The Business
Oscar-winning Writer Diablo Cody; Filmmaker James Toback
Writer Diablo Cody directs a movie but won’t do it again. Plus, filmmaker James Toback goes to Cannes to make one movie and to sell another.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenOscar-winning writer Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult) directs a feature film and finds it not for her. She talks honestly about not wanting to be an ‘authority figure’ and about the stress of balancing directing with mothering. Filmmaker James Toback talks about how and why he made his HBO movie Seduced & Abandoned with Alec Baldwin.
Banner image: Diablo Cody at KCRW by Larry Hirshowitz
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3 storiesHollywood News Banter
Kim Masters and John Horn of the Los Angeles Times discuss some of this week's top entertainment news stories.
Read the story8 minDiablo Cody
Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult) has made her directorial debut, Paradise. She speaks openly about how she was glad to have tried her hand at directing but that she won’t do it again. She’d rather be the “Robin” to the director’s “Batman” and not be the one in charge.
Read the story11 minSeduced & Abandoned
Filmmaker James Toback talks with Kim about how and why he made his movie Seduced & Abandoned with Alec Baldwin.
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