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Hosted by Claude Brodesser-Akner, The Business looks deep inside the business of entertainment. A half-hour of thoughtful and irreverent dialogue with Hollywood's top deal-makers, filmmakers, moguls, artists and agents, The Business will clue you in on who's making pop culture pop and what's keeping Hollywood's Blackberries juicy.
UPCOMING SHOWS
'Che,' Longer than the Cuban Revolution; She-Pap
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?
RECENT SHOWS
Why Doesn't Hollywood Love Theater?; Horror Goes Comedy
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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.
Hollywood Goes to the Middle East
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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.
In Bombay with Slumdog Millionaire; American Film Market
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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.
Shrugging Off Atlas Shrugged, Redux
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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.)
Bradley Effect at the Movies; Danny Goldberg and the Music Biz
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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.
Mini-Majors, Endangered Species?; The Sundance Marathon
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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.
Could the Economic Downturn Be Good for TV Networks?
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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
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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 Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Politics as Mini-Series; Working the Emmys; The Duchess
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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.
Will the Wall Street Crisis Hammer Hollywood?
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How will the Wall Street meldown affect Hollywood studios and their coporate parents?
Which Way, Silverman?; A World without Don LaFontaine
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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 being overlooked? Plus, a world without Don LaFontaine.
Hollywood Goes to the Conventions; Mommy and Me Go to the Movies
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Are Hollywood celebrities irrelevant in an election when their candidate's a star? Plus, mommy and me go to the movies.
Shrugging Off 'Atlas Shrugged'
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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.
Hollywood Assistants; Studio Rights
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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?
Getting Rid of the (Production) Shingles
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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?
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Host Claude Brodesser-Akner looks deep inside the business of entertainment in a half-hour of thoughtful and irreverent dialogue with Hollywood's top deal-makers, filmmakers, moguls, artists and agents.
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A CD copy of The Business is available by calling 1.888.600.5279. Transcripts are not available.
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