The Business

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.

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..

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

Steve Golin on the making and marketing an offbeat dramatic comedy with a troubled star and his history of collaborating with creative types...

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week, two formidable men in very different show business worlds: painter/filmmaker Julian Schnabel and reality TV icon Simon Cowell.