The Treatment

Elvis hosts writer-film critic Kenneth Turan to talk about his book Free for All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told. With the creation of Shakespeare in the Park and the birth of the public theater Joe Papp was responsible for building an unparalleled nonprofit institution. In the new book Free for All , Kenneth Turan (Los Angeles Times, NPR's Morning Edition ) charts...

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 .

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 ....

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.

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

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 .

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 .

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...

In 2005, Scott Schuman began blogging. His site, proof-positive that pictures tell the story, is now a book...  

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 .

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 .  

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...

"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...

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.

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.  

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.

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 .

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.

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.

"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...

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.

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 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.  

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.

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.