Hollywood Insiders with Hawk Koch

Episodios

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  Are Movie Theaters Back? AMC CEO Adam Aron On The Future Of The Big Screen 12.09.2026 1h 1m

  Joining the show is AMC CEO Adam Aron, who, as you'll find out in the interview, was interviewed by Hawk (an AMC board member then and to this day) during the hiring process 11 years ago.A lot has happened since. Aron helped turn AMC into the largest movie theater chain in the world, watched the entire movie theater business come to a standstill during COVID, and then found himself at the center of one of the strangest stories on Wall Street when millions of retail investors rallied around the company and dubbed him the “Silverback.”Somehow, someway, AMC survived that stretch, and now Aron believes the movie theater business is back on the up and up. He and Hawk talk about why theaters have survived every supposed threat in history, how a crazy idea involving Taylor Swift became a $261 million concert film, and why Aron still believes people want something they can’t get sitting on their couch — the big-screen experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Inside John Wells’ Career Creating ER, The West Wing, Shameless, and The Pitt 15.08.2026 42m

  John Wells has spent decades at the center of television, building hit shows, developing some of the industry’s biggest stars, and learning firsthand what separates a great idea from one that never makes it to air.In this episode of Hollywood Insiders, Hawk Koch sits down with Wells for a wide-ranging conversation about the career behind ER, The West Wing, Shameless, and The Pitt. Wells shares how a career setback unexpectedly led him to Michael Crichton and ER, what it was like taking over The West Wing after Aaron Sorkin left, why Shameless took seven years to finally get made, and what convinced him to return to the medical world with The Pitt.Along the way, Wells talks about recognizing talent in actors like George Clooney and Jeremy Allen White, working with networks and studio executives, how streaming changed the economics of television, and what more than 40 years in the business have taught him about making shows people actually want to watch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Stars, Movies, And Moments That Shaped My Life In Hollywood 18.07.2026 45m

  In the debut episode of Hollywood Insiders, veteran producer and former Academy president Hawk Koch reflects on the stars, movies, and unforgettable moments that shaped his extraordinary six-decade career. From growing up on movie sets with his father — legendary producer Howard W. Koch — to riding horses with Clark Gable as a child and later working alongside icons like Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford and Natalie Wood, Hawk shares the stories that defined his life in Hollywood.Hawk also takes listeners behind the scenes of films like Chinatown, Heaven Can Wait, and more, revealing how those productions came together and the relationships that made them possible. He reflects on the lessons, setbacks and "magic moments" that kept him in love with filmmaking for more than 60 years.This is the debut episode of Hollywood Insiders — a new show that'll take you behind the curtain of show business. Hawk will have candid conversations with the actors, directors, writers, producers, and executives who have shaped the entertainment industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.