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Troy Duffy, Back from the Boondocks; American Film Market
A Hollywood rags-to-riches-to-rags story might have a happy ending after all. We talk to Troy Duffy, the controversial director of The Boondock Saint…
16 years, 2 months ago
The Thalberg; Windows Close in Hollywood
The Motion Picture Academy hands out the first Thalberg Memorial Award since 2000, but what exactly it? Plus, DVD's are dying. What will take their …
16 years, 2 months ago
Producer Grant Heslov Directs; Stopping Hollywood's Scammers
Writer/actor/producer Grant Heslov moves to the director's chair on the new George Clooney movie, The Men Who Stare at Goats. Plus, "I'll make you a …
16 years, 2 months ago
Marketing Movies Interactively, Producing for Cable v NBC
This week, how Warner Brothers used interactive tricks to power a surprisingly strong opening weekend for Where the Wild Things Are. Plus television …
16 years, 2 months ago
Curse of the Mogul; NCIS Spin-off Success
A new book argues that media moguls act like spoiled brats, squandering the shareholders' money on toys that they don't really need. Plus, how do you…
16 years, 2 months ago
Writers Face the New Hollywood Economy; Studio Shake-ups
This week, how the recession and major changes in the entertainment industry are impacting the lives of film and TV writers. Plus, Disney and Univers…
16 years, 3 months ago
'Paranormal Activity' Gets Life; Thalberg Changed Hollywood
A producer who was haunted by passing on the Blair Witch Project produces a low-budget horror film with big hopes of redemption. Plus Irving Thalber…
16 years, 3 months ago
Disney; D23; Toronto Film Festival
This week, fans came out in full force to a recent celebration of all things Disney. But major changes are afoot in the Magic Kingdom. Plus, was the …
16 years, 3 months ago
Do the Emmys Matter?; The 'Guiding Light' Goes Out
Does winning an Emmy matter to you, to me, to the business? And, the Television Academy puts TV legends on-line. Plus after 72 years, Guiding Light…
16 years, 3 months ago
Summer Box Office Round-up; A Long Look at Leno
The summer box office broke records, but was blockbuster season really all that? Plus, what does the Leno prime-time experiment mean for the TV busin…
16 years, 4 months ago