Hollywood Breakdown

Kim and John discuss a new New Yorker article about billionaire Ron Burkle and his relationships in Hollywood....

The Directors Guild of America released a report today analyzing the percentage of directors working in television.

The movie at the center of the attacks in the Middle East was not a Hollywood film, but it does expose the secret world of super low-budget filmmaking.

The numbers for the summer movie theater ticket sales are in and the news isn't good for Hollywood studios.

John and Kim discuss the beginning of the fall film festival season, which premieres some potential awards contenders like 'Argo' and 'The Master.'

Every year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences struggles to put on a compelling show for the Oscars and it often hinges on getting a great host and a producer willing to take on the gargantuan task. Until this week it looked like Lorne Michels of SNL was going to produce the next show and Jimmy Fallon was going to host but that plan has been thwarted. Bob Iger-- the chairman of The Walt Disney Company which owns ABC -- the network that will broadcast the Oscars-- has put his foot down about having NBC talent hosting and producing a show on his network.

Kim and John break down the highs and lows of NBC's coverage of the London Olympics.

John Horn talks with ATC host Steve Chiotakis about the contract dispute between the "Modern Family" cast and the studio that produces the show.

This week has been full of the Television Critics Association meetings where TV talent and executives met with critics to get them excited about their new shows and to answer questions about their business. One looming question is: What will happen with ABC's hit comedy "Modern Family?" The cast members claim that both ABC-- the network that broadcasts the show-- and 20th Century Fox-- the studio the produces the show-- are making lots of money and some of that is due to the cast.

Kim and John respond to the massacre at the midnight showing of 'The Dark Knight Rises' in Aurora, Colorado.

Kim and John break down the Emmy nominations that were announced today.