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How Green Is My Oscar?
The divide between movies that make money and movies that get awards has been growing in the last few years. Why? And what does that say about how Ho…
18 years ago
Ding Dong the Strike Is Dead!
The writers' strike has meant reruns, reality and rankor. So how will things change now that the strike is over? Plus, when will the digital pie that…
18 years, 1 month ago
So Much Reality TV It's Unreal!
TV was already getting more and more into unscripted fare before the strike. Now, there's so much reality programming it's unreal! We get the lay of…
18 years, 1 month ago
Will Boston Real Estate Guy Steve Samuels Get Scrod in Hollywood?
Steve Samuels is the third generation of successful Boston-based real estate developers. He's also one of many outsiders who've brought their fat wa…
18 years, 1 month ago
Will Striking Writers Take a Page from Directors' Deal?
The directors seem to have made a deal with producers. Will the writers follow suit? Should they? We're live today with TV writer/producer David Milc…
18 years, 1 month ago
DRM; Awards; Swag
The big four record labels are finally offering some music free of copyright protection. Is it too little too late? And, no Globes, no Oscars = no bo…
18 years, 2 months ago
That Was the Hollywood Year That Was!
From scandals to the strike to the surprise success of mega-sequels it's the Hollywood year that was! We get ready for the year ahead with our annual…
18 years, 2 months ago
Best of The Business: On the Bubble
This week, it's the Best of The Business. The strike will put a gaggle of TV shows "on the bubble," and we're not talking about being drunk on champ…
18 years, 2 months ago
Best of The Business: All about Writers; Gifting in Hollywood
This week we present the best of The Business. In honor of the writers' strike and celebrating his hit new movie, I Am Legend, we revisit our convers…
18 years, 2 months ago
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, 3 months ago