Synopsis
The Business is a weekly podcast featuring lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors. The show is hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter...
Episodes
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'The Square': Shooting a Revolution
09/11/2013 Duration: 29minShooting a revolution on the streets of Cairo.
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Alex Gibney and Frank Marshall Talk Making 'The Armstrong Lie'
02/11/2013 Duration: 29minAlex Gibney and Frank Marshall discuss the making of their documentary, "The Armstrong Lie."
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Creating Authentic Autistic TV Characters
26/10/2013 Duration: 29minAlex Plank consults on FX's "The Bridge" for the character with Aspegers. Max Burkholder plays a boy with Autism on NBC's "Parenthood."
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Oscar-winning Writer Diablo Cody; Filmmaker James Toback
19/10/2013 Duration: 29minWriter Diablo Cody directs a movie but won’t do it again. Plus, filmmaker James Toback goes to Cannes to make one movie and to sell another.
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The Business TV Podcast: The Comedy Crisis; The Walking Dead; Social TV
18/10/2013 Duration: 30minEnjoy this new monthly podcast from KCRW’s The Business, all about TV and how we watch it, moderated by Michael Schneider from TV Guide Magazine.
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‘Escape from Tomorrow’ Escapes Disney; TV Woos Latinos
12/10/2013 Duration: 29minEscape from Tomorrow Escapes Disney’s Wrath; How TV Woos Latino Viewers‘
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‘Downton Abbey’ Creator Julian Fellowes
05/10/2013 Duration: 29minJulian Fellowes talks Downton Abbey, Robert Altman and Romeo & Juliet
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The Man Who Makes Low Budget, High Concept Horror Hits
28/09/2013 Duration: 29minProducer Jason Blum carved a niche in the movie business making low budget, high concept horror hits.
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The Woman Who Made Saudi Arabia's First Oscar Entry
21/09/2013 Duration: 29minHaiffa Al-Mansour is the writer/director of "Wadjda" -- the first film entirely shot in Saudi Arabia, a country that's banned movie theaters.
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The Business: Special TV Roundtable Edition
19/09/2013 Duration: 36minThe roundtable discusses the Fall TV Season, how we watch and the Emmys.
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Ron Howard
14/09/2013 Duration: 29minRon Howard talks about making "Rush" without the help of a studio, and shooting his first documentary.
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John August and Dan Jinks Make 'Big Fish' the Musical
07/09/2013 Duration: 29minScreenwriter John August and Producer Dan Jinks compare making "Big Fish," the musical, with making movies.
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'Breaking Bad' Creator Vince Gilligan
31/08/2013 Duration: 29min"Breaking Bad" Creator Vince Gilligan says to be a showrunner you need to be a cult leader.
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Filmmaker Lee Daniels
24/08/2013 Duration: 29minLee Daniels on the struggle and strategy behind funding his move, "The Butler." Plus, how racism and homophobia affects his storytelling.
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Making 'The Bible' Hit TV; Stephenie Meyer as Film Producer
17/08/2013 Duration: 29minMark Burnett and Roma Downey talk "The Bible." Stephenie Meyer goes from "Twilight" to "Austenland."
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Creating 'The Bridge,' FX's Bilingual Crime Drama
10/08/2013 Duration: 29minCreating FX's "The Bridge," the bilingual border-town crime drama.
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Funding Movies via Slated; The Unsung Casting Director
03/08/2013 Duration: 29minSlated: a matchmaking site for filmmakers and film investors. Plus, the rise of the unsung casting director.
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Rick Santorum Making Movies; The Man behind ‘Despicable Me 2’
27/07/2013 Duration: 29minWhy Rick Santorum wants to make movies; The man behind the Despicable Me movies
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Guillermo del Toro on the Movie Biz, Failure and Saying 'No!'
20/07/2013 Duration: 29minFilmmaker Guillermo del Toro on what he’s learned from failure and how he navigates the rocky waters of the film business.
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'Fashion Police' Writers Strike; The WGA and Joan Rivers at Odds
13/07/2013 Duration: 29minThe "Fashion Police" writers go on strike. Also the WGA East charges Joan Rivers with violating Guild rules.