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    The Business

    Revisiting Kevin Spacey: The Disruptor

    Kevin Spacey calls for change in the entertainment business and backs it up by funding and self-releasing his first documentary.

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    By Kim Masters • Nov 29, 2014 • 29m Listen

    We revisit Kim Master’s conversation with Kevin Spacey about some of the unconventional choices he's made in his career, his belief that the entertainment business needs to change and that executives need to trust the creatives. Earlier this year he funded and self-released the documentary, NOW: in the Wings on a World Stage, through his website. Plus, an all new awards-season themed News Banter.

    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 1:15

      Hollywood News Banter

      Matt Belloni, Executive Editor of The Hollywood Reporter, joins  Kim Masters to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.

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      8 min
    2. 8:49

      Kevin Spacey

      Kevin Spacey discusses his documentary NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage . This Oscar-winning actor turned Hollywood disruptor echoes views he voiced in his MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival last year. He advocates for risk-taking and change in how content is green-lighted, produced and distributed.

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      20 min
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      Kim Masters

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

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 1:158 min

      Hollywood News Banter

    2. 8:4920 min

      Kevin Spacey

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