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Louisiana Film Industry; Film Critics: Hollywood Goes to Bentonville

This week, we speak with the director of Louisiana's film office about the devastation of Katrina. Then, the world's most widely read and least known film critic. In our cover story, people in Hollywood may actually now live in Bentonville, Arkansas. How WalMart and other big box stores are changing show business for better and for worse.

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By Claude Brodesser-Akner • Sep 12, 2005 • 30m Listen

This week, we speak with the director of Louisiana's film office about the devastation of Katrina. Then, the world's most widely read and least known film critic. In our cover story, people in Hollywood may actually now live in Bentonville, Arkansas. How WalMart and other big box stores are changing show business for better and for worse.

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    Claude Brodesser-Akner

    Star-Ledger / NJ.com

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