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In Bombay with Slumdog Millionaire; American Film Market
We talk to director Danny Boyle about making his new film in India, a country that's on the move, but still sometimes on the make. Plus, the bizarre…
17 years, 10 months ago
Shrugging Off Atlas Shrugged, Redux
Hollywood's been beguiled and bedeviled by Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged since it was published in 1957. Fifty years later, why hasn't it been made into …
17 years, 11 months ago
Bradley Effect at the Movies; Danny Goldberg and the Music Biz
Is there a "Tom Bradley effect" in the movies, or are low returns for movies with black casts just self-fulfilling prophecy? Plus, music mogul Danny …
17 years, 11 months ago
Mini-Majors, Endangered Species?; The Sundance Marathon
This indie film was all about the art until the studios got in the game. How will independent film change again now that the studios seem to be backi…
17 years, 11 months ago
Could the Economic Downturn Be Good for TV Networks?
Will record-low consumer confidence cause companies to pull their ads off network television or will broke Americans staying at home be a boon to the…
17 years, 11 months ago
Faith-Based Blockbusters; The Westmores of Hollywood
The making and marketing of a Christian hit which landed an impressive fourth place at the box office in its first weekend out. Plus, the first famil…
17 years, 11 months ago
Politics as Mini-Series; Working the Emmys; The Duchess
The closely-contested, presidential race has brought Americans back into the political process, not to mention doing wonders for TV ratings. Plus, an…
18 years ago
Will the Wall Street Crisis Hammer Hollywood?
How will the Wall Street meldown affect Hollywood studios and their coporate parents?
18 years ago
Which Way, Silverman?; A World without Don LaFontaine
Do salacious rumors swirling around NBC's embattled programming chief signal his ouster? What has he done that's so bad, and what good is being overl…
18 years ago
Hollywood Goes to the Conventions; Mommy and Me Go to the Movies
Are Hollywood celebrities irrelevant in an election when their candidate's a star? Plus, mommy and me go to the movies.
18 years ago