KCRW's The Business
By Kim Master, John Horn, KCRW
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Podcast Description
"The Business” is the show about the business of show business. It goes beyond the glitz and glamour to the who, what, why and how of making movies and TV. “The Business” is hosted by respected entertainment industry journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter and produced by KCRW. Each week "The Business" features an analysis of top Hollywood news with John Horn of the Los Angeles Times, in-depth interviews and the occasional feature story. For more about "KCRW’s The Business" go to: kcrw.com/thebusiness
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War Movies: 'The Tillman Story' and 'The Hurt Locker' | Interviews about two recent war movies: 'The Tillman Story' and 'The Hurt Locker.' | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Talking 'Veep' with Frank Rich and Improv with Matt Walsh | Frank Rich talks BHO's "Veep." Matt Walsh talks improv. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Littlefield on NBC's 'Must See TV' Era | Former network chief Warren Littlefield recounts stories from his new book, "Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV." | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Once Upon A Time' Creators; 'House' Medical Advisor | How the creators of Once Upon A Time" went from cable in Wisconsin to the big leagues. Plus, a doc who turned his passion with bizarre illnesses into a job on "House." | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eli Roth and Brian McGreevy Talk 'Hemlock Grove' | Horror movie maker, Eli Roth and "Hemlock Grove" author Brian McGreevy on turning this Gothic novel into a Netflix series. | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Actors' Pilot Season Plight | Actors talk about the exhausting and angst-ridden process of auditioning for television pilots. | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spurlock Produces for the Internet; What's in a TV Pilot? | Morgan Spurlock on producing web series for the Internet. Plus, television masters on how to make a great TV pilot. | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Whit Stillman Returns; SAG-AFTRA Merge | Indie filmmaker Whit Stillman returns. Plus, SAG and AFTRA merge -- so now what? | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Morgan Spurlock Talks 'Comic-Con' | Morgan Spurlock talks about turning his cameras on the fans and phenomenon that is Comic-Con. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'The Hunger Games' Producer | "The Hunger Games" is the biggest movie to hit theaters this year. Producer Nina Jacobson tells us how the movie came to be. | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The World of Voice Acting | We look at the art of the heard -- but not seen -- voice actor. Three veterans on what it takes to succeed and why some great on-camera movie stars can't cut it. | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Suburgatory:' From Pitch to Pilot to Hit Show | Navigating Pilot Season: How the ABC comedy Suburgatory went from idea, to pilot, to TV series. | 3/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Suburgatory:' From Pitch to Pilot to Hit Show | Navigating Pilot Season: How the ABC comedy Suburgatory went from idea, to pilot, to TV series. | 3/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Telling the Sarah Palin Story on HBO | Director Jay Roach and Writer Danny Strong turn the Sarah Palin Pygmalian story into an HBO movie. | 3/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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KCRW's Awards Season Special | Elvis Mitchell and Kim Masters discuss the Oscars and the Independent Spirit Awards, and share clips from interviews with some of this year's nominees. (Feb 23, 7-8pm) | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Filmmaking in Brazil and Russia | We look at the film industries in Brazil and Russia through the very different success stories of two filmmakers. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Filmmaker Joshua Marston; Putting on the Spirit Awards | Joshua Marston's film about blood feuds sparks its own feud after being disqualified for an Oscar. Marston tells his side of the story. Plus, the Independent Spirit Awards. | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bill Lawrence: A Modern Day Show-runner | Bill Lawrence, co-creator of Cougar Town, is taking his show to the people. He's self-funding viewing parties across the US where fans meet cast and have a drink on him. | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Oscars' 'Lousy Foreign Film Policy;' YouTube Film Festival | Debating the Oscars' "lousy foreign film policy." Plus, YouTube launches an online film festival. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Howard Gordon Talks 'Homeland' and '24' | Howard Gordon, co-creator of Homeland and former show-runner of 24, talks about how both of these shows tapped into the very different zeitgeist of the day. | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Creators and Stars of 'Portlandia;' IMDB and Ageism | The creators and stars of 'Portlandia' talk about turning their comedy videos into IFC's biggest hit. Plus, does IMDB perpetuate ageism in Hollywood? | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sundance Film Festival Preview; Mortified on TV | We get an advance look at the Sundance Film Festival plus how Mortified went from stage to TV screen. | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Making of 'Moneyball' | 'Moneyball' director Bennett Miller and two of the film's producers tell the dramatic tale of the project's troubled journey from book to screen. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Animator Letters Project; Werner Herzog Redux | We re-air our in-depth conversation with filmmaker Werner Herzog. And we get some creative inspiration from Pixar animator Austin Madison and from Willie Downs-- the blogger behind the Animators Letters Project. | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The 2011 Hollywood Year in Review | Kim Masters, John Horn and Michael Schneider banter about the top entertainment news stories of 2011. | 12/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 25 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
THIS SHOW IS STILL AVAILABLE
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Excellent content / Poor distribution
The show itself is excellent. It is always entertaining and informative; however, the distribution channel is consistently poor. On many occastions, 3 or 4 copies of the same show are dropped in this feed creating a waste of bandwidth and extra maintenance that should not be required of an automated system.
No longer hosted by Claude Brodesser-Akner
... and I don't think he's on vacation. I think he was forced out by kcrw following his defense of an arts executive who gave money to prop 8. I don't like prop 8 either, but I think kcrw is wrong here.
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