From KCRW in Santa Monica and KCRW.com, I'm Matt Holesman sitting in for 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 next time.

Everybody takes his own business, business, really, really, all white life.

He doesn't clean, clean.

What's with him?

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

This week on the business, everyone knows it's tough to get distribution for indie movies these days.

But just what is distribution and what can you do if you don't have it?

We'll talk to a studio veteran about the pivotal, if slightly mysterious,

role distribution plays in the success of a movie.

Then the producers of two micro movies are trying new ways to get you to see their films.

But first, it's the Hollywood news banter.

Stay close.

It's The Business from KCRW.

You can imagine Hollywood.

Everything is really driven by making money.

What's with him?

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

I'm joined by fellow banterer John Horn of the Los Angeles Times.

It's kind of strange, actually.

I'm the guest banterer.

The tables have turned.

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