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The Simpsons Go to the Oscars; Life of Pi's Marine Consultant
James L. Brooks and David Silverman talk "The Simpsons" and their Oscar-nominated "Short Film." Plus, "Life of Pi's" marine consultant brings authenticity to the film.
By Kim Masters • • 30m ListenAmong the Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short Film is a movie about Maggie Simpson. The silent, pacifier-sucking baby of the Fox TV show, The Simpons. We talk with the director, and long-time Simpsons hand, David Silverman, and writer-producer James L. Brooks. Plus, we meet Steven Callahan, the marine consultant that filmmaker Ang Lee relied upon to bring authenticity to his stranded-at-sea story, Life of Pi.
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3 storiesThe Hollywood News Banter
Kim Masters and John Horn, film writer for the Los Angeles Times, banter about some of this week's top Hollywood news stories. - Warner Bros. Studio gets a new CEO - We bid goodbye to 30 Rock, a television show that sent up the TV business unlike any other
Read the story7 minThe Simpsons Jim Brooks and David Silverman
The legendary James L. Brooks and veteran animator-director David Silverman talk about making of the Oscar-nominated short film, Maggie Simpson: The Longest Day Care. They also take us back to the origins of The Simspons and a fateful night when a drunk Silverman convinced Brooks to take animation seriously.
Read the story12 minLife of Pi Consultant
To create an authentic depiction of life stranded at sea, filmmaker Ang Lee consulted with sailor-inventor-author-survivor Steven Callahan. Callahan wrote the best-selling book, Adrift : Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea. Steven Callahan with Suraj Sharman on set of 'Life of Pi'
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