Joe Escalante, Live From Hollywood

Joe Escalante's final expedition into the business end of showbiz... That's right! The same people who gave Joe an award for managing Sublime to the top of the music industry also gave him his radio pink slip in the same week!!! This week: a brief rundown of the box office numbers, and Joe takes a nostalgic trip into his childhood and his extensive toy collection (and when he stopped collecting),...

Joe Escalante's weekly plunge into the deep side of the business end of showbiz... This week: the latest from the case against Harvey Weinstein: the jury can't come to a decision about this specific rape (the past cases against him still stand)... Also, the Michael Jackson biopic regains the #1 spot in the box office. Was the entire thing a cash grab from the least talented members of his family,...

Joe Escalante's weekly Texas two-step into the business end of showbiz... This week: the latest from the Blake Lively/ Justin Baldoni case (settled two weeks before trial), and the impact of the recent Live Nation anti-trust case, including a wrongful termination case. Also, Joe goes into his latest struggles with getting accurate answers from the AI that he actually pays for... seriously, it's ju...

Joe Escalante's weekly prodding of the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe talks about the lawsuit against Howard Stern, and how, when you work with certain people, you kinda need to know what you're getting into, and what to expect... Also, there was a leaked memo of some new restrictions at Disneyland... Fortunately, none of them are stopping Bats Day from happening TODAY at Disney. Look out...

Joe Escalante's weekly poke at the business end of showbiz... This week: Tiger Woods would rather not be Tiger Woods (at least not behind the wheel of large automobiles), the latest from the Box Office: Project Hail Mary is pulling in all the money, with word of mouth pushing more people into the theaters. Also, Joe watched the 1966 film "Hawaii" and ponders the impact of colonization on the local...

Joe Escalante's weekly digital probe into the business end of showbiz... This week: Joe is live from Stagecoach!!! Stagecoach went a little less country this year, with Diplo and Pitbull headlining... Journey was supposed to play, but the grounds got evacuated because of a nasty wind/dust storm. But things got back up and running for today... fun times were had by all in attendance.  From the...

Joe Escalante's weekly rectal exam of the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe is in Denver, managing Sublime at Red Rocks... You know, the boring, usual stuff... It was decent weekend at the Box Office... Joe and Sam are still in the afterglow of seeing Project Hail Mary. The Drama... Joe saw it, and enjoyed the premise. Good Movie! Joe looks ahead at the upcoming Michael Jackson movie... We'l...

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 podca...

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 f...

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 Oscar...

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 B...

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,...

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 noth...

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...

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...

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...

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-chan...

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...

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-pon...

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 ind...

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: Zootopi...

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 St...

Joe Escalante's weekly poke into the business end of showbiz... This week: Zootopia 2 knocks Wicked for Life out of the driver's seat, taking #1 at the Box Office this weekend. Joe saw Wicked for Life, and thoroughly enjoyed it, especially because there were fewer ugly people in it. Joe also enjoyed Hamnet, about the son of Shakespeare... Melania Trump has a new movie coming out in about a month....

Joe Escalante's weekly spelunk into the business end of showbiz. This Week: the Box Office is dominated by Wicked For Good, which everyone seemingly saw twice. Also, Now You See Me, No We Didn't is #2 (still haven't seen it... not sure we will). The sequel to Sisu came out, and landed at #6. Sam will probably push it up to #4 by himself next week...  Larry Ellison is taking CNN at the White H...

The Award Winning Joe Escalante's weekly cannonball into the business end of showbiz. This week: The Award Winning Joe humble brags about winning a film award about his documentary on the oldest surf shop in the world. the latest Box office numbers: Now You See Me, Now You Don't is #1 (didn't see it)... The Running Man interests The Award Winning Joe, even though he never saw the original... Die M...