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    The Business

    Guillermo del Toro on the Movie Biz, Failure and Saying 'No!'

    Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro on what he’s learned from failure and how he navigates the rocky waters of the film business.

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    By Kim Masters • Jun 14, 2014 • 28m Listen

    We revisit our conversation with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro at the time that Pacific Rim hit theaters last year. The imaginative storyteller talks about the disappointments in the business and how he handles the vagaries of today’s movie business. Plus, an all new Banter.

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      Kim Masters

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

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      Producer

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      Production Engineer & Producer, DnA

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