The Movie Business Podcast

SECRETS OF THE BIZ REVEALED with PETER J. DEKOM Sep 14, 2026 00:20:51 PETER J. DEKOM is a lawyer, management/marketing consultant and entrepreneur in entertainment and the internet. Clients have included George Lucas, Ron Howard and JVC. As advisor to New Mexico, he helped create their film incentives. Honors include Forbes top 100 U.S. lawyers; Premiere’s 50 most powerful people in Hollywood; named Entertainment Lawyer of the Year by Beverly Hills and Century City

SECRETS OF DIY DISTRIBUTION with JON REISS Aug 12, 2026 00:17:59 JON REISS is a filmmaker, writer, media strategist, and author of “Think Outside the Box Office.” His company, 8 Above, creates custom strategies and theatrical experiences for independent films. Reiss has consulted with hundreds of filmmakers and film organizations globally, most recently for THE LIBRARIANS documentary. In 2023, he created the 8 Above Distribution Lab, teaching filmmakers distrib

SECRETS OF CASTING with ALYSSA WEISBERG Jul 14, 2026 00:19:10 ALYSSA WEISBERG is an Emmy and Artios award-winning Casting Director with over 90 credits in features and TV. These include STAR TREK BEYOND for director Justin Lin, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL and TOMORROWLAND for Brad Bird, projects for J.J. Abrams including SUPER 8, STAR TREK, STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS, STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – THE RISE OF SKYWAL

SECRETS OF INVOKING THE COMPLETION GUARANTEE with FRED MILSTEIN Jun 11, 2026 00:20:24 FRED MILSTEIN is CEO of Media Guarantors, a CAC Group Company, with over 30 years of independent film production, completion guarantee and financing experience. Fred was the prior Global Head of Production at Miramax and also held senior-level positions at Aon and ProSight, focusing on film. Career highlights include BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD, directed by Sidney Lumet, THE IMAGINARIUM OF

SECRETS OF MARKETING WITH BLAIR RICH May 12, 2026 00:18:58 BLAIR RICH, Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer at Legendary Entertainment, drives marketing, branding and communications, emphasizing new technologies and data analytics. Earlier, she was President and Chief Business Officer of Virgin Galactic's Commercial and Consumer Operations, leading marketing for the groundbreaking Unity 22 spaceflight. Blair served over 20 years at Warner Bros., r

SECRETS OF EDITING with MARYANN BRANDON Apr 13, 2026 00:16:46 MARYANN BRANDON, A.C.E. is a film and television editor, best known as a frequent collaborator with director J.J. Abrams. She earned an Oscar nomination for STAR WARS: EPISODE VII -THE FORCE AWAKENS and an Emmy nomination for the series ALIAS. Other film credits include VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE, STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, VENOM, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, SUPER 8, KUNG FU PAND

SECRETS OF MAKING TV MOVIES with DAMIÁN ROMAY Mar 12, 2026 00:21:17 DAMIÁN ROMAY is an Argentinean American film and television producer, writer, and director with some 79 producing credits on TV movies. His production company, Sunshine Films, based in Miami, has made nearly 100 movies for Tubi, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Lifetime, BET and Marvista Entertainment, among others. For example, Damián wrote and directed ISLE OF HOPE, starring Diane Ladd and based on the p

SECRETS OF EXPANDED STORYTELLING with NEVILLE SPITERI Feb 12, 2026 00:17:54 NEVILLE SPITERI is founder and CEO of WEVR, a creative development and production studio, pioneering the field of immersive interactive experiences. Signature projects include “Harry Potter VR” with Warner Brothers, “Gnomes & Goblins” created with Jon Favreau, an Emmy finalist for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media, and the immersive underwater VR experience “The Blu,” discovered at S

CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2026 with JASON E. SQUIRE and ILAN HAIMOFF Jan 6, 2026 00:48:50 Once again, presenting our annual “Crystal Ball” episode, featuring predictions and a review of the entertainment business, with ILAN HAIMOFF, Partner and Entertainment Practice Leader at accounting firm GHJ. His specialty includes forensic accounting on behalf of talent, investors, co-producers and distributors. With over 30 years serving clients in entertainment and financial services, he has ov

SECRETS OF PRODUCING ‘HER’ with VINCENT LANDAY Dec 11, 2025 00:17:46 VINCENT LANDAY, Oscar-nominated producer, is renowned for his collaboration with director Spike Jonze on BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, ADAPTATION, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE and HER. They’ve worked on music videos for artists including Jay Z and R-E-M, and a range of commercials. Vincent has collaborated with other creatives, from David Fincher to David Lynch; helped co-create Vice Studios; created virtual

SECRETS OF FILM PRESERVATION with JILLIAN BORDERS Nov 12, 2025 00:17:59 JILLIAN BORDERS is head of preservation at the UCLA Film & Television Archive, a unit of UCLA Library, overseeing the restoration of a broad range of titles, including classic Hollywood and independent works, reflecting the diversity of UCLA’s holdings ~ the largest university-based collection of moving images. Her work on photochemical and digital projects spans the breadth and variety of fil

SECRETS OF THE BIZ RETURNS with PETER DEKOM Oct 9, 2025 00:21:12 PETER J. DEKOM is a lawyer, management/marketing consultant and entrepreneur in entertainment and the internet. Clients have included George Lucas, Ron Howard and JVC. As advisor to New Mexico, he helped create their film incentives. Honors include Forbes top 100 U.S. lawyers; Premiere’s 50 most powerful people in Hollywood; named Entertainment Lawyer of the Year by Beverly Hills and Century City

SECRETS OF MY ‘JAWS’ JOURNEY with PETER SAPHIER Sep 11, 2025 00:18:35 PETER SAPHIER is a veteran producer and creative executive at studios including Universal and Paramount. At Universal, he acquired JAWS, co-produced SCARFACE and supervised over 150 movie and TV projects. Career highlights include working with Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, James Cameron, Al Pacino, Oliver Stone, Sylvester Stallone and Michelle Pfeiffer, among others. He is a member of the Moti

SECRETS OF CO-PRODUCTIONS with ANDRE MORGAN Aug 12, 2025 00:23:56 ANDRE MORGAN is a globe-trotting film and television producer. Fluent in Mandarin, Andre was CEO of Golden Harvest in Hong Kong, working with Raymond Chow to expand it into one of the largest film businesses in Asia, launching the international careers of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, director John Woo, and others. Later, Andre partnered with GODFATHER producer Albert S. Ruddy to produce over 40 movies

SECRETS OF THE SCRIPT SUPERVISOR with ANA MARIA QUINTANA Jul 10, 2025 00:23:23 ANA MARIA QUINTANA is a Script Supervisor with over 70 credits, working with world-class directors: ten with Steven Spielberg, four with Cameron Crowe, BLADE RUNNER with Ridley Scott. Credits include three HUNGER GAMES movies, two JURASSIC PARK movies, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, THE REVENANT, AVATAR, INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE TERMINAL, CATCH ME IF YOU CA

SECRETS OF ALPHA STUDIOS with KAITLYN YANG Jun 12, 2025 00:19:51 KAITLYN YANG is founder and Visual Effects Supervisor at Alpha Studios. She has over 70 visual effects credits, including “The Walking Dead,” “Grey's Anatomy,” and “American Born Chinese”. Kaitlyn is also a co-founder of 1IN4, a coalition for increasing employment and authentic representation of disabled people on screens. She was honored as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Entertainment, one of V

SECRETS OF SOUND DESIGN with JOE DZUBAN May 12, 2025 00:19:48 JOE DZUBAN is a Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer who has worked his way up in key positions including Sound Engineer, Recordist, Dialogue Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, to Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer on over 100 movies including AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM, THE KISSING BOOTH 1, 2 and 3; AQUAMAN, STAR TREK BEYOND, CONJURING 1 and 2, FAST AND THE FURIOUS 6 an

