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The Business
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.
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Everything you need to know about the Warner Bros. sale (so far)
With Netflix’s bombshell move to acquire Warner Bros. still reverberating through the town, Paramount has gone fully hostile–bypassing Warner leadersh...
Celine Song on confronting the cost of love in ‘Materialists’
Producer’s note: This week’s banter segment was recorded before news broke of Netflix acquiring Warner Bros.
This week, Kim Masters sits down wi...
Digging into ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ with Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
This week, Kim Masters talks to writer-director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman about their latest Knives Out installment, Wake Up Dead Man. Joh...
Shawn Levy talks ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Star Wars,’ & studio shakeups
This week, Kim Masters talks to filmmaker Shawn Levy, who takes a short break from the London shoot of his Star Wars film to talk about the final seas...
Judd Apatow’s memoir reflects a lifetime as a ‘Comedy Nerd’
This week, Kim Masters talks to Judd Apatow about his memoir, Comedy Nerd, a scrapbook that chronicles his journey from a stand-up-obsessed kid to one...
‘The Alabama Solution’ filmmakers on exposing America’s prison crisis
This week, Kim Masters talks with documentarians Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman about their film The Alabama Solution. The filmmakers reveal how...
Brad Falchuk on life, death, and ‘Famous Last Words’
This week, Eric Deggans talks with Brad Falchuk about his Netflix series Famous Last Words. The longtime Ryan Murphy collaborator talks about adapting...
How would a Netflix-owned Warner Bros. operate?
Warner Bros. stock is up after CEO David Zaslav confirmed the company is on the market and open to offers. Following Netflix’s moderate Q3, dragged by...
Aziz Ansari on turning bad luck into 'Good Fortune'
This week, Kim Masters talks to Aziz Ansari about his directorial debut, Good Fortune. After his 2022 project Being Mortal was shut down following a m...
Noam Tibon on rescuing his family from Hamas in Barry Avrich’s ‘The Road Between Us’
This week, Kim Masters speaks with The Road Between Us director Barry Avrich and retired Israeli General Noam Tibon, the latter of whom drove straight...
A “Smashing” chat with Benny Safdie
This week, Kim Masters talks with Benny Safdie about The Smashing Machine, his first solo feature since parting ways with his longtime creative partne...
Mike Figgis on chronicling the chaos of ‘Megalopolis’
This week, Kim Masters talks to director Mike Figgis about Megadoc, his fly-on-the-wall chronicle of Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed $160 million...
How affiliate pressure and FCC rhetoric put Kimmel on ice
ABC has indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! following pressure from Nexstar and Sinclair, which own affiliated stations across the country. The...
THR’s Executive Awards Editor shares Emmy predictions
The 77th annual Emmy Awards will air this Sunday night (Sept. 14) on CBS and Paramount+ — hosted by a first-timer, comedian Nate Bargatze. Kim Masters...
Runway founder Cristóbal Valenzuela wants Hollywood to embrace AI
At 84, veteran mogul John Malone is still a power broker, hinting at “further consolidation in the media industry” following a recent sit down with Da...
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ slays at the box office
It’s official, KPop Demon Hunters’ sing-along screenings were a resounding success. The film about a KPop girl group who also hunt… well, you know… be...
‘Shrinking’ co-creator & star Jason Segel: Live From KCRW HQ
This week on a special episode of The Business, Kim Masters talks with Shrinking co-creator and star Jason Segel, recorded live at KCRW’s Annenberg Pe...
Paramount leadership announces a knockout deal for UFC rights
David Ellison’s Paramount is off to a loud start, rolling out a James Mangold/Timothée Chalamet crime drama and a $7.7 billion, seven year UFC deal. W...