The Treatment
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Sarah Polley: Stories We Tell
Director Sarah Polley turns the camera on herself in her latest film, "Stories We Tell."
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Terence Nance: An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Filmmaker Terence Nance talks about the difference between screening his debut feature at Sundance and in Brooklyn.
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David Benioff and D.B. Weiss: Game of Thrones
After a 5-hour lunch with series creator George R.R. Martin, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss reveal that making Game of Thrones came down to one question. CONTAINS SPOILERS
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Jeff Nichols: Mud
BONUS EPISODE: Jeff Nichols joins Elvis Mitchell in front of a live audience to talk about his latest film, "Mud."
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William Friedkin: The Friedkin Connection
William Friedkin once received three paintings as a gift from a fan? an unknown artist named Jean Michel Basquiat. What he did with them, plus other stories from his new memoir.
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Mira Nair: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
After visiting her father's homeland, director Mira Nair makes a film about the American Dream... from a different perspective.
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Danny Boyle: Trance
BONUS EPISODE: Danny Boyle and Elvis Mitchell in front of a live audience after a screening of Boyle's new film, 'Trance.'
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Shane Carruth: Upstream Color
Writer/director Shane Carruth talks about writing, directing, and starring in his second feature, "Upstream Color."
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Robert Redford: The Company You Keep
Legendary actor, director, and philanthropist Robert Redford sits down with Elvis Mitchell to talk about his latest film as director, "The Company You Keep."
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Callie Khouri: Nashville
Elvis talks to Oscar winning screenwriter Callie Khouri, creator of the ABC series "Nashville."
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David Mamet: Phil Spector
BONUS EPISODE: Elvis Mitchell talks to playwright, screenwriter and film director David Mamet about his new HBO film, "Phil Spector."
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Casey Wilson: Happy Endings
Actress, comedian and screenwriter Casey Wilson talks about her big year at Sundance, and her ABC show, "Happy Endings."
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Kevin Pollak: How I Slept My Way to the Middle, Kevin...
Elvis chats with Kevin Pollak, actor, comedian, impressionist, author and host of "Kevin Pollack's Chat Show."
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Nick Offerman: Somebody Up There Likes Me
Actor and handicrafter Nick Offerman talks about his latest film, the show that made him famous, woodworking, and ham.
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Tom Stoppard: Parade's End
Oscar-winning writer Tom Stoppard talks about his latest adaptation, Ford Madox Ford's tetralogy, "Parade's End."
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Mike White: Enlightened
Mike White talks about his Golden Globe-winning series "Enlightened," now in its second season on HBO.
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Tim Burton: Frankenweenie
Tim Burton talks about his Oscar-nominated stop-motion animation film, "Frankenweenie."
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Roman Coppola: A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan...
Roman Coppola talks about his second feature film as director, his Oscar nomination, and working with Charlie Sheen.
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Paul Thomas Anderson
BONUS EPISODE: Elvis Mitchell in conversation with Paul Thomas Anderson, recorded live as part of the Film Independent at LACMA program.
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Amy Berg, Lorri Davis, Damien Echols: West of Memphis
BONUS EPISODE: Director Amy Berg and co-producers/subjects Lorri Davis and Damien Echols on their documentary West of Memphis, recorded live at Film Independent at LACMA.
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Nick Kroll: Kroll Show
Elvis talks to comedian and actor Nick Kroll about his new show on Comedy Central.
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Matthew Lillard: Fat Kid Rules the World
With over two decades of acting under his belt, Matthew Lillard talks about his debut feature as director.
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Ruben Fleischer: Gangster Squad
Ruben Fleischer talks about his latest film, which stars Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, and Ryan Gosling.
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Dustin Hoffman: Quartet
Oscar winning actor Dustin Hoffman talks about directing his first feature, and shares tales from his storied career.
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Quentin Tarantino: Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino's new film depicts an ex-slave's heroic journey in the context of a Western.
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Judd Apatow: This Is 40
Director Judd Apatow on his latest film, which stars his wife, Leslie Mann, and his two daughters, Maude and Iris.
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David Chase: Not Fade Away
Elvis Mitchell talks to "Sopranos" creator, writer/director David Chase about his first feature film.
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John Hodgman: That Is All
Elvis Mitchell talks to writer, actor, and deranged millionaire John Hodgman.
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David O. Russell: Silver Linings Playbook
Writer/director David O. Russell talks about his latest film, an adaptation of the novel "Silver Linings Playbook," by Matthew Quick.
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David O. Russell: Silver Linings Playbook
Writer/director David O. Russell talks about his latest film, an adaptation of the novel "Silver Linings Playbook," by Matthew Quick.