SECRETS OF EMERGENCE VIA INCENTION with DAVID S. GOYER Apr 10, 2025 00:25:04 DAVID S. GOYER has served as writer, director, producer and/or showrunner for franchises THE DARK KNIGHT, MAN OF STEEL, BLADE and FOUNDATION, plus other movies and series. He is Executive Producer of MURDERBOT, upcoming from Apple TV+. David wrote the story for three “Black Ops” video games and also wrote and executive-produced the groundbreaking VR series VADER IMMORTAL for Lucasfilm and Oculus.

SECRETS OF STUDIO DISTRIBUTION with DAN FELLMAN Mar 12, 2025 00:16:01 DAN FELLMAN is Chairman & CEO of Fellman Consulting, Beverly Hills, after serving as President of Warner Bros Domestic Distribution, responsible for releasing franchises including HARRY POTTER, THE MATRIX, THE DARK KNIGHT, THE HOBBIT and more. He began his career at Paramount, then Loews Theaters, then founded American Theatre Management. Dan has served as Chairman of Motion Picture Pioneers,

SECRETS OF NRG – NATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP with GRADY MILLER Feb 12, 2025 00:22:05 GRADY MILLER is Chief Marketing Officer of NRG, National Research Group, after serving as head of consumer insights for Apple TV+ where he established and built the group responsible for leveraging consumer insights across the streaming subscription service. Previously, he was VP of strategy at NRG after working in production at Sony Pictures Entertainment and at research agency Penn Schoen Berlan

CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2025 with JASON E. SQUIRE and ILAN HAIMOFF Jan 6, 2025 00:39:35 Presenting our annual “Crystal Ball” episode, featuring predictions and a review of the entertainment business, with ILAN HAIMOFF, Partner and Entertainment Practice Leader at accounting firm GHJ. His specialty includes forensic accounting on behalf of talent, investors, co-producers and distributors. With over 30 years serving clients in entertainment and financial services, he has overseen count

SECRETS OF TOONSTAR with JOHN ATTANASIO and LUISA HUANG Dec 12, 2024 00:19:49 JOHN ATTANASIO, CEO, and LUISA HUANG, COO, are Co-Founders of Toonstar, an animation story studio building content for social media platforms such as YouTube and Snap, which is also an investor. Their community-driven animated series include “The Gimmicks,” “Space Junk,” “House of Chico,” and franchises like “StEvEn and Parker” with influencer Parker James. As former Warner Bros. and Disney execut

SECRETS OF THE BIZ with PETER J. DEKOM Nov 12, 2024 00:23:42 PETER J. DEKOM is a lawyer, management/marketing consultant and entrepreneur in entertainment, the internet, and telecommunications. Clients have included George Lucas, Ron Howard and JVC. As advisor to New Mexico, he was an architect of their film incentives. Honors include Forbes top 100 U.S. lawyers; Premiere’s 50 most powerful people in Hollywood; named Entertainment Lawyer of the Year by Beve

SECRETS OF AMC NETWORKS FILM GROUP with SCOTT SHOOMAN Oct 14, 2024 00:22:47 SCOTT SHOOMAN, Head of AMC Networks Film Group, leads acquisitions, development, production and theatrical distribution for IFC Films, RLJE Films and the Shudder streamer. As senior vice president of acquisitions and production for IFC Films, he acquired some 30 movies a year. Senior executive positions include Endeavor Content, CBS Films, Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acq

SECRETS OF AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT INVESTORS with JOSEPH N. COHEN Sep 12, 2024 00:19:19 JOSEPH N. COHEN is a media investment banker and film financier who founded American Entertainment Investors, AEI, which has advised independent production companies including Alcon, known for THE BLIND SIDE, River Road (12 YEARS A SLAVE) and Black Label (SICARIO). Earlier, he held senior positions at Salomon Bros. and Lehman Brothers before becoming president of Largo Entertainment, with hits inc

