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January 01, 1990 - January 24, 2013 + The Business

Making it in Mid Life; Insuring Stars listen Download

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The good news is, you've finally landed that break-out part.   The bad news, they're covering your face with a squid.

Behind the Bronze Statue listen

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The Oscars have morphed from a simple industry love-fest to a dog-eat-dog, high-stakes horse race.

'Special' Effects; Shorts; The Writer Speaks Part V listen

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What do Spider-man, King Kong and Malcom in the Middle have in common?  Special effects!  Plus, is short film an endangered species?  And the fifth...

The Hollywood Year That Was; Reporting in the YouTube Age listen

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What will it be like to cover Hollywood in 2007?  Plus, the writer speaks...again!

Scoring Film; Hollywood Reporter 'Kvetchfest' listen

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We talk with super-star film composer Danny Elfman about what it takes to make great movie music.  Plus, the pain and the pity of reporting...

First-Time Effects Director; Guns listen

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What happens when a film director known for comedy with a human touch makes his first special-effects spectacular?  Plus, guns! The low-tech movie effect we...

Trolling for Talent on the Web; The Writer Speaks,Part III listen

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Viral web stars like Lonely Girl 15 are huge on sites like YouTube.  We talk to a Hollywood agent trying to help them infect the...

Princess Leia's Road to Recovery; The Writer Speaks, Part II listen

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Carrie Fisher talks about drugs, alcohol and recovery in show business. Also, the writer speaks, Part II.

Gifting in Hollywood; The Writer Speaks listen

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'Tis the season... for gifting in Hollywood.  Plus, the Irish say writers are just failed talkers.  We'll let you be the judge.  Finally, how the...

Writing Partnerships: With The Two Mikes listen

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We speak with a successful writing team, Mike Colleary and Michael Werb about the benefits and pitfalls of creative collaboration.   PLUS - movies about the movies.

Crossing Hollywood Boundries; Lawsuit.com listen

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A veteran film executive pays the price for becoming  a director and breaking the rules of the Hollywood caste system. Plus, when Google paid $1.46...

Fast Food Nation; Film's Bizarre Bazaar listen

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Will the film version of muckraking bestseller Fast Food Nation finally ruin America's appetite for the Value Meal once and for all? Plus, the bazaar...

Agency Architecture; Marketing Controversy listen

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In an industry where image is everything, what are the big talent agencies trying to say about themselves with their uber-designed new headquarters?  Plus, is...

Forty Million Latinos; Getting Dixiechicked listen

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America's 40 million Latinos are avid movie-goers, DVD buyers and TV watchers, so why doesn't Hollywood seem to care?  Then, the Dixie Chicks get, well,...

Oscar for Arkin? Star-Producing Partners listen

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This week, Alan Arkin was nominated for an academy award for his first feature film in 1966. Forty years later, there's Oscar buzz about his...