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Listen to (and share) episode 36 of our audio podcast Deadline Big Media With David Lieberman. Deadline’s Executive Editor talks with host David Bloom about Apple’s taxing day on Capitol Hill; whether production tax incentives pay off the way the MPAA says they do; and Marissa Mayer’s big gamble with Yahoo’s $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition. Deadline Big Media, Episode 36 (MP3 format) Deadline Big Media, Episode 36 (MP4a format) The M4A version of this podcast is designed to run on any device using Apple’s iTunes software, and includes enhanced graphics and links to stories and other resources. The MP3 version of this podcast is designed to play on virtually any device capable of playing digital audio. To hear past episodes of “Deadline Big Media,” go here: http://www.deadline.com/tag/deadline-big-media/ You can also hear the podcast on iTunes and on Deadline’s SoundCloud page. For those using non-iTunes software to listen to the podcast who want to automatically receive the “Deadline Big Media” podcasts in their non-iTunes “podcatcher” software, you can subscribe at http://www.deadline.com/big-media-podcast/

Hailed as an incredible piece of documentary work, Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Act of Killing” -- after hitting festivals in the past year including Telluride, Toronto, Berlin, Sydney and more -- is on its way to theaters and a brand new trailer has arrived.Presented by Errol Morris and Werner Herzog (no slouches in the field themselves), this imaginative documentary explores the celebrity status of death squad leaders in Indonesia. The film studies the men behind countless killings by presenting them with the task of recreating their killings in the style of the American movies they love so much. It's chilling and powerful stuff, and our own Jessica Kiang saw the film earlier this year and hailed it as "a towering achievement in filmmaking, documentary or otherwise." You can read her full review here -- quoted in the banner for the movie over at Apple -- and it really highlights why so many people have been taken by this powerful documentary. Check out the trailer below...