The Keeper of the Black List; Creator of 'The Big C'
The Business
KCRW
4.5 • 699 Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2010
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Since 2005, Franklin Leonard, creator and keeper of The Black List, has kept Hollywood on pins and needles every December awaiting this compilation of the most loved unproduced screenplays making the rounds in town. Plus, Darlene Hunt -- creator and executive producer of Showtime's The Big C, starring Laura Linney -- started out as an actress but hit it big as a writer.
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and KCRW.com, I'm Kim Masters, and this is the business. |
| 0:06.4 | You listen, if you listen and learn, then you're going to be able to do anything you want next time. |
| 0:12.1 | Everybody thinks his own business, really, really, all right life. |
| 0:17.9 | He doesn't clean. |
| 0:19.4 | What's with him? |
| 0:20.5 | Oh, I'm afraid he's gone Hollywood. |
| 0:22.9 | This week on the business, the keeper of The Blacklist, |
| 0:26.5 | the annual compilation of Hollywood's most loved, unproduced screenplays. |
| 0:31.2 | Plus, the accidental writer behind Showtimes The Big Sea. |
| 0:34.9 | But first, the Hollywood news banter, stick around. |
| 0:37.4 | It's the business from KCRW. |
| 0:39.8 | You can imagine Hollywood, everything is really driven by making money. What's with him? |
| 0:48.4 | Oh, I'm afraid he's gone to Hollywood. Hollywood. I'm joined by my banter buddy, John Horn of the Los Angeles Times. |
| 0:55.5 | Hello, John. |
| 0:56.4 | Hello, Kim. |
| 0:57.0 | So, John, good news or bad news for 3D? |
| 0:59.5 | Lots going on in the 3D world. |
| 1:02.1 | I think it's good news, good news. |
| 1:03.7 | I mean, Paramount had Jackass 3D come out and do very good business over the weekend. |
| 1:08.4 | Was it jackass or was it the 3D? |
| 1:10.3 | What was it? I think it was the |
| 1:11.9 | three-dimensional feces that was flung over the audience. I think that's what really sold moviegoers on |
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