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Janusz Kaminski: Lincoln
Janusz Kaminski talks about his thirteenth collaboration with director Steven Spielberg, Lincoln.
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Sam Mendes: Skyfall
Elvis Mitchell talks to "American Beauty" director Sam Mendes about "Skyfall," the twenty-third film in the Bond franchise.
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Helen Hunt: The Sessions
Elvis talks to Oscar winning actress Helen Hunt about her most recent role as real life sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen Greene in "The Sessions."
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Andy Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski: Cloud Atlas
"Cloud Atlas" filmmakers Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer join Elvis for a live conversation after a screening of the film at ArcLight Hollywood.
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Tim Robbins: 'The Rivals' at The Actors' Gang
Elvis talks to actor and Actors' Gang artistic director Tim Robbins about 'The Rivals,' which is playing as part of the company's 30th season.
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Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady: Detropia
Documentary filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp, Boys of Baraka) talk about their new film, "Detropia."
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William Lustig: Maniac and Vigilante
BONUS EPISODE (adult content): Horror legend William Lustig on his 1980's slasher cult favorites, recorded live as part of the Film Independent at LACMA program.
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Ava DuVernay: Middle of Nowhere
Elvis talks to writer/director Ava DuVernay about making and self-distributing her second feature film.
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Andrea Arnold: Wuthering Heights
Elvis Mitchell talks to filmmaker Andrea Arnold about her latest work, a new cross-cultural adaptation of "Wuthering Heights."
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Jack Black: Bernie
Elvis Mitchell talks to actor Jack Black about his most recent role as the title character in Richard Linklater's "Bernie."
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Nicholas Jarecki: Arbitrage and Breaking In
Elvis Mitchell talks writer/director Nicholas Jarecki about his new film, 'Arbitrage.'
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Neil Berkeley and Wayne White: Beauty Is Embarrassing
Elvis Mitchell talks to artist Wayne White, subject of the new documentary "Beauty Is Embarrassing," plus the director of the film, Neil Berkeley.
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Bill Hader: Saturday Night Live
Elvis Mitchell talks to actor Bill Hader about beginning his eighth season on 'Saturday Night Live' and his Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
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Frank Langella: Dropped Names and Robot and Frank
Elvis Mitchell talks to actor Frank Langella about the famous men and women in his life, and his unwavering commitment to the craft and the honor of acting.
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W. Kamau Bell: Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell
Elvis talks to socio-political comedian W. Kamau Bell about comedy, Chris Rock, and his new show, 'Totally Biased.'
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Dax Shepard: Hit and Run
Elvis talks to actor Dax Shepard, who starred in, co-directed, and wrote the new film 'Hit and Run.'
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Louis C.K.: Louie on FX
Elvis Mitchell talks to comedian Louis C.K. about his FX show 'Louie,' which he writes, directs, stars in and co-edits.
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Alfred Molina: RED
Elvis talks to actor Alfred Molina about his prolific career and his latest turn, as artist Mark Rothko, in the play RED.
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Glenn Frey: After Hours
Elvis Mitchell talks to fellow Detroit native and Eagles frontman Glenn Frey about his new solo album, 'After Hours.'
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Steven Soderbergh: Magic Mike
Elvis Mitchell talks to director Steven Soderbergh about his most recent film, which stars Channing Tatum as Mike, a stripper and entrepreneur living in Florida.
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Chris Nolan: Memento
Elvis Mitchell hosts director Chris Nolan whose films include Following and his new film, Memento.
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Christopher Nolan: Batman Begins
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.
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Christopher Nolan: The Dark Knight Rises
Elvis Mitchell talks with director Christopher Nolan about the final film in his Batman trilogy.
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Harvey Weinstein: The Intouchables
Elvis Mitchell talks to producer and Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein about 'The Intouchables,' and why this just might be Hollywood's new Golden Age.
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Alex Kurtzman: People Like Us
Elvis Mitchell talks to veteran writer/producer Alex Kurtzman, who recently directed his first feature film, 'People Like Us.'
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Benh Zeitlin: Beasts of the Southern Wild
Elvis Mitchell talks to Benh Zeitlin about his first feature film as director, co-writer, and co-composer.
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Lynn Shelton: Your Sister's Sister
Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director/actor Lynn Shelton about her latest film, 'Your Sister's Sister.'
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Kathleen Turner: The Perfect Family
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Elvis Mitchell talks to legendary actress Kathleen Turner about her latest film, 'The Perfect Family.'
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Joe Berlinger: Under African Skies
Elvis Mitchell talks to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger about his new documentary, "Under African Skies."
