Joe Escalante, Live From Hollywood

Joe Escalante's jet-set-radio jump into the business end of showbiz... This week: Joe just flew back from New Zealand, and boy, are his arms tired (wocka wocka!). After a recap of the latest numbers from the box office, Joe give us his feelings about Australia and New Zealand (great food, too many rules), and highlights from his in-flight movie viewing escapades in Qantas 1st class!!! It's a podcast only episode of Live from Hollywood (Thanks Clippers!)... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Escalante's wholesome swan dive into the business end of showbiz... This week: The latest from the Box Office: Project Hail Mary is giving people a reason to go back to the theaters during a usually weak point in the year. Joe LOVES it. Hoppers (aka RoboBeaver) is #2, Bollywood The Revenge is #3... Joe goes deep into the South Park suit, and discusses if the creators of the show deserve more for than Paramount is planning for their streaming episodes.  And, in the latest Celebs Behaving Badly, Bravo (the network???) is going to arbitration over workplace conditions. And Professor Emeritus of Badly Behaving Celebs Kevin Spacey is looking to come out of retirement to show us all how badly we can behave at the workplace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Escalante's weekly endeavor into the business end of the showbiz. It's Oscar night!!! Joe goes over his pics for multiple awards tonight, including best actor, best actress, and best picture. He also goes over the weekly latest numbers from the box office... Also, is it ok to embrace music that is created by AI??? Joe, frankly, doesn't give damn either way.   We hope you enjoyed the Oscars (we actually don't care if you did). :)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe 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.

Joe 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.

Joe 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.

Joe 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.

Joe 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.

Joe 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.

Joe 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.

Joe 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.

Joe 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.

Joe Escalante's weekly penetration into the business end of showbiz... This week: the latest from the Box Office (Avatar Ash and Fire blew away the competition, earning $24 million). Surprisingly, the new Spongebob movie didn't crack the top 3! Also, the latest from the Netflix/Warner/Paramount saga. Joe discusses the possible impact that this mega-merger can have on the film and movie theater industries. Sony bought a controlling stake in Peanuts... who knew Snoopy was big in Japan??? And, in celebs behaving badly, Corey Feldman makes an appearance, and Joe fights with AI over the tragic death of Rob Reiner...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Escalante's weekly colonoscopy into the business end of showbiz. This week: the latest news about who is going to buy Warner Bros... Last week, it looked like Netflix was making moves to buy up Warner, until Paramount swooped in with their attempt at a hostile takeover. Joe explores the ripple effects that either move could have on Hollywood.  Also, the latest from the Box Office: Zootopia 2, Five Nights at Freddy's, and Wicked for Good are still dominating the holiday season. And Nick Carter is suing for defamation over a documentary that implied that he sexually assaulted someone.  Happy 100th Birthday, Dick Van Dyke!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Escalante's weekly digital insertion into the business end of showbiz. This week: The latest from the Box Office: Five Night's at Freddy's 2 takes the lead over Zootopia 2, and an Anime is #4... Animated films are making a big splash during the holidays. Joe watched a Netflix documentary on Selena, called Selena y Los Dinos, and highly recommends it. He also saw the Netflix documentary, The Stringer: The Man who Took the Photo, about the truth behind the most famous picture taken during the Vietnam War. We're talking a lot of Netflix today... Joe discusses the details behind Netflix's proposed purchase of Warner Bros (and a bunch of other companies), and the impact it can have on an already struggling Hollywood Film industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.