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Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.

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29:59

That Was the Hollywood Year That Was!

The Business ·

2008/01/07

From scandals to the strike to the surprise success of mega-sequels it's the Hollywood year that was! We get ready for the year ahead with our annual look at the stories of year just ended with Cynthia Littleton of Variety and Carl Diorio of the Hollywood Reporter.

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29:30

Best of The Business: On the Bubble

The Business ·

2007/12/31

This week, it's the Best of The Business. The strike will put a gaggle of TV shows "on the bubble," and we're not talking about being drunk on champagne. So today, between Dove products and the producers of a remake of the 1939 classic film The Women, we revisit our conversation with the producers of Scrubs and Jericho, shows that came back from the brink of extinction earlier this year.

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Best of The Business: All about Writers; Gifting in...

The Business ·

2007/12/24

This week we present the best of The Business. In honor of the writers' strike and celebrating his hit new movie, I Am Legend, we revisit our conversation with Oscar-winning scribe Akiva Goldsman about the vital and disposable Hollywood writer. Then, 'tis the season for Hollywood gifting.

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29:59

Iraq War Movies Tank at the Box Office

The Business ·

2007/12/17

There's been a surge in Iraq and a surge of Iraq movies here at home. It might be working in Baghdad but it's tanking at the local cineplex. We talk to the director of In the Valley of Elah, Paul Haggis. Plus, the strike promises a not-very-happy new year or winter or spring for Hollywood.

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30:01

Do Movies Make Money?

The Business ·

2007/12/10

A new report paints a bleak picture for Hollywood if it doesn't quit spending money like a drunken sailor on shore leave. We speak with Roger R. Smith, the author of Do Movies Make Money?

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30:01

Will the Strike Kill the Soaps?; Inside Strike...

The Business ·

2007/12/04

What's it like to negotiate during a strike? We talk with the man who led talks for employees during the acrimonious 1994 supermarket walkout. Plus, will the writers' strike be another nail in the coffin of once wildly profitable daytime soap operas?Note: This edition of The Business will not air live at its usual time slot on KCRW as it will be pre-empted by special holiday programming. It will air at 7pm.

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30:01

The Strike and American Screenwriting, II; Video...

The Business ·

2007/11/26

To understand the current writers' strike, you need to understand the long and contentious relationship between screenwriters and the people who write their checks. This week, Part II of our conversation with Oscar-winning scribe Marc Norman about his new book, What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting. Plus, while the writers strike, video games rock on - literally.

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30:01

What Happens Next: A History of American...

The Business ·

2007/11/19

To understand the current writers' strike, you need to understand the long and contentious relationship between screenwriters and the people who write their checks. We put that relationship in the therapist's chair with Oscar-winning scribe Marc Norman, author of a fascinating new book called What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting.

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30:01

The Writers' Strike: Bad News for Network TV

The Business ·

2007/11/12

The writers' strike will effect everyone in Hollywood, but it's broadcast television that has the most to fear. We get strike analysis from executives who lived through the last one.

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31:20

What's a Producer Do?; Hollywood-Washington Update

The Business ·

2007/11/05

What does a producer do? We talk to two producers-turned-studio-execs about what they did then and what they do now. Plus, a chat with Hollywood's man in Washington, MPAA CEO Dan Glickman.

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30:00

'Wicked: The Musical' Wickedly Profitable for Universal

The Business ·

2007/10/29

The musical Wicked is a global phenomenon that's made scary profits for Universal Studios. We talk to producer Marc Platt about Hollywood's all-time most successful film--that isn't yet a film.

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30:00

'Season Finale;' Tax-Incentive Derby

The Business ·

2007/10/22

The UPN and the WB lived but a short decade, but they changed television forever. Now, the former president of entertainment at the WB and a veteran TV journalist have written a compelling and cautionary tale for anyone thinking about starting a new network. Plus, get out your calculators—it's the tax-incentive derby.

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30:00

Ang Lee's NC-17; High Risks of Self-Distributing...

The Business ·

2007/10/15

Ang Lee turned a gay cowboy movie into Oscar gold and box-office green, but can his new film overcome a rating of NC-17? Plus, the high-risk gamble of self-distributing a low-budget film.

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30:00

Tony Kaye and the Hollywood 'Lake of Fire'

The Business ·

2007/10/08

After a high-profile legal battle to take his name off American History X and replace it with a wacky pseudonym, Tony Kaye became persona non grata in Hollywood. Nearly a decade later, he's back with a new documentary in theaters and two features on the way.

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30:00

The Painstaking Process of Placing Products in...

The Business ·

2007/10/01

Mad Men is a series on the cable network AMC, set in the New York ad world of the 1960's. While the show showcases a variety of real world products, not all of them pay for the privilege.

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21:48

An Assistant Says Goodbye, Part II; 'The Inkwell'...

The Business ·

2007/09/24

The William Morris mailroom is the high-stress, low-pay, sanctum sanctorum of show biz. It can lead you straight to the top or leave you in strait jacket. Plus, what does it mean when a writer takes his name off a film?

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30:00

You Got the Writing Job, Now You're Fired; Agency...

The Business ·

2007/09/17

A conversation about the vital, essential, but ultimately disposable Hollywood writer with Oscar-winner Akiva Goldsman. Plus, an agency assistant says 'goodbye, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu' in an e-mail that got Hollywood's tongues awaggin.'

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30:00

Shepard's Progress; Residuals Revisited

The Business ·

2007/09/10

Samuel Goldwyn said, "The harder I work, the luckier I get." We catch up with writer/director Richard Shepard who got "lucky" at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005. Plus, residuals, revisited.

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30:00

Superagent to (Underage) Stars; The Burgeoning Video...

The Business ·

2007/08/27

The $37 billion business that mainstream journalists and Hollywood can no longer afford to ignore--it's a look at the burgeoning video game industry. Plus, we revisit our chat with agent to the (underage) stars, Bonnie Liedtke.

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30:00

Making Money in Hollywood; Celebrity Sitters

The Business ·

2007/08/20

Who gets paid what and why in Hollywood? We talk back-end, quotes and residuals with agent and manager-turned-producer Gavin Polone. Plus, halting the slippery slope for out-of-control celebrities who might be on their way to prison.

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