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Wes Anderson: Moonrise Kingdom
Elvis Mitchell welcomes Wes Anderson back to The Treatment to talk about his new feature film, 'Moonrise Kingdom.'
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Thomas Schumacher: President of Disney Theatricals
Elvis Mitchell talks to Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatricals, about two current Disney Broadway hits, which have earned a combined 17 Tony nominations.
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Stockard Channing: Other Desert Cities
Elvis Mitchell talks to legend of stage and screen, Stockard Channing, about her Tony-nominated performance in Jon Robin Baitz's play 'Other Desert Cities.'
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Craig Thompson: Habibi
Elvis Mitchell talks to author and illustrator Craig Thompson about his epic graphic novel, 'Habibi.'
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Joel McHale: 'Community' and 'The Soup'
Elvis Mitchell talks to actor Joel McHale, who stars in the NBC comedy "Community" and hosts "The Soup" on E! Entertainment Television.
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Mike Kelley: Revenge
Elvis Mitchell talks to Mike Kelley, creator and executive producer of the popular ABC drama "Revenge," which is based on Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Count of Monte Cristo."
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Nicholas Stoller: The Five-Year Engagement
Elvis Mithcell talks with Nicholas Stoller about his new film as director and co-writer, "The Five-Year Engagement."
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Pat Kirkham: Saul Bass, a Life in Film and Design
Elvis Mitchell talks to Pat Kirkham about her new book, "Saul Bass: A Life in Film Design."
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Whit Stillman: Damsels in Distress
Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director Whit Stillman about his new film "Damsels in Distress," and his return to filmmaking after a 13 year hiatus.
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Graham Yost: Justified
Graham Yost draws unexpected parallels between his lead character, deputy US Marshall Raylan Givens and... Frasier Crane. Also, what's in store for 'Justified'?
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Don Cheadle and Matthew Carnahan: House of Lies on...
Elvis Mitchell talks to actor Don Cheadle and creator Matthew Carnahan about "House of Lies," Showtime's new series about the realities and perils of management consulting.
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Gary Ross: The Hunger Games
Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director Gary Ross about his new film The Hunger Games, the first of four films based on the best selling trilogy by Suzanne Collins.
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Jennifer Westfeldt: Friends with Kids
Elvis Mitchell talks to actress and writer Jennifer Westfeldt, who makes her directorial debut this month in Friends with Kids, which she also starred in and wrote.
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Paul Weitz: Being Flynn
Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director Paul Weitz about his latest film, Being Flynn, starring Julianne Moore, Paul Dano, and Robert De Niro.
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Nina Menkes: 'Cinema as Sorcery' Retrospective
Filmmaker Nina Menkes discusses her collected works, now in a retrospective at the UCLA Film Television Archive and following at the Anthology Film Archive in New York.
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KCRW's Awards Season Special
Elvis Mitchell and Kim Masters discuss the Oscars and the Independent Spirit Awards, and share clips from interviews with some of this year's nominees. (Feb 23, 7-8pm)
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Dave Karger: The Academy Awards
Elvis talks to Entertainment Weekly senior writer and Oscar specialist Dave Karger about the 2012 Oscars.
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Robert Weide: Woody Allen-A Documentary
Elvis Mitchell talks to director Robert Weide about his proclivity to comedy that runs toward the absurd, most recently with his film, Woody Allen: A Documentary.
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Rodrigo Garcia: Albert Nobbs
Elvis Mitchell talks to director Rodrigo Garcia about his new film as director, Albert Nobbs, starring Academy Award nominees Glenn Close and Janet McTeer.
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Patton Oswalt: Young Adult; Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
Elvis Mitchell talks to comedian, actor, and "celebrant" Patton Oswalt about his milestone year, which yielded an incredible performance in Young Adult, as well as his memoir, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland.
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John Ridley: Red Tails
Elvis Mitchell engages with writer/director/novelist John Ridley about Red Tails, his new film as writer, as well as the singular experience of being black in Hollywood.
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John Cooper and Trevor Groth: 2012 Sundance Film Festival
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Elvis? full-length interview with the Director of the Sundance Film Festival, John Cooper, and Director of Programming, Trevor Groth.
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John Landis: Monsters in the Movies
Elvis Mitchell talks to director John Landis about his new book, Monsters in the Movies, a visually rich history of the presence and evolution of monsters in film.
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Oren Moverman: Rampart
Elvis Mitchell sits down with writer/director Oren Moverman to discuss his latest film, Rampart, in theaters January 27.
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Brad Bird: Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol
Elvis Mitchell talks with Academy Award-winning animation director Brad Bird about his first live-action feature, Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol.
