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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, 8 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 months ago