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January 01, 1990 - June 21, 2012 + The Business

A New Studio; Requiem for the Record Industry; Let's Do Lakers listen Download

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The record industry is dead.  Long live the record industry!  Then, a new movie studio is born.  Finally, we look at what makes the Los...

The Most Expensive Movie Ever Made?; Pitch vs Spec listen Download

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Is Spider-Man 3 the most expensive movie ever made?  And why should we care?   Plus, life's a pitch, and then you write...

Canned Laughs, Fresh Ideas listen Download

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Is that laughter coming from your television fresh or canned?  We talk to Chuck Lorre, creator of some of the most popular sitcoms in TV...

The TV Set; Hollywood Girls Club listen Download

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We use the funny new feature film, The TV Set, to show how real television pilots fight their way to the little screen. Plus, a...

The Winston Effect; Special Effects Legend Stan Winston listen Download

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For the past 30 years, Stan Winston's Studio has built some of the scariest and most memorable film effects by hand.  But are digital effects...

Lessons in Show Business from HBO's 'Entourage' listen Download

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HBO's hit show Entourage goes deep inside the business of show business. This week, we go deep inside Entourage with the show's creator, Doug Ellin.

We Give Voiceover the Once-Over; Emmy's New 'Burstyn' Rule listen Download

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The Television Academy changes its Emmy rules to make them more fair--and less embarrassing.  Also, so you think you've got the pipes to make a bundle voicing...

Kid Actors and the Moms That Love Them listen Download

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The Swifty Lazar of kid's agents shares horror stories of Mafia moms, Clearasil emergencies and casting for the role of the 'chubby kid.' Then, what...

Hedge Funds Come to Hollywood listen Download

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A wave of Wall Street money washes into Hollywood, but will the investors be taken to the cleaners?  Then, one man from the street puts...

On Location and At Risk listen Download

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We go to Threat Level Red as we look at filming abroad in a time of terrorism and political unrest.

XM-Sirius Merger; Will Yari 'Crash' in Hollywood? listen Download

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Hollywood's littered with rich guys who've thought they could beat the game, but is producer Bob Yari the mark or the hustler?

Ozzfest Becomes Freefest listen Download

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What do you do when your venerable music festival is in trouble? You turn Ozzfest into Freefest!

Chris Moore Gets Optioned listen Download

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How does Hollywood rank on the global trust barometer? Also, everyone -- in Hollywood -- hates novelist Chris Moore, and the seventh conversation in our...

Mr Hollywood Goes to Washington; Oscar Rollercoaster listen Download

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Mr. Hollywood goes to Washington to launch a major charm offensive. Plus, the sixth conversation in our series on the business of writing.

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.