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Dee Rees: Pariah
Elvis Mitchell speaks with writer/director Dee Rees about her first feature film, Pariah.
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Steve Stoliar: Raised Eyebrows
Elvis talks to writer Steve Stoliar about the 15th anniversary expanded edition of his memoir, Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho's House.
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Marc Maron: WTF and The Jerusalem Syndrome
Elvis Mitchell sits down with WTF podcast host Marc Maron to discuss comedy, tragedy, and getting people to talk about it.
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Steve McQueen: Shame
Elvis Mitchell talks to artist and director Steve McQueen about his new film Shame, in theaters now.
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David Cronenberg: A Dangerous Method
Elvis Mitchell as he hosts David Cronenberg for a master class in the origins of psychoanalysis and an up-close look at Cronenberg's constant evolution as a filmmaker.
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James Wolcott: Lucking Out
Elvis Mitchell talks to Vanity Fair cultural critic James Wolcott about his new memoir, Lucking Out: My Life Getting Down and Semi-Dirty in Seventies New York.
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Alan Alda: Radiance-The Passion of Marie Curie
Elvis Mitchell talks to actor, director, and playwright Alan Alda about his new play, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, now at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
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Andrea Blaugrund Nevins: The Other F Word
Is punk rock conducive to fatherhood? Andrea Blaugrund Nevins discusses punk's industrialization, its violent romanticism and its continually regenerating audience.
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Sean Durkin: Martha Marcy May Marlene
Sean Durkin talks about growing up in Hampstead Heath, what movies really scare him, and how he came up with one of the most tongue-twisting movie titles of the year...
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J.C. Chandor: Margin Call
Writer and director J.C. Chandor's first film, Margin Call, was a hit at Sundance....
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Josh Radnor: How I Met Your Mother
Josh Radnor talks with Elvis Mitchell about his hit TV show, How I Met Your Mother. He also wrote and directed Happythankyoumoreplease.
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Margaret Whitton: A Bird of the Air
Margaret Whitton's first film as a director is A Bird of the Air. She talks with Elvis Mitchell about being behind the camera and working with a parrot.
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Jason Statham: Killer Elite
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Actor Jason Statham talks with Elvis Mitchell about his new film, Killer Elite, co-starring Robert De Niro.
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Jake Kasdan: New Girl
New Girl executive producer/director Jake Kasdan talks with Elvis Mitchell about working on a sit-com versus directing a feature film.
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Mark Landsman: Thunder Soul
Elvis Mitchell talks with Mark Landsman who directed Thunder Soul, about the Kashmere High School Stage Band from Houston.
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Nicholas Winding Refn: Drive
Director Nicolas Winding Refn talks with host Elvis Mitchell about his new film, Drive, starring Ryan Gosling.
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Gavin O'Connor: Warrior
Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director Gavin O'Connor about his new film, Warrior.
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Andre Torres: Wax Poetics
The owner and editor-in-chief of Wax Poetics talks with Elvis Mitchell about the magazine's beginnings and what he hopes to achieve in each issue...
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J. Clay Tweel: Make Believe
J. Clay Tweel's documentary, Make Believe, takes us inside the quirky world of teen magicians....
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Mark Waid: Irredeemable
Mark Waid has toiled in the comics field for both Marvel and DC. His gripping new series starts when a Superman-like figure decides to use his power not for good...
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Doug Ellin: Entourage
Elvis Mitchell talks with Doug Ellin, creator and executive producer of Entourage, which is currently in its eighth season on HBO.
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Errol Morris with David Ansen (Web Exclusive)
Errol Morris' latest film, "Tabloid," explores the complicated story of Joyce McKinney with LA Film Festival Artistic Director, David Ansen.
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Miranda July with Hadrian Belove (Web Exclusive)
Hadrian Belove of LA's Cinefamily talks with acclaimed writer/actor/director Miranda July about her new film "The Future."
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Laurence Fishburne: 20th Anniversary of 'Boyz 'n the...
In 1991, Laurence Fishburne starred as the hard-nosed Furious Styles in Boyz 'n the Hood. The film was acclaimed for it's compelling portrayal of life in South Central LA..
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Seth Gordon: Horrible Bosses
Director Seth Gordon moves from documentary work to comedy, with his latest film, Horrible Bosses...
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James A. Miller: Inside the World of ESPN
Author James Miller puts ESPN under the microscope in his book Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN.
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Michael Rapaport: Beats, Rhymes and Life
Actor Michael Rapaport directs his first documentary film about the influential hip-hop group, A Tribe Called Quest...
