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Wed, May 16
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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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Wed, May 9
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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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Wed, May 2
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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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Wed, Apr 18
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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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Wed, Apr 11
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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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Tue, Apr 3
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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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Wed, Mar 28
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Don Cheadle and Matthew Carnahan: House of Lies on Showtime
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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Wed, Mar 21
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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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Wed, Mar 14
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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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Wed, Mar 7
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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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Wed, Feb 29
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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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Fri, Feb 24
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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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Wed, Feb 22
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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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Wed, Feb 15
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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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Wed, Feb 8
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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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Wed, Feb 1
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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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Wed, Jan 25
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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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Thu, Jan 19
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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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Wed, Jan 18
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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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Wed, Jan 11
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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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Thu, Jan 5
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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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Wed, Dec 28 2011
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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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Wed, Dec 21 2011
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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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Wed, Dec 14 2011
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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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Wed, Dec 7 2011
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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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Wed, Nov 30 2011
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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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Wed, Nov 23 2011
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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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Wed, Nov 16 2011
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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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Wed, Nov 9 2011
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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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Wed, Nov 2 2011
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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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