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Matthew Weiner

Wen it started three seasons ago,Mad Menwas a show not good enough for HBO. Now the rest of TV struggles to keep up with it.  CreatorMatthew Weiner(The Sopranos, Becker) discusses keeping the show ahead of the curves.

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The lives of families with autistic children are exhausting, harrowing and, finally, maybe even hopeful. The family ofRupert Isaacsonis featured in the new documentary,The Horse Boy. Isaacson, a journalist, also wrote a book by the same name.

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The moviePreciousis the story of an overweight and abused Harlemsingle mother fighting to survive. The film came out of the SundanceFilm Festival this year with the Audience and Grand Jury prizes, aswell as Oprah Winfrey as a supporter. DirectorLee Daniels(Shadowboxer, The Woodsman, Monster's Ball) talks usthrough his journey.

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How do you make a sequel to one of the most talked-about romances of all time? If you'reChris Weitz(American Pie, About a Boy, The Golden Compass) makingNew Moon, you stick to the text.

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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 onBad Lieutenant. He talks about his own approach to film and life.

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Martin Scorsese once calledWes 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 onThe Treatment.

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He's a poet, a musician, a painter and a photographer. But we knowViggo 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 fromLord of the Rings. Mortensen, a man who's moved between two worlds.

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What's easier, directing your own screen play or someone else's? AfterJuno,Jason Reitman(Thank You for Smoking) has returned to directing his own, the adaptation ofUp in the Air. He discusses what's smoother sailing. 

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Shine, Snow Falling on Cedars, No Reservations? DirectorScott Hicksis attracted to source material. His newest,The Boys Are Back, is another film of a book, bringing emotional honesty to the truth.

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Elvis hosts Danishwriter-directorNicolas 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.

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Chris Rockis known for his potent and direct stand-up comedy. As a filmmaker he?sturned that same unblinking eye on himself and black culture. His newest film, the documentaryGood Hair, examines the profitable and self-denying world of black-hair culture. 

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He's worked with Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola and Judd Apatow on the big screen. NowJason 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 isBored to Death? but you won't be!

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Laura Jacobshas a luminous eye for detail, social and physical.It can be glimpsed in her writings on fashion and culture or in hernovels, such as her newest,The Bird Catcher.

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FromBrother's KeepertoSome Kind of Monster, directorJoe Berlingerhas made documentaries on communities in crisis. He goes to the Ecuadorian Amazon for his latest,Crude.

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Writer-directorJane Campion(In the Cut, Holy Smoke) has felt the passion and complications left in its wake, fromThe Pianoto her newest,Bright Star. She talks to Elvis about the fight between heart and head. 

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A war in the Middle East may break out. What's more important than saving lives? Saving face, as seen in directorArmando Iannucci's briliant satire,In the Loop, which derives from his BBC series,The Thick of It. 

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From Utah farm boy, to pioneering film editor, to director of some of the 70's and 80's greatest films -- such asShampooandBeing There, it's all part ofBeing Hal Ashby, the life chronicle byNick Dawson.

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As a musician, Youssou N'Dour has always been about faith. In the documentaryI Bring What I Love, directorElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi(A Normal Life) follows him on the journey committed to that goal.

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From Anthrax to Poison, Guns and Roses to Metalica, these are just a few groups inspired by Anvil, the most influencial band you've never heard of. Its story's inSacha Gervasi's film,Anvil: The Story of Anvil.

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ActorIsiah Whitlock, Jr.has worked with talents from David Mamet toSpike Lee to Dave Chappelle. On HBO'sThe Wire, his portrayal ofSenator Clay Davis was a study in compromise. He now stars in Farragut Northat the Geffen Playhouse.

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