'Bellflower' Filmmaker; The Sarajevo Film Festival
Filmmaker Evan Glodell's breaking-in story. Plus, we go to the Sarajevo Film Festival. (John Horn guest hosts.)
Aug 29, 2011•30 min
The Business
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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The Drama of the TV Drama 'Damages;' The Business@The Moth 4
The creators of TV’s acclaimed show Damages (cancelled by FX and reborn on Direct TV) on what lures top-tier talent to the show. Plus, our winning Moth StorySLAM story.
Aug 22, 2011•30 min
Carson Daly: NBC's Workhorse Host
Carson Daly, host of The Voice and Last Call with Carson Daly , on surviving NBC's late-night wars, the writers' strike and recent budget cuts....
Aug 15, 2011•25 min
Childhood Friends Take 'The Help' from Bestseller to Big Screen
This week, Kathryn Stockett, author of the bestselling novel The Help , and her childhood friend Tate Taylor, who has written and directed the new movie based on the book.
Aug 08, 2011•30 min
A 'Happily Divorced' Couple Makes Hit TV; Sundance Shortslab
Fran Dresher and Peter Marc Jacobson, on their new sit-com, based on their relationship. Plus, why you really need to be making short films to make it in Hollywood..
Aug 01, 2011•30 min
'Crazy, Stupid, Love' Directors; The Business @ The Moth 2
John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, the directing team behind the new Steve Carrell/Ryan Gosling movie Crazy, Stupid, Love. Plus, another story from our Moth StorySlam...
Jul 25, 2011•30 min
Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky; The Business @ The Moth
Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky on their working partnership and transforming their webseries into a TV show. Plus, a story told at the live Story Slam we hosted with The Moth.
Jul 18, 2011•30 min
Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant Talk Screenwriting
Sketch comedians and screenwriters Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, authors of Writing Movies for Fun and Profit , on the very practical secrets to their success.
Jul 11, 2011•30 min
Hollywood's Unconventional Therapists Revisited
We revisit our interview with Barry Michels and Phil Stutz, two of the busiest – and unconventional -- shrinks in Hollywood. Then we hear from their former clients.
Jul 04, 2011•30 min
Veena Sud on 'The Killing;' NY Times Media Reporter David Carr
AMC's Veena Sud on the backlash when The Killing's series finale didn't reveal who did the killing. Plus, media reporter David Carr, star of the new documentary Page One.
Jun 27, 2011•30 min
'Conan O'Brien Can't Stop' and Gavin Polone's Many Lives
Agent-turned-manager-turned Producer Gavin Polone on his new movie, Conan O'Brien Can't Stop , and what it reveals about his star client...
Jun 20, 2011•30 min
John Wells on the TV Biz; Mike Royce on 'Men of a Certain Age'
We speak with John Wells about the creative freedom that comes from working in cable, and Mike Royce on co-creating that Peabody Award-winning Men of a Certain Age .
Jun 13, 2011•30 min
'X-Men: First Class' Producer Simon Kinberg's Meteoric Rise
The producer of the origin story of the Marvel mutants recounts his own origin story -- from breaking in to Hollywood to morphing into a producer of big studio movies...
Jun 06, 2011•30 min
Addiction in Hollywood with Jeff Wald
In the 70's and 80's Jeff Wald had a flourishing career managing big-name stars. Drug use was an accepted and arguably a necessary part of doing business in Hollywood...
May 30, 2011•30 min
Jimmy Kimmel; NBC Chair Robert Greenblatt; Upfront Highlights
Jimmy Kimmel roasts the TV industry at the ABC upfronts. Then, a conversation with NBC Chair Robert Greenblatt, and reporter Stephen Battaglio on the next TV season.
May 23, 2011•30 min
The Creators of CBS' 'The Good Wife'
Robert and Michelle King say that having The Good Wife , presented to advertisers at the upfronts is like being at an insurance salesmen convention, but with great jokes...
May 16, 2011•30 min
Casting TV Shows; Hilary Swank in the Producer's Chair
We talk with two veteran casting executives about casting TV shows. Then, Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank and Molly Smith talk about their new production company.
