Ed Zwick on ‘Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood’

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Larry is joined by Oscar and Emmy Award-Winning filmmaker and producer Ed Zwick to discuss his new memoir ‘Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood’. They begin by examining the state of the film industry against other forms of modern media and reflect on the importance of the movie-going experience in the 1970’s and 80’s. Next, Ed expounds on some of the remarkable moments he experienced working with geniuses like Woody Allen, Matthew Broderick, and Denzel Washington, and on legendary projects like ‘Special Bulletin’, ‘Glory’, and ‘Thirtysomething’ (12:40). After the break Ed offers tools to young creatives on dealing with fame, overcoming career lulls, and the finished script (45:37). Larry and Ed end the pod by talking about their favorite parts of filmmaking and the effect of streaming culture on Hollywood (54:46). Host: Larry Wilmore Guest: Ed Zwick Producer: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.0	Emmy Award winning, Director, writer, producer, you know his works,
1:06.0	everything from glory to Shakespeare in love, my so-called life, 30-something, and his book is
1:11.4	called Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions,
1:14.0	my 40-something years in Hollywood.
1:16.0	It's an honor to have Mr. Ed Zwick on Black on the Air.
1:19.0	Welcome, Mr. Zwick, or Ed.
1:21.0	Edward, which one should I call you?
1:23.5	Yeah, they could only fit Ed on the graphics of the title page.
1:26.5	There you go.
1:27.5	What it is, right?
1:28.5	It is such a pleasure to have you here.
1:30.0	How is it going so far?
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