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January 01, 1990 - November 18, 2012 + The Business

The Decline of Western Movie Theaters listen

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Everyone in Hollywood knows box office is down, but what can theater owners do about it?

Best of The Business: Predicting Box Office; Penguins Kick Butt; Crazy Frog listen

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This week it's the Best of The Business. They said Mark Gill was nuts when he shelled out a million bucks for a French...

Lion's Gate; Labor Pains; Let's Do Lunch listen

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What do the amazingly different but very successful films Crash, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Saw have in common? Nothing. And...

Private-Eye Pellicano; Hollywood Podcast Mania listen

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The dirty deeds of tough guy private-eye Anthony Pellicano threaten to stain the immaculate offices of Hollywood's most powerful players. Plus, a trip into...

The Lion Roars Again; Covering Hollywood listen

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After being passed around like a fruitcake at Christmas, the Lion roars again! We talk to the CEO and COO of the new MGM....

Louisiana Film Update; From Russia with Vampires; Awards Aschmords listen

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Six months after Katrina, we check in on the state of Louisiana's film industry. Then, what if The Matrix had been written by Tolstoy? You'd...

Hollywood Do-Gooders; Pilot Season's No Fly Zone; Huffman's Tranny Diaries listen

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Founded by former eBay exec Jeff Skoll just two years ago, Participant Films is now making a serious bid for Oscars this year with...

All the Presidents' Mensch; Staffing Season Hell; The Race for Oscar Tickets listen

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The President of the United States is arguably the most powerful man in the world. So how does a humble screenwriter go about putting...

iMac Daddy Goes Movie Mogul; Grammy Winners Sing Payola Blues; Elephants: More Guerilla than Penguin listen

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Thanks to the multi-billion, spare-no-expense snapping up of Pixar by Disney, Apple's Steve Jobs is now a key shareholder at the Mouse House. But how...

Will the New CW Go B-U-S-T? listen

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With technology fast making broadcast TV obsolete, can new hybrid network CW get off the ground? Claude Brodessor joins former WB President Jordan Levin and...

A Q&A with MPAA Ratings Board Chair listen

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A rare interview with Joan Graves, chair of the Motion Picture Association's ratings committee, to shed light on the board's murky ratings process. The...

This Film Is Not Yet Rated listen

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Filmmakers Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt on their new documentary that outs the MPAA ratings board.

The Digital Future, Part I listen

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The digital revolution is causing an extreme make-over for the entertainment industry, but will the patient end up looking like The Swan or Joan Rivers?

Press Junkets; Predicting the Box Office listen

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The director of Syriana reveals the indignities of the press junket. Plus, a new computer model promises to predict how Hollywood movies will do at...

Creative Accounting, Creative Marketing listen

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A look at how the studios can turn a movie that grosses $100 million into a net loser. Plus, a studio marketing executive reveals...