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Getting to know Bollywood, one meal at a time

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 21, 2017
Sri Rao is one of the few Americans who's worked in the Indian movie industry. His new book is part film guide, part cookbook.
Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan performs on stage during the 18th International Indian Film Academy Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in July.
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For producer DeVon Franklin, Christian films merge his passion and his faith

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Nov 16, 2017
DeVon Franklin didn't come to Hollywood over 20 years ago to make Christian films. But that's the genre where he made his name.
DeVon Franklin speaks during the MegaFest Leading Men In Hollywood Panel at the Omni Hotel on June 29, 2017 in Dallas, Texas.
Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for MegaFest 2017
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The Marketplace Quiz

Weezer wants to be the first band on Mars

by Hayley Hershman
Oct 27, 2017
But in the meantime the rock band takes the Marketplace Quiz.
Rivers Cuomo (second from right) said the most surprising thing about being a musician is the amount of time spent in front of a computer.
Photo courtesy of Jeremy Cowart
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Hollywood is dealing with a history of sexual harassment

by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
Oct 24, 2017
Janice Min, part owner and former editor of The Hollywood reporter, discusses the industry in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations.
Janice Min says the Hollywood Reporter went after the story of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct, but “nobody would go on the record.”
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How "60 Minutes" stays relevant after 50 years

by Adriene Hill
Oct 23, 2017
Executive producer Jeff Fager talks about his book on the history of the show.
Members of television's “60 Minutes” celebrate the show's 25th anniversary. From left are: Mike Wallace, Andy Rooney, Morley Safer, Steve Kroft, Ed Bradley, Leslie Stahl and executive producer Don Hewitt.
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Hasbro will transform its own games and toys into films

by Aaron Schrank
Oct 23, 2017
Toy giant Hasbro has partnered with Hollywood companies to produce films based on its brands like Transformers, G.I. Joe and Battleship. Now it wants to take that business in-house, and finance the movies itself. With toy retailers in trouble, including the recent bankruptcy filing of Toys R Us, movie profits look like a more attractive […]
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Do filmmakers still go to the movies? Sometimes.

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 6, 2017
A group of film industry heavyweights discuss the state of the movie business.
From left, Jason Blum, founder of Blumhouse; filmmaker Patty Jenkins; Donna Langley, chairwoman of Universal Pictures; and moderator Kai Ryssdal at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on Oct. 3.
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Junk bond kings take center stage in a new play

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 5, 2017
In Ayad Akhtar's new play "Junk," he tackles the precarious financial world of the 1980s.
Playwright Ayad Akhtar (foreground) and director Doug Hughes (background) in rehearsals for Lincoln Center Theater's JUNK. The new play examines the dark side of Wall Street in the 1980s. 
Photo courtesy of T. Charles Erickson
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DC and Marvel duke it out in "Slugfest"

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 2, 2017
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a multibillion-dollar industry getting even bigger!
Like the Incredible Hulk (Marvel) and Superman (DC), the comic book publishers have very different personalities. DC is more "buttoned down" and Marvel is "free flowing."
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The Marketplace Quiz

Sampling body parts? Just the first job of a Killer

by Hayley Hershman
Sep 29, 2017
Rock band The Killers take the Marketplace Quiz.
Brandon Flowers (center) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (left) from the band The Killers take our money inspired personality questionnaire. 
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