KCRW's The Treatment

David Fincher

podmaster@kcrw.org (Elvis Mitchell) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:52:00 EST

In just six films, director David Fincher (Seven, Panic Room, Fight Club) has established themes and textures. So much so that his latest, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, both conforms and contradicts that work.

Jenny Lumet

podmaster@kcrw.org (Elvis Mitchell) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:30:00 EST

Elvis Mitchell hosts actress-teacher-writer Jenny Lumet, whose screenplay Rachel Getting Married has been made into a critically acclaimed film, starring Anne Hathaway and directed by Jonathan Demme.

Darren Aronofsky

podmaster@kcrw.org (Elvis Mitchell) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:11:00 EST

Director Darren Aronofsky is know for portraying anguish in his films (Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain) with dazzling stylistic flourish. With The Wrestler, the tale unfolds with a stark minimalism.

Ron Howard

podmaster@kcrw.org (Elvis Mitchell) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:34:00 EST

Frost/Nixon, from director Ron Howard (Happy Days, Arrested Development, Apollo 13, A Dangerous Mind) is the the interview as blood sport, with a fallen president and a desperate talk-show host going toe to toe...

Richard Jenkins

podmaster@kcrw.org (Elvis Mitchell) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:46:00 EST

You may know actor Richard Jenkins in his role as the dead father in Six Feet Under, or his films with the Coen Brothers, Mike Nichols of the Farley Brothers. Now the cosmic character actor stars in The Visitor.

Marc Forster

podmaster@kcrw.org (Elvis Mitchell) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:17:00 EST

There's probably no director working who's made films focusing on a characters with a compact with loneliness the way that Marc Forster has. (Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball, The Kite Runner) He's brought James Bond into that world in which Bond has to figure out his own compact with loneliness. The new bond film is Quantum of Solace.

Tim Kring

podmaster@kcrw.org (Elvis Mitchell) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST

For writer-producer Tim Kring (Chicago Hope, Crossing Jordan), his series Heroes was a way to bring a full meal to audiences...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

podmaster@kcrw.org (Elvis Mitchell) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:37:00 EST

Though Seinfeld and The New Adventures of Old Christine are different shows, both took times to catch on. Julia Jouis-Dreyfus talks about the move from cult hit to the mainstream.

Lance Hammer

podmaster@kcrw.org (Elvis Mitchell) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:21:00 EST

Low-key photorealism, well-chosen non-actors and an achingly heart-felt drama played out in the Mississippi Delta. That's Ballast, the feature film directing debut of Lance Hammer.

Elvis Mitchell hosts writer/director/producer/editor Lance Hammer, whose directorial feature debut, Ballast, has been the recipient of several film festival awards, including the Directing Award and Cinematography Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

John Malkovich

podmaster@kcrw.org (Elvis Mitchell) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:30:00 EST

WEB EXCLUSIVE! Actor John Malkovich (The Killing Fields, Dangerous Liaisons, Being John Malkovich, The Sheltering Sky)
John MalKovich has to be engaged, and when he is, it shows. Whether itâs in films by Spielberg, Bertolucci, Eastwood (Changling), or Burn after Reading by the Coen Brothers. He talks about being turned on â and off.