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January 01, 1990 - February 19, 2012 + The Business
NBC's Controversial 'Outsourced' and Directing TV Pilots 
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Director Ken Kwapis's latest TV project is the new NBC series Outsourced, which premieres September 23. The show follows an American running a call center...
The Worst Movie of the Decade, Redux
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Battlefield Earth recently won the Razzie for being the "worst picture of the decade." The two credited screenwriters on that film -- J.D. Shapiro and...
The Tillman Story's Controversial R Rating, MPAA's Response
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The documentary The Tillman Story was given a controversial R rating for language by the Motion Picture Association of America. We talk with filmmaker Amir...
The Mother-Daughter Writing Partners behind 'Huge'
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Veteran television producer Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley go from being mother and daughter to writing partners. They run the ABC Family dramedy Huge, which...
Finding 'Salt;' Marketing 'Inception'
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Behind every filmmaker stands an assistant. The former assistant to Phillip Noyce, director of Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, read scripts for four...
Comic-Con and Hollywood: A Symbiotic Relationship
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In 1976 Star Wars was the first movie presented at Comic-Con. Now the four-day event, with about 125,000 attendees, is a huge marketing bonanza --...
Producer of New Movie 'Get Low'; 'Colin Fitz Lives'
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Producer Dean Zanuck, goes out on his own, independent of his
Oscar-winning producer father and of studio financing to make his new indie movie, Get...
Getting Real about Reality TV
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This week on The Business, it's Reality-palooza! Three producers of big unscripted hits -- Intervention, Top Chef and The Hills -- talk about the reality...
Legend Rona Barrett; Hollywood's Murky Morals
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Rona Barrett, who brought Hollywood gossip and entertainment industry news to TV, discusses show business -- then and now. Then, with all this bad star...
The Celador Lawsuit; Directing Kids
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We look at the decision in the Celador versus Disney case. What was at issue? How will the decision awarding Celador a $270 million payout...
Basking in Twilight Success; Ava-Toad
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Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg talks about being a brand in Hollywood, and we look at how those with even tenuous links to the series earn...
The Original Entourage: Elvis Presley's 'Memphis Mafia'
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As the HBO series Entourage begins its seventh season, we find out what goes on inside a real-life entourage with Jerry Schilling, a member of...
The Brothers Duplass Go Studio
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What happens when indie filmmakers accustomed to shooting on a micro-budget with unknown actors and DV cameras get to work with stars and millions of...
Joan Rivers, a Lifetime in the Business
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Joan Rivers may be best known for her off-color humor, working the red carpet, and her love of plastic surgery. But in the new documentary,...
Life on the Bubble
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If a TV show isn't getting good ratings it goes "on the bubble." So how do the writers cope with the threat of cancellation hanging...
