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Best Picture Nom's Bumped to 10; Produced By
In a surprise move, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that next year there will be ten Best Picture Oscar nominees, instead o…
16 years, 6 months ago
Black in the Business
Even in the age of Obama, black writers in Hollywood find there's no such as thing as post-racial, and a new Writers' Guild report concurs.
16 years, 6 months ago
Below the Line and Under the Gun
The changing entertainment industry and tanking economy have combined to put people below the line under the gun. We talk about what’s making it so h…
16 years, 7 months ago
Nerd Poker Builds a House of Game; Hollywood Scissorhands
Hollywood's video game nerds come out of the closet with a hip new event for less game savvy show biz types. Plus, executives are often maligned for …
16 years, 7 months ago
Network Scheduling Musical Chairs: The 'Medium' Story
Network TV scheduling turns into a brutal game of musical chairs. We talk to the creator of the NBC show Medium, which jumped to CBS at the last minu…
16 years, 7 months ago
Report from the (Up-)Front; Hi-Def below the Line
A shaky economy and falling viewership meant nervous networks at the upfronts. Also, many new shows will be in hi-def. That’s great for viewers, but …
16 years, 7 months ago
Studios Play Games
Why have the studios decided to get back in the video game business? Plus, even the biggest producer in the business is playing games. A chat with Je…
16 years, 7 months ago
New TV Season, New TV World; Taking Hollywood's Temperature
NBC rolls out its new season with the help of a new programming consultant -- the advertisers. We talk to network co-chair Marc Graboff. Plus, massiv…
16 years, 8 months ago
Hollywood on the Hill; 'Death' of Adult-oriented Films, Part II
We look at selling Hollywood on the Hill with MPAA chief Dan Glickman. On April 21, the MPAA held its second "Business of Show Business" symposium in…
16 years, 8 months ago
'State of Play' Gets No Play; Marketing 'Fast and Furious'
A recent spate of films have scored underwhelming results at the box office. But is the death of big-budget studio movies for grown-ups greatly exagg…
16 years, 8 months ago