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Do the Emmys Matter?; The 'Guiding Light' Goes Out Sep 21, 2009

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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 gets snuffed.

Summer Box Office Round-up; A Long Look at Leno Sep 14, 2009

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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 business?

Disney Buys Marvel; Hollywood Labor Strife, Part ? Sep 07, 2009

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Disney buys Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. Is it a super deal or super dud? Plus, the division and drama continues in Hollywood's labor unions, and two top TV producers and their money-making program they call the "total engagement experience."

Programming note: This program will be not air on KCRW as it will be pre-empted by special Labor Day programming. It will be available as a podcast and on demand, and will be archived online.

The Academy's New President; Making Great TV...and a Successful Marriage Aug 31, 2009

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The producers of the hit show Ghost Whisperer on making great TV…and a successful marriage. Plus, we talk to the newly-elected president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Hollywood Bollywood and Vice Versa Aug 24, 2009

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India's Reliance Big just made a major investment in Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks. Has another sucker landed on our shores, or has Hollywood finally met its match? And while India is coming to Hollywood, one Hollywood production went to India – tales from Bombay with the producers of Bollywood Hero.

HBO=Doc; Hollywood Back on the Couch Aug 17, 2009

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Documentaries used to be relegated to PBS and college classrooms, but these days, they're just as liable to come to theater near you. We talk to Sheila Nevins, who's had a big part in growing of the nonfiction business as head of HBO Docs for the past three decades. Plus, we revisit our session with Hollywood therapist Dennis Palumbo.

Movie Speak; Scissorhands Revisited Aug 10, 2009

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This week, we look at the arcane, historical, fantastical and off-color jargon of the movie set. Plus, when good executives recut bad films...inside the mind of a cinematic scissorhands.

Hollywood Goes to Comic-Con Aug 03, 2009

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This week, The Business goes to "The Con," the annual nerd-fest know as Comic-Con that’s become a major marketing stop for Hollywood. Plus, a new documentary looks at Ozploitation...

Twilight: A New Dawn for Summit Jul 27, 2009

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Twilight gave a faltering new movie studio an extreme makeover. We talk with Rob Friedman, the chief of Summit Entertainment.

The Tax-Incentives Derby Kicks into High Gear! Jul 20, 2009

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From Michigan to New Mexico, the production tax incentives derby is on in a big, big way. We talk to one of the producers of Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino, which moved from Minnesota to Michigan because of incentives, and two state legislators on opposite sides of the incentives debate.

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