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January 01, 1990 - October 07, 2012 + The Business
Do Movies Make Money? 
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A new report paints a bleak picture for Hollywood if it doesn't quit spending money like a drunken sailor on shore leave. We speak with...
Will the Strike Kill the Soaps?; Inside Strike Negotiations
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What's it like to negotiate during a strike? We talk with the man who led talks for employees during the acrimonious 1994 supermarket walkout. Plus,...
The Strike and American Screenwriting, II; Video Games Rock On
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To understand the current writers' strike, you need to understand the long and contentious relationship between screenwriters and the people who write their checks. This...
What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting, Part I
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To understand the current writers' strike, you need to understand the long and contentious relationship between screenwriters and the people who write their checks. We...
The Writers' Strike: Bad News for Network TV
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The writers' strike will effect everyone in Hollywood, but it's broadcast television that has the most to fear. We get strike analysis from executives who...
What's a Producer Do?; Hollywood-Washington Update
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What does a producer do? We talk to two producers-turned-studio-execs about what they did then and what they do now. Plus, a chat with Hollywood's...
'Wicked: The Musical' Wickedly Profitable for Universal
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The musical Wicked is a global phenomenon that's made scary profits for Universal Studios. We talk to producer Marc Platt about Hollywood's all-time most successful...
'Season Finale;' Tax-Incentive Derby
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The UPN and the WB lived but a short decade, but they changed television forever. Now, the former president of entertainment at the WB and...
Ang Lee's NC-17; High Risks of Self-Distributing Low-Budget Films
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Ang Lee turned a gay cowboy movie into Oscar gold and box-office green, but can his new film overcome a rating of NC-17? Plus, the...
Tony Kaye and the Hollywood 'Lake of Fire'
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After a high-profile legal battle to take his name off American History X and replace it with a wacky pseudonym, Tony Kaye became persona non...
The Painstaking Process of Placing Products in Programs for Pay
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Mad Men is a series on the cable network AMC, set in the New York ad world of the 1960's. While the show showcases a...
An Assistant Says Goodbye, Part II; 'The Inkwell' Incident
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The William Morris mailroom is the high-stress, low-pay, sanctum sanctorum of show biz. It can lead you straight to the top or leave you in...
You Got the Writing Job, Now You're Fired; Agency Assistant Fires His Agency
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A conversation about the vital, essential, but ultimately disposable Hollywood writer with Oscar-winner Akiva Goldsman. Plus, an agency assistant says 'goodbye, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu'...
Shepard's Progress; Residuals Revisited
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Samuel Goldwyn said, "The harder I work, the luckier I get." We catch up with writer/director Richard Shepard who got "lucky" at the Sundance Film...
Superagent to (Underage) Stars; The Burgeoning Video Game Industry
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The $37 billion business that mainstream journalists and Hollywood can no longer afford to ignore--it's a look at the burgeoning video game industry. Plus, we...
