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How Should Movie and TV Stars Be Paid?
The Town with Matthew Belloni
09/30/24 • 33 min
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss how the way that actors make money in Hollywood is changing, pivoting from up-front buyouts to a more traditional model of back-end-contingent profit participation. They discuss which model makes the most sense in 2024 and beyond and how this might differ for talent and talent representation (03:47). Lucas sticks around to announce the results of the 2024 Concert Tour Draft from 'The Town' (26:03).
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lucas Shaw
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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4 Listeners
Hollywood’s Big Big Tech Problem
The Town with Matthew Belloni
06/20/24 • 36 min
Matt is joined by Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at the NYU Stern School of Business, author, and podcast host, to look back on the fallout and consequences of the writers strike and discuss how the studios and guilds should be handling the AI infiltration in the entertainment industry. They also discuss the state of the theatrical business, Hollywood’s aging executives, and how the government is handling big tech (01:51). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for the upcoming film ‘The Bikeriders’ (30:25).
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Scott Galloway
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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4 Listeners
The Townies, Part 2: Who Won the Year in Hollywood?
The Town with Matthew Belloni
01/01/25 • 50 min
In Part 2 of the exclusive Townie Awards, Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw decide who won the year, including executives and talent, and give out some additional awards, including: Biggest Flex; Executive Fail of the Year; Movie Marketing Miss of the Year; Suck It Haters, I Was Right; and so much more.
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lucas Shaw
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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3 Listeners
Skydance’s David Ellison on His Plans for Paramount
The Town with Matthew Belloni
07/08/24 • 39 min
Matt is joined by Skydance CEO David Ellison and RedBird Capital's Gerry Cardinale to discuss Ellison’s acquisition of Shari Redstone’s family company and the merger of Paramount Global with Skydance Media. David and Gerry outline what the future holds for Paramount as a media company, including what they intend to do with Paramount+, their thoughts on the theatrical business, and how tech will help shape the future of storytelling (03:11). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the 2024 Summer Olympics (32:40).
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guests: David Ellison and Gerry Cardinale
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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3 Listeners
The Summer Box Office Awards Show
The Town with Matthew Belloni
08/31/23 • 38 min
Matt is joined by Jeff Bock from Exhibitor Relations to look back on a bizarre summer at the box office and hand out awards for the highs and lows of the 2023 summer movie season. They give out awards like Franchise Flex, Biggest Flop, Winner and Loser of the Summer, Biggest Comedy Fail, I Guess We Gotta Make Another, and more. Matt finishes the show by predicting the box office opening weekend for 'The Equalizer 3.'
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Jeff Bock
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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3 Listeners
The Townies: Hollywood’s Best and Worst of 2024
The Town with Matthew Belloni
12/30/24 • 50 min
It’s podcasting’s most exclusive event of the year: the third annual Townie Awards! Join Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw as they go through the biggest moves, deals, and fails from 2024, while also awarding the Most Annoying Media Narrative, Sneaky Successes, Publicist Fails, Larry David Spite Store of the Year, and much more in Part 1 of this year's Townies.
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lucas Shaw
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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3 Listeners
CNN’s Messy Chris Licht Era Is Over, Now What?
The Town with Matthew Belloni
06/07/23 • 32 min
Matt is joined by Puck’s Dylan Byers to discuss the details behind Chris Licht’s fallout with CNN, why this happened now, how this reflects on Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zazlov, and what needs to be done to save CNN.
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Dylan Byers
Producer: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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Is Hollywood Really That Effed Up?
The Town with Matthew Belloni
06/24/24 • 32 min
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss if Hollywood is struggling as much as the media says it is. They run through a slew of issues, including traditional Hollywood’s battle with YouTube and TikTok, whether young people should abandon careers in TV and film and instead focus on social media, why Hollywood guilds and studios aren't going after AI together while major music labels are suing AI companies, the efficacy of the strikes, and the current state of Disney (02:40). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about Stephen A. Smith’s future employment (24:54).
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lucas Shaw
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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3 Listeners
Turning Music Rights Into a Bob Dylan Biopic
The Town with Matthew Belloni
12/25/24 • 36 min
Matt is joined by producer Peter Jaysen to discuss his latest film, ‘A Complete Unknown,’ and how he managed to get a movie about Bob Dylan made. He details how he secured the rights to Dylan’s musical archive and life, how they chose Timothée Chalamet, how much Dylan was involved, and secrets to finding and developing top-tier IP (02:45). Matt finishes the show with a Christmas Day box office prediction for ‘A Complete Unknown’ and ‘Nosferatu’ (29:49).
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Peter Jaysen
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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3 Listeners
Golden Globes Takeaways and the Biggest Questions for 2025
The Town with Matthew Belloni
01/06/25 • 33 min
Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw react to the Golden Globes and Lucas gives his takeaways from inside the room Sunday night. Then they look ahead to the new year and pose their biggest industry questions of 2025 (01:48). Finally, Matt looks back at his year in predictions on The Call Sheet and Craig reveals whether this was Matt’s best or worst year of prognosticating (24:31).
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lucas Shaw
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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3 Listeners
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How many episodes does The Town with Matthew Belloni have?
The Town with Matthew Belloni currently has 438 episodes available.
What topics does The Town with Matthew Belloni cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on The Town with Matthew Belloni?
The episode title 'Hollywood’s Big Big Tech Problem' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Town with Matthew Belloni?
The average episode length on The Town with Matthew Belloni is 33 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Town with Matthew Belloni released?
Episodes of The Town with Matthew Belloni are typically released every 2 days.
When was the first episode of The Town with Matthew Belloni?
The first episode of The Town with Matthew Belloni was released on Mar 8, 2022.
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