Movie Houds Listen Up

Think about it. Where would the most in-depth radio show about movies originate? Hollywood, or there abouts, of course. How about Santa Monica?

The Treatment, produced at the public radio station KCRW, is hosted by Elvis Mitchell. You've probably heard his reviews on NPR. But The Treatment includes no film reviews. Mitchell uses the 30-minute show to talk about a single film with the filmmakers. There isn't anything else like it on the air.

The most recent podcast is about a movie I'd never heard of, On the Outs, though it's won awards at film festivals around the world.

The New York Times review (registration required) describes the film this way: "The movie, directed by Lori Silverbush and Michael Skolnik, is based on actual case studies of young women who spent time in the Jersey City juvenile detention center. Much of the dialogue was developed through group improvisation by an ensemble playing characters who seem as real as if they had been approached on the street by a cinematographer and told to go on being themselves."

If you listen to the show, you'll want to see the movie.

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