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Betting on the Box Office; Movie Music
It's a gamble every time you buy a movie ticket. But a new financial market will make it possible to actually bet on the box office. Plus, making mov…
16 years, 6 months ago
Producing the Oscars
This week, the Academy Awards…and the thankless job of producing the Oscar telecast. We talk to the co-producer of this year's show, film producer an…
16 years, 6 months ago
Dissecting Distribution
It's tough to get distribution for indie movies these days. But just what is distribution, and what can you do if you have a great little movie witho…
16 years, 7 months ago
Oscar's Foreign Film Front-runner?; Spirit Awards' Spirit
It's a big awards weekend in Hollywood. We hear what it's like for a movie executive whose company has three of the five films in Oscar’s Foreign Lan…
16 years, 7 months ago
Exposing Hollywood Neverland
Peter Pan's not just a fairy tale character. He could be the mascot of an industry obsessed by youth. This week, we talk to two TV writers involved i…
16 years, 7 months ago
Blockbusting; Blowing Off ‘Hurt Locker’
A hefty new book conceived by director George Lucas examines the DNA of 300 American blockbusters. We examine how the book was made and what we can l…
16 years, 7 months ago
Nick Hornby Writes the Songs; Star Maps; Falling Stars
New music from pop star Ben Folds, popular novelist Nick Hornby and William Shatner. Plus, we check out those star maps that point out houses of the…
16 years, 8 months ago
Directing 'Idol'
We go behind the scenes and into the control room of American Idol.
16 years, 8 months ago
Hollywood's Legal Eagles; About a Writer
If we've learned anything from the Leno/Conan debacle, it's the value of a well written contract. We talk to one entertainment lawyer and find out e…
16 years, 8 months ago
All TV Things Considered; Here Comes Sundance
The television business is crazier than ever. We try to make sense of it all with two veteran TV journalists. Plus, a look at the upcoming Sundance F…
16 years, 8 months ago