From KCRW, I'm Kim Masters, and this is The Business.

I mean, that was the thing that for me took a long time.

I did 10 or 11 indies before I got a call from the studio.

And now I'm seeing, you know, many, many more women getting bigger calls to do bigger films.

Rachel Morrison just made history as the first woman ever to be nominated for an Oscar for

cinematography. She's in contention for her work on the Netflix film Mudbound. She's also the

first woman to shoot a comic book movie, the upcoming Marvel mega hit Black Panther. She says

more women are getting a shot at getting the shot. Morrison tells us how reality TV was a good training ground for filming scripted movies

and explains how working with director Ryan Coogler led to her becoming the cinematographer on Black Panther.

But first on the news banter, the Me Too movement has tragic fallout and finger pointing.

Stay tuned, it's the business from KCRW.

I am joined by my partner in banter, Matt Bellany of the Hollywood reporter. Hello, Matt.

Hi there. So we're digesting some really grim news, just as we are talking, the suicide of Jill

Messick. Jill Messick was Rose McGowan's

manager, and Rose McGowan, as most of the world knows, has alleged that Harvey Weinstein

attacked her and sexually assaulted her. She also has said that she told her manager, Jill

Messick, and Jill Messick subsequently went to work for Harvey Weinstein.

And, you know, many people, I think when they learned that,

wondered given that she had been told of this assault and given Harvey's reputation,

which was well established by then in the Hollywood circles, open secret,

how she could go to work for Harvey.

I'll say that, you know, I was one of the people wondering that.

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