The Business

The King of Pop also had aspirations to be a film star; LA’s famous improv troupe and school celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.

Filmmaker Steve James and Chaz Ebert, the wife of Roger Ebert, discuss the surprises and challenges of creating a documentary based on the famous film critic’s memoir, Life Itself.

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.

Screenwriter and director Paul Haggis on his new film Third Person, his first since his public break with the Church of Scientology.

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro on what he’s learned from failure and how he navigates the rocky waters of the film business.

Kickstarter has crowdfunded more than $1 billion worth of projects in five years but CEO Yancey Strickler says it's just getting started.

The complex business of directing "Game of Thrones." The unconventional release of "In Your Eyes."

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. 

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. 

Making 'Silicon Valley', testing 'Beavis and Butt-head' and losing an actor to cancer -- this and more from Mike Judge and Alec Berg.

Kevin Spacey calls for change in the entertainment business and backs it up by funding and self-releasing his first documentary.

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. 

Amazon Studios Director Roy Price and X-Files creator Chris Carter on making TV shows the Amazon Studios' way.

Errol Morris on the interrotron and his love of directing ads. Graham Yost on making "Justified" in California.

How Darren Aronofsky made the biblical epic he wanted to make despite push-back from the studio and test audiences.

"Divergent" producers talk launching a franchise, dealing with bad reviews, and making movies in today's Hollywood.

Do changes in late night matter? Live sports: The Olympics and NFL; ‘Bubble’ Shows

What are the TCA's and do you care? Some TV networks are changing pilot season. What's the fallout from the "Duck Dynasty" drama?

We revisit our chat with a white writer on a black sitcom, then look at the way television shows make it to the season lineup through the lens of the very funny film The TV Set.****This program will not air in Los Angeles, preempted by Labor Day Music Programming.  It will be available archived online.

The creator of "Veronica Mars," and the indie filmmaker who broke the law to make a movie.