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January 01, 1990 - December 05, 2012 + The Business

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.

Behind the Bronze Statue listen

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The Oscars have morphed from a simple industry love-fest to a dog-eat-dog, high-stakes horse race.

'Special' Effects; Shorts; The Writer Speaks Part V listen

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What do Spider-man, King Kong and Malcom in the Middle have in common?  Special effects!  Plus, is short film an endangered species?  And the fifth...

The Hollywood Year That Was; Reporting in the YouTube Age listen

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What will it be like to cover Hollywood in 2007?  Plus, the writer speaks...again!

Scoring Film; Hollywood Reporter 'Kvetchfest' listen

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We talk with super-star film composer Danny Elfman about what it takes to make great movie music.  Plus, the pain and the pity of reporting...

First-Time Effects Director; Guns listen

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What happens when a film director known for comedy with a human touch makes his first special-effects spectacular?  Plus, guns! The low-tech movie effect we...

Trolling for Talent on the Web; The Writer Speaks,Part III listen

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Viral web stars like Lonely Girl 15 are huge on sites like YouTube.  We talk to a Hollywood agent trying to help them infect the...