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Joe Escalante, Live From Hollywood
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Movies! Disneyland! and the business side of Hollywood from Entertainment Business Affairs Expert and TV Showrunner Joe Escalante.
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Here Comes The Bride
Mar 901:18:52Tap to summarizeJoe Escalante's weekly spelunk into the business of showbiz... This week: the latest numbers from the Box Office: Disney/Pixar's Hoppers takes the number 1 spot, proving to Joe that, despite his dismay, people really like seeing talking animals in movies and shows that aren't Lancelot Link... Also, with the Oscars coming up next week, Joe reviews his picks for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress... Hopefully, he doesn't get his info from ChatGPT... oh wait, he did... and it is hallucinating some random picks for Best Actor that are pretty hilarious... Joe went to the movies and highly recommends The Bride, and Blue Moon... And in Celebs Behaving Badly, and posthumous lawsuit against Michael Jackson for the thing he always seems to get sued for, and Tyler Perry may be sexually harassing background actors... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Netflix Deal is Deadsy
Mar 100:45:11Tap to summarizeJoe Escalante's weekly digital insertion into the business end of showbiz. This week: Netflix drops out of the Warner Bros. sweepstakes, with Paramount set to acquire the media conglomerate. Joe talks about what this could mean for Hollywood, as well as the rest of the country. Joe reviews the latest numbers from the Box Office, and gives his early Oscar Best Picture predictions. And, in the latest episode of Celebs Behaving Badly, Shia LeBeouf finds the Lord, Brian McKnight sues a radio station for defamation, and Johnny Manziel hits it big, crossing over from the world of sports into the mainstream, just so he can be a badly behaving celeb. Congrats!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Joe Escalante: The Band - The Show - The Podcast
Feb 2300:39:24Tap to summarizeJoe Escalante's weekly snorkel into the business end of showbiz. This week: the latest from the Box Office: GOAT takes the #1 spot, knocking Wuthering Heights out of the top spot. Joe goes deep into one of his favorite movies of the year: Nirvana: The Band - The Show - The Movie... This topic sheds light on a whole bunch of fair use legal issues... Let's start with the fact that this band has nothing to do with the legendary 90's band Nirvana... Hilarity and hijinks ensue! And the latest edition of Celebs Behaving Badly features Shia Lebeouf... (Leboef? Leboof?? whatever), as well as the latest from the Timothy Busfield sexual misconduct case. Did he get scammed? Chris Hansen, of To Catch a Predator fame, doesn't think so... And Live Nation could get sanctioned for running a live show ticket monopoly. Joe throws in his two cents... And OpenAI got a preliminary injunction for using the word "Cameo"... not because of the band Cameo, but because of the Cameo app... Joe flexes his legal muscle, digging into the details of the case. Because that's what Joe Escalante does. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Bad Bunny, Bugs Bunny... Same Thing...
Feb 1500:40:19Tap to summarizeJoe Escalante's weekly hunting of wabbits in the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe had no negative feelings about the Bad Bunny halftime show, but explains why he understands the people who did not like it. Also, the latest from the Box Office... Valentine's Day was on a Saturday, and this may be reflected in the numbers from the theaters... Wuthering Heights is # 1... Joe highly recommends Send Help, and considering how strong and consistent it's performing since its release, word of mouth still matters in Hollywood. And Joe has another week of calling out his AI giving him inaccurate info about who stars in what movie... As if we can't easily factcheck this...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Joe Escalante's Official Super Bowl Podcast...
Feb 201:18:07Tap to summarizeJoe Escalante's weekly poking of the business end of the showbiz bear... This week: The Grammy's are happening as we do the show live, and Joe is confused... How is it that the Sublime (the band Joe manages) had the biggest song of the year, yet not get any Grammy love? Joe explains the impact of being an independent band on getting Grammy consideration. Joe also explains why he is puzzled by the fact that a punk rock band won the award for best Metal act. Punk is not metal, but it's not like the Grammy's actually care about accurate musical categories... just ask Jethro Tull! Also, Joe complains about AI getting everything wrong (again), and then he goes into the laws surrounding the use of the term Super Bowl, discussing when you can and when you can't use the term... Hey, the NFL sued a church over the use of the term, I'm guessing we're gonna need to change the name of this podcast at some point... Consider this a legal experiment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Taxi Dancing with the Stars!