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Harvey Pekar
Writer Harvey Pekar was Cleveland's favorite dark, dysfunctional and curmudgeonly son. On the first anniversary of his death, we re-broadcast his 2003 interview with Elvis Mitchell.
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Chris Weitz: A Better Life
Chris Weitz is a writer and director, but most of his directing efforts are films he didn't write. A Better Life, is a personal story he didn't write...
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Mike Mills: Beginners
When Mike Mills turns to filmmaking, he turns to drama in a search for ownership of self. As in his first film, Thumbsuckers, and his newest, Beginners, identity is key.
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Jennifer Yuh Nelson: Kung Fu Panda 2
Jennifer Yuh Nelson talks about her directorial debut. Nelson is the first woman to solely direct a big-budget animated feature film for a major Hollywood Studio.
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Rebecca Yeldham and David Ansen on the LA Film Festival
Elvis hosts Rebecca Yeldham, Director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, David Ansen, Artistic Director for the festival, to talk about this year's event.
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Todd Phillips: The Hangover, Part II
Writer-director Todd Phillips brings a transgressive element to studio comedy. From Road Trip to Due Date, his newest addition to the canon is The Hangover, Part 2.
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Paul Feig: Bridesmaids
Paul Feig (Freaks Geeks, Knocked Up, Nurse Jackie) directed the 'Farewell to Steve Carrell' episode of The Office, and his new film is the comedy, Bridesmaids...
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Spencer Susser: Hesher
With a few short films, director Spenser Susser deals with violent emotional impacts that summon physical violence as well. His first feature film, Hesher...
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Phil Rosenthal: Exporting Raymond
Elvis hosts writer, producer, director and creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, Phil Rosenthal, to talk about his latest production, Exporting Raymond.
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Timothy Olyphant: Justified
Timothy Olyphant stars as Raylan Givens on Justified, the FX Network's drama series based on the works of crime novelist Elmore Leonard.
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Kevin Smith: Red State
Elvis hosts writer-director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma, Chasing Amy) to talk about his latest feature film, Red State, starring Michael Parks, Melissa Leo and John Goodman.
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Susanne Bier: In A Better World
Susanne Bier (Brothers, After the Wedding, Things We Lost in the Fire, Open Hearts), Oscar-winning director of In a Better World, talks about the delicate dance of interacting with an audience.
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Greg Mottola: Paul
Elvis hosts Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) to talk about his latest film, Paul, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
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Tom McCarthy: Win Win
Not many people can claim credits from acting, to writing the animated film Up, to writing and directing The Station Agent and The Visitor. Tom McCarthy is just that guy. His newest film is Win Win.
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Joel McHale
An actor, a talk show host...Joel McHale was first and foremost a comedian, as his work on the show Community shows.
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Laurence Fishburne: Thurgood
Elvis hosts actor Laurence Fishburne to talk about his role as Thurgood Marshall which is currently being presented by HBO as a filmed version of the acclaimed play Thurgood.
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Sally Menke
WEB EXCLUSIVE: A conversation with the late film editor Sally Menke...
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Joel McHale: Spirit Awards
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Joel McHale, star of Community and host of The Soup, talks to Elvis Mitchell about being host of this year's Spirit Awards...
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Gregg Araki: Kaboom
Elvis hosts director writer Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin, The Doom Generation, Smiley Face, Nowhere, The Living End) to talk about his latest film, Kaboom.
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Thelma Golden: Harlem, A Century in Images
As part of the celebrations for Black History Month, Elvis hosts Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, to talk about the book, Harlem: A Century in Images, which was produced in association with the Studio Museum. Golden, who was one of the subjects interviewed on Elvis' documentary, The Black List, wrote the introduction to the book.
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Derek Cianfrance: Blue Valentine
Elvis hosts director Derek Cianfrance (Brother Tied, Black and White: A Portrait of Sean Combs, Run D.M.C and Jam Master J: The Last Interview) to talk about his latest film, Blue Valentine, starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, for which she has received an Academy Award nomination.
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David O. Russell: The Fighter
From comedy to action drama, director David O. Russell (Flirting with Disaster, Spanking the Monkey) finds a way to make family the center of his films. In The Fighter he ads boxing to the mix.
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Peter Weir: The Way Back
Director Peter Weir (The Truman Show, Witness, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dead Poets Society, Gallipoli) is a reader. Many of his films come from books, such as Mosquito Coast, Master and Commander and his newest, The Way Back. But he circles before committing to the material.
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Trevor Groth: Sundance Film Festival
Elvis hosts Trevor Groth, Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival, to talk about what this years festival (January 20?30) has in store.
