The Treatment

<p><span>To help him realize his vision for the Amazon fantasy-drama series, “Tales from the Loop," director Mark Romanek (“One Hour Photo,” “Never Let Me Go”) brought a group of feature-film behind-the-scenes artisans who’ve never worked in TV before. Listen to his take on the result.</span></p>

<p>When the documentary/performance piece they institute caught the attention of Jason Segel, he decided to turn it into a shape shifting drama series about the need for community. The result, which he wrote and stars in, is ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’, and there’s no better time for it than now.</p>

<p>In a handful of features, including 'Mudbound,' which made her only the second African-American woman ever to get a screenwriting Oscar nomination, writer-director Dee Rees has centered on stories about family that can confound us. Even when they're trying their best. She finds elements of this perspective in Joan Didion's 'The Last Thing He Wanted,' and her adaptation brings new thematic elements to the project as a result.</p>

<p>In 1979, master interviewer Lawrence Grobel's conversation with Marlon Brando changed the shape of the magazine celebrity profile. Grobel got the rights to the article back and has published an extended version of the interview as the book 'Conversations with Brando'. Learn about Grobel's influential approach -- and who he thinks should be in the movie version!</p>

<p>In author and cultural historian Sam Wasson's new book, 'The Big Goodbye', he tells us that the 1970s ended in Hollywood in 1974, with the release of the epochal film 'Chinatown'. He takes us inside the chaotic and creative environment that brought screenwriter Robert Towne, director Roman Polanski, studio chief Robert Evans and star Jack Nicholson together -- a once in a lifetime union.</p> <div></div>

<p><span>Comedian Russell Peters talks about causing trouble and his new highly personal Amazon comedy special, "Deported". </span></p>

<p><span>Cynthia Erivo, nominated for best actress and best song for ‘Harriet’, found a way to bring a lot of her own life to the story of slave turned freedom fighter Harriet Tubman. </span></p>

<p>Costume design is an integral part of movies, a visual storytelling tool that the most engaged directors recognize. Arianne Phillips is one of those artists. Her wardrobe contributions to ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, her first collaboration with Quentin Tarantino, brought her a third Oscar nomination. She discusses that new relationship in her career, in all of its uniqueness.</p> <div></div>

<p><span>Two generations of African-American talent — Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx — team for ‘Just Mercy’, the story of crusading lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s (Jordan) quest to find justice for wrongly convicted Walter McMillan. The actors bring their own real world experiences to this real-life tragedy. and talk about being inspired by each other.</span></p>

<p>‘The L Word: Generation Q’ is not a reboot of the groundbreaking Showtime series on lesbian life in Los Angeles. It’s an evolution, reuniting characters from the original with a new younger group. Creator Ilene Chaiken discusses the changes, including the welcome one of shooting Los Angeles...in LA this time.</p>

<p>Actor Rufus Sewell is best known as a villain, having struck fear in protagonists’ hearts for over twenty years – with a witty and thoughtful acting style. His current role is one of his biggest, and most challenging – the American Nazi of Amazon Studios’ adaptation of “The Man in the High Castle”. And, of course, Sewell got his start in comedy – and he talks about how his beginnings (and comic precision) still play apart in his work. </p> <div></div>

<p><span>Evasive, brilliant, demanding and charming – just being all of those things would consume most of us. But Mike Nichols was an acclaimed performer, writer and finally, director of stage, screen and television, a career spanning from "The Graduate" to "Angels in America". Yet he hid in plain sight, which led writers Ash Carter and Sam Kashner to gather over one hundred of Nichols' friends and colleagues for the Mike Nichols oral history “Life Isn’t Everything” – a compelling and revealing book.</span></p>

<p>He got his start as a member of Oingo Boingo. He has since brought you the music for the “Men in Black” films, “Good Will Hunting”, has been collaborating with Tim Burton since “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure” in 1985 and wrote the enduring theme for “The Simpsons”. Now, Oscar nominated film composer Danny Elfman has done a MasterClass – the newest addition to a career that he will discuss.</p> <div></div>

<p>The title of writer/director Noah Baumbach’s new film, ‘Marriage Story’ both summarizes its intent and then goes beyond into a genre particular to its creator (who also made ‘The Squid and the Whale’ and then 'The Meyerowitz Stories’): an adult coming of age story, touching on marriage, parenthood and finally, their demands.</p>

<p>In her feature film debut, ‘Queen & Slim’, director Melina Matsoukas has made a road drama that examines African American stereotypes and flipped them on their heads. She folds questions about black culture into a new kind of storytelling.</p>

