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The Summer Blockbuster Flop
Hollywood has had 6 big budget losers in the last few months. What does that mean for the big studios? Could that mean fewer comic book sequels and more indie movies?
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenSteven Spielberg and George Lucas are warning that Hollywood is on the verge of a meltdown. They say that studio reliance on big budget action movies could doom them. And so far this summer, there have been six major flops. So is the movie industry going through some soul searching? In Egypt, former president Mohammed Morsi has been jailed and charged with espionage. That’s prompted widespread demonstrations both for and against Morsi, and The Act of Killing opened last week in New York and today in Los Angeles. We talk to the director of the film, Joshua Oppenheimer.
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3 storiesEgypt’s Deposed President Mohamed Morsi Charged with Espionage
In Egypt, former president Mohammed Morsi has been jailed and charged with espionage. And that’s prompted widespread demonstrations both for and against Morsi.
Read the story8 minThe Summer Blockbuster Flop
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are warning that Hollywood is on the verge of a meltdown. They say that studios' reliance on big budget action movies could doom them. And so far this summer, there have been six major flops. So is the movie industry going through some soul searching?
Read the story33 minExploring the Nature of Evil in 'The Act of Killing'
The Act of Killing is a documentary about the men who participated in Indonesia’s genocide in the 1960s. In one year, a million people were killed -- accused of being communist sympathizers by the new military dictatorship. Unlike Rwanda, Germany, or Bosnia -- the death squad leaders in Indonesia were never held accountable.
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