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Hollywood Insiders with Hawk Koch

The Motion Picture & Television Fund 2 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

Hollywood Insiders with Hawk Koch is a podcast about the movie and TV business, hosted by veteran producer and former Academy president Hawk Koch. Drawing on a six-decade career that began on movie sets, Koch talks with actors, directors, writers, producers, and executives about how iconic films and shows came together. The conversations focus on the decisions, relationships, and memorable moments that shape show business. The show is presented by The Motion Picture & Television Fund.

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How Taylor Hackford Fought Hollywood To Make His Biggest Movies Oct 12, 2026 1:17:56 Taylor Hackford has spent more than 50 years making movies, but some of his biggest successes almost didn’t happen the way he imagined them.Paramount wanted to cut the now-iconic ending of *An Officer and a Gentleman*. *Ray* took 13 years of rejection before Hackford finally found someone willing to make it. And on *The Devil’s Advocate*, he fought to protect choices the studio didn’t always under

Andrea Eastman In Her Own Words: Casting The Godfather & Representing Hollywood's Biggest Stars Oct 1, 2026 47:50 This interview was filmed about a week before Andrea Eastman’s passing on August 26, which makes her conversation with Hawk especially meaningful. Andrea spent her career at the center of some of Hollywood’s most memorable moments — helping cast The Godfather, championing actors before the rest of the industry saw what she saw, and later representing stars like Barbra Streisand, Dustin Hoffman, Bi

Are Movie Theaters Back? AMC CEO Adam Aron On The Future Of The Big Screen Sep 12, 2026 1:01:56 Joining the show is AMC CEO Adam Aron, who, as you'll find out in the interview, was interviewed by Hawk (an AMC board member then and to this day) during the hiring process 11 years ago.A lot has happened since. Aron helped turn AMC into the largest movie theater chain in the world, watched the entire movie theater business come to a standstill during COVID, and then found himself at the center o

Inside John Wells’ Career Creating ER, The West Wing, Shameless, and The Pitt Aug 15, 2026 42:17 John Wells has spent decades at the center of television, building hit shows, developing some of the industry’s biggest stars, and learning firsthand what separates a great idea from one that never makes it to air.In this episode of Hollywood Insiders, Hawk Koch sits down with Wells for a wide-ranging conversation about the career behind ER, The West Wing, Shameless, and The Pitt. Wells shares how

The Stars, Movies, And Moments That Shaped My Life In Hollywood Jul 18, 2026 45:38 In the debut episode of Hollywood Insiders, veteran producer and former Academy president Hawk Koch reflects on the stars, movies, and unforgettable moments that shaped his extraordinary six-decade career. From growing up on movie sets with his father — legendary producer Howard W. Koch — to riding horses with Clark Gable as a child and later working alongside icons like Jack Nicholson, Robert Red

Hollywood Insiders with Hawk Koch

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