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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Apr 30, 2012 • 30min
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.
Apr 23, 2012 • 30min
The Actors' Pilot Season Plight
Actors talk about the exhausting and angst-ridden process of auditioning for television pilots.
Apr 16, 2012 • 30min
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.
Apr 9, 2012 • 30min
Whit Stillman Returns; SAG-AFTRA Merge
Indie filmmaker Whit Stillman returns. Plus, SAG and AFTRA merge -- so now what?
Apr 2, 2012 • 30min
Morgan Spurlock Talks 'Comic-Con'
Morgan Spurlock talks about turning his cameras on the fans and phenomenon that is Comic-Con.
Mar 26, 2012 • 30min
'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.
Mar 19, 2012 • 30min
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.
Mar 12, 2012 • 30min
'Suburgatory:' From Pitch to Pilot to Hit Show
Navigating Pilot Season: How the ABC comedy Suburgatory went from idea, to pilot, to TV series.
Mar 5, 2012 • 30min
Telling the Sarah Palin Story on HBO
Director Jay Roach and Writer Danny Strong turn the Sarah Palin Pygmalian story into an HBO movie.
Feb 27, 2012 • 30min
Filmmaking in Brazil and Russia
We look at the film industries in Brazil and Russia through the very different success stories of two filmmakers.
