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1674 - How Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg shaped Hollywood

The Treatment is a compelling listen to the vital conversations about the catalysts of creative inspiration. Following some of the most interesting, influential, and crossover creators in the world of entertainment, fashion, sports, and the arts, we hear from tastemakers who are the very fabric that forms popular culture.

1674 - How Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg shaped Hollywood

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The Treatment

Episodes

How Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg shaped Hollywood

The Treat: Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino

David Oyelowo on the dark reality of solitary confinement in ‘Newborn’

The Treat: Guy Trebay

Director BenDavid Grabinski on the retro sensibility of ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’

The Treat: Kenneth Turan

Director Joseph Kosinski on the sound of ‘F1’

The Treat: Maria Bamford

‘Project Hail Mary’ directors on making outer space feel like home

The Treat: Ken Leung

Actress Erika Alexander on flexing her comedic muscles in ‘Reggie Dinkins’

The Treat: Matt Wolf

Director’s Cut: Guillermo del Toro on running toward the fear

The Treat: Wunmi Mosaku

Cynthia Erivo on conquering roles from Elphaba to Dracula

The Treat: Joel Edgerton

Wunmi Mosaku on how self-acceptance brought her to 'Sinners'

The Treat: Josh Safdie

Chloé Zhao on showing all the seasons of life in her work

The Treat: Guillermo del Toro

Yorgos Lanthimos on not giving all the answers in 'Bugonia'

The Treat: Joseph Kosinski

Director Ryan Coogler on the meaning of home in his films

The Treat: Darren Aronofsky

Director Jafar Panahi on hope in his films

Josh Safdie on the ambition of ‘Marty Supreme’

The Treat: Emily Blunt

Cynthia Erivo on Elphaba’s growth in ‘Wicked: For Good’

The Treat: Actor Dwayne Johnson

Joel Edgerton on the silences in Train Dreams

The Treat: Jason Isaacs

Emily Blunt on looking for the struggle in her characters

Final reflections from Rob Reiner on his father's legacy

Kate Winslet says hello to directing with Goodbye June

Oscar winner Paul Tazewell on telling story through costume

Guillermo del Toro on building the world of Frankenstein

The Treat: Actor Greg Kinnear

The Treat: The Mortician director Joshua Rofé

Dwayne Johnson defies expectations with The Smashing Machine

Fred Armisen’s 100 Sound Effects album is an endless treasure

The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman has The Treat

The Running Man is just a regular guy

The Knife director Nnamdi Asomugha has The Treat

Who’s with comedian W. Kamau Bell?

The Treat: "Eddington" director Ari Aster

Director Nia DaCosta on the power of Hedda

Actor Jeremy Strong on the spiritual ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’

What lights Martin Scorsese up when he’s in front of the camera?

Luca Guadagnino on “After the Hunt”

Drew Nieporent on navigating restaurateur life

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