From KCRW in Santa Monica and KCRW.com, I'm Kim Masters, and this is the business.

You listen, if you listen and learn, then you're going to be able to do anything you want in this town.

Everybody takes your business, really, really, all the right life.

He doesn't clean.

What's with him?

Oh, I'm afraid he's gone Hollywood.

This week on the business, director Rennie Harlan hit highs with diehard and cliffhanger and a big low with Cutthroat Island.

He talks about making his latest movie in the Republic of Georgia, and he opens up about the big flop that's haunted him for years. But first, the Hollywood News banter. Stick around. It's the business from KCRW.

You can imagine Hollywood everything is really driven by making money.

What's with him?

I'm afraid he's gone to Hollywood.

I'm joined by my banter buddy, John Horn of the Los Angeles Times.

Hello, John.

Hello, Kim.

So John, Eddie Murphy.

Remember Eddie Murphy?

Because he is going to be, as you know by now, hosting the Oscars this year.

Wasn't he a movie star back in the 80s? He was. He was a movie star.

You know, I will say because I think there's been a lot of Eddie bashing, including in your

newspaper, finding someone to host the Oscars is not an easy thing. I don't know if everybody

understands that. It is a very tough gig and a lot of people have done it and been mocked and

ridiculed and people

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