The Treatment

Latest Episodes:

Gina Prince-Bythewood: Beyond the Lights Nov 19, 2014

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Writer/director of Beyond the Lights Gina Prince-Bytheywood on how being an athlete shaped her filmmaking, and on creating female characters who swagger.

Christopher Nolan: Interstellar Nov 12, 2014

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Christopher Nolan discusses his latest film, Interstellar, which stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and John Lithgow.

Donald Fagen: Eminent Hipsters Nov 05, 2014

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Steely Dan's Donald Fagen talks about his favorite films and his book Eminent Hipsters.

Dan Gilroy: Nightcrawler Oct 29, 2014

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With Nightcrawler, longtime screenwriter and first time director Dan Gilroy wrote a script that broke with all of the narrative tropes that studios suggest.

Sarah Treem: The Affair Oct 22, 2014

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Sarah Treem on co-creating The Affair, and subverting female archetypes.

Laura Poitras: Citizenfour Oct 22, 2014

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Pulitzer winner and MacArthur Fellow Laura Poitras talks to Elvis Mitchell about her new documentary on Edward Snowden, Citizenfour.

Robert Duvall, David Dobkin, and Robert Downey, Jr.: The Judge Oct 16, 2014

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Director David Dobkin and stars Robert Duvall and Robert Downey, Jr. discuss their new film, The Judge. CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.

Ed Brubaker: The Fade Out Oct 15, 2014

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Graphic novelist and comics writer Ed Brubaker (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) on his latest series, The Fade Out, a meta-noir set in seedy 1948 Hollywood.