The Treatment

Author Mark Waid reveals the origins of Irredeemable, his comic book series featuring the superhero turned supervillain, The Plutonian.

Elvis Mitchell talks with Doug Ellin, creator and executive producer of Entourage, which is currently in its eighth season on HBO. 

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Hadrian Belove of LA's Cinefamily talks with acclaimed writer/actor/director Miranda July about her new film The Future.  

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Errol Morris' latest film, Tabloid, explores the complicated story of Joyce McKinney with LA Film Festival Artistic Director, David Ansen.

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..

Director Seth Gordon moves from documentary work to comedy, with his latest film, Horrible Bosses...

Author James Miller puts ESPN under the microscope in his book Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN .

Actor Michael Rapaport directs his first documentary film about the influential hip-hop group, A Tribe Called Quest...

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.

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...

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.

Jennifer Yuh Nelson has worked in animation with big emotional surprises hidden in action stories. She brings that interest to bear as director of Kung Fu Panda 2 .

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.

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 .

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 ...

With a few short films, director Spenser Susser deals with violent emotional impacts that summon physical violence as well. His first feature film, Hesher...

Elvis hosts writer, producer, director and creator of Everybody Loves Raymond , Phil Rosenthal , to talk about his latest production, Exporting Raymond .

Actor Timothy Olyphant is unique. He's best known for western lawmen in the 21st century, first in HBO's Deadwood , and now in Justified on FX. He discusses bringing them to life in this new world.

In recognition of National Autism Awareness month, we re-broadcast Elvis Mitchell's interview with Rupert Isaacson , writer and documentary filmmaker of The Horse Boy.

We rebroadcast our 2010 interview with producer and Hollywood impresario Jerry Weintraub , currently the subject of the HBO documentary, His Way .

In celebration of Russell Brand hitting theaters in Arthur and as the voice of the Easter rabbit, E.B. in Hop , we re-broadcast this October 2010 interview with him...

Inspired to become a filmmaker by the film Slacker , Kevin Smith celebrated his 20th year in filmmaking by making the horror film Red State and announcing his retirement...

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.

The Daytrippers, Superbad, Adventureland . Director Greg Mottola 's films are about literal and metaphorical journeys. His newest, Paul , is a bit about both...

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 .