The Treatment

You may know the name Jon Poll from his work as editor on Meet the Parents and two of the Austin Powers films. He's just directed his first film, Charlie Bartlett, starring Anton Yelchin, Robert Downe...

5 Mars 200829min

You might think it difficult to make fear, weakness bulling a career. Writer-director Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men, Nurse Betty) disagrees with you. He's proved it works in film, on stage and w...

27 Feb 200829min

Yes, Lars and the Real Girl is about a man who falls for a sex doll. It's also about the women who help pull him out of his shell – and a lot more. Screenwriter Nancy Oliver (Six Feet Under) talks abo...

20 Feb 200829min

In just two films, writer-director Jason Reitman (In God We Trust) has found comedy in the realm of personal responsibility. First, Thank You for Smoking and, now, Juno. For this Oscar nominee, the fi...

13 Feb 200829min

Not only has screenwriter Tony Gilroy (The Devil's Advocate, Dolores Claiborne) had quite a career, but quite a year as well. He adapted the Bourne books, including Ultimatum. Now he makes his directo...

6 Feb 200829min

Elvis Mitchell hosts director-writer-producer Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love) whose latest film is There Will Be Blood. This critically acclaimed, epic film has just r...

30 Jan 200816min

Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film, 1900-1934 is not only a mouthful as a title, but this DVD set deals with plain-spoken and direct controversy on the big screen in the silent era. You can...

23 Jan 200829min

After Malcolm X and The Hurricane, you'd think Denzel Washington had enough of real life. But The Great Debaters, his second film as director, shows why fact drew him back. It's life as drama.

16 Jan 200829min