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Copy to clipboard Remember Sammy Jankis… Leonard and all of his tattoos, John G., Natalie and the structural puzzle that Christopher Nolan created with his first big hit, Memento? Even in the event of short-term memory loss, you’d likely remember this mind-bending neo-noir because it has been 20 years since Memento was released in theaters and effectively launched the career of one of the biggest filmmakers working today. Take a stroll down memory lane while also learning some behin...

Netflix commissioned the USC Annenberg Inclusion Institute to analyze the diversity of its original content, and is now publicly sharing the results.

"Malcolm and Marie." Photo courtesy of Netlfix. This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes writer-director Sam Levinson and actress Zendaya, star of Levinsons new film for Netflix "Malcolm and Marie." The film follows a couple for one night as they navigate the ups and downs of their combustible relationship. In their conversation, Levinson talks about subverting gender stereotypes with the roles of Marie, played by Zendaya, and Malcolm, played by John David Washingt...

MORE Fran Lebowitz in the new Netflix limited series “Pretend It’s a City." Photo courtesy of Netflix. This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes author and speaker Fran Lebowitz, who is featured in the new Netflix limited series “Pretend It’s a City,” directed by Martin Scorsese. Lebowitz previously appeared in Scorsese’s documentary “Public Speaking,” and her written works include “Metropolitan Life” and “Social Studies.” A fie...

In August 1963, Billie Jean Brown knew that Martin Luther King Jr. had just delivered a powerful, momentous address.Her then-employer, Motown Records, recorded King’s "I Have a Dream" speech 57 years ago today at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., releasing it later that year on an album titled "The Great March on Washington."But even then, Brown says, she wouldn’t have predicted the enduring — and growing — import the speech would take on as ye...

In August 1963, Billie Jean Brown knew that Martin Luther King Jr. had just delivered a powerful, momentous address.Her then-employer, Motown Records, recorded King’s "I Have a Dream" speech 57 years ago today at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., releasing it later that year on an album titled "The Great March on Washington."But even then, Brown says, she wouldn’t have predicted the enduring — and growing — import the speech would take on as ye...

MORE Director, Aaron Sorkin behind the scenes in ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7. Photo by Niko Tavernise/NETFLIX. This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Oscar-winning writer and director Aaron Sorkin, whose newest project is Netflix’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” which he wrote and directed. Sorkin won an Academy Award for his screenplay for “The Social Network,” and his many other works include “The West Wing,” “A Few Good Men,” a...

In August 1963, Billie Jean Brown knew that Martin Luther King Jr. had just delivered a powerful, momentous address.Her then-employer, Motown Records, recorded King’s "I Have a Dream" speech 57 years ago today at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., releasing it later that year on an album titled "The Great March on Washington."But even then, Brown says, she wouldn’t have predicted the enduring — and growing — import the speech would take on as ye...

Grade: 2.5/5.0 Nicolas Cage, Hollywood’s patron god of chaos, is the perfect host for the new Netflix docuseries, “History of Swear Words.” Wearing a sharp suit and a contemplative countenance, Cage conjures a sort of manic scholarly bravado from the comfort of a lush emerald drawing room adorned with built-in bookshelves, a tan leather armchair, a tower of tomes and a fully stocked antique bar cart. He swaggers around the manicured, pompously intellectual room as if he were an instructor...

Nicolas Cage in ‘History of Swear Words’   This romp through the history of swearing is mainly limited to the United States and could have done with a bit more bite and depth The most difficult thing about writing this review was how to refer to the six unprintable words that actor Nicolas Cage dissects through the course of this documentary series. The series showed the way with “minced oaths,” which is using a proxy for the curse word. So the series looks at fudge, shoot, the nickna...