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Hollywood Financial Forecast Calls for High Chance of Lows; Indie Games
19 januari 2009 · 30 min
This week on The Business, a Hollywood lawyer predicts a rough road ahead for what used to be a recession-proof business. Plus, video games…go indie!
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The 100 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood
12 januari 2009 · 30 min
The Hollywood Reporter's 17th annual "100 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood" list. What does is say about the progress of women in the business? How do power lists in general reveal Hollywood's insecurities?
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The Hollywood Year to Be
5 januari 2009 · 30 min
2008 was a roller-coaster of a year for show business. What’s in store for the industry in 2009? It's the Hollywood year-to-be with Lauren Schuker of the Wall Street Journal and Scott Collins of the Los Angeles Times.
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Best of the Business: Carrie Fisher
29 december 2008 · 30 min
As Princess Leia, she was saved from the Empire by Luke, Han and Chewy. As Carrie Fisher, she's had to rely on a higher power to save herself from drugs and alcohol. Plus, going to the big show, Showest.
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Best of the Business 2008: Favorite Features
22 december 2008 · 30 min
We revisit our favorite feature stories of 2008: the woes of a
video-game reviewer, going to the movies with babies, Hollywood's
fascination with swag, and what it's like to be a lady in the
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That Was the Hollywood Year That Was!
15 december 2008 · 30 min
The ups, the downs, the all arounds of the business of show in 2008. We talk with Lauren Schuker of the Wall Street Journal and Scott Collins of the Los Angeles Times.
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'Che,' Longer than the Cuban Revolution; She-Pap
8 december 2008 · 30 min
Laura Bickford, the producer of Steven Soderbergh's new epic Che, on themaking and marketing a four-hour movie in an age of multi-tasking and quick cutting. Plus, a female in the testosterone-fueled world of the Hollywood paparazzi?
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Why Doesn't Hollywood Love Theater?; Horror Goes Comedy
1 december 2008 · 30 min
You're in a play? But I thought you said you were in show business? We look at the weird relationship between Hollywood and LA's legit stage. Plus, even though they're not actors, directors can get typecast, too.
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Hollywood Goes to the Middle East
24 november 2008 · 30 min
With a full-fledged production facility, major investments in film, and two world class film festivals, the United Arab Emirates is the next country to role the dice on Hollywood.
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In Bombay with Slumdog Millionaire; American Film Market
17 november 2008 · 30 min
We talk to director Danny Boyle about making his new film in India, a country that's on the move, but still sometimes on the make. Plus, the bizarre bazaar that is the American Film Market.
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Shrugging Off Atlas Shrugged, Redux
10 november 2008 · 30 min
Hollywood's been beguiled and bedeviled by Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged since it was published in 1957. Fifty years later, why hasn't it been made into a movie? We talk to legendary producer Al Ruddy, the first guy to get Rand's go ahead…in 1974. (This is a rebroadcast of a program that originally aired on September 8. However, the "Hollywood News Caravan" is new.) Lees meer
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Bradley Effect at the Movies; Danny Goldberg and the Music Biz
3 november 2008 · 30 min
Is there a "Tom Bradley effect" in the movies, or are low returns for movies with black casts just self-fulfilling prophecy? Plus, music mogul Danny Goldberg and the future of the record business.
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Mini-Majors, Endangered Species?; The Sundance Marathon
27 oktober 2008 · 30 min
This indie film was all about the art until the studios got in the game. How will independent film change again now that the studios seem to be backing away? Plus, watching movies 'til you drop with the programmers of the Sundance Film Festival.
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Could the Economic Downturn Be Good for TV Networks?
20 oktober 2008 · 30 min
Will record-low consumer confidence cause companies to pull their
ads off network television or will broke Americans staying at home be a
boon to the TV viewing? Plus, the director of Repo! The Genetic Opera may have his career repossessed. -
Faith-Based Blockbusters; The Westmores of Hollywood
13 oktober 2008 · 29 min
The making and marketing of a Christian hit which landed an impressive fourth place at the box office in its first
weekend out. Plus, the first family of hair and make-up finally gets its own star on the
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Politics as Mini-Series; Working the Emmys; The Duchess
6 oktober 2008 · 30 min
The closely-contested, presidential race has brought Americans back into the political process, not to mention doing wonders for TV ratings. Plus, and the winner is…not the press covering the Emmys. And finally, the daughter of a black-listed writer comes to Hollywood. Lees meer
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Will the Wall Street Crisis Hammer Hollywood?
