Sunday, May 25, 2025
CBS News president Wendy McMahon has stepped down from her post as tensions escalate over ongoing Paramount Global-Trump settlement talks. With the deal already under scrutiny from senators,…
SOURCE: play.cdnstream1.com at 03:25PM[SHARE]Friday, April 11, 2025
As the Trump administration announces (and delays) tariffs, Hollywood is bracing itself for industry disruptions. What's on the horizon for the entertainment industry amid erratic stock mark…
SOURCE: play.cdnstream1.com at 02:17PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 2, 2025
Lucasfilm CEO Kathleen Kennedy has announced she will step down from her post at the end of 2025. How will this affect Star Wars? Also, Barbara Broccoli, heiress to the James Bond franchise,…
SOURCE: play.cdnstream1.com at 06:26PM[SHARE]Friday, February 21, 2025
The ongoing Murdoch family drama is ramping up again; this time coming in the form of courtroom details released from a private trial in Nevada. Also, why is Harvey Weinstein suing his broth…
SOURCE: play.cdnstream1.com at 05:02PM[SHARE]Saturday, February 1, 2025
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson star in an ad asking Texas legislators to create incentives for productions to shoot in their home state. What's behind the decision to drop the video…
SOURCE: play.cdnstream1.com at 08:46AM[SHARE]Friday, November 22, 2024
Comcast is set to spin off a slew of cable channels including E!, SYFY, MSNBC, and CNBC. What's behind the move? Plus, the big announcement also brings with it the news of a long anticipated…
SOURCE: play.cdnstream1.com at 01:00PM[SHARE]Comcast is set to spin off a slew of cable channels including E!, SYFY, MSNBC, and CNBC. What's behind the move? Plus, the big announcement also brings with it the news of a long anticipated…
SOURCE: play.cdnstream1.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Friday, November 8, 2024
Warner Bros. unceremoniously released Clint Eastwood's Juror #2 in less than 50 theaters nationwide, but the mid-budget film has exceeded expectations. After a strong limited opening, the fi…
SOURCE: play.cdnstream1.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Friday, October 11, 2024
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni examine MSNBC's decision to hold Errol Morris' immigration documentary Separated until after the 2024 presidential election. They also unpack the various factors…
SOURCE: play.cdnstream1.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Friday, August 30, 2024
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni banter about the summer box office, noting that it started with a whimper but is ending with a bang thanks to a sequel and two superheroes. Edgar Bronfman Jr. ha…
SOURCE: play.cdnstream1.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Friday, June 14, 2024
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni examine the dissolution of the Paramount-Skydance merger after Shari Redstone calls it quits on the deal. They also discuss Sony's purchase of Alamo Drafthouse t…
SOURCE: KCRW at 05:30PM[SHARE]Friday, May 31, 2024
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni break down the latest NBA news at Warner Bros. Discovery. They also discuss activist investor Nelson Peltz's decision to sell his entire stake in Disney, and why…
SOURCE: KCRW at 05:30PM[SHARE]Friday, December 1, 2023
Disney CEO Bob Iger talks about the company's many struggles, including his succession, selling ABC, and Marvel troubles during the New York Times' DealBook Summit.
Then, we're taking it to…
SOURCE: KCRW at 09:00PM[SHARE]Friday, October 13, 2023
Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour concert film is out in theaters. Was this a good deal for Swift and AMC? And will this become a trend with other artists? This week on The Business, Kim Maste…
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:00PM[SHARE]Friday, May 26, 2023
As week three of the writer's strike continues, other unions and guilds show solidarity while studios cut costs to see quarter stock increase. Plus, we revisit our long pre-strike convers…
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:00PM[SHARE]Friday, February 10, 2023
Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian woman to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in the sci-fi action-fantasy "Everything Everywhere All at Once," an unexpected feat for…
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:00PM[SHARE]Friday, January 20, 2023
Before "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" saw a limited theatrical release last November, Producer Ram Bergman wasn't sure if audiences would be back in theaters. Bergman is grateful that N…
SOURCE: KCRW at 05:30PM[SHARE]Friday, August 5, 2022
Actor, comedian, musician, and producer Steve Martin had been invited to one of talent manager's Sandy Gallin's showbiz parties in New York. There, he recalls seeing a lot of actors, includi…
SOURCE: KCRW at 05:30PM[SHARE]Friday, June 3, 2022
It took Samuel L. Jackson years to find a home for his passion project, "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey." He's the star and executive producer of the miniseries, based on a novel by Walter Mo…
SOURCE: KCRW at 05:30PM[SHARE]Friday, February 25, 2022
Before he even landed the job, director Reinaldo Marcus Green could tell that the film "King Richard" was a special project for the superstar sitting across the table from him " Will Smith. …
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:30PM[SHARE]Friday, January 28, 2022
Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin is usually the only Deaf person on a set. Matlin came to a big realization when making "CODA," a breakthrough film featuring Deaf actors. "I'm the one …
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:30PM[SHARE]Friday, January 21, 2022
To get a shot at directing his remake of "A Star is Born," Bradley Cooper passed on an upfront payday in exchange for a piece of the profit. And that gamble paid off. But as Cooper is painfu…
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:30PM[SHARE]Friday, January 14, 2022
Multi-hyphenate Bradley Cooper is out with two new films. There's "Licorice Pizza," in which he plays real-life wild man producer Jon Peters, and "Nightmare Alley," where he stars as carniva…
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:30PM[SHARE]Friday, December 31, 2021
Actress and now director Maggie Gyllenhaal wanted to set her new drama "The Lost Daughter" in Maine, but New Jersey offered a better tax credit. So the plan was to shoot in New Jersey until …
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:30AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 3, 2021
After budget blowups, a leadership change and many delays, the long-awaited Academy Museum is finally open. KCRW takes a whirlwind tour with museum president Bill Kramer to hear how exhibits…
SOURCE: KCRW at 10:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 26, 2021
For the first time in decades, the crew members who make movies and TV shows are threatening to strike. Members of IATSE " the union that covers cinematographers, editors, costumers and many…
SOURCE: KCRW at 10:00AM[SHARE]Friday, August 6, 2021
Producer Jason Blum thinks stars and filmmakers deserve a piece of the profit from their work. So naturally he opposes a push from studios to pay Netflix-style flat fees instead. But that di…
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:30PM[SHARE]Friday, July 30, 2021
For nearly the past decade, media mogul Barry Diller has backed award-winning movies and Broadway shows from now embattled mega-producer Scott Rudin. Asked about allegations that Rudin engag…
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:30PM[SHARE]Friday, July 23, 2021
Barry Diller, who made his name as a powerful studio boss, recently told NPR that "the movie business is over." Expanding on those views, the legendary mogul and former chairman of Paramount…
SOURCE: KCRW at 04:30PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 10, 2021
Multi-hyphenate Daveed Diggs has a lot going on, including writing and producing his new series on Starz, "Blindspotting." The broadway hit "Hamilton" launched his career, but at this point,…
SOURCE: KCRW at 08:51AM[SHARE]Friday, July 2, 2021
Investigative reporter and documentary producer David Holthouse was sexually assaulted as a child. He says that trauma led him to devote his life to unmasking monsters, both real and imagine…
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