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Kim Masters Host
Kim Masters

host, 'The Business'

Kim Masters is editor-at-large of The Hollywood Reporter and host of KCRW's The Business. A former correspondent for NPR, she has also served as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, TIME and Esquire, and was a staff reporter for The Washington Post. She is the author of The Keys to the Kingdom: The Rise of Michael Eisner and the Fall of Everybody Else, and co-author (with Nancy Griffin) of Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood. Masters was named Entertainment Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club in 2001 and Print Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club in 2012. The Business received Gracie Awards for Outstanding Talk Show in 2012 and 2014. In 2018, the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists gave Masters its Distinguished Journalist Award. 

 

FROM Kim Masters

Doc director Matthew Heineman on his first narrative film, 'A Private War'
The Business

Doc director Matthew Heineman on his first narrative film, 'A Private War' In his career as a documentary filmmaker, Matthew Heineman has criss-crossed the country, followed Syrian activists in exile and embedded with vigilantes fighting Mexican drug cartels. His newest film, ‘A Private War’ is an adventure of a different kind--a narrative feature about war correspondent Marie Colvin. He tells us about using techniques he learned doing documentaries to make his first narrative film.

28 MIN, 32 SEC Nov 16, 2018

Awaiting judge's ruling on CNN's lawsuit against the White House
Hollywood Breakdown

Awaiting judge's ruling on CNN's lawsuit against the White House CNN sued the president, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and others over the confiscation of reporter Jim Acosta's press pass. Other news networks--including Fox--have expressed support for CNN.

3 MIN, 56 SEC Nov 15, 2018

The Document: ‘Free Solo’
The Business

The Document: ‘Free Solo’ This week, while Kim Masters is out of town, we’re sharing an episode of the KCRW podcast, The Document. Our colleague Matt Holzman talks to married filmmaking couple Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi about why and how they made their dizzying new film, ‘Free Solo.’

28 MIN, 31 SEC Nov 09, 2018

HBO still dark on Dish
Hollywood Breakdown

HBO still dark on Dish The carriage dispute between HBO and Dish Network that left Dish subscribers without the network known for 'Game of Thrones' since November 1 is still ongoing, and the rhetoric ramps up, as both parties blame the other.

3 MIN, 48 SEC Nov 08, 2018

Producers Frank Marshall & Filip Rymsza on ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
The Business

Producers Frank Marshall & Filip Rymsza on ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ When he was just starting his career, ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ producer Frank Marshall got a job with Orson Welles on what would be the legendary director’s last film. It was still unfinished when Welles died in 1985, but Marshall was determined to see the job through. He and fellow producer Filip Rymsza tells us about the decades-long quest to finish ‘The Other Side of the Wind.’

28 MIN, 33 SEC Nov 02, 2018

Netflix cracks a window
Hollywood Breakdown

Netflix cracks a window The rule with Netflix had always been, if you make a movie with them, it might get a small theatrical release, but it would come out in theaters the same day it was available to stream. Now, with a possible best picture nominee on their hands, Netflix is adjusting their policies.

4 MIN, 21 SEC Nov 01, 2018

Kathy Griffin on self funding her world tour & life after the photo
The Business

Kathy Griffin on self funding her world tour & life after the photo When comedian Kathy Griffin posed for a photo holding what appeared to be the blood-covered head of Donald Trump, she became a pariah overnight. So she did the only thing she could do to keep her career alive: turned her story into an act, and took it around the world.

28 MIN, 31 SEC Oct 26, 2018

A showdown between Megyn Kelly and NBC
Hollywood Breakdown

A showdown between Megyn Kelly and NBC A year ago, Megyn Kelly was a very expensive new host for NBC's morning lineup. This week, Kelly said blackface for Halloween costumes was OK when she was growing up. Blowback was swift, and now Kelly is out at the 'Today' show and possibly at NBC altogether.

3 MIN, 31 SEC Oct 25, 2018

George Tillman Jr. on his career evolution and ‘The Hate U Give’
The Business

George Tillman Jr. on his career evolution and ‘The Hate U Give’ Director George Tillman Jr. felt called to make ‘The Hate U Give’--about a black teen who divides her time between her mostly white high school and her mostly black neighborhood. He wasn’t daunted by the fact that the film was based on a novel for young adults. He tells us how made sure his movie avoided YA cliches and reflects on his career--from directing 'Soul Food' to producing the 'Barbershop' movies.

