Director Alison Chernick discusses her film, Itzhak, with fellow director Robert Weide. The film follows celebrated violinist Itzhak Perlman, looking beyond his performances to see the polio survivor whose parents emigrated from Poland to Israel, and the young man who struggled to be taken seriously as a music student when schools saw only his disability.
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Nov 6
Love of Your Life with Rachel Morrison and Malcolm Washington (Ep. 630)
Director Rachel Morrison discusses her new film, Love of Your Life, with fellow Director Malcolm Washington in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, she discusses working with her Cinematographer to find different looks that reflect eras of her character’s ... Show More
32m 9s
Oct 30
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother with Bassam Tariq and Walter Thompson-Hernandez (Ep. 629)
Director Bassam Tariq discusses his new film, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, with fellow Director Walter Thompson-Hernandez in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses drawing on his own experiences as a father in crisis, shooting the film ... Show More
30m 34s
Oct 26
Fjord with Cristian Mungiu and Ira Sachs (Ep. 628)
Director Cristian Mungiu discusses his new film, Fjord, with fellow Director Ira Sachs in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses drawing inspiration for the plot from real-world events, casting Actors Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan, and deliber ... Show More
38m 1s
Mar 2019
Itzhak Perlman Cracks Wise
<p>The legendary violinist talks about his difficult childhood, stricken by polio in the war-torn early days of Israeli statehood -- and laughs about his early success, whisked away to the United States at 13 to perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. Plus, what makes a truly great inst ... Show More
42m 25s
Jan 2025
Quite A Life With Adrien Brody & Jason Schwartzman
Topics covered include: The strength and fragility of László Toth, chunky old tape recorders, Adrien’s Hungarian grandfather, heavy accents, giant dictionaries, descending from immigrants, the photography of André Kertész, 3-4 hours of prosthetics for Queer, the transformative ex ... Show More
1h 4m
Mar 2024
Paula Pell, Ed Zwick, and Grant Singer on The Treat
<p>This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with actress and writer Paula Pell to talk about season three of her comedy series Girls5eva, now available on Netflix. Next, Oscar winner Ed Zwick talks about the long arc of his writing, directing, and producing career as recount ... Show More
52m 34s
Jan 2020
1.7.20: Unraveling '1917', Meet the Insta 360, and Chris Terrio taking on ILM
This week Michelle Delateur joins Charles Haine and George Edelman to discuss the genius behind '1917', what Chris Terrio meant when he insulted ILM, and the latest from Insta 360.
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54m 47s
Feb 2019
Nadine Labaki on Capharnaüm, Talking TV: Camping and The Cry, The Beehive, The Combination Redemption
Lebanese director Nadine Labaki discusses her Oscar nominated film Capharnaüm, about a young boy in Beirut who sues his parents for giving him life. Actor Ewen Leslie talks about his role in the new ABC series The Cry, and Lena Dunham's first TV creation since Girls. Plus, artist ... Show More
54m 8s
Sep 2020
Breaking Down ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things,’ With Charlie Kaufman
The acclaimed writer-director Charlie Kaufman has returned with a new film, the disorienting, fascinating adaptation of the 2016 novel 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things.' Sean and Amanda are joined by film critic and Kaufman expert Amy Nicholson to talk about his work and break down ... Show More
1h 38m
Jan 2025
Jesse Eisenberg & Kieran Culkin on ‘A Real Pain’
Our guests this week were ‘A Real Pain’...just joking, Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin were actually really nice... They sit down with Simon to discuss the comedy-drama, directed, written, produced by and starring Eisenberg alongside Culkin. They play two mismatched cousins Dav ... Show More
1h 6m