The Town
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What Will Bring Gen Z to Theaters?
Matthew Liebmann talks about how much Gen Z is going to movie theaters these days, their favorite franchises and genres, the effect of marketing on moviegoing habits, and more
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How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Is Becoming the Most Successful in History
Nathan Hubbard joins to break down the incredible success of the Eras Tour and discuss whether it will become the first billion-dollar tour
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The 2023 Executive Draft
Matt and Lucas Shaw make their picks for the best executives in Hollywood
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It’s Time to Break Up Hollywood
Matt Stoller joins to discuss how consolidation is affecting the entertainment industry
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Is the Superhero Era Finally Ending?
Matt and Lucas Shaw reflect on recent superhero flops and predict what’s next for the genre
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Has Pixar Lost Its Magic Touch?
Rebecca Keegan joins to discuss the studio’s troubles in recent years, including its cold streak and high production costs
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‘The Flash’ and Marketing a Movie With a Controversial Star
Film marketing executive Terry Press joins to discuss how film studios promote and release movies with controversial stars
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Netflix Top 10 Lists and the Era of Streamer Manipulation
Lucas Shaw joins to discuss the issue of streaming data transparency
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What the Writers Really Fear About AI in Hollywood
John Lopez joins to discuss why AI is a key issue in the entertainment industry
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CNN’s Messy Chris Licht Era Is Over, Now What?
Dylan Byers joins to discuss the network’s fallout with its former chairman and CEO
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Hollywood’s Stealth Winners and Losers of the First Half of 2023
Matt and Lucas also give a prediction about CNN CEO Chris Licht’s future
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Who Is on the Studios’ Side in the Writers Strike?
Former film studio and television network head Gail Berman joins to discuss what the studios might be thinking about the WGA strike
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Cannes Winners, Losers, Scandals, and Big Takeaways
Matt and Lucas also give an update on their box office draft
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Disney’s Prickly Theme Parks Problem
Matt is joined by theme park journalist Scott Gustin to discuss all the latest news surrounding the Disney parks, as well as Universal Studios
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How to Pull Off a Real-Life Mockumentary
Jake Szymanski, director of ‘Jury Duty,’ and Ronald Gladden, star of the same, join the show to talk duