The Business

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305 Episodes

  1. Documentarian Alex Gibney’s tips for keeping up the good fight (and more); Big shifts for UTA + Village Roadshow

    Published: 3/21/2025
  2. Director Lesli Linka Glatter on her enviable life in television; Pay no attention to Disney’s ‘Snow White’ remake

    Published: 3/14/2025
  3. ‘Muslim Matchmaker’ creator Smriti Mundhra on representation; Breaking down the boost in Oscar viewership

    Published: 3/7/2025
  4. ‘Emilia Pérez’ songwriters on sparking debates; What’s next for James Bond and Star Wars?

    Published: 2/28/2025
  5. Pamela Anderson on second chances and ‘The Last Showgirl’; The Murdoch empire keeps unraveling

    Published: 2/21/2025
  6. A chat with the directors of ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’; Why Disney is dialing back on DEI

    Published: 2/14/2025
  7. SPECIAL PREVIEW: Songwriters Camille & Clément Ducol on 'Emilia Pérez'

    Published: 2/13/2025
  8. Jesse Eisenberg on finding the humor in ‘A Real Pain’; FCC battles CBS over Kamala Harris interview transcript

    Published: 2/7/2025
  9. Producer Marc Platt talks 20+ years of ‘Wicked’; Ad for Texas production hits Hollywood when its down

    Published: 1/31/2025
  10. Analyzing the Oscar noms w/ THR’s Scott Feinberg; Netflix has a strong Q4

    Published: 1/24/2025
  11. ENCORE: ‘Sing Sing’ director Greg Kwedar models pay equity; This Week’s Banter: Hollywood turns on LA Mayor Karen Bass

    Published: 1/17/2025
  12. Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold on ‘The Brutalist'; Big swings and shake ups at Warner Bros

    Published: 1/10/2025
  13. 'Nosferatu' writer-director and Focus Features chairman on their long partnership; Inside the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni feud

    Published: 1/3/2025
  14. Kim Masters and Matt Belloni banter listener questions in mailbag episode of ‘The Business’

    Published: 12/27/2024
  15. Kim Masters and Matt Belloni banter listener questions in mailbag episode of ‘The Business’

    Published: 12/27/2024
  16. Megabanter 2024: Hollywood’s chaotic year of succession races, sports duels, and mergers

    Published: 12/20/2024
  17. Rupert Murdoch denied bid to alter family trust; Documentarian Nic Stacey on the perils of over-consumption

    Published: 12/13/2024
  18. Trump appoints Gail Slater to head DOJ antitrust division; Errol Morris & Jacob Soboroff on their film ‘Separated’

    Published: 12/6/2024
  19. Thanksgiving Weekend box office preview; Grammy-winning songwriter Evan Bogart on the state of the music industry

    Published: 11/29/2024
  20. Thanksgiving Weekend box office preview; Grammy-winning songwriter Evan Bogart on the state of the music industry

    Published: 11/29/2024

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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.