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The Business

George Clooney and Grant Heslov on ‘The Midnight Sky’

The Business

KCRW

Tv & Film

4.6676 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

George Clooney and his long-time producing partner Grant Heslov talk about their new movie “The Midnight Sky,” a post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama, now on Netflix. Heslov and Clooney discuss recent sea changes in the industry, especially at Warner Brothers, the studio they called home for 20 years. Plus, the politically engaged pair addresses the recent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. 

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0:00.0

From KCRW, I'm Kim Masters, and this is the business.

0:04.9

If George Clooney ever asks to use your home in a movie,

0:08.4

please don't demand that he come to your niece's birthday party in return.

0:12.8

Yes, that's happened, but Clooney can sympathize he remembers what he did as a kid

0:17.1

when he spotted actor Raymond Burr on location shooting a miniseries.

0:21.5

And I would follow him around.

0:23.0

He was in my hometown of Augusta Kentucky.

0:25.4

And I'd be like, hey, Perry Mason.

0:28.1

And he's like, get away from me.

0:29.8

I'm like, hey, Ironside.

0:32.2

You know, I was just the most annoying guy.

0:34.5

Perry Mason's super fan, George Clooney, and his longtime producing partner, Grant

0:38.7

Hesslough, join us this week. Their new movie, The Midnight Sky, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama,

0:44.5

is now on Netflix. Clooney and Hasloff discuss some of the recent sea changes in the industry,

0:50.5

especially at Warner Brothers, the studio they called home for 20 years. Plus, the politically

0:56.5

engaged pair addresses the recent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But first on the news banter,

1:03.4

Jim and Pam, still dominate. Stick around. It's the business from KCRW.

1:15.6

Hi, I am joined by my partner in banter.

1:16.3

Matt Bellany.

1:16.7

Hello, Matt.

1:17.4

Hi there.

1:22.3

So Nielsen has released its 2020-minute-streamed calculations.

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