29 september 2008 · 30 min
How will the Wall Street meldown affect Hollywood studios and their coporate parents?
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Which Way, Silverman?; A World without Don LaFontaine
22 september 2008 · 30 min
Do salacious rumors swirling around NBC's embattled programming chief
signal his ouster? What has he done that's so bad, and what good is
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Hollywood Goes to the Conventions; Mommy and Me Go to the Movies
15 september 2008 · 30 min
Are Hollywood celebrities irrelevant in an election when their candidate's a star? Plus, mommy and me go to the movies.
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Shrugging Off 'Atlas Shrugged'
8 september 2008 · 30 min
Hollywood's been sniffing around Atlas Shrugged since Ayn Rand published it in 1957. So why hasn't it been made into a movie? We talk to the first guy to get the go-ahead from Rand -- in 1974.
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Hollywood Assistants; Studio Rights
1 september 2008 · 30 min
We revisit our conversation on Hollywood assistants, with authors Peter Nowalk and Hillary Stamm. Plus, how does a studio spend $100 million on a movie when they don't own the rights?
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Getting Rid of the (Production) Shingles
25 augustus 2008 · 30 min
Hollywood's studios are slashing producer deals in record numbers. What
are these producer pacts? What does it all mean for the kinds of movies
that we'll be seeing? We talk to Adam Fields, who's had pacts
with most of the majors. Plus, what's in a production company name? Lees meer -
Six Degrees of Celebrity Philanthropy
18 augustus 2008 · 30 min
This week on The Business, six degrees of celebrity philanthropy with, of course, Kevin Bacon - actor, musician and on-line philanthropist.
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It Isn't Easy Being a Green Hollywood Studio
11 augustus 2008 · 30 min
We talk to Shelley Billik, the Vice President of Environmental Initiatives at Warner Bros. Entertainment. She's spent the last sixteen years explaining to the industry that recycling vintage Halston doesn't make you an environmentalist.
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Best of The Business: Hollywood on the Couch
4 augustus 2008 · 30 min
Dennis Palumbo, screenwriter turned psychologist, puts Hollywood on the couch.
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SAG's Snafu; The Brothers Duplass
28 juli 2008 · 30 min
SAG and the producers are at an impasse, so what happens next? Plus, what happens when the mavens of Mumblecore go Hollywood?
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Disney's Teen Green-Making Machine
21 juli 2008 · 30 min
From Hannah Montana to High School Musical, we look at Disney's teen green-making machine.
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SAG and AFTRA Talk!
14 juli 2008 · 30 min
AFTRA approves their deal with producers...and SAG goes back to the negotiating table. Is peace at hand in Hollywood?
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A Conversation with the Presidents of SAG and AFTRA
9 juli 2008 · 32 min
This special edition of The Business features a rare
head-to-head conversation about future of acting with the dueling
presidents of SAG and AFTRA. It's the first time the leaders have
spoken since March 29... Lees meerNote: This special edition of The Business pre-empts The Treatment at 2:30 and Which Way, LA?
at 7pm.
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Hollywood's Bump from the Economic Slump; Strike TV; Titles
7 juli 2008 · 30 min
Do sky-high gas prices mean boffo box office? Plus, first there was the writers' strike and now there's strike TV. Plus, the Zen of making movie titles.
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TV Across the Pond; The Day the Creatures Cried
30 juni 2008 · 30 min
The two-way street between American television and British telly. We talk to TV producer extraordinaire Caryn Mandabach about her dealings across the pond. Plus, last words from the late special-effects wizard Stan Winston.
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MySpace Makeover
23 juni 2008 · 30 min
A makeover at MySpace continues to transform Hollywood into your space. We chat with MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe. Plus SAG and AFTRA's battle over the hearts and minds of its members.
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Rating the Ads; Weather to Shoot or Not to Shoot
16 juni 2008 · 30 min
How will rating ads instead of programs change what you see on your TV? Plus, whether or not to shoot a scene often depends on the weather.
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Runaway Production Runs Faster
9 juni 2008 · 30 min
A hit network TV show picks up, moves to New York and stirs up the enduring question: why doesn't California do something to staunch the flow of runaway production?
