

The Business
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Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.
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Jun 28, 2014 • 30min
Funding 'Citizen Koch'; Creative Indie Film Marketing
Citizen Koch filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal on why their deal with public television fell apart; Jenny Radelet tells a tale of a film that found a marketing partnership through potatoes.

Jun 21, 2014 • 30min
Paul Haggis on ‘Third Person’ and Leaving Scientology
Screenwriter and director Paul Haggis on his new film Third Person, his first since his public break with the Church of Scientology.

Jun 14, 2014 • 30min
Guillermo del Toro on the Movie Biz, Failure and Saying 'No!'
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro on what he’s learned from failure and how he navigates the rocky waters of the film business.

Jun 7, 2014 • 30min
Kickstarter CEO Wants to Make Your Passion Project
Kickstarter has crowdfunded more than $1 billion worth of projects in five years but CEO Yancey Strickler says it's just getting started.

May 31, 2014 • 30min
Directing 'Game of Thrones;' Filmmaker Gifts Viewers
The complex business of directing "Game of Thrones." The unconventional release of "In Your Eyes."

May 24, 2014 • 30min
Two Women Who Made 'Frozen' a Modern Disney Classic
Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.

May 17, 2014 • 30min
Jon Favreau on 'Chef' and the Truth about Movie Studios
Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.

May 10, 2014 • 30min
Mike Judge and Alec Berg on Making HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’
Making 'Silicon Valley', testing 'Beavis and Butt-head' and losing an actor to cancer -- this and more from Mike Judge and Alec Berg.

May 3, 2014 • 30min
Kevin Spacey: The Disruptor
Kevin Spacey calls for change in the entertainment business and backs it up by funding and self-releasing his first documentary.

Apr 26, 2014 • 30min
Steven Knight on 'Locke' and 'Millionaire;' 'Mad Men' Artist
How Steven Knight created "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and made his new movie, "Locke." Also, an artist whose work hangs on the Mad Men set.


