on The Treat, our own Elvis Mitchell talks about some unconventional Christmas favorites.</p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes back actor and producer David Oyelowo, who is currently starring on the Paramount+ series <em>Lawmen: Bass Reeves</em>. Next, director Brian Helgeland stops by to talk about his latest film, the crime drama <em>Finestkind</em>. And on The Treat, Pulitzer Prize winning writer Hua Hsu talks about a jazz saxophonist whose music felt like life.</p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis sits down with storyteller Noah Hawley, whose series <em>Fargo</em> is now in its fifth installment on FX and Hulu. Then, we re-visit Elvis’ conversation with <em>Bottoms</em> director Emma Seligman. And on The Treat, <em>Priscilla</em> director Sofia Coppola talks about the book that inspired her latest film.</p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes actor and now author Patrick Stewart, who stops by to talk about his memoir <em>Making It So</em>. Then <em>May December</em> director Todd Haynes joins to discuss his new film starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman. And on The Treat, <em>Barbie</em> director Greta Gerwig talks about a 1972 glam rock album that still takes her on a ride.</p>

<p>This week on <i>The Treatment</i>, “Barbenheimer!” First, Elvis welcomes Greta Gerwig, director of the highly regarded summer box office smash, <i>Barbie</i>. She talks about her cinematic inspirations and how she hopes she hit the mark with her take on the iconic toy. Then, actor Cillian Murphy — star of <i>Oppenheimer</i> — joins to talk about disappearing into the role of “father of the atomic bomb,” J. Robert Oppenheimer.</p>

<p>This week on<em> The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes back director Sofia Coppola, whose latest project is <em>Priscilla</em>, adapted from the 1986 memoir <em>Elvis and Me</em> by Priscilla Presley. Then, director Thom Zimny talks about his latest documentary <em>Sly</em> about action icon Sylvester Stallone. And for the Treat, <em>Slip</em> creator and star Zoe Lister-Jones reveals an album that kept her company as she worked on the Roku comedy series. </p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes the filmmakers behind the short documentary <em>Now and Then – The Last Beatles Song </em>to break down the making of the Beatles’ recently released “final” song. Then, Greg Daniels, the creator of Prime Video’s <em>Upload</em> (and many other iconic comedies) stops by to talk about the show’s third season. And on the Treat, <em>Shortcomings</em> director Randall Park reveals a favorite album that’s a real trip.</p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes Grammy award winning musician and composer Branford Marsalis, whose latest project is the score for the Netflix biopic <em>Rustin</em>. Next, <em>Weekend Edition</em> Saturday host Scott Simon joins to talk about his new audiobook <em>Swingtime</em> for Hitler about the Nazis’ use of jazz music as propaganda. And on The Treat, <em>Totally Killer</em> director Nahnatchka Khan talks about the scary movies she wasn’t allowed to see as a kid (but did anyway).</p>

<p>Brian Koppelman and David Levien talk ending “Billions,” Julia Fox tells all, and Numa Perrier shares a favorite artist. </p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes Tony, Grammy, and Emmy award winning actor Leslie Odom, Jr., — currently starring in the revival of the 1961 Ossie Davis play “Purlie Victorious” on Broadway. Next, <em>LA Times</em> TV critic Lorraine Ali joins to talk about the late Suzanne Somers’ fight for equal pay on <em>Three’s Company</em>, and the ripple effect it caused. And on The Treat, <em>Paint</em> actor Owen Wilson recommends a poet whose work was powerful and accessible.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes graphic novelist Daniel Clowes, whose latest book is the mother-daughter drama <em>Monica</em>. Next, writer-director Rebecca Miller joins to discuss her latest film <em>She Came to Me</em>. And on The Treat, <em>Bottoms</em> director Emma Seligman talks about a teen comedy that took its characters’ struggles seriously.</p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes director Nahnatchka Khan, whose film <em>Totally Killer</em> is a genre-mashing time machine thriller. Then, director Grant Singer joins to talk about having Benicio del Toro as the star and a co-writer on his feature film debut <em>Reptile</em>. And on The Treat, Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley talks about the patterns he pays attention to in life.