The Town with Matthew Belloni

Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt is joined by major executives, dealmakers, and journalists, to discuss what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.

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Every guest on The Town with Matthew Belloni

321 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Rebecca Keegan
The Barbie Effect on Female Filmmakers · 3 episodes

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Rich Gelfond
Why Can’t We Build More IMAX Theaters? With CEO Rich Gelfond · 3 episodes

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Richard Gelfond
Why IMAX Is Becoming Bigger Than the Movie · Jul 2025

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Rick Nicita
Everyone Running Hollywood Is Old. Does That Matter? · Aug 2023

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Robbie Whelan
The Magical (and Profitable) World of Disney Cruises · Jan 2025

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Robert Newman
Does an Oscar Matter More or Less Than Ever? · Feb 2025

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Ronald Gladden
How to Pull Off a Real-Life Mockumentary · May 2023

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Russell Hollander

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Sasha Weiss
The War Over the Secret Nine-Hour Prince Documentary · Sep 2024

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Scott Feinberg
Oscars Watch Begins: Front-Runners, Story Lines, and the ‘Top Gun’ Debate · 2 episodes

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Scott Glassgold
Inside the Internet IP Gold Rush Sweeping Hollywood · Jul 2026

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Scott Gustin
Disney’s Prickly Theme Parks Problem · May 2023

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Scott Mendelson
The 2026 Summer Box Office Winners, Losers, and Head-Scratchers · 10 episodes

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Scott Purdy
Where the Money Is Spent in Hollywood and How It's Changing · Sep 2025

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Sean Diffley
The Surprising Winners of the AI-Enabled Entertainment Economy · Jul 2026

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Seth Abramovitch
A Scientology Star in the Spotlight · May 2022

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Shicong Zhu
Should Hollywood Take the Microdrama Boom Seriously? · Feb 2026

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Shirley Halperin
Justin, Ariana, and the Scooter Braun Mess · 2 episodes

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Stacy Smith
The Harsh Data Behind ‘Barbie’ and Taylor Swift’s Success · Feb 2024

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Stephen Follows
Do Standing Ovations at Film Festivals Mean Anything? The Town Investigates. · Oct 2025

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Stephen Galloway
Is Film School Still Worth It? With a Top Dean. · Dec 2025

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Stephen Lambert
‘The Traitors’ and How to Craft Hit Reality TV in 2025 · Aug 2025

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Steve Buck
Why Attendance Tells a Better Story Than Box Office · Jul 2026

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Steven Cahall
The Case for Disney Exiting the Streaming Wars · 3 episodes

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Steven Zeitchik
Narratives Surrounding the Oscar Nominations · Jan 2025

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Tatiana Siegel
Release the Snyder Article · Jul 2022

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Ted Hope
Are Streamers Helping or Hurting the Movie Business? · Dec 2023

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Teddy Schwarzman
The Risks and Rewards of Self-Distributing Movies, With Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman · Oct 2025

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Terry Press
Can the ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscars Implosion Be Salvaged? · 2 episodes

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Tiffany Little Canfield
Ariana in Wicked and How to Cast a Billion-Dollar Movie · Dec 2025

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Tobias Queisser
Is There a Right Way to Use AI to Make Movies? · Oct 2024

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Todd Garner
Are Movies Actually Getting Longer? We Found Out. · Apr 2026

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Tom Quinn
How to Win Best Picture on a Budget, With Neon’s Tom Quinn · Feb 2024

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Tom Rothman

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Tom Ryan
Ad-Supported Television Was the Past, and It Might Be the Future · Oct 2022

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Tony Armer
Did Donald Trump Just Save Filmmaking in America? · Sep 2026

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United States Senator Adam Schiff
Can D.C. Save Hollywood? Senator Adam Schiff on Bringing Production Home. · Mar 2026

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Violaine Roussel
The Data Scientists Quietly Powering Hollywood’s Greenlight Machine · Jul 2026

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Warner Bailey
Is Hollywood Assistant Life Still Insane? · Jan 2025

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Michael Schur
The Struggle of the Modern TV Writer With Mike Schur · May 2023

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