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January 01, 1990 - April 08, 2012 + The Business

Celebrities Can Be Taxing listen Download

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Using Tax Day as a very weak hook, we talk to the man who helped clear Wesley Snipes of tax fraud conspiracy charges. The question:...

AFTRA-SAG Split; a 'Miss Guided' Novice Writer listen Download

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Hollywood's actors' unions file for an untimely divorce. Then, what happens when a novice TV writer gets her own show?

Qualified to Act?; The ShoWest Goes On listen Download

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In a town where actors are more likely to wait tables than wait in the wings, how do you define a working actor?  That's the...

Big Gulp to Blockbuster listen Download

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Jim Keyes was the former CEO of 7-11 stores.  Now he's applying the lessons of the Big Gulp to the small screen at the troubled video-rental giant...

Gaming Goes Casual; Pilot(Less?) Season listen Download

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Video games are an $18 billion business in the US, and they just keep growing. Will Hollywood studios get in on some of that interactive...

A Studio Executive 'Wants to Direct;' Goodbye, HD-DVD listen Download

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What happens when a studio executive comes out from behind his desk to direct a major motion picture? We talk to Kent Alterman, formerly New...

Variety up for Sale; Oscar Prognosticators listen Download

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The venerable Hollywood trade paper, Variety, is up for sale.  What will a new owner mean to the business? We'll have a lively conversation with...

How Green Is My Oscar? listen Download

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The divide between movies that make money and movies that get awards has been growing in the last few years. Why? And what does that...

Ding Dong the Strike Is Dead! listen

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The writers' strike has meant reruns, reality and rankor. So how will things change now that the strike is over? Plus, when will the digital...

Wilshire and Washington listen

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In the wake of Super Tuesday, The Business broadcasts from the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue. We talk to Variety's political guru, Ted...

Pixar's Big Bird listen

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Animation had lost its luster until Pixar came on the scene and shined it up. We talk to one of their chief polishers, writer and...

So Much Reality TV It's Unreal! listen

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TV was already getting more and more into unscripted fare before the strike.  Now, there's so much reality programming it's unreal! We get the lay...

Will Striking Writers Take a Page from Directors' Deal? listen Download

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The directors seem to have made a deal with producers. Will the writers follow suit? Should they? We're live today with TV writer/producer David Milch and Oscar-winning...

Will Boston Real Estate Guy Steve Samuels Get Scrod in Hollywood? listen Download

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Steve Samuels is the third generation of successful Boston-based real estate developers.  He's also one of many outsiders who've brought their fat wallet to Hollywood....

DRM; Awards; Swag listen Download

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The big four record labels are finally offering some music free of copyright protection. Is it too little too late? And, no Globes, no Oscars...