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning writer <a href="https://www.bard.edu/faculty/details/?id=4866" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bard.edu/faculty/details/?id%3D4866&source=gmail&ust=1696107462149000&usg=AOvVaw3lCukiTYY_HnINEHpz410C" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hua Hsu</a>, whose memoir <em><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688054/stay-true-by-hua-hsu/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688054/stay-true-by-hua-hsu/&source=gmail&ust=1696107462149000&usg=AOvVaw0ICwUSJpEz8b6xfH9cxUeB" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stay True</a></em> — about grief, friendship, and identity — is now out in paperback. Then, co-directors <a href="https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/bethann-hardison" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/bethann-hardison&source=gmail&ust=1696107462149000&usg=AOvVaw1E7jvSIxsr9dudcorGL_qO" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bethann Hardison</a> and <a href="https://showstudio.com/contributors/frederic_tcheng" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://showstudio.com/contributors/frederic_tcheng&source=gmail&ust=1696107462149000&usg=AOvVaw2CTYHaj0hiKp9OXatT1uV6" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fédéric Tcheng</a> discuss their film about Hardison’s groundbreaking activism for people of color in the modeling industry. And for the Treat, <em>Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse</em> co-director Kemp Powers talks about a novel whose precise details inspired him in his own storytelling.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down for an extended conversation with Oscar-winner Sean Penn, whose latest directorial effort is the documentary <em>Superpower</em> about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. And on The Treat, <em>The Afterparty</em> star Zoë Chao talks about an inspirational artist who keeps it in the family.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Universal Music Enterprises executive <a href="https://www.instagram.com/harryweinger/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/harryweinger/?hl%3Den&source=gmail&ust=1694897237258000&usg=AOvVaw1DMkmRPUk7Nyfw08eVHboP" rel="noopener noreferrer">Harry Weinger</a> to talk about the new deluxe edition of Marvin Gaye’s landmark 1973 album <em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rhwi_WuW-Q" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D5Rhwi_WuW-Q&source=gmail&ust=1694897237258000&usg=AOvVaw0JbJ7_DKMY8VrDMEHIcOmL" rel="noopener noreferrer">Let’s Get it On</a></em>. Next, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer <a href="https://www.mitchellsjackson.com/bio" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mitchellsjackson.com/bio&source=gmail&ust=1694897237258000&usg=AOvVaw3in2pfpaGvmHCsrRTRfUl1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mitchell S. Jackson</a> talks about his new book <em><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/mitchell-jackson/fly/9781648290923/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/mitchell-jackson/fly/9781648290923/&source=gmail&ust=1694897237258000&usg=AOvVaw1_uQqT-GXw1msl5Lw4X-t8" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion</a></em>. And on The Treat, <em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEVUtrk8_B4" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DqEVUtrk8_B4&source=gmail&ust=1694897237258000&usg=AOvVaw0MAw2fUG6SHUnrj26m9zEf" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Wick: Chapter Four</a> </em>director <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/kristen-anderson-lopez-robert-lopez-chad-stahelski-martin-mcdonagh/chad-stahelski-john-wick-chapter-four-keanu-reeves" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/kristen-anderson-lopez-robert-lopez-chad-stahelski-martin-mcdonagh/chad-stahelski-john-wick-chapter-four-keanu-reeves&source=gmail&ust=1694897237258000&usg=AOvVaw3x_x5ho2Rt_w2a7oatYZXM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chad Stahelski</a> talks about the influence of Sergio Leone’s 1966 epic spaghetti Western <em><a href="https://youtu.be/IFNUGzCOQoI?si=s_ecPbSB1by4jKSl" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/IFNUGzCOQoI?si%3Ds_ecPbSB1by4jKSl&source=gmail&ust=1694897237258000&usg=AOvVaw097oOgva0YYfa_5yMalQsK" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a></em> on the latest installment of the action franchise.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with journalist, CNN host, and author <a href="https://www.jaketapper.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.jaketapper.com/&source=gmail&ust=1694299063364000&usg=AOvVaw3VaeB64zix8vrwnlTIAH03" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jake Tapper</a> to discuss his latest novel, the thriller <em><strong>All The Demons Are Here</strong></em>. Next, filmmaker <a href="https://blast.la/dorsay-alavi/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blast.la/dorsay-alavi/&source=gmail&ust=1694299063364000&usg=AOvVaw14z3iKhOv_387CU468JmLQ" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dorsay Alavi</a> talks about her film <em><strong>Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity</strong></em>, which chronicles the late jazz great. And for The Treat, <em>Oppenheimer</em> star Cillian Murphy talks about The Beatles’ “brilliant” song “A Day in the Life,” and why he believes it laid the groundwork for future musical innovation. </p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/gina-prince-reggie-rock-bythewood-shots-fired" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/gina-prince-reggie-rock-bythewood-shots-fired&source=gmail&ust=1693694874287000&usg=AOvVaw3i71_IAJs-mm3pZjsFm81h" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reggie Rock-Bythewood</a>, creator and showrunner of the Apple TV+ series <em><a href="https://youtu.be/60HYUl2aO8I?si=-gFymPl9b8Fe6Vva" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/60HYUl2aO8I?si%3D-gFymPl9b8Fe6Vva&source=gmail&ust=1693694874287000&usg=AOvVaw0K5xSGn0AZsh3fff9s1drY" rel="noopener