Antoine Fuqua
After the success of Training Day , the experience of not making American Gangster left a bad taste in director Antoine Fuqua 's mouth. He discovered the basics on his new film, Brooklyn's Finest .
Mar 24, 2010•30 min
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Havana Marking
There are more politics in American Idol than you might image, especially in Pop Star , the version shown in Havana Marking 's ( The Crippendales; Michael Palin: Himalaya; War on Terra - What would Jesus Drive? ) documentary, Afghan Star ....
Mar 17, 2010•30 min
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.
Mar 10, 2010•30 min
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
Mar 05, 2010•40 min
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 .
Mar 03, 2010•30 min
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 .
Feb 24, 2010•30 min
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...
Feb 17, 2010•29 min
Scott Schuman
In 2005, Scott Schuman began blogging. His site, proof-positive that pictures tell the story, is now a book...
Feb 10, 2010•30 min
Colin Firth
Oscar nominated-actor Colin Firth 's film career is like a walk through the library. He's been in adaptations from A Christmas Carol , to Nostromo to Pride and Prejudice , with Bridget Jones thrown in. He currently stars in the adaptation of A Single Man .
Feb 03, 2010•30 min
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 .
Jan 27, 2010•30 min
John Cooper
For John Cooper, new director of the Sundance Film Festival, it's all about moving into the future and maintaining tradition. Something old, something new... 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...
Jan 20, 2010•29 min
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...
Jan 13, 2010•30 min
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.
Jan 06, 2010•30 min
Jason Reitman
What's easier, directing your own screen play or someone else's? After Juno , Jason Reitman ( Thank You for Smoking ) has returned to directing his own, the adaptation of Up in the Air . He discusses what's smoother sailing.
Dec 23, 2009•30 min
Viggo Mortensen
He's a poet, a musician, a painter and a photographer. But we know Viggo Mortensen ( Eastern Promises, The Lord of The Rings ) best as an actor. The adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's book, The Road , is a long way from Lord of the Rings . Mortensen, a man who's moved between two worlds.
Dec 16, 2009•30 min
Wes Anderson
Martin Scorsese once called Wes Anderson ( Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ) his logical heir. Is it the way Anderson creates tension in the room or did Scorsese one day imagine Anderson at work in stop-action animation? The director of Fantastic Mr. Fox joins Elvis Mitchell on The Treatment .
Dec 09, 2009•30 min
Werner Herzog
From shorts to features, fiction films to documentaries, directing to acting, Werner Herzog ( Fitzcarraldo, Aguirre, The Wrath of God, Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn ) has completely immersed himself in film. His newest is his take on Bad Lieutenant . He talks about his own approach to film and life.
Dec 02, 2009•30 min
Chris Weitz
How do you make a sequel to one of the most talked-about romances of all time? If you're Chris Weitz ( American Pie, About a Boy, The Golden Compass ) making New Moon , you stick to the text.
Nov 25, 2009•30 min
Lee Daniels: Precious
"Precious," the story of an overweight and abused Harlem single mother fighting to survive, won this year's Sundance Film Festival’s Audience and Grand Jury prizes...
Nov 18, 2009•30 min
Matthew Weiner
Wen it started three seasons ago, Mad Men was a show not good enough for HBO. Now the rest of TV struggles to keep up with it. Creator Matthew Weiner ( The Sopranos, Becker ) discusses keeping the show ahead of the curves.
Nov 04, 2009•29 min
Jason Schwartzman
He's worked with Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola and Judd Apatow on the big screen. Now Jason Schwartzman ( Rushmore, Funny People, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr.Fox ) comes to the small screen as a big-hearted, broken hearted private eye. The show is Bored to Death – but you won't be!
Oct 28, 2009•30 min
Chris Rock
Chris Rock is known for his potent and direct stand-up comedy. As a filmmaker he’s turned that same unblinking eye on himself and black culture. His newest film, the documentary Good Hair , examines the profitable and self-denying world of black-hair culture.
Oct 21, 2009•30 min
Nicolas Winding Refn
Elvis hosts Danish writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn ( Pusher, Fear X ) to talk about his new film, Bronson . The film is loosely based on the life of Charles Bronson, considered to be Britain's most violent criminal.
Oct 14, 2009•29 min
Scott Hicks
Shine, Snow Falling on Cedars, No Reservations … Director Scott Hicks is attracted to source material. His newest, The Boys Are Back , is another film of a book, bringing emotional honesty to the truth.
Oct 07, 2009•30 min
Joe Berlinger
From Brother's Keeper to Some Kind of Monster , director Joe Berlinger has made documentaries on communities in crisis. He goes to the Ecuadorian Amazon for his latest, Crude .
Sep 30, 2009•30 min
Laura Jacobs
Laura Jacobs has a luminous eye for detail, social and physical. It can be glimpsed in her writings on fashion and culture or in her novels, such as her newest, The Bird Catcher .
Sep 23, 2009•29 min
Jane Campion
Writer-director Jane Campion ( In the Cut, Holy Smoke ) has felt the passion and complications left in its wake, from The Piano to her newest, Bright Star . She talks to Elvis about the fight between heart and head.
Sep 16, 2009•29 min
Armando Iannucci
A war in the Middle East may break out. What's more important than saving lives? Saving face, as seen in director Armando Iannucci 's briliant satire, In the Loop , which derives from his BBC series, The Thick of It .
Sep 09, 2009•29 min
Geoffrey Smith
The moving and crafty documentary, The English Surgeon , deals with the life and works of Dr. Henry Marsh. Its director, Geoffrey Smith (T he Children of Helen House, Your Life in Their Hands ), talks about his unique approach and his subject.
Sep 02, 2009•30 min
Bobcat Goldthwait: World's Greatest Dad
You know Bobcat Goldthwait as the assaultively loud comic not concerned with fire safety. As a writer-director ( Windy City Heat, Sleeping Dogs Lie ) , he's focused on films dealing with discomfort, like his newest, World's Greatest Dad .
Aug 26, 2009•30 min
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