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Mara Brock Akil & Salim Akil; ‘Deliverance’ Legacy

The Akils Talk the TV Biz and ‘Sparkle’; The Legacy of ‘Deliverance’

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By Kim Masters • Aug 9, 2012 • 28m Listen

Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil are a power couple in Hollywood who’ve achieved success making television about African-American characters. They discuss diversity in the business and their new film-- the remake of “Sparkle” starring Whitney Houston. Plus, how the 1972 movie “Deliverance” impacted a town, its economy, and its people.

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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