Jan 1800:41:35Tap to summarizeJoe Escalante's weekly sojourn into the business end of showbiz. This week... Timothy Busfield is in some MAJOR legal trouble, but, as always, Joe is cautious in reserving any judgment before any evidence is made clear. After a recap of the latest Box Office numbers and Joe's night managing Sublime at Alter-Ego (Thank you iHeart!!!), Joe discusses the latest Beach Boy's documentary on Disney+ and confesses his darkest secret... He's always liked the Beach Boys better than The Beatles <GASP!>. Who know, a SoCal kid would identify better with a band with a tan over a band that hadn't seen sunlight until they left Liverpool??? And, in Celebs Behaving Badly... Chris Brown's case against the documentary reminding him of his violent history against women was dropped. Laker Legend Lamar Odom got a DUI in Vegas. Kiefer Sutherland got busted for being a drunken dick to a Uber/Lyft driver... Which reminded Joe of LA's history of underground dance clubs, where "Taxi Dancers" would dance in clubs with people for money per song, and the factors that led to its ultimate demise. Someone needs to do a documentary on this...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →We Bought a Zootopia
Jan 1100:42:01Tap to summarizeJoe Escalante's weekly adventure into the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe saw movies! He saw Zootopia 2 (aka the highest grossing film of 2025)! After a brief review of the top 10 at the Box Office, Joe flexes his legal muscle, going in with both feet on the licensing of music on X/Twitter, as well as other forms of social media. If you're a musician looking to make money in this ever-changing world, this is a must listen. Also, Joe gives an update on the Netflix/Warner Bros/Paramount saga, before discussing the latest news from Celebs Behaving Badly... In this week's edition, Chris Brown doesn't want to be reminded of his history of violence against women, so he's suing to make you forget. And Harvey Weinstein, professor emeritus of Celebs Behaving Badly, is basically giving up on going to court. Sue away, folks!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Happy Public Domain Day!
Jan 400:37:39Tap to summarizeJoe Escalante's weekly toast to the business end of showbiz... This week: with the new year there's a bunch of 95 year-old stuff that passes through to Public Domain. This year, among the IP's that are now free use, is Bettie Boop! Just make sure you're using the right version... Also, despite declining numbers for the year, the box office finished strong with the best Holiday movie season to date, thanks to the new Avatar movie, and the surprise champion of the 2025 box office... Zootopia 2!!! No seriously, it beat the Minecraft movie, and everything else thrown on the big screen last year... After a brief Oscar preview, Joe talks Celebs behaving badly... This week: Will Smith has been a naughty boy, and Mickey Rourke needs rent money... can someone help a brother out???See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Ping Pong, Rally's On!
Dec 2900:34:32Tap to summarizeJoe Escalante's weekly plunge into the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe bids adieu to Brigette Bardot, who passed away at 91 today. Joe saw three movies over the holidays... and none of them were the SpongeBob Movie... He saw Anaconda and was thrilled by the performances from Jack Black and Paul Rudd. Also, Marty Supreme was a great film... even if you don't like movies about ping-pong hustlers in New York!!! Jow was blown away by the performance of Kevin O'Leary... That's right, Shark Tank Kevin O'Leary. Joe saw the Brazilian political thriller The Secret Agent. He saw it so that we don't have to... In celebs behaving badly... Tyler Perry got hit again with a sexual harassment accusation. We'll keep following that story as it develops.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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BAFTA Kink
Feb 19, 2024Tap to summarizeJoe Escalante's weekly escapade into the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe talks about the precursor to the Oscars, the BAFTAs (it's a British award show). Poor Things and The Holdovers look like they are poised for Oscar night success, even though Joe can't understand why. Also, is ESPN/Disney/Fox creating a sports programming monopoly? Are you ready to pay $40 to watch your favorite sports team? And one of Joe's old bosses, Les Moonves, keeps finding himself in the Celebs Gone Bad section of the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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