film producer and author
Producer of Hollywood feature films, including Sleepless in Seattle and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days; author of Author of Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business
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Lynda Obst
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Which Way, L.A.?
The New Abnormal Movie Business in Hollywood In our final Talking Point segment today involves a conversation back in July about a sea change in the movie business. Former reporter Linda Obst became a novelist, then turned to producing more than 16 feature films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Fisher King, The Seige and One Fine Day. She's written about her experience in the entertainment industry in Sleepless in Hollywood : Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business, about why the big movie studios have become addicted to comic book characters and sequels and turn a deaf ear to original ideas.
To the Point
The New Abnormal Movie Business in Hollywood In our final Talking Point segment today involves a conversation back in July about a sea change in the movie business. Former reporter Linda Obst became a novelist, then turned to producing more than 16 feature films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Fisher King, The Seige and One Fine Day. She's written about her experience in the entertainment industry in Sleepless in Hollywood : Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business, about why the big movie studios have become addicted to comic book characters and sequels and turn a deaf ear to original ideas.
To the Point
The New Abnormal Movie Business in Hollywood Since leaving the New York Times, Linda Obst wrote the novel, Hello, He Lied. Then she turned to producing produced more than 16 feature films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Fisher King, The Seige and One Fine Day. Her latest book is Sleepless in Hollywood : Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business. We ask her why it's so hard to make what she considers a "good" film any more.
The Business
Lynda Obst Lynda Obst, producer of films as diverse as The Fisher King, Contact and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, has a new book, Sleepless in Hollywood . She talks with Kim about why the big movie studios have become addicted to comic book characters and sequels. The result? They now turn a deaf ear to the sort of original -- but commercial -- fare that was once her bread and butter. Despite this, Obst is still in the game. She has an executive producer credit on the new Christopher Nolan movie, Insterstellar, and she's now also producing television. The TV Land hit, Hot in Cleveland, was based on her original idea.
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