AMC's weekly half-hour series, "Sunday Morning ShootOut," hosted by Peter Guber and Peter Bart, brings the smarts and spin of Sunday morning political shows to the world of entertainment.
THIS WEEK'S GUESTS: Cuba Gooding, Jr. is an Academy Award® winning actor whose movie credits include Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men, Men of Honor, What Dreams May Come and, most recently, Radio, directed by Joe Roth and produced by Revolution Studios, which Roth formed in May 2000. Since its opening, Revolution Studios has released 18 films including America's Sweethearts, which Roth also directed, Black Hawk Down, XXX, Anger Management, Daddy Day Care, and the recently released, Radio. From 1994 to 2000, Roth ran Walt Disney Studios, producing record-breaking grossing films, including The Sixth Sense, Toy Story 2 and Armageddon.
DISCUSSION TOPICS: 1) Who is hurt more when a movie goes bust? 2) Is there someone you would consider your mentor? 3) Who would you like to work with that you haven't?
WHEN: The episode will air on Sunday, November 16 at 11 am ET/PT on AMC cable network. The episode can also be viewed at http://movies.yahoo.com, beginning at 12 Noon (PT).
BACKGROUND: "Sunday Morning ShootOut" is a new, half-hour weekly series on AMC hosted by entertainment industry veterans, Peter Guber and Peter Bart. Guber is the chairman of Mandalay Pictures, former CEO of Sony Pictures, the producer of dozens of Hollywood's most successful movies including Midnight Express, Batman, Rainman, Basic Instinct. Bart is editor-in-chief of Variety, and former Hollywood reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. In his career as an executive at Paramount Pictures and as president of Lorimar, Bart played a major role creating classics like The Godfather, Rosemary's Baby and The Postman Always Rings Twice.
Like other Sunday morning debate shows, the sparks fly here as prominent producers, directors, writers and stars join the hosts to debate all sides of the week's biggest stories in the world of movies and entertainment. The experts provide informed and spirited perspectives on the winners and losers at the box-office, the rising and falling fortunes of the stars and studios themselves and the emerging trends that are forever reshaping the business of entertainment.