SECRETS OF A STORYTELLING PLATFORM with ARON LEVITZ Aug 12, 2024 00:17:29 ARON LEVITZ is President of Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, an innovative studio from WEBTOON Entertainment that combines technology, a diverse new generation of creators, and passionate global fans to create data-backed, audience-driven series, films, and books. Wattpad WEBTOON Studios develops content from the WEBTOON and Wattpad platforms and their global community reaches 170 million users across 150

SECRETS OF MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY with JOEL GOTLER Jul 12, 2024 00:18:32 JOEL GOTLER is CEO of Intellectual Property Group, a literary management company based in Los Angeles, whose film clients include Michael Connelly, John Scalzi, Piers Anthony, Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Russo, Viet Nguyen, JD Barker, Debbie Macomber, David Wiesner and Andre Dubus III, as well as the estates of Sue Grafton, James M. Cain, Stephen Ambrose, Roger Ebert, Frank McCourt and John O’Hara.

SECRETS OF AI with RACHEL JOY VICTOR Jun 10, 2024 00:19:23 RACHEL JOY VICTOR is a consultant and co-founder of FBRC.AI, which creates AI-supported tools for content production from films to games to location-based experiences. As a designer, Rachel draws from her education in computational neuroscience and spatial economics to facilitate the creation of data-informed emergent experiences where world simulation, systems design, and cognitive architectures

SECRETS OF VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT with PETER JAROWEY May 13, 2024 00:18:55 PETER JAROWEY is Partner at Vertical Entertainment, a leading global independent distributor, leveraging creative and platform relationships to maximize revenue across all media. Recent titles include the 2023 Cannes Film Festival opener JEANNE DU BARRY, directed by Maïwenn who stars alongside Johnny Depp; the 2023 Berlin Film Festival opening night movie SHE CAME TO ME directed by Rebecca Miller;

SECRETS OF CINEMATOGRAPHY with DAN MINDEL Apr 11, 2024 00:18:17 DAN MINDEL worked his way up through the camera ranks, from camera loader, to assistant camera, to camera operator, second unit D.P., to director of photography, for directors including Tony and Ridley Scott, J.J. Abrams and Marc Webb. Credits include STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS, PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING, and STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – T

SECRETS OF MARVEL VISUAL EFFECTS with DANIELLE COSTA Mar 12, 2024 00:17:11 DANIELLE COSTA is Vice President, Visual Effects at Marvel Studios. Early in her career, she was visual effects coordinator on SPIDER-MAN 3 and SPEED RACER, then visual effects executive, then Vice President, Visual Effects. Credits include the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY movies; the BLACK PANTHER movies; the ANT-MAN movies; the THOR movies; two DR. STRANGE movies; two CAPTAIN AMERICA movies; THE ETER

SECRETS OF TROMA with LLOYD KAUFMAN Feb 12, 2024 00:18:46 LLOYD KAUFMAN is president of independent producer-distributor Troma Entertainment, a cult-movie icon, co-founded with Michael Herz. They’ve distributed over 1,000 titles including early work of Hayao Miyazaki and South Park’s Matt Stone and Trey Parker. When Lloyd and Michael co-directed The Toxic Avenger, its success spawned two sequels and Toxie became Troma’s mascot. Lloyd, a Yale graduate, ha

SECRETS OF BOX OFFICE ANALYSIS with DAVID A. GROSS Jan 9, 2024 00:18:15 DAVID A. GROSS is the creator of FranchiseRe, the free weekly box office newsletter that arrives in your in-box at 2am Pacific Sundays. He built a proprietary database covering box office performance of over 3,700 wide-release movies since 1997 and began sharing his thoughts with a few colleagues, friends, and press, based on 35 years of experience in the theatrical movie business. They liked the

CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2024 with JASON E. SQUIRE and ILAN HAIMOFF Dec 11, 2023 00:32:06 Here is our annual “Crystal Ball” episode, featuring predictions and year-end review for the entertainment business, with ILAN HAIMOFF, Partner and Profit Participation Services Practice Leader at accounting firm GHJ. His specialty includes forensic accounting on behalf of talent, investors, co-producers and distributors. With over 25 years serving clients in entertainment and financial services,

SECRETS OF DIRECTING with DOUG LIMAN Nov 9, 2023 00:14:39 DOUG LIMAN is an award-winning director and producer with credits including “Swingers,” “Go,” “The Bourne Identity,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “Jumper,” “Fair Game,” “Live Die Repeat” (also known as “Edge of Tomorrow”)and Mena. Among his awards are the MTV Movie Award, the European Film Award, the Independent Spirit Award and the Hugo Award. Doug has also produced hit television series including “The

SECRETS OF PRODUCTION DESIGN with SCOTT CHAMBLISS Oct 26, 2023 00:18:15 SCOTT CHAMBLISS is an award-winning Production Designer. Credits include “Citadel,” the Amazon series from executive producers The Russo Brothers; “Godzilla King of the Monsters“ with writer-director Michael Dougherty; “Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2“ with writer-director James Gunn; “Tomorrowland” with writer-director Brad Bird; “Star Trek Into Darkness“ and “Star Trek“ with director J. J. Abra

SECRETS OF DEAL-MAKING with STEPHEN M. KRAVIT Oct 5, 2023 00:15:30 STEPHEN M. KRAVIT is executive vice president of the Gersh Agency, Beverly Hills. He has served as executive vice president of Kings Road Entertainment, senior vice president, business affairs, of Twentieth Century Fox and vice president, business-legal, of United Artists. A graduate of Columbia Law School, Stephen is a member of the California and New York bars and is admitted to practice in the

SECRETS OF THE CHAIRMAN’S ROLE with ALAN HORN Sep 6, 2023 00:19:22 ALAN HORN has served as head of three studios and founder of another. Most recently, he was Chairman of Walt Disney Studios. Before that, he was President and COO of Warner Bros. Earlier, he co-founded and was Chairman of Castle Rock Entertainment and President and COO of Twentieth Century Fox. During his tenures, Alan has overseen some of the most popular screen entertainment over 30 years. He ha

SECRETS OF SONY PICTURES CLASSICS with MICHAEL BARKER and TOM BERNARD Aug 23, 2023 00:25:51 MICHAEL BARKER and TOM BERNARD are co-presidents and co-founders of Sony Pictures Classics, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022. They have distributed and often produced some of the finest independent films including 41 Oscar wins. Highlights of their impressive catalogue are 186 Oscar nominations, including for best picture “The Father,” “Call Me By Your Name,” “Whiplash,” “Amour,” “Mid

SECRETS OF REPRESENTING TALENT with JEWERL ROSS Jul 21, 2023 00:16:05 JEWERL ROSS is founder of Silent R Management in Los Angeles. After graduating from Yale, he worked at ICM and Paradigm in LA, became an agent at a boutique firm, then transitioned to management and founded Silent R where his clients include Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins. This year, Jewerl produced three films. The first to be released is the critically acclaimed “Bruiser,” acquired by Disn

SECRETS OF STUDIO ACCOUNTING with ILAN HAIMOFF Jun 16, 2023 00:18:31 ILAN HAIMOFF is a Partner at GHJ, the national accounting firm, where he leads the Profit Participation Services practice. His specialty includes forensic accounting on behalf of talent, investors, co-producers and distributors. With over 25 years serving clients in entertainment and financial services, he has overseen over 100 audits. Ilan is sought after for panels and articles, and is a Certifi

