The Business

Mara Brock Akil & Salim Akil; ‘Deliverance’ Legacy

Hosted by Kim Masters Aug. 09, 2012 Entertainment

The Akils Talk the TV Biz and ‘Sparkle’; The Legacy of ‘Deliverance’

Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil are a power couple in Hollywood who’ve achieved success making television about African-American characters. They discuss diversity in the business and their new film-- the remake of “Sparkle” starring Whitney Houston. Plus, how the 1972 movie “Deliverance” impacted a town, its economy, and its people.

From this Episode:

The Hollywood News Banter

Kim Masters, Editor-at-large for The Hollywood Reporter and John Horn, Film Writer for The Los Angeles Times, banter about some of this week’s top Hollywood News stories.

7 min

Delivered from 'Deliverance'

Documentary filmmaker Cory Welles travels to Rabun County and learns the fractured legacy that the 1972 movie ‘Deliverance’ left there. This story was produced for radio by...

10 min

The Akils on The TV Biz and ‘Sparkle’

Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil don’t have a hybrid name like Brangelina but they are a Hollywood power couple. Mara’s created two hit shows starring African American...

12 min

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Host:

Kim Masters