May 09, 2011•30 min
'The Beaver' Producer Steve Golin on Working with Mel Gibson
Steve Golin on the making and marketing an offbeat dramatic comedy with a troubled star and his history of collaborating with creative types...
May 02, 2011•30 min
Morgan Spurlock's 'Greatest Movie Ever Sold'
Morgan Spurlock talks about Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold , which was entirely financed by brand partners doing product placement in the film.
Apr 25, 2011•30 min
'Everybody Loves Raymond' in Russia; Paul Reiser Returns
Phil Rosenthal , creator of Everybody Loves Raymond , deals with culture clash in Russia. Mad about You sitcom king Paul Reiser finds that success has a short shelf life.
Apr 18, 2011•30 min
Actress Kate del Castillo, Marketing 'Marwencol'
Mexican telenovela star Kate del Castillo faces Hollywood culture shock. Then, filmmakers Jeff Malmberg and Chris Shellen go in search of an audience for Marwencol .
Apr 11, 2011•30 min
Hollywood's Unconventional Therapists
Barry Michels and Phil Stutz are two of the busiest shrinks in Hollywood. We talk about their unconventional techniques and hear from a couple of their former clients.
Apr 04, 2011•30 min
Julian Schnabel; Simon Cowell
This week, two formidable men in very different show business worlds: painter/filmmaker Julian Schnabel and reality TV icon Simon Cowell .
Mar 28, 2011•30 min
The Rigors and Reality of the Stand-Up Comedy Business
Maria Bamford , Al Madrigal and Paul F. Tompkins on the hard-knocks life of a professional comedian…
Mar 21, 2011•30 min
Behind the Scenes of Comedy Central's Raunchiest Night
Comedy Central exec Elizabeth Porter on those raunchy celebrity roasts, which are meant to be outrageous and raunchy, but most of all utterly hilarious.
Mar 14, 2011•30 min
Director Tom Shadyac's Revelation; Selling Films in Berlin
Director Tom Shadyac ( Ace Ventura, Bruce Almighty, The Nutty Professor ) has made the new documentary. I Am is a spiritual journey in which he reevaluates his life while talking with great minds about big social problems. He tells Kim that some in the business think he's "nuts," but that others, like his longtime agent and lawyer, are coming around to understand him. Then I.M. Global CEO Stuart Ford gives us his take on the state of the international film market as he saw it in Berlin during th...
Mar 07, 2011•30 min
Kevin Smith Upclose and Personal
Filmmaker Kevin Smith talks candidly about his admiration for Wayne Gretzky, his love of marijuana and his innovative plan to distribute his new movie, Red State , himself. We met with Smith as he embarks on a cross country tour screening the film in major venues. He discusses his rationale for bucking the traditional marketing route, reflects on his career in Hollywood, how smoking pot makes him more at ease with himself, and how some of his box office failures made him re-evaluate his ambition...
Feb 28, 2011•30 min
Randy Newman's Oscar Run; White Producer of Urban Comedies
Composer-singer-songwriter Randy Newman has had 20 Oscar nominations and one win. This year he's nominated in the Best Song category for "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3 . But despite his success he says he wishes he was really good. Then, David Friendly , the producer behind the Big Momma's House franchise, talks about being a white guy in the urban comedy business.
Feb 21, 2011•30 min
Darren Aronofsky's Wild Ride
Ever since entering the business, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has been as much a savvy entrepreneur as an auteur director. Now with Black Swan receiving five Oscar nominations and reaching $100 million at the box office, he's still not sure Hollywood will embrace his next passion project. But before he finds out he'll direct his first studio tent-pole movie, The Wolverine , starring Hugh Jackman.
Feb 14, 2011•30 min
TV Writer-Producer Shawn Ryan Goes from Basic Cable to Fox
When television writer-producer Shawn Ryan created The Shield he helped make basic cable a go-to place for sophisticated original scripted programming. With his new Fox series, The Chicago Code , Ryan hopes to bring his brand of storytelling to a broader audience.
Feb 07, 2011•30 min
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