SECRETS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER with LINDA LICHTER May 12, 2023 00:15:41 LINDA LICHTER is founding member and partner at Lichter Grossman Nichols Adler Feldman & Clark, representing talent and content across the entertainment horizon. She is perennially found on the Hollywood Reporter’s list of “100 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood” and “Power Lawyers” lists in the Reporter and the Los Angeles Times. Linda lectures widely and chairs the Board of Governors of the Te

SECRETS OF MOVIE MUSIC with ATTICUS ROSS Apr 4, 2023 00:17:08 ATTICUS ROSS ~ musician, composer, audio engineer and record producer ~ collaborates with Trent Reznor on Nine-Inch Nails and on movie scores including “Empire of Light,” ”Bones and All,” “Mank” “Gone Girl,” Grammy winner “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” Oscar and Golden Globe winner “Social Network” and Oscar, British BAFTA and Golden Globe winner “Soul” with Jon Batiste. He also received an Emmy A

SECRETS OF SOUND IN MOVIES with TOMLINSON HOLMAN Mar 8, 2023 00:15:29 TOMLINSON HOLMAN, the “TH” in the THX sound standard for theatres and devices, has served in technical roles to advance sound for film and television at companies including Lucasfilm, TMH, Audyssey, and Apple. At USC, Tom taught thousands of students over 25 years. He is also the author of Focal Press books “Sound for Film and Television” and “Sound for Digital Video.” Host Jason E. Squire is Edit

SECRETS OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PRODUCER with MICHAEL LONDON Feb 23, 2023 00:18:19 MICHAEL LONDON is an Academy Award® and Emmy®-nominated producer and the founder of Groundswell Productions, an independent film and television company. His  films include “Sideways,” “Milk,” “Trumbo,” “The Family Stone,” “Thirteen,” “The Illusionist,” and “House of Sand and Fog.” Television credits include Golden-Globe nominated “SMILF” on Showtime, “The Magicians” for Syfy, and “Snowfall” f

SECRETS OF MARVEL STUDIOS with KEVIN FEIGE Jan 11, 2023 00:17:16 KEVIN FEIGE is president of Marvel Studios and producer of every Marvel movie since “Iron Man” in 2008. He oversees every aspect of the company’s feature film and streaming activities and has built The Marvel Cinematic Universe into the most successful franchise in film history. The Producers Guild of America honored him with the annual David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion

CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2023 with JASON E. SQUIRE and ILAN HAIMOFF Jan 9, 2023 00:32:50 Courtesy of GHJ Media Clips, here are our annual “Crystal Ball" predictions for the entertainment business, recorded December, 2022, with Ilan Haimoff, GHJ Partner and Profit Participation Services Practice Leader and Jason E. Squire, Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

SECRETS OF THE 2ND AD with CHRISTINA FONG Dec 14, 2022 00:16:01 2nd AD CHRISTINA FONG has an impressive range of movie credits including “Amsterdam,” “Birds of Prey,” “Ad Astra,” “Bright,” “The Amazing Spider-Man,” two “National Treasure” movies, two “Charlie’s Angels” movies and “Office Space,” among others. Christina started in the business as a production assistant and rose through the ranks to become 2nd AD. Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Busi

SECRETS OF FILM FESTIVALS with STEVE MONTAL Nov 21, 2022 00:16:59 STEVE MONTAL, CEO of software company Caucho Technology, has worked with over 100 film and music festivals around the world including Slamdance, Stockholm, Brussels, the World Festival of Animated Films and Indie Memphis. Read Steve’s chapter “Film Festivals and Markets” in The Movie Business Book. Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of

SECRETS OF COVERING MEDIA BUSINESS with DADE HAYES Nov 2, 2022 00:16:19 DADE HAYES, the New York Business Editor at Deadline Hollywood, writes about the media business as well as television, film, advertising and theater. During a 10-year run at Variety, he led the New York editorial team after serving in Los Angeles as an editor and reporter. He is the author, with Dawn Chmielewski, of “Binge Times: Inside Hollywood’s Furious Billion-Dollar Battle to Take Down Netfli

