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And in two weeks, Leviathan has become the word, which means the social injustice in the whole country.

Alexander Rodniansky produced the Oscar-nominated drama Leviathan,

which has drawn the ire of Putin-friendly critics in Russia,

even though it was partly funded by the state.

The producer and director Andres Vaginsav tell us how they're handling

unsettling official

displeasure with their film. But first on the news banter, official displeasure with Amy Pascal,

she's out at Sony Pictures in the wake of the hack attack. Stay tuned, it's the business from

KCRW.

I am joined by my banter buddy, Michael Schneider of TV Guide magazine.

Hello, Michael.

Hi, Kim.

So, big news week.

Wow.

Amy Pascal, the head of Sony, perhaps unsurprisingly, ousted, outed with a very nice fluffy cushion underneath.

That's the way to go, right? Yeah, I really wish that I had a job where I could kind of screw up my company, and then

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