noreferrer">Swagger</a></em>, to discuss the show’s innovative way of filming sports action. Next, <em>Bottoms</em> director Emma Seligman talks about executing the highly specific tone of her genre-mashing high school movie. And for <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/show-tabs/the-treat" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/show-tabs/the-treat&source=gmail&ust=1693694874287000&usg=AOvVaw29N_CjFZrF8LsGCzcaqv-W" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Treat</a>, actor and director <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/emilio-estevez-the-way-maggie-bullock-joe-manganiello/director-emilio-estevez-on-not-taking-the-easy-road" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/emilio-estevez-the-way-maggie-bullock-joe-manganiello/director-emilio-estevez-on-not-taking-the-easy-road&source=gmail&ust=1693694874287000&usg=AOvVaw0fySyDcSAMF0F1_WMq7Q_N" rel="noopener noreferrer">Emilio Estevez</a> shares the meaning he finds in repeatedly traveling through America by car.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Randall Park whose directorial debut is the adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/227350" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/227350&source=gmail&ust=1693082206755000&usg=AOvVaw3tXEpBSog6zRIfOYsdGrnv" rel="noopener noreferrer">graphic novel <em>Shortcomings</em></a>. Next, <a href="https://annenberg.usc.edu/faculty/stacy-l-smith" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://annenberg.usc.edu/faculty/stacy-l-smith&source=gmail&ust=1693082206755000&usg=AOvVaw0YkCzVsD9xtHdq6LbkD07f" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr. Stacy L. Smith</a>, founder of the <a href="https://annenberg.usc.edu/research/aii" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://annenberg.usc.edu/research/aii&source=gmail&ust=1693082206755000&usg=AOvVaw3sscDCivgnfeQCaymB6hHt" rel="noopener noreferrer">USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative</a>, joins to discuss the state of diversity in Hollywood. And for The Treat, <em>Justified: City Primeval</em> star Timothy Olyphant talks about an artist whose work moved him.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with producer and writer Fenton Bailey to discuss his book <em>ScreenAge: How TV Shaped our Reality, from Tammy Faye to RuPaul’s Drag Race</em>. Then, writer Nick de Semlyen dives into the action hero era in his latest book <em>The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood’s Kings of Carnage</em>. And for The Treat, Grammy-winning producer Cheryl Pawelski talks about a fateful night of music that propelled her career. </p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes filmmaker <a href="https://creative-capital.org/artists/roddy-bogawa/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://creative-capital.org/artists/roddy-bogawa/&source=gmail&ust=1691878215575000&usg=AOvVaw2p8L9itC0bXTk1ES0x0b7J" rel="noopener noreferrer">Roddy Bogawa</a>, co-director of the new documentary <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALajTTcXwZE" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DALajTTcXwZE&source=gmail&ust=1691878215575000&usg=AOvVaw1xzyx0HcZlAx9gce8vnZvC" rel="noopener noreferrer">Have You Got it Yet?</a> The doc examines the life of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Lt3HS8R2v8Q4G7ZkUWa8R?si=Ub2L6VRXQTWagJFpnIZK_g" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Lt3HS8R2v8Q4G7ZkUWa8R?si%3DUb2L6VRXQTWagJFpnIZK_g&source=gmail&ust=1691878215575000&usg=AOvVaw2_v97iXuiuDeFduLrnvVGh" rel="noopener noreferrer">Syd Barret</a>t, the erratic-yet-widely-revered founding member of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0k17h0D3J5VfsdmQ1iZtE9?si=EMKGP4t8T-u8CvyKxEy9Vg" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://open.spotify.com/artist/0k17h0D3J5VfsdmQ1iZtE9?si%3DEMKGP4t8T-u8CvyKxEy9Vg&source=gmail&ust=1691878215575000&usg=AOvVaw3g-JdpGC1CWEd57wKoohR2" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pink Floyd</a>. Next, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r94emkZwTk8" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3Dr94emkZwTk8&source=gmail&ust=1691878215575000&usg=AOvVaw22YniJgB5-p3H_U5fm13lS" rel="noopener noreferrer">The League</a> documentary director <a href="https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/film-tvs/3535147" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/film-tvs/3535147&source=gmail&ust=1691878215575000&usg=AOvVaw2G69goAZoJvUGcy7jpE1y8" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam Pollard</a> talks about the largely unknown history of the Negro Baseball Leagues. And, for The Treat, The Kingdom of Prep writer Maggie Bullock talks about her favorite fashion writing that goes beyond clothes.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with longtime friend of the show, director Wes Anderson, whose latest film is the science fiction dramedy “Asteroid City.” Next, actor Lionel Boyce joins to talk about his role in the highly anticipated season two of FX’s “The Bear.” And for the Treat, “Shrinking” actor Jason Segel pays tribute to a mentor who gave his career a huge boost when he was at a personal crossroads.</p>

