The Treatment
The Treatment
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A "treatment," in Hollywood parlance, is a concise overview of a screenplay. On The Treatment, film critic Elvis Mitchell turns the tables and gives the "treatment" to some of the most influential and innovative forces creating movies and popular art and entertainment.
Each week, Elvis speaks with an amazing array of guests, discussing everything from their inner conflicts to their interior design. With a straightforward style that understates his vast knowledge, Elvis is able to extract insights, issues and inspirations from even the most introverted guests. Conversations on The Treatment are mostly comfortable, sometimes contentious, but always fascinating.
Photo credit: Marc Goldstein
UPCOMING SHOWS
Rupert Isaacson
Elvis hosts writer/producer Rupert Isaacson to talk about the documentary The Horse Boy, which follows the journey to Mongolia that he and his wife made with their son, in a bid to find a cure for Rowan's autism.
RECENT SHOWS
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Geoffrey Smith
The moving and crafty documentary, The English Surgeon, deals with the life and works of Dr. Henry Marsh. Its director, Geoffrey Smith (The Children of Helen House, Your Life in Their Hands), talks about his unique approach and his subject.
Bobcat Goldthwait
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.
Quentin Tarantino
Jean-Luc Godard once said all you need to make a film is a girl and a gun. In Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction; Kill Bill, Volumes 1 and 2' Reservoir Dogs) adds Winston Churchill, Adolph Hitler and a squad of Nazi-scalping GI's.
Judd Apatow
Elvis hosts writer-producer-director Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin) whose latest film is Funny People, starring Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler.
Nancy Miller
Writer Nancy Miller (The Closer, CSI: Miami) sets her shows outside the LA-New York universe and gives them a deeper view of character. Saving Grace, set in Oklahoma, is about a copy bedeviled by an angel.
Lynn Shelton
Writer-director Lynn Shelton's (My Effortless Brilliance, We Go Way Back) new film, Humpday, asks several questions...
Program Details
Host
Elvis Mitchell is a film critic and host of The Treatment, where he speaks with an amazing array of film and television industry writers, directors and actors. With a straightforward style that belies his vast knowledge, Elvis is able to extract insights, issues and inspirations from even the most introverted guests. Conversations on The Treatment are mostly comfortable, sometimes contentious, but always fascinating.
Schedule
Live
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Tapes & Transcripts
A CD copy of The Treatment is available by calling 1.888.600.5279.
Transcripts are not available.
Music
The theme track is Chocolate Elvis by Tosca.
(compilation CD 'Abstract Vibes' on Quango Records, Cat# 162-448 015-2)
