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Disney Buys Marvel; Hollywood Labor Strife, Part ?
Disney buys Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. Is it a super deal or super dud? Plus, the division and drama continues in Hollywood's labor unions…
16 years, 4 months ago
The Academy's New President; Making Great TV...and a Successful Marriage
The producers of the hit show Ghost Whisperer on making great TV…and a successful marriage. Plus, we talk to the newly-elected president of the Acad…
16 years, 4 months ago
Hollywood Bollywood and Vice Versa
India's Reliance Big just made a major investment in Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks. Has another sucker landed on our shores, or has Hollywood finally…
16 years, 4 months ago
HBO=Doc; Hollywood Back on the Couch
Documentaries used to be relegated to PBS and college classrooms, but these days, they're just as liable to come to theater near you. We talk to She…
16 years, 5 months ago
Movie Speak; Scissorhands Revisited
This week, we look at the arcane, historical, fantastical and off-color jargon of the movie set. Plus, when good executives recut bad films...inside…
16 years, 5 months ago
Hollywood Goes to Comic-Con
This week, The Business goes to "The Con," the annual nerd-fest know as Comic-Con that’s become a major marketing stop for Hollywood. Plus, a new do…
16 years, 5 months ago
Twilight: A New Dawn for Summit
Twilight gave a faltering new movie studio an extreme makeover. We talk with Rob Friedman, the chief of Summit Entertainment.
16 years, 5 months ago
The Tax-Incentives Derby Kicks into High Gear!
From Michigan to New Mexico, the production tax incentives derby is on in a big, big way. We talk to one of the producers of Clint Eastwood’s Gran T…
16 years, 5 months ago
Asked to the Academy; Cable Bags the Box
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has inducted 134 new members. We talk to one of funniest, actress Jane Lynch. Plus, the Supreme Court…
16 years, 6 months ago
Which Way, Studios?
Paramount shuffles its top executives and Universal may be next. Sony cancels a high-profile project just before cameras roll and Fox balks at the bu…
16 years, 6 months ago