28 MIN, 30 SEC Oct 22, 2018

Endeavor ending $400 million deal with the Saudi government
Hollywood Breakdown

Endeavor ending $400 million deal with the Saudi government Following the apparent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, most likely ordered by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Endeavor--the parent company of WME--is backing out of a huge $400 million deal it had made with the Saudi government.

3 MIN, 33 SEC Oct 18, 2018

Justine Bateman on her new book, ‘Fame: The Hijacking of Reality'
The Business

Justine Bateman on her new book, ‘Fame: The Hijacking of Reality' What’s it like to be suddenly famous at 16? Justine Bateman found out when she was cast as Mallory in the hit NBC sitcom ‘Family Ties.’ More than 30 years later, she has a lot to say about fame--so much, in fact, that she’s written a book on the subject. 'Fame' explores having it, losing it, and the country's undying obsession with it.

28 MIN, 29 SEC Oct 12, 2018

Streaming wars
Hollywood Breakdown

Streaming wars John Stankey, the head of WarnerMedia, announced a new streaming service coming next year with content from its massive film and TV library. It will join Disney and Apple in companies with forthcoming streaming services that could spell trouble from Netflix.

3 MIN, 39 SEC Oct 11, 2018

Filmmaker Rudy Valdez on his intimate family documentary, 'The Sentence'
The Business

Filmmaker Rudy Valdez on his intimate family documentary, 'The Sentence' In 2008, ‘The Sentence’ director Rudy Valdez was working low-level production jobs when, out of the blue, his sister received a lengthy mandatory prison sentence on charges related to years-old drug crimes committed by her ex-boyfriend. Valdez tells us about becoming a filmmaker after setting out to document the lives of his sister’s kids and to show the impact of mandatory sentencing policies on families.

28 MIN, 31 SEC Oct 08, 2018

The #MeToo movement, one year later
Hollywood Breakdown

The #MeToo movement, one year later It's been just about a year since two exposes brought down mogul Harvey Weinstein. There's been a huge push for change in the intervening months, but so far, a mixed report card.

3 MIN, 43 SEC Oct 04, 2018

Musician and producer Quincy Jones & filmmaker Alan Hicks on 'Quincy'
The Business

Musician and producer Quincy Jones & filmmaker Alan Hicks on 'Quincy' A new documentary about Quincy Jones looks at his incredible life and career that connected him to musicians from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson. Jones also composed dozens of film scores and produced movies and TV shows. We talk to Jones and director Alan Hicks, who made the documentary with Jones’ daughter Rashida. Plus, a banter bonus with journalist Keach Hagey about her new book, ‘The King of Content.’

28 MIN, 32 SEC Oct 01, 2018

Major changes at all the broadcast networks
Hollywood Breakdown

Major changes at all the broadcast networks Just as fall TV begins, all four big networks are seeing executive turnover at the top.

3 MIN, 43 SEC Sep 27, 2018

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16 MIN, 42 SEC Nov 14, 2018

Should we keep rebuilding in fire-prone Malibu?
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Should we keep rebuilding in fire-prone Malibu? Private firefighters successfully defended Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s $50 million mansion from the Woolsey Fire. Insurance companies with a lot at stake have recently started hiring private wildfire defense teams to protect their clients’ properties.

47 MIN, 39 SEC Nov 15, 2018

What both sides of the US-Mexico border look like as migrants arrive
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

What both sides of the US-Mexico border look like as migrants arrive The migrant caravan has started arriving at the border. Thousands are expected over the coming days in Tijuana, where there has already been violence between locals and migrants. North of the border, some 6000 U.S. troops have been waiting. We visit both sides.

48 MIN, 39 SEC Nov 16, 2018

The Biggest Threat to Free Speech No One Is Talking About
Scheer Intelligence

The Biggest Threat to Free Speech No One Is Talking About FAIR co-founder Jeff Cohen dissects the midterm elections, the failures of the mainstream media and the future of the Democratic Party.

34 MIN Nov 16, 2018

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