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Alex Gibney: Client 9-The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Finding the drama in real-life figures. Documentary director Alex Gibney Alex Gibney (Taxi to The Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in The Room) has done that with several films, including his newest, Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer.
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Paul Giamatti: Barney's Version
Actor Paul Giamatti (Sideways, American Splendor) has had the most varied career of any actor of his generation. Comedy to drama, Howard Stern's boss to President John Adams. He discusses that and his new film, Barney's Version.
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Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu: Biutiful
From Amores Perros to his newest film, Biutiful, director Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu (21 Grams, Babel) finds something new and fresh with each film. He tells us how.
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John Cameron Mitchell: Rabbit Hole
Elvis hosts actor writer director John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus) to talk about his latest feature film, Rabbit Hole, starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart, based on the play of the same name written by David Lindsay-Abaire.
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Bill Plympton: Idiots and Angels
Elvis hosts indie animator and filmmaker Bill Plympton (Hair High, The Tune) to talk about his latest feature-length work, Idiots and Angels, and his short, The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger, which has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards' Animated Shorts category, 2011.
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Lee Unkrich: Toy Story 3
Lee Unkrich (A Bug's Life, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo) has been part of Toy Story from the very start. An editor of the first film, co-director on the second and director of the third, he shares what it's like to work on three classics.
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Jaimie D'Cruz and Chris King: Exit through the Gift Shop
Producer Jaimie D'Cruz and editor Chris King discuss their documentary film, Exit through the Gift Shop.
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Lena Dunham: Tiny Furniture
Elvis hosts writer director actress Lena Dunham, whose film Tiny Furniture was a big winner at this year?s SXSW festival and has gone on to win many more accolades.
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Bill Carter: The War for Late Night
Elvis Mitchell hosts New York Times writer Bill Carter (The Late Shift, Desperate Networks) to talk about his latest book, The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy.
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Jeff Malmberg: Marwencol
The documentary Marwencol is about a man finding himself after a tragedy. The film was a similar journey for Jeff Malmberg. Elvis hosts director and editor Jeff Malmberg to talk about his award-winning documentary Marwencol, which tells the extraordinary story of Mark Hogencamp. Having survived a horrific beating by five men near his hometown of Kingston, New York in 2000, Hogencamp's long road to recuperation became focused on art, specifically building a fictional Belgian town (Marwencol)...
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Lucy Walker: Waste Land
The Amish, blind mountain climbers, fighting for nuclear disarmament... Director Lucy Walker's (Countdown to Zero, Devil?s Playground, Blindsight) new film, Waste Land, is about waste becoming art. It's drama and non-fiction.
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Russell Brand: Booky Wook 2--This Time Its Personal
Elvis hosts the well coiffed, bon vivant, raconteur, writer and actor Russell Brand (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek) to talk about his second tome, Booky Wook 2: This Time It?s Personal. Picking up where My Booky Wook left off, Brand?s memoir take us through his hirings, firings and affairs of the heart.
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Jody Hill and Danny McBride: Eastbound & Down
Between them, actor Danny McBride and director Jody Hill have brought the 70's anti-hero to comedy, first with the indie film, The Foot Fist Way, and now, with Eastbound Down on HBO. It's awfully...funny.
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UpClose: Matthew Weiner
Mad Men's creator Matthew Weiner discusses Midwestern manners, Carnal Knowledge and Jon Hamm.
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Katie Aselton: The Freebie
Elvis hosts actor-writer-director Katie Aselton (The Puffy Chair, The League, Easier with Practice, Cyrus) to talk about her directorial debut feature film, The Freebie, in which she also stars.
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Mark Romanek: Never Let Me Go
The stark minimalism of Never Let Me Go might scare off most film directors. That very quality drew Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo; music videos, including Nine Inch Nails Closer Hurt, Beck?s Devil?s Haircut) to the material. He talks about making loneliness visual.
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Sean Baker: Prince of Broadway
Writer/director Sean Baker is best known for Greg the Bunny and Warren the Ape on TV. His feature film, Prince of Broadway, is gritty and stark. It?s all more similar than you?d think.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman: Jack Goes Boating
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote, Before the Devil Knows You?re Dead, The Savages, The Talented Mr Ripley, Magnolia) has worked with a dream list of directors: like Sidney Lumet, Paul Thomas Anderson, the Coen Brothers and Mike Nichols. With Jack Goes Boating, the Oscar-winning director becomes one. Was it a dream come true?
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Rachel Perkins: Bran Nue Dae
Elvis hosts writer-director Rachel Perkins (First Australians, Radiance, One Night the Moon) to talk about her musical feature film, Bran Nue Dae, which stars Missy Higgins, Geoffrey Rush, Rocky McKenzie and Jessica Mauboy.
