The Treatment

Screenwriter and director Tony Gilroy, known for his acclaimed work on the Bourne series and Michael Clayton, shares insights from his dynamic career. He discusses the challenges of adapting complex novels into successful films and reflects on the impact of 1970s cinema on modern storytelling. Gilroy emphasizes the importance of character depth in action films, contrasting various writing disciplines. He also sheds light on the art of collaboration in filmmaking, revealing how personal dynamics and creative relationships shape compelling narratives.

Esquire magazine art director, part of a legendary screenwriting partnership and, finally, writing and directing on his own, Robert Benton has seen many sides of the film business. He takes us from Bonnie and Clyde, to Kramer versus Kramer, to his newest, Feast of Love.

Family, secrets, money and guilt. Watchwords found in the plays of Jon Robin Baitz -- and also seen in his show, Brothers and Sisters, the first show he created for network TV. He talks about moving from the stage to the small screen.

David McCallum, William Blake, Lou Rawls and jazz fusion--unlikely components, all a part of producer David Axelrod's work. He's featured in a new concert DVD and he talks about it all.

If you've watched The Larry Sander's Show, you've seen the words "Special Thanks to Roy London." It's also name of a documentary on the acting coach. Its director, Christopher Monger (Voice Over, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, Seeing Red), and Garry Shandling discuss London and his legacy.

In this web-only edition of The Treatment, Elvis Mitchell interviews Irish director Neil Jordan during the Toronto International Film Festival  about his latest movie The Brave One,  starring Jodie Foster.

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With is the directorial debut of Jeff Garlin, creator of Curb Your Enthusiasm with Larry David. He's an actor and stand-up comedian as well as a writer and director (Mad about You, Daddy Day Care). How does he define himself primarily?

From Clint Eastwood and Fritz Lang to Alfred Hitchcock and George Cuckor, Patrick McGilligan has written biographies of known studio figures. With his new book, Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only, he turns to an African American figure who pioneered independent filmmaking.

Take a high school debater with a stutter. Add a fast-talking girl disguising her insecurities. Throw in a first-time fiction director. The result is Rocket Science, writer-director Jeffrey Blitz's second film. His first was the documentary, Spellbound.

Man versus machine versus man and the way pop culture defines them. Director Seth Gordon on his first feature-length documentary, The King of Kong.