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The Post-Pandemic Life of a Hustling Screenwriter
[ad_1] Matt is joined by writer Bruce Eric Kaplan (Girls, Seinfeld, Six Feet Under) to discuss the life of a TV writer and how…
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Burning Questions for the Most Uncertain Oscar Race in Years
[ad_1] Matt is joined by New York Times awards season reporter Kyle Buchanan to preview the 2024-25 Oscar race now that the table is…
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Lionsgate, Meta, and a Wild Week in AI
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Justine Bateman—writer, director, producer, and SAG-AFTRA negotiation committee consultant on the use of AI—to check in on the latest…
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How to Choose the Right Festival to Premiere Your Movie
[ad_1] It’s fall festival season! Matt is joined by Peter Kujawski, the chairman of Focus Features, to discuss the science of premiering a movie…
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Are Expensive Showrunner Deals Worth It?
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Lesley Goldberg, former TV editor of The Hollywood Reporter, to look at the most costly showrunner deals of the…
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Does Hollywood Need Deregulation?
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s latest comments from the Sun Valley conference, during…
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Burning Questions About the Future of Paramount
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to look at what the future holds for Paramount now that David Ellison has purchased the…
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TV Viewers Are Getting Old. Do Advertisers Care?
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Isabella Simonetti to discuss an article she wrote that focuses on the older ages of…
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Everyone Hates Ticketmaster, but Is It a Monopoly?
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Puck’s Eriq Gardner to discuss the U.S. government’s monopoly lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation Matt is joined by…
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A CEO Firing, and the Chaos at Paramount
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Lucas Shaw to discuss the ousting of Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish, why it happened now, and whether it…
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Aaron Sorkin, Live From D.C.
[ad_1] In a special live episode, Matt and Puck colleague Peter Hamby are joined by screenwriter, playwright, and film director Aaron Sorkin to discuss…
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Can IMAX Save Movie Theaters?
[ad_1] Matt is joined by IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond to discuss the complicated state of movie theaters and the growing importance of premium large-format…
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Inside TMZ’s Cozy Relationship With Hollywood
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Van Lathan to discuss the complicated and nuanced relationship between TMZ and Hollywood. As a former TMZ employee, Van…
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The Juice List: The Most Powerful People in Hollywood
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to craft The Town’s first ever Hollywood Power List: their definitive (and subjective!) ranking of who…
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‘The Holdovers’ Plagiarism Claim and How to Protect Your Script
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Jeremiah Reynolds, partner at Eisner LLP and copyright law expert, to untangle the recent plagiarism accusation by screenwriter Simon…
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Inside Netflix’s Calculated Sports Strategy
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Julia Alexander from Puck and Parrot Analytics to discuss what is and isn’t working in Netflix’s foray into live…
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The Awards Season Awards: Which Oscars Campaigns Worked (and Didn’t)
[ad_1] Matt is joined by The New Yorker’s Michael Schulman to parse through the endless campaigns from the 2024 Oscar season and give out…
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Peacock-Paramount+ Merger Rumors, Questions, and What-Ifs
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Peacock’s strong start to 2024 and the prospect of a possible joint venture or…
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The ‘SNL’ Succession Sweepstakes
[ad_1] Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Matt and James Andrew Miller talk about whether Lorne Michaels will step down and, if so,…
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Are the Golden Globes Unkillable?
[ad_1] Matt is joined by Brooks Barnes from The New York Times to discuss the long and messy path of the Golden Globes as…