KCRW's The Business show

KCRW's The Business

Summary: The Business is the show about the business of show business. It goes beyond the glitz and glamour to the who, what, why and how of making movies and TV. The Business is hosted by respected entertainment industry journalist Kim Masters of the Hollywood Reporter and produced by KCRW. Each week The Business features an analysis of top Hollywood news, in-depth interviews and the occasional feature story. (Masters can also be heard Thursdays at 4:44 on Hollywood Breakdown.)

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Podcasts:

 ?Ruby Sparks? Filmmakers; 'Game of Thrones? Language Creator | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

'The Little Miss Sunshine' filmmakers make 'Ruby Sparks.' The linguist behind the 'Game of Thrones' language.

 Selling 'Magic Mike' and 'The Blind Side' to Niche Audiences | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

How Hollywood markets movies to niche communities.

 Comic-con Commentary; Making 'The Queen of Versailles' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Comic-Con gets dissed by an anonymous publicist. Plus, documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield makes 'The Queen of Versailles' then gets sued.

 Hollywood Jobs: Animal Trainers; Daytime TV Gig | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Animal Trainers up close and personal. A comedian with a day job she just can't quit.

 FX President John Landgraf on Louis CK and Charlie Sheen | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

FX President John Landgraf talks with Kim Masters about the unconventional deals he made with Louis CK and Charlie Sheen.

 Peter Berg: 'Battleship' and 'On Freddie Roach' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Peter Berg talks the battle of 'Battleship' and his passion project, 'On Freddie Roach.'

 'Paul Williams: Still Alive' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We talk the doc 'Paul Williams: Still Alive' with filmmaker Stephen Kessler and Paul Williams.

 James Gunn; 'Indie Game' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Cult filmmaker James Gunn writes and directs a video game. Plus, Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky -- the filmmakers behind the new documentary Indie Game.

 Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner Produce TV | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Sean Hayes And Todd Milliner talk Grimm and Will & Grace.

 War Movies: 'The Tillman Story' and 'The Hurt Locker' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Interviews about two recent war movies: 'The Tillman Story' and 'The Hurt Locker.'

 Talking 'Veep' with Frank Rich and Improv with Matt Walsh | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Frank Rich talks BHO's "Veep." Matt Walsh talks improv.

 Littlefield on NBC's 'Must See TV' Era | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Former network chief Warren Littlefield recounts stories from his new book, "Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV."

 'Once Upon A Time' Creators; 'House' Medical Advisor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

How the creators of Once Upon A Time" went from cable in Wisconsin to the big leagues. Plus, a doc who turned his passion with bizarre illnesses into a job on "House."

 Eli Roth and Brian McGreevy Talk 'Hemlock Grove' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Horror movie maker, Eli Roth and "Hemlock Grove" author Brian McGreevy on turning this Gothic novel into a Netflix series.

 The Actors' Pilot Season Plight | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Actors talk about the exhausting and angst-ridden process of auditioning for television pilots.

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