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The Business

"Orson Welles's Last Movie;" Battling Runaway Production

The Business

KCRW

Tv & Film

4.6676 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2015

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Journalist Josh Karp tells us why the Orson Welles movie The Other Side of the Wind has been so troubled for decades. And KCRW's Saul Gonzalez checks in on California's latest attempt to keep movie-making in Hollywood. 

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Kim Masters. Thanks for listening to The Business. Some of the most entertaining stories produced today aren't just on the big screen. They can be heard on KCRW's unfictional. Intimate tales and artful documentaries crafted by some of the most talented radio producers across the globe. Check it out. You can find unfictional on KCRW's iTunes page.

0:22.1

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

0:28.4

You weren't in it for the money, you weren't in it for the recognition, and you weren't always in it because it was fun.

0:33.4

But I think being around, his creativity was incredibly intoxicating for people.

0:38.3

Filmmaking giant Orson Wells had no problem attracting talent to the problem-plagued film that he was working on when he died in 1985.

0:47.3

Author Josh Karp tells us why the other side of the wind remains unfinished and unseen to this day.

0:54.2

Then, California lawmakers hope they've figured a way to keep Hollywood productions in California.

0:59.7

We'll see how that's going.

1:01.3

But first on the news banter, TLC lands in 19 kinds of hot water and counting.

1:06.9

Stay tuned. It's the business from KCRW.

1:19.8

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

1:20.3

Hello, Mike.

1:20.7

Hey, Kim.

1:26.3

Most of our listeners probably are aware, I guess, if they've never seen 19 kids and counting,

1:28.4

which I have to admit I never have,

1:34.9

that there is a big scandal. And this is a TLC show. One of the 19 kids has, it has been publicly revealed. As a teen, he's in his late 20s now, had molested a number of young women, including

1:41.7

his siblings, among others of a 19 kids. This is something

1:45.4

that the family knew about. The family's whole schick is that they are, you know, a conservative

1:51.1

family values thing. This is a little bit off message. TLC has pulled the show. As we are

1:57.3

recording, though, they have not yet canceled it. Yeah, this is really, really an ugly story for the most part.

2:03.2

But the problem with TLC is that 19 Kids and Counting is one of their hottest shows.

2:07.1

More than 3 million viewers a week most weeks.

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