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Skyline's Back Story; IM Global at the AFM
Skyline's Back Story; IM Global at the AFM

The special-effects gurus known as the Brothers Strause made Skyline for a thrifty $10 million. They wanted to prove themselves as directors to the s…

15 years, 7 months ago

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'Hobbit' Movie Strife; 'Tiny Furniture' Filmmaker Lena Dunham
'Hobbit' Movie Strife; 'Tiny Furniture' Filmmaker Lena Dunham

The Hobbit movies have suffered a cursed road to the screen marked by studio financing problems, the loss of director Guillermo del Toro and a fire a…

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'Paranormal Activity 2;' Pixar's Top Woman
'Paranormal Activity 2;' Pixar's Top Woman

We hear from Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum on the challenge of making a sequel to the 2009 break-out hit. This time with studio backing fro…

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'True Blood' Music Supervisor Gary Calamar; Making 'Monsters'
'True Blood' Music Supervisor Gary Calamar; Making 'Monsters'

Gary Calamar, music supervisor of hit TV shows (True Blood, Dexter, House and Six Feet Under) on choosing the right songs to convey a mood and brand …

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The Keeper of the Black List; Creator of 'The Big C'
The Keeper of the Black List; Creator of 'The Big C'

Since 2005, Franklin Leonard, creator and keeper of The Black List, has kept Hollywood on pins and needles every December awaiting this compilation o…

15 years, 8 months ago

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Director Stephen Frears; Lennon-McCartney of Mock Movie Music
Director Stephen Frears; Lennon-McCartney of Mock Movie Music

Celebrated director Stephen Frears (The Grifters, High Fidelity, The Queen) talks about his new movie Tamara Drewe and his comfort level working in t…

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'Lone Star' and 'The Beaver:' Kyle Killen's Wild Ride
'Lone Star' and 'The Beaver:' Kyle Killen's Wild Ride

Kyle Killen created the Fox drama, Lone Star, which was recently canceled after just two airings.  While that television dream didn't exactly work ou…

15 years, 8 months ago

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The Infamous 'Happy Days' Episode; Pitching at WESTDOC
The Infamous 'Happy Days' Episode; Pitching at WESTDOC

"Jumped the Shark" may be the most famous thing Fred Fox, Jr. has ever written and in a way he didn't even write it-- not that phrase exactly.  Fox i…

15 years, 8 months ago

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TIFF; What's in a Movie Name?
TIFF; What's in a Movie Name?

Premieres, parties and press junkets at the Toronto International Film Festival. Kim Masters goes insides a junket to interview Conviction director T…

15 years, 9 months ago

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NBC's Controversial 'Outsourced' and Directing TV Pilots
NBC's Controversial 'Outsourced' and Directing TV Pilots

Director Ken Kwapis's latest TV project is the new NBC series Outsourced, which premieres September 23. The show follows an American running a call c…

15 years, 9 months ago

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