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Steve McQueen on '12 Years a Slave'
Steve McQueen hopes "12 Years a Slave" will help eradicate slavery and convince Hollywood studios to make challenging films.
By Kim Masters • • 29m ListenSteve McQueen talks with The Business contributor John Horn about his Oscar-nominated film 12 Years a Slave. The movie has been well received critically and has made nearly $110 million worldwide. McQueen hopes that the movie will continue to generate conversations about slavery -- then and now -- and that inside the film business, it will prove to Hollywood studios that there's a market for non-blockbuster movies.
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John Horn of the LA Times joins Kim Masters to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week. NBC and the debate over its Olympics ratings Oscar predictions and the state of 'The Race:' 12 Years a Slave seems to be leading the neck-in-neck race for Best Picture against Gravity and American Hustle.
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Filmmaker Steve McQueen talks with The Business contributor John Horn about 12 Years a Slave . The movie has made nearly $110 million worldwide. McQueen talks about his hope that the movie, which was financed independently, can be an example to Hollywood studios that audiences want more than blockbusters.
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