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Will Gluck: Easy A
Writer-director Will Gluck likes self-aware characters. He wrote for the TV soap-satire Grosse Pointe and co-created the show The Loop. His newest film is the updated version of The Scarlett Letter. Does Easy A make the grade?
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Jennifer Salt: Eat Pray Love
It makes sense that Jennifer Salt is now a screenwriter. The first act of her career was as an actress working with Robert Altman, Brian de Palma and Woody Allen. Her second act includes writing on Nip/Tuck and co-writing Eat Pray Love
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Jay Roach: Dinner for Schmucks
From the three Austin Powers movies to the two Focker films, Jay Roach has made some definite left turns. His newest, Dinner for Schmucks, is a departure that still lines up...
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Patricia Clarkson: Cairo Time
Actress Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) moves from impulsive characters -- like her roles in High Art and Whatever Works, to thoughtful ones -- like her role in the new film Cairo Time.
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Steve Carell: Dinner for Schmucks
Elvis hosts actor Steve Carell (The Office, Little Miss Sunshine, The Forty Year Old Virgin) to talk about his latest starring role in Dinner for Schmucks.
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Edgar Wright: Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Writer director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Spaced) speaks with Elvis about his new movie, Scott Pilgrim vs.The World, starring Michael Cera and based on the comic book series by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
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Lucy Walker and Valerie Plame Wilson: Countdown to Zero
Documentary filmmaker Lucy Walker (Devil's Playground, Blindsight) has made films in improbable worlds: Amish teenagers, blind mountaineers, and, with Countdown to Zero, the nuclear arms issue. Walker and former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson talk "phishing."
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Phillip Noyce: Salt
After a decade of making independent films with personal and political points Salt director Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm, Patriot Games, Rabit-Proof Fence, Quiet American) has returned to the big screen with a sleeper-spy action film. See if it's spiced up his career.
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Christopher Nolan: Inception
Elvis hosts Inception director Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight, The Prestige) to talk about his much anticipated new film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Ken Watanabe, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy and Michael Caine.
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John C. Reilly
Elvis hosts actor John C. Reilly (Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Criminal) to talk about his latest feature, Cyrus, directed by Mark and Jay Duplass, in which he plays the lead role, along side Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei and Catherine Keener.
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Ralph Ziman
Elvis hosts writer director Ralph Ziman (The Zookeeper, Hearts and Minds, and music videos, including Faith No More) to talk about his latest feature film, Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema.
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Adam Scott
Elvis hosts actor Adam Scott, who appears in the hit TV series Party Down, and recently joined the cast of Parks Recreation. Scott has also appeared in Six Feet Under, Tell Me that You Love Me and feature films such as Knocked Up and Step Brothers, among others.
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Debra Granik
Sundance has been good for writer-director Debra Granik (Down to the Bone). She won all three time she competed. Her newest, Winter's Bone, got the Grand Jury Prize this year. It's the importance of film festivals.
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Rebecca Yeldham and David Ansen: Los Angeles Film...
Rebecca Yeldham, Director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, and David Ansen, Artistic Director of the festival discuss their hopes and ambitions for making this a world class event, and the challenges they face in mounting a major film festival in Tinseltown.
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David Levien and Brian Koppelman
Elvis hosts producers-writers-directors David Levien and Brian Koppelman (Ocean's Thirteen, Tilt, The Illusionist) to talk about their latest film, Solitary Man, starring Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito and Jesse Eisenberg.
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Ken Loach
Elvis hosts writer-director Ken Loach (Kes, Hidden Agenda, Cathy Come Home, My Name is Joe, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Sweet Sixteen, Bread and Roses) to talk about Looking for Eric, a heartfelt tale about a man whose life is in utter disarray, until the surprise appearance of his footballing idol, Eric Cantona, whose wisdom and philosophy helps to guide him out of the morass.
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Nicole Holofcener
Elvis hosts writer director Nicole Holofcener (?Friends with Money?, ?Walking and Talking?, ?Lovely and Amazing? ) to talk about her latest feature Please Give starring Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall and Amanda Peet.
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Michael Caine
Elvis hosts actor Michael Caine (?Get Carter?, ?The Italian Job? ?The Cider House Rules?, ?Alfie?, ?The Dark Knight?, ?Zulu?) to talk about his latest feature , ?Harry Brown?, in which he plays the title role.
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Sylvain White
Director Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, Trois: The Escort) has crossed genres, going from African American romantic thriller, to slasher film, to musical to action-adventure with his newest, The Losers....
