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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.

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    By Kim Masters • Feb 22, 2014 • 29m Listen

    Steve 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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      Kim Masters

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

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      John Horn

      Los Angeles Times

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      Darby Maloney

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