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Iraq War Movies Tank at the Box Office
There's been a surge in Iraq and a surge of Iraq movies here at home. It might be working in Baghdad but it's tanking at the local cineplex. We talk…
18 years ago
Do Movies Make Money?
A new report paints a bleak picture for Hollywood if it doesn't quit spending money like a drunken sailor on shore leave. We speak with Roger R. Smit…
18 years, 1 month ago
Will the Strike Kill the Soaps?; Inside Strike Negotiations
What's it like to negotiate during a strike? We talk with the man who led talks for employees during the acrimonious 1994 supermarket walkout. Plus, …
18 years, 1 month ago
The Strike and American Screenwriting, II; Video Games Rock On
To understand the current writers' strike, you need to understand the long and contentious relationship between screenwriters and the people who writ…
18 years, 1 month ago
What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting, Part I
To understand the current writers' strike, you need to understand the long and contentious relationship between screenwriters and the people who writ…
18 years, 1 month ago
The Writers' Strike: Bad News for Network TV
The writers' strike will effect everyone in Hollywood, but it's broadcast television that has the most to fear. We get strike analysis from executive…
18 years, 2 months ago
What's a Producer Do?; Hollywood-Washington Update
What does a producer do? We talk to two producers-turned-studio-execs about what they did then and what they do now. Plus, a chat with Hollywood's ma…
18 years, 2 months ago
'Wicked: The Musical' Wickedly Profitable for Universal
The musical Wicked is a global phenomenon that's made scary profits for Universal Studios. We talk to producer Marc Platt about Hollywood's all-time …
18 years, 2 months ago
'Season Finale;' Tax-Incentive Derby
The UPN and the WB lived but a short decade, but they changed television forever. Now, the former president of entertainment at the WB and a veteran …
18 years, 2 months ago
Ang Lee's NC-17; High Risks of Self-Distributing Low-Budget Films
Ang Lee turned a gay cowboy movie into Oscar gold and box-office green, but can his new film overcome a rating of NC-17? Plus, the high-risk gamble o…
18 years, 3 months ago