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January 01, 1990 - November 24, 2012 + The Business

Hollywood Goes to the Middle East listen Download

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With a full-fledged production facility, major investments in film, and two world class film festivals, the United Arab Emirates is the next country to role...

In Bombay with Slumdog Millionaire; American Film Market listen Download

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We talk to director Danny Boyle about making his new film in India, a country that's on the move, but still sometimes on the make. ...

Shrugging Off Atlas Shrugged, Redux listen Download

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Hollywood's been beguiled and bedeviled by Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged since it was published in 1957. Fifty years later, why hasn't it been made into...

Bradley Effect at the Movies; Danny Goldberg and the Music Biz listen Download

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Is there a "Tom Bradley effect" in the movies, or are low returns for movies with black casts just self-fulfilling prophecy? Plus, music mogul Danny...

Mini-Majors, Endangered Species?; The Sundance Marathon listen Download

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This indie film was all about the art until the studios got in the game. How will independent film change again now that the studios...

Could the Economic Downturn Be Good for TV Networks? listen Download

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Will record-low consumer confidence cause companies to pull their ads off network television or will broke Americans staying at home be a boon to the TV viewing?...

Faith-Based Blockbusters; The Westmores of Hollywood listen Download

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The making and marketing of a Christian hit which landed an impressive fourth place at the box office in its first weekend out. Plus, the first...

Politics as Mini-Series; Working the Emmys; The Duchess listen Download

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The closely-contested, presidential race has brought Americans back into the political process, not to mention doing wonders for TV ratings. Plus, and the winner is…not...

Will the Wall Street Crisis Hammer Hollywood? listen Download

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How will the Wall Street meldown affect Hollywood studios and their coporate parents?

Which Way, Silverman?; A World without Don LaFontaine listen Download

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Do salacious rumors swirling around NBC's embattled programming chief signal his ouster? What has he done that's so bad, and what good is being overlooked?  Plus, a...

Hollywood Goes to the Conventions; Mommy and Me Go to the Movies listen Download

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Are Hollywood celebrities irrelevant in an election when their candidate's a star? Plus, mommy and me go to the movies.

Shrugging Off 'Atlas Shrugged' listen Download

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Hollywood's been sniffing around Atlas Shrugged since Ayn Rand published it in 1957. So why hasn't it been made into a movie? We talk to...

Hollywood Assistants; Studio Rights listen Download

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We revisit our conversation on Hollywood assistants, with authors Peter Nowalk and Hillary Stamm. Plus, how does a studio spend $100 million on a movie...

Getting Rid of the (Production) Shingles listen Download

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Hollywood's studios are slashing producer deals in record numbers. What are these producer pacts? What does it all mean for the kinds of movies that we'll be...

Six Degrees of Celebrity Philanthropy listen Download

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This week on The Business, six degrees of celebrity philanthropy with, of course, Kevin Bacon - actor, musician and on-line philanthropist.