Hollywood Breakdown

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Leno Out and Fallon In Mar 21, 2013

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Kickstarter Kick Starts Veronica Mars Movie Mar 14, 2013

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A crowd-funding website that has been used to bring art projects, documentaries and inventions to fruition, has kick started the budget for a movie by Hollywood insiders.

Fox Hopes to Rival ESPN Mar 08, 2013

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NewsCorp has announced plans to launch Fox Sports 1, its answer to ESPN.

Oscars' Ratings Up; VFX Artists Snubbed Mar 01, 2013

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While Oscar ratings were up, the VFX Community was up-in-arms.

The Oscars Are (Finally) Here Feb 22, 2013

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Kim and John weigh in on what's been a lengthy, expensive Oscar campaign season. They also discuss the Academy's play to bring younger audiences to the telecast.

VFX Business in Trouble Feb 15, 2013

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Troubles in the VFX business.

Sundance Sales Were Sailing Jan 25, 2013

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John Horn, freshly back from the Sundance Film Festival, talks with Kim about the state of the film market there.

The Gun Debate and Hollywood Jan 18, 2013

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While the country engages around the gun debate and what to do about gun violence some in Hollywood are getting self-reflective while others are deflecting. Kim speaks with John who is in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival. He reports that in his opening remarks, Festival found Robert Redford raised the issue of whether his industry believes that guns will sell tickets. Meanwhile, they talk about a recent contentious interview Quentin Tarantino gave to a UK outlet during which he refused to answer questions about violence in his films. It remains to be seen how and if Hollywood writ large will take any action on the issue.

2012's Big Box Office and the Oscar E-Voting Snafu Jan 04, 2013

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Last year ended with lots of people having gone to the movies. Today AMPAS ends its voting window with many a member having trouble with the new e-voting system.

Zero Dark Thirty v. Lincoln Dec 21, 2012

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Two Hollywood movies vying for awards contention have been making waves in Washington, DC.