The Business
The Business
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The Business is public radio's show about the business of show business. This entertaining half-hour about the people who make entertainment is hosted by Kim Masters, who most recently covered the business for National Public Radio. She's served as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Time and Esquire and is the author of The Keys to the Kingdom: The Rise of Michael Eisner and the Fall of Everybody Else and co-author, with Nancy Griffin, of Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood.
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UPCOMING SHOWS
Which Way, Studios?
Paramount shuffles its top executives and Universal may be next. Sony cancels a high-profile project just before cameras roll and Fox balks at the budget of their new Denzel Washington thriller. What the hell’s happening to the movie business?
RECENT SHOWS
Best Picture Nom's Bumped to 10; Produced By
In a surprise move, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that next year there will be ten Best Picture Oscar nominees, instead of five. AMPAS President Sid Ganis explains why. Kind of. Plus, producers stand up and say, "I am somebody!" at their guild's new Produced By conference. We speak with motion picture and TV producer and guild president Marshall Herskovitz.
Black in the Business
Even in the age of Obama, black writers in Hollywood find there's no such as thing as post-racial, and a new Writers' Guild report concurs.
Below the Line and Under the Gun
The changing entertainment industry and tanking economy have combined to put people below the line under the gun. We talk about what’s making it so hard and how its affecting the people on the ground with a veteran gaffer, a cameraman and an agent for below-the-line people.
Nerd Poker Builds a House of Game; Hollywood Scissorhands
Hollywood's video game nerds come out of the closet with a hip new event for less game savvy show biz types. Plus, executives are often maligned for re-cutting films, but sometimes they save filmmakers from themselves.
Network Scheduling Musical Chairs: The 'Medium' Story
Network TV scheduling turns into a brutal game of musical chairs. We talk to the creator of the NBC show Medium, which jumped to CBS at the last minute to grab a seat.
Report from the (Up-)Front; Hi-Def below the Line
A shaky economy and falling viewership meant nervous networks at the upfronts. Also, many new shows will be in hi-def. That’s great for viewers, but what does it mean for the people who make TV?
Studios Play Games
Why have the studios decided to get back in the video game business? Plus, even the biggest producer in the business is playing games. A chat with Jerry Bruckheimer about his new video game company.
New TV Season, New TV World; Taking Hollywood's Temperature
NBC rolls out its new season with the help of a new programming consultant -- the advertisers. We talk to network co-chair Marc Graboff. Plus, massive changes in the way the business does business is causing even more stress than usual in a stress-filled town. The therapist who has his finger on the pulse of Hollywood says it's definitely racing.
Hollywood on the Hill; 'Death' of Adult-oriented Films, Part II
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We look at selling Hollywood on the Hill with MPAA chief Dan Glickman. On April 21, the MPAA held its second "Business of Show Business" symposium in Washington, DC. Plus, could bad news for big-budget studio films for adults be good news for cheaper indie fare? We talk to Michael London, producer of Milk, The Visitor and Sideways.
'State of Play' Gets No Play; Marketing 'Fast and Furious'
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A recent spate of films have scored underwhelming results at the box office. But is the death of big-budget studio movies for grown-ups greatly exaggerated? Plus, how do you rake in the biggest April opening in box office history?
TV Time-shifted out of Business?; Soon to Be a Major YA Picture
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This week, a new report bodes ill for TV’s 10 o’clock hour. Plus, the author of a young adult novel is the last know her book is soon to be a major motion picture.
Will 3-D Save Hollywood?; Philanthropy as Blood Sport
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With 3-D movies seemingly raking in the dough, why are theaters so slow to upgrade? Plus, the hair-raising world of Hollywood fundraising and Hollywood power wives.
The 10 O'Clock Drama Drama: The Streamy Awards
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Does Jay Leno’s move to 10pm mean the death of broadcast television’s hour-long drama? Plus, walking the red carpet at the Streamy Awards, the Oscars for web TV.
Indie Film, Indeed
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Did you love Juno or Slumdog Millionaire? Then you should be worried about independent film as money dries up and the studios are giving up on art house movies. We talk with a man at the center of it all – John Cooper, the newly appointed head of the Sundance Film Festival. Plus, indie film may be facing tough times, but film festivals haven't got the memo.
Updating 'Idol'
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We talk to Fox reality czar Mike Darnell about changes to that American TV behemoth, American Idol.
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Former entertainment-industry correspondent for National Public Radio, she's served as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Time and Esquire and is the author of The Keys to the Kingdom: The Rise of Michael Eisner and the Fall of Everybody Else and co-author with Nancy Griffin of Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood.
From 1990 through 1996, Masters covered politics for the Washington Post's 'Style' section. Her work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Boston Globe and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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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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