<p>This week on <i>The Treatment</i>, “Barbenheimer!” First, Elvis welcomes Greta Gerwig, director of the highly regarded summer box office smash, <i>Barbie</i>. She talks about her cinematic inspirations and how she hopes she hit the mark with her take on the iconic toy. Then, actor Cillian Murphy — star of <i>Oppenheimer</i> — joins to talk about disappearing into the role of “father of the atomic bomb,” J. Robert Oppenheimer.</p>

<p dir="ltr">This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes actor Timothy Olyphant, who revives one of his signature roles — roguish Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens — in FX’s Justified: City Primeval, the newest iteration of the Elmore Leonard inspired series. Next, actress Zoë Chao stops by to talk about season two of the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty, and about joining the cast for the recent revival of the beloved Starz series Party Down. And for The Treat, actor Bill Hader talks about the tough-but-essential documentary, The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Note: These interviews were completed prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.</em></p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes back writer-director Christopher Nolan, whose latest project is the film <em>Oppenheimer</em>, about J. Robert Oppenheimer, “the father of the atomic bomb.” Next, artist Mr. Cartoon joins to discuss his show <a href="https://beyondthestreets.com/blogs/articles/announcing-mister-cartoons-just-my-imagination" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://beyondthestreets.com/blogs/articles/announcing-mister-cartoons-just-my-imagination&source=gmail&ust=1689451127266000&usg=AOvVaw0oa5tD9fqcJGFlqeoN2iT6" rel="noopener noreferrer">Just My Imagination</a> currently running at <a href="https://beyondthestreets.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://beyondthestreets.com/&source=gmail&ust=1689451127266000&usg=AOvVaw1MYxzbJqv-cm2QjsIaTxcK" rel="noopener noreferrer">BEYOND THE STREETS & CONTROL Gallery</a> in Los Angeles. And on The Treat, filmmaker Brooklyn Sudano talks about a place that grounds her.</p>

<p>This week on <em>The Treatment</em>, Elvis welcomes Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley, whose latest role is as the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí in the film <em>Dalíland</em>. Next, actress and writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones joins to discuss her genre-bending series <em>Slip</em>, now streaming on Roku. And on <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/show-tabs/the-treat/tab-view" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/show-tabs/the-treat/tab-view&source=gmail&ust=1688842421605000&usg=AOvVaw3KxRbc4wJqebb71pqLX3oM" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Treat</a>, <em><a href="https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/coronavirus-lakers-art/winning-time-hbo" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/coronavirus-lakers-art/winning-time-hbo&source=gmail&ust=1688842421605000&usg=AOvVaw0IqOlNxcT7pmudYtG3u_m2" rel="noopener noreferrer">Winning Time</a></em> writer Rodney Barnes talks about a pair of TV movies (and an adjacent short-lived TV series) which revealed his personal path to Hollywood.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with director Numa Perrier to discuss her new romantic comedy on Netflix, “The Perfect Find,” starring Gabrielle Union. Next, David Gelb, director of the Disney+ documentary “Stan Lee,” talks about his film, a memoir of sorts of the late Marvel publisher. And for The Treat, actor and director Zach Braff raves about a miniseries about the drug trade he can’t believe slipped under the radar.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with longtime friend of the show, director Wes Anderson, whose latest film is the science fiction dramedy “Asteroid City.” Next, actor Lionel Boyce joins to talk about his role in the highly anticipated season two of FX’s “The Bear.” And for the Treat, “Shrinking” actor Jason Segel pays tribute to a mentor who gave his career a huge boost when he was at a personal crossroads.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Grammy-winning producer Cheryl Pawelski to discuss the new 7-CD set she curated, Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos. Next, writer Terry McDonell joins to talk about his memoir “Irma: The Education of a Mother’s Son,” about his late mother. And for the Treat, Oscar-nominated actress Stephanie Hsu reveals the writer and activist who inspired her to keep up the fight.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” co-director Kemp Powers to talk about the latest installment of the superhero saga. Next, director Calmatic drops by to talk about his re-imagining of two 1990s classics: “White Men Can’t Jump” and “House Party.” And for The Treat, director Timothy Scott Bogart talks about a Bob Fosse film that he happily stole from.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes back actor and director Emilio Estevez who stops by to chat about the re-release of his 2010 film “The Way.” Next, writer Maggie Bullock talks about her book, “The Kingdom of Prep: The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J. Crew.” And for The Treat, actor Joe Manganiello talks about a favorite Quentin Tarantino film that had an impact on his career almost 30 years after its release.