SECRETS OF ANIMATION BUSINESS with JEFFREY KORCHEK Oct 26, 2022 00:17:09 JEFFREY KORCHEK is Executive Vice President of Business Affairs and Strategy for Sony Pictures Animation, overseeing all business and legal affairs for features, TV series and home entertainment. Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)

SECRETS OF INDEPENDENT EXHIBITION with GREG LAEMMLE Oct 6, 2022 00:15:16 GREG LAEMMLE is President and CEO of Laemmle Theatres, the LA-based family-owned arthouse theatre chain. Due to his professional, community and charitable work, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, an honor extended to very few exhibitors. Read Greg’s chapter “The Independent Exhibitor” in The Movie Business Book. Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Bus

SECRETS OF SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION with BEN FEINGOLD Sep 14, 2022 00:15:40 BEN FEINGOLD is CEO of Samuel Goldwyn Films, the independent distribution company based in Los Angeles. Previously, he served as Sony Pictures President, Worldwide Home Entertainment, Digital Distribution and Product Acquisitions and also as President, Columbia-TriStar Home Video. Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Music:

SECRETS OF ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ECONOMICS with HAROLD L. VOGEL Sep 5, 2022 00:17:20 HAROLD L. VOGEL is the author of Entertainment Industry Economics. Ranked the top industry analyst at Merrill Lynch for many years, he heads an independent investment and consulting firm based in New York City. Read Hal’s chapter in The Movie Business Book, “Analyzing Movie Companies.” Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. M

SECRETS OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCER with ERIC B. FLEISCHMAN Aug 30, 2022 00:17:55 ERIC B. FLEISCHMAN is a prolific independent producer who has made 33 movies in 9 years, some as official selections at Sundance, Tribeca and South By Southwest. Read Eric’s chapter in The Movie Business Book, “Producing in the DIY Model.” Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” b

SECRETS OF GETTING PAID with ROB AFT Aug 29, 2022 00:20:47 ROB AFT is president of Compliance Consulting, an LA-based film finance and distribution consultancy serving banks, law firms, producers and distributors. Read Rob’s chapter in The Movie Business Book, “Getting Paid!” Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (Lice

ARCHIVE: UPDATE ON THE STATE OF THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY DURING COVID with PETER DEKOM Aug 24, 2022 00:29:31 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, February, 2021, veteran entertainment lawyer PETER DEKOM returns to expand upon his earlier episode about the state of the film and Television Industry during Covid. Peter been listed in Forbes among the top 100 lawyers in the country and in Premiere Magazine as one of the 50 most powerful people in Hollywood. His strategic consulting and trend analysis helps en

ARCHIVE: CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2022 with JASON E. SQUIRE Aug 16, 2022 00:25:54 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, here are my “Crystal Ball” predictions for the entertainment business, recorded January, 2022, and interviewed by GHJ Partner Ilan Haimoff. Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ.

ARCHIVE: HISTORY AND CURRENT TRENDS IN THE CHINESE FILM INDUSTRY with RAYMOND ZHOU Aug 11, 2022 00:29:29 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, November, 2021, RAYMOND ZHOU covers trends in the Chinese film industry. He is the foremost English and Chinese bilingual film and theatre scholar and critic, previously based in China, The Los Angeles Times called him the Roger Ebert of China. Raymond has served as Executive editor-in-chief, China Daily Online; Senior columnist and editor, China Daily and Execu

ARCHIVE: COMPLETION BONDS 101 with STEVE MANGEL Jul 28, 2022 00:17:33 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, July, 2021, STEVE MANGEL, president, UniFi Completion Guarantors in Los Angeles, deconstructs the mysterious, complex world of completion bonds. Throughout his career, Steve has supervised bonding hundreds of film and television productions with aggregate production budgets exceeding $10 billion. Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice

ARCHIVE: CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2021 with JASON E. SQUIRE Jul 20, 2022 00:16:53 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, here are my “Crystal Ball” predictions for the entertainment business, recorded December, 2020, and interviewed by GHJ Partner Ilan Haimoff. Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ.

