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Peter Bart - The Backlot

Variety Editor-in-Chief Peter Bart turns the spotlight on showbiz. Every week the Hollywood veteran dishes his insider expertise, offering commentary on the entertainment industry and the characters that inhabit it.

Hollywood picks up the pieces

2/16/08 11:45am

Politicians vie for screener circuit

2/8/08 3:11pm

Election brings out stars' stripes

1/31/08 7:47pm

Oscar snubs mainstream for arty party

1/25/08 2:10pm

Directors negotiate a separate peace

1/18/08 6:33pm

'07 films big on mope, short on hope

1/11/08 3:30pm

Screeners: a love/hate relationship

1/4/08 1:43pm

Writers face faceless enemy

12/21/07 4:48pm

Are 'serious' movies sinking?

12/14/07 3:46pm

A way to settle so it's all in the 'family'

12/7/07 1:06pm

Kennedy Center honors Steve Martin

11/29/07 7:52pm

No one wins when it comes to strike

11/16/07 4:52pm

Specialty marketers have bad fall

11/8/07 7:08pm

Hollywood peers over the precipice

11/2/07 9:11pm

Comic chameleons rewrite the book

11/2/07 3:55pm

TV mantra: In Bewkes we trust

10/26/07 5:21pm

Does star power equal box office?

10/19/07 2:59pm

Hollywood invents the feel-bad film

10/12/07 3:38pm

Hollywood, politics go hand in hand

10/5/07 2:14pm

Studio, guild relations growing toxic

9/28/07 3:51pm

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A. Matthew - I would have to say Robin Williams. It would be an honor to meet him. In my opinion, he has the most advanced improvisational skills of anyone in the industry....