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Brooklyn Sudano, daughter of disco icon Donna Summer and co-director of the new documentary “Love to Love You, Donna Summer” on Max. Next, writer Aidan Levy discusses his book on the jazz great Sonny Rollins, “Saxophone Colossus: Sonny Rollins.” And on The Treat, writer Sam Wasson talks about a “thrilling” and cinematic singer-songwriter.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, we listen to Elvis’ recent conversation with actor Laurence Fishburne from the Freep Film Festival in Detroit last month. Next, a conversation with filmmaker Garrett Bradley, who spoke with Elvis at KCRW in February as part of Frieze Los Angeles. And for The Treat, Emmy-winning actress Alex Borstein talks about a singer who was on repeat while she worked on a screenplay.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Diallo Riddle, co-creator and one of the stars of the series “Sherman’s Showcase” and “South Side.” Next, director Todd Field joins to talk about his latest film, “Tár,” starring Cate Blanchett. And for The Treat, comedian Chris Redd talks about another legendary funnyman who helped Redd see the comedy in his struggles.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes writer Abraham Josephine Riesman, author of “True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee” and her latest, “Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America.” Next, director Benjamin Millepied joins to talk about his feature film debut, an adaptation of “Carmen.” And for The Treat, songwriting power couple Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez talk about their inspirations on the page and in song.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes back Emmy-winning actress and comedian Alex Borstein, who’s currently starring in the fifth and final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and her own comedy special “Corsets and Clown Suits,” both on Amazon. Next, director Timothy Scott Bogart discusses his new film “Spinning Gold” based on his father Neil Bogart’s career as a music industry titan. And for the Treat, comedian Marc Maron talks about comedy inspirations, past and present.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes back Bill Hader, the Emmy-winning actor and co-creator of the HBO series “Barry,” which is now in its fourth and final season. Next, “Showing Up” director Kelly Reichardt and her frequent collaborator, Oscar-nominated actress Michelle Williams, sit down to talk about their film about a sculptor with drama in her personal relationships. And for The Treat, “Party Down” star Adam Scott explains why a gender-bending movie from 1982 is close to “perfect.” </p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes actor and screenwriter Owen Wilson, who’s starring in the comedy “Paint,” about a laconic public television host with a painting program. Next, writer Scott Z. Burns joins to talk about his ambitious and star-studded AppleTV+ series “Extrapolations,” about the wide-ranging effects of climate change. And for The Treat, writer Abraham Josephine Riesman talks about the dystopian alternative future in her favorite Philip K. Dick novel.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Gina Prince-Bythewood to dive into her new historically based epic, “The Woman King,” starring Viola Davis. Next, first time director Owen Kline goes deep into the comic world with his debut film “Funny Pages.” And finally, on The Treat, New York Times theater critic Jesse Green tells us about the iconic Broadway composer who ignited his lifelong passion for language.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Oscar winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, whose newest project is the Hulu musical series “Up Here.” Next, director Chad Stahelski joins to talk about the fourth and final chapter in the John Wick franchise, “John Wick: Chapter Four.” And on The Treat, “The Banshees of Inisherin” director Martin McDonagh talks about the film that first showed him what a director does.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes back actor and director Zach Braff, whose newest film as director is “A Good Person,” starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman. Next, MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes joins to talk about his memoir, “Black Founder: The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider.” And on The Treat, Mark Ramsey, host and producer of “FADE IN: Quentin Tarantino & Pulp Fiction,” shares his first encounter with a film icon.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with actor Willem Dafoe, whose newest film is the thriller “Inside.” Next, film critic and historian Farran Nehme revisits an infamous Oscars moment from 50 years ago. And for The Treat, the newly Oscar-sweeping directing duo Daniels talk about inspiration they find outside Hollywood.</p>

<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with old friend and WTF host Marc Maron, whose new comedy special is “From Bleak to Dark” on HBO Max. Next, writer Rodney Barnes talks about his graphic novel “Blacula: Return of the King,” a reimagining of a classic character. And on The Treat, Oscar winner Domee Shi talks about the animated film that still transports her.</p>