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Hollywood Breakdown

David Denby v. Scott Rudin

Kim and John discuss the dust-up between producer Scott Rudin and film critic David Denby, over violation of an agreement to hold the review until the movie's release.

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By Kim Masters • Dec 9, 2011 • 3m Listen

Kim and John discuss the dust-up between uber producer Scott Rudin and David Denby, film critic for The New Yorker. This week The New Yorker published Denby's review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, angering the film's producer, Scott Rudin. He was mad not because the review panned the film but because Denby had violated an agreement he had with the studio and filmmakers to hold the review until just prior to the movie's release.

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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