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Jerry Weintraub
What do Elvis Presley, Robert Altman, Bobby Fischer and Barry Levinson all have in common? Producer-promoter Jerry Weintraub. He talks about his life in show biz and his book, When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead.
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Matthew Vaughn
Matthew Vaughn worked as Guy Ritchie's producer before turning to directing. His three movies as filmmaker -- Layer Cake, Stardust and his newest, Kick Ass -- are all adaptations. It's two-fisted inspiration from the printed page.
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Shawn Levy
Elvis hosts director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, The Pink Panther, Big Fat Liar) to talk about his latest film, Date Night, starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell.
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Nash Edgerton
From stuntman to director. If it's not a first, it's close. First-time director Nash Edgerton (Spider, The Magician, The Pitch, music videos for Missy Higgins, Ben Lee and Bob Marley) talks about his film, The Square. He's gone from taking falls to taking responsibility.
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Kenneth Turan
Elvis hosts writer-film critic Kenneth Turan (Los Angeles Times, NPR's Morning Edition) to talk about his book Free for All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told.
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Antoine Fuqua
Elvis hosts writer/producer/director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Lightning in a Bottle) to talk about his latest feature film, Brooklyn?s Finest, starring Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes and Richard Gere.
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Havana Marking
Elvis hosts writer/producer/director Havana Marking (The Crippendales; Michael Palin: Himalaya; War on Terra - What would Jesus Drive?) to talk about her debut documentary feature. Afghan Star follows the contestants of the Afghan equivalent of American Idol, and the impact such a television show has in a country where just a few years ago it was a crime to sing in public.
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Dan Klores
In his documentaries, director Dan Klores (Crazy Love, Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story, Black Magic) takes an event, then lets the participants offer their points of view. It illuminates, not complicates. His newest film, Winning Time, showcases Reggie Miller and Spike Lee.
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Avatar's James Cameron at the NRDC Event
Join Elvis Mitchell and Avatar director James Cameron for a special online edition of The Treatment, recorded live at a benefit for the Natural Resources Defense Council. WARNING: Explicit language
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Eddie Izzard
You know Eddie Izzard (Ocean's Twelve, The Secret Agent, Trumbo, Lennie) as an actor in film. You may know his stand-up as well. This year he hosts the Independent Spirit Awards.
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Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges (The Last Picture Show, Texasville, Tron, The Big Lebowski) is a lucky break for first-time writer-directors. Thirty-five years ago he got his first Oscar nomination in Michael Cimino's debut, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. This year, he scored his fifth nomination with Scott Cooper's Crazy Heart.
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Geoffrey Fletcher
The novel that gave us the film Precious has been pursued by producers since it's publication. First-time screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher is the man who wrestled it to the big screen -- and got an Oscar nomination in the process...
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Scott Schuman
Elvis hosts Scott Schuman, creator of The Sartorialist, to talk about his blog and its publication in book form. The New York Times reports that the photo blog about street fashion has become known as "the bellwether American site that turned photo blogging into an art form."
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Colin Firth
Elvis hosts actor Colin Firth (Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones' Diary) who currently stars in the much lauded film A Single Man, for which he recently received a Golden Globe nomination.
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Guy Ritchie
In Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, director Guy Ritchie (Revolver, RocknRolla) brought high-voltage filmmaking to modern London. He creates a venerable legend of an earlier time with Sherlock Holmes.
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John Cooper
Elvis hosts John Cooper, the new director of the Sundance Festival. We hear about how films are selected, get a preview of this year's fest, learn about the new ?Next' category and what it's like to work with Robert Redford...
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Oren Moverman
"Intimate" and "confessional" are not adjectives you'd expect to hear in a film about the Iraq war. Director Oren Moverman's The Messenger looks at the collateral damage on the home front...
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Tom Ford
Elvis speaks with fashion designer, writer-director-producer Tom Ford about his feature film debut, A Single Man, an adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's novel of the same name. The film has received rave reviews and recently garnered several Independent Spirit and Golden Globe nominations, two of those for lead actor Colin Firth.
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Danny Boyle
Tension and home play a key part in the work of director Danny Boyle. From Trainspotting, Shallow Grave and 28 Days Later to his latest, Sunshine, he discusses the connections.
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Jason Reitman
Elvis hosts writer-director Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking, Juno) to talk about his latest film, Up in the Air, which has just received the highest amount of Golden Globe nominations, including those for Best Actor for George Clooney and Best Director for Jason Reitman.
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Viggo Mortensen
Elvis hosts actor/artist/poet/writer/musician Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises, The Lord of The Rings) to talk about his leading role in this film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's book, The Road.
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