<p><span>If you spliced the Rock Hudson and the James Dean of the movie 'Giant' together -- two different kinds of all American icons -- you'd get the sensibility that Todd Snyder brings to design, from fashion to watches to furniture to cars. He covers the world -- or will, one day soon.</span></p>

<p>In his feature film directorial debut 'The Report', Scott Z. Burns applies his unique approach to look at the truth behind the use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" after 9/11.</p>

<p>Edward Norton, writer, director and star of 'Motherless Brooklyn', discusses the time-traveling and imperatives that attracted him to this private eye story.</p>

<p><span>Jeff Stanzler uses virtual reality for good in his dramatic new project "State Power".</span></p>

<p><span>After a tumultuous year, Jeff Garlin is back with a brand new hour of comedy recorded in his hometown Chicago.</span></p>

<p><span>The best style is truly timeless. With his new coffee table book, “Hunks and Heroes: Four Decades of Fashion at GQ”, GQ creative director-at-large Jim Moore has edited together a selection of photos that illustrate the combination of taste, playful and sophistication that elevates Gentleman’s Quarterly above its imitators.</span></p>

<p>Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski ('The People vs. Larry Flynt', 'Ed Wood') find another pack of outsiders and artists-manque for their new project, 'Dolemite Is My Name'. It's an inside look at how the legendary blaxploitation film 'Dolemite'-- and its creator, Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) came to be. The most unlikely origin story ever.</p>

<p><span>Between his film and stage work, director Rupert Goold has often been attracted to material focusing on protagonists caught between the real world and a truth of their own making. This makes him the ideal candidate to bring the life of Judy Garland to the screen. His newest project, the biopic “Judy”, starring Renee Zellweger, artfully weaves between those two states.</span></p>

<p><span>Lisa Henson, executive producer of the new Netflix series, “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”, has a unique relationship to the material. She discusses her familial connection to puppetry – her father, Jim Henson, created the Muppets – as well as an affinity for folklore and the rituals of storytelling.</span></p>

<p>Producing duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg break down the superhero construct in "The Boys"</p>

<p>How comedian James Corden's unknown status in America turned out to be pivotal in the success of "The Late Late Show".</p> <p></p>

<p><span>Comedian David Alan Grier on the comedy of retirement in "The Cool Kids". </span></p>

<p><span>Director Lulu Wang brings humor to a sobering family situation in "The Farewell".</span></p>

<p><span>Actor Matt Bomer on getting comedic in "Papi Chulo".</span></p>

<p>WEB EXCLUSIVE: Director Tim Story on reviving the "Shaft" franchise starring Samuel L. Jackson.</p> <p></p>

<p><span>Producer Alan Poul talks modernizing Netflix's "Tales of the City".</span></p>

<p>Designer Greg Chait explains his cashmere lifestyle with his luxury line "The Elder Statesman".</p> <p> </p> <p><span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span></span> </p>

<p><span>Executive producer David Fincher talks delving deeper into the psyche of serial killers in season two of "Mindhunter".</span></p>

<p><span>Actors Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid on real life chemistry translating to screen in "Plus One". </span></p>

<p><span>Actor Jimmie Fails gets personal with his own family legacy in "The Last Black Man in San Francisco".</span></p>

<p>Writer and actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge talks comedy in everyday life in Season 2 of "Fleabag".</p>

<p>Comedian Seth Meyers talks journey from "Weekend Update" to daily update in "Late Night with Seth Meyers".</p>

<p>Director Chad Stahelski talks stunts and Keanu Reeves in "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum".</p>

<p><span>Director Olivia Wilde talks directorial debut in "Booksmart".</span></p>

<p><span>Historical drama director Edward Zwick <span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: sans-serif;">talks unlikely allies in</span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span> </span>"Trial By Fire".</span></p>

<p><span>Director Jonathan Levine on unlikely pairs in "Long Shot".</span></p>

<p><span>Actor Titus Welliver talks tough guy persona on "Bosch". </span></p>

<p><span>English actor Ian McShane talks American history and filmmaking in "Bolden". </span></p>

<p><span>Director Walter Hill makes his narrator debut in "The Cowboy Iliad."</span></p>

<p><span>Director Claire Denis examines humanity in "High Life".</span></p>

<p><span>Actor </span><span>Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine talks going from New England to "The Chi". </span></p>

<p dir="ltr"><span>Los Angeles clothing designer Waraire Boswell talks fashion in pop culture history.</span></p>

<p>Actor/director Emilio Estevez discusses the U.S. homeless crisis in "The Public".</p>

<p><span>Director John Lee Hancock talks Texan identity in "The Highwaymen."</span></p>

<p><span>Actor Don Cheadle discusses a 1987 perspective in 'Black Monday.'</span></p>