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    HBO=Doc; Hollywood Back on the Couch

    Documentaries used to be relegated to PBS and college classrooms, but these days, they're just as liable to come to theater near you.  We talk to Sheila Nevins, who's had a big part in growing of the nonfiction business as head of HBO Docs for the past three decades. Plus, we revisit our session with Hollywood therapist Dennis Palumbo.

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    By Kim Masters • Aug 17, 2009 • 28m Listen

    Documentaries used to be relegated to PBS and college classrooms, but these days, they're just as liable to come to theater near you. We talk to Sheila Nevins, who's had a big part in growing of the nonfiction business as head of HBO Documentary Films for the past three decades. Plus, we revisit our session with Hollywood therapist Dennis Palumbo.

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      Kim Masters

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

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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