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Comic-Con and Hollywood: A Symbiotic Relationship
In 1976 Star Wars was the first movie presented at Comic-Con. Now the four-day event, with about 125,000 attendees, is a huge marketing bonanza -- no…
16 years, 2 months ago
Producer of New Movie 'Get Low'; 'Colin Fitz Lives'
Producer Dean Zanuck, goes out on his own, independent of his Oscar-winning producer father and of studio financing to make his new indie movie, Get…
16 years, 2 months ago
Getting Real about Reality TV
This week on The Business, it's Reality-palooza! Three producers of big unscripted hits -- Intervention, Top Chef and The Hills -- talk about the rea…
16 years, 2 months ago
Legend Rona Barrett; Hollywood's Murky Morals
Rona Barrett, who brought Hollywood gossip and entertainment industry news to TV, discusses show business -- then and now. Then, with all this bad s…
16 years, 2 months ago
The Celador Lawsuit; Directing Kids
We look at the decision in the Celador versus Disney case. What was at issue? How will the decision awarding Celador a $270 million payout affect bus…
16 years, 2 months ago
Basking in Twilight Success; Ava-Toad
Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg talks about being a brand in Hollywood, and we look at how those with even tenuous links to the series earn f…
16 years, 3 months ago
The Original Entourage: Elvis Presley's 'Memphis Mafia'
As the HBO series Entourage begins its seventh season, we find out what goes on inside a real-life entourage with Jerry Schilling, a member of Elvis …
16 years, 3 months ago
The Brothers Duplass Go Studio
What happens when indie filmmakers accustomed to shooting on a micro-budget with unknown actors and DV cameras get to work with stars and millions of…
16 years, 3 months ago
Joan Rivers, a Lifetime in the Business
Joan Rivers may be best known for her off-color humor, working the red carpet, and her love of plastic surgery. But in the new documentary, Joan Riv…
16 years, 3 months ago
Life on the Bubble
If a TV show isn't getting good ratings it goes "on the bubble." So how do the writers cope with the threat of cancellation hanging over their heads…
16 years, 4 months ago