ARCHIVE: CHANGES IN ENTERTAINMENT MARKET RESEARCH with KEVIN GOETZ Jul 14, 2022 00:22:33 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive recorded in October, 2020, KEVIN GOETZ, founder and CEO of Screen Engine/ASI, talks about the highly influential area of market research. He has tested over 6,000 film titles and countless TV programs worldwide and is a trusted consultant to numerous top executives and talent. Kevin is also the author of “Audience-ology: How Moviegoers Shape the Films We Love.” H

ARCHIVE: MAKING SENSE OF THE NEW MOTION PICTURE ECOSYSTEM with MICHAEL GRILLO Jul 6, 2022 00:20:21 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, recorded March, 2020, Executive Producer MICHAEL GRILLO discusses the nature of big-budget production management. Credits include Marvel’s AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, CAPT. AMERICA: WINTER SOLDER, ANT-MAN, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR and AVENGERS: ENDGAME, one of the highest-grossing movies in history. Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ

ARCHIVE: MOVIES, MONEY AND MADNESS with PETER DEKOM Jun 29, 2022 00:20:53 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, June, 2020, veteran entertainment lawyer PETER DEKOM offers an overview of the state of the business. Peter has been listed in Forbes among the top 100 U.S. lawyers and in Premiere Magazine as one of the 50 most powerful people in Hollywood. He is the author of “Next: Reinventing Media, Marketing and Entertainment.” Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participati

ARCHIVE: ENHANCING THE AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE with LINDA BENJAMIN Jun 24, 2022 00:14:26 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, recorded in July, 2020, IMAX Senior Vice President, Entertainment Business Affairs and Operations LINDA BENJAMIN describes the uniqueness of the IMAX business model. Prior positions include Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business and Legal Affairs at Covert Media; President, Global Strategy and Business Affairs at Reading Rainbow’s media company; and Execut

ARCHIVE: ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FINANCIAL OUTLOOK AFTER COVID-19 with HAROLD L. VOGEL Jun 20, 2022 00:19:28 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, recorded March, 2020, veteran media analyst HAROLD L. VOGEL discusses issues of entertainment industry economics. Ranked the top industry analyst at Merrill Lynch for many years, he heads an independent investment and consulting firm based in New York City and is the author of the groundbreaking textbook Entertainment Industry Economics. Host Ilan Haimoff leads

ARCHIVE: PRODUCING IN THE DIY MODEL with ERIC B. FLEISCHMAN Jun 16, 2022 00:19:01 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, recorded April, 2020, Producer ERIC B. FLEISCHMAN covers the world of the independent producer. He has made 33 movies in 9 years, some as official selections at Sundance, Tribeca and South By Southwest and was also honored as one of Forbes “30 Under 30” in Hollywood and Entertainment. Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ. Co-

ARCHIVE: CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2020 PREDICTIONS with JASON E. SQUIRE Jun 11, 2022 00:13:11 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, here are my 2020 “Crystal Ball” predictions for the entertainment business, recorded December 2019, as interviewed by GHJ Partner Ilan Haimoff. Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ.

ARCHIVE: CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2019 ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA INDUSTRY PREDICTIONS with JASON E. SQUIRE Jun 8, 2022 00:16:19 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, here are my “Crystal Ball” predictions for the entertainment business, recorded January 2019, and interviewed by GHJ Partner Ilan Haimoff. Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ.

ARCHIVE: AN INSIDE LOOK AT TODAY’S MOVIE BUSINESS with JASON E. SQUIRE Jun 8, 2022 00:11:00 From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, here’s my first podcast, discussing the state of the movie business, November, 2017, with my co-host, GHJ Partner Ilan Haimoff. Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ.

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