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January 01, 1990 - November 30, 2012 + The Business Brief
Down on 'Up' 
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The way things are going on Wall Street these days, you’d think everyone would be ignoring what stock analysts have to say. But when someone...
A 3-D Future?
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The first revolution in film was sound; the second was color. And
according to Jeffrey Katzenberg the third – are you ready for this –
will...
Star Salary Schadenfreude
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A couple of weeks ago on The Business, heard on this very station Mondays at 2:30pm, the chairman of the Walt Disney Studios acknowledged that...
Making It Big in the Business
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Today, a business brief quiz. Which of these traits is a guarantee of success in show business?...
The Shark Goes Un-Jumped
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n 1987, the weatherman at WLS-channel 7 Chicago did a hard-hitting
piece about windy city residents who had been abducted by aliens. He
also managed to get...
Sign of the Times?
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It appears the Los Angeles Times intends to become the “go to” newspaper of the business, judging by an announcement they made last week. They’re...
Bailout for the Business?
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They say that the movie business is recession proof. And it is true that when people couldn’t run two dimes together during the great depression,...
Oscar Roundup
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Most people watch the Oscars for the fashions, the show, the speeches and, of course, the faux pas. Come on -- everyone loves to see...
Oscar Geek Love
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With all your attention focused on the glitz and the glamour of this weekend's Oscars, I don't blame you for forgetting about the Academy's Scientific...
Oscar Counts
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Variety’s editor, Tim Gray, wrote a fascinating piece about Academy Award voting last week. He outlined the arcane – but
ultimately thoughtful way – that votes...
Blacks in the Business
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In honor of Martin Luther King’s birthday, I thought I’d to write about the progress of African-Americans in Hollywood. I wish I had a more...
Gold-Plated Globes
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The 66th annual Golden Globes have come and gone...and so have the inevitable stories about what a joke they are. The criticism is legitimate, though...
Digging Digital TV
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I have a 42-inch flat-screen TV, but for reasons that I'd prefer not to go into here, I do not have cable. I do have...
Goodbye, Middle Class
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Last week, I made the modest proposal that it was time for the Screen
Actors Guild to accept the producers “last, best offer” and move on.
This...
Sagging Interest in SAG
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If I was to write a graphic novel about the seemingly never-ending imbroglio between the Screen Actors' Guild
and the producers and submit it to Marvel...
