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    The Business

    The Man Who Makes Low Budget, High Concept Horror Hits

    Producer Jason Blum carved a niche in the movie business making low budget, high concept horror hits.

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    By Kim Masters • Sep 28, 2013 • 28m Listen

    Producer Jason Blum (The Purge, the Insidious movies, the Paranormal Activity franchise) has made efficiency the core principle behind his approach to making hit horror movies.

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    2 stories
    1. 0:35

      Hollywood News Banter

      Kim Masters and John Horn of the Los Angeles Times discuss some of this week's top entertainment news stories.

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      7 min
    2. 7:35

      Horror Producer Jason Blum

      The Business contributor John Horn interviews producer Jason Blum about his unique approach to making low budget horror films that hit big with audiences. Blum formed his business model off of his success with the first Paranormal Activity movie.

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      21 min
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      Kim Masters

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

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      John Horn

      Los Angeles Times

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      Darby Maloney

      Producer

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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:357 min

      Hollywood News Banter

    2. 7:3521 min

      Horror Producer Jason Blum

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