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Being an Assistant
2 juni 2008 · 30 min
This week on The Business, everything you wanted to know about being an assistant, but were too terrified to ask. We talk with the authors of The Hollywood Assistants Handbook. Plus, an update on the actors' negotiations for a new contract.
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TV's 'Unfronts;' Popcorn Prices Pop
26 mei 2008 · 30 min
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Indie Film Shake-up; Hollywood on the Couch, Part II
19 mei 2008 · 30 min
A major studio is getting out of the indie business and one stalwart indie distributor is rumored to be having serious money problems. The two indie film TV channels may roll into one. Is Hollywood going to give indie the bum's Rushmore? We talk to esteemed indie producer Christine Vachon and uber-salesman John Sloss. Plus, 'Hollywood on the Couch,' Part II, with writer-turned-therapist Dennis Palumbo. Lees meer
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Hollywood on the Couch
12 mei 2008 · 30 min
We put Hollywood on the couch with writer-turned-therapist Dennis Palumbo.
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Another Visit with Pixar's Big Bird
5 mei 2008 · 30 min
Pixar's Brad Bird just received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Writers' Guild. So this week we revisit our conversation with the creator of The Incredibles and Ratatouille. Plus, the entertainment industry home team.
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Why Can't SAG and AFTRA Get Along?
28 april 2008 · 30 min
The uneasy alliance between the two actors' unions has turned into outright hostility. Plus, the unions want money from the digital future. When will that future arrive? Finally, who gets credit before the credits roll?
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Agents
21 april 2008 · 30 min
There's been a mad game of musical chairs in the agency business in the last few of weeks. The agency business is changing, but the relationship between agents and clients seems to be as quirky as ever.
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Celebrities Can Be Taxing
14 april 2008 · 30 min
Using Tax Day as a very weak hook, we talk to the man who helped clear Wesley Snipes of tax fraud conspiracy charges. The question: what are the special challenges of representing a celebrity in court?
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AFTRA-SAG Split; a 'Miss Guided' Novice Writer
7 april 2008 · 30 min
Hollywood's actors' unions file for an untimely divorce. Then, what happens when a novice TV writer gets her own show?
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Qualified to Act?; The ShoWest Goes On
31 maart 2008 · 30 min
In a town where actors are more likely to wait tables than wait in the wings, how do you define a working actor? That's the central question in our lively conversation with two actors. How SAG answers that question may determine if there's a strike. Plus, this year's ShoWest movie exhibitors' conference. Lees meer
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Big Gulp to Blockbuster
24 maart 2008 · 30 min
Jim Keyes was the former CEO of 7-11 stores. Now he's applying the
lessons of the Big Gulp to the small screen at the troubled
video-rental giant Blockbuster. Plus, Variety game reviewer Ben Fritz
asks, "Why are hardcore video gamers so sensitive?" And good agentry
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Gaming Goes Casual; Pilot(Less?) Season
17 maart 2008 · 30 min
Video games are an $18 billion business in the US, and they just keep growing. Will Hollywood studios get in on some of that interactive action? Plus, will TV's increasingly pilotless way of making shows crash and burn?
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A Studio Executive 'Wants to Direct;' Goodbye, HD-DVD
10 maart 2008 · 29 min
What happens when a studio executive comes out from behind his desk to direct a major motion picture? We talk to Kent Alterman, formerly New Line Cinema's EVP of Production and now the Director of Semi-Pro. Plus, we say goodbye to HD-DVD.
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Variety up for Sale; Oscar Prognosticators
3 maart 2008 · 30 min
The venerable Hollywood trade paper, Variety, is up for sale. What will a new owner mean to the business? We'll have a lively conversation with blogger extraordinaire Nikki Finke and PR veteran Howard Bragman. Plus, which Oscar prognosticators predicted with paramount precision? Lees meer
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How Green Is My Oscar?
25 februari 2008 · 30 min
The divide between movies that make money and movies that get awards has been growing in the last few years. Why? And what does that say about how Hollywood is changing? Plus, the 1967 Oscars signaled a coming cinematic revolution. Is this year's crop of best picture nominees the harbinger of another? Lees meer
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Ding Dong the Strike Is Dead!
18 februari 2008 · 29 min
The writers' strike has meant reruns, reality and rankor. So how will things change now that the strike is over? Plus, when will the digital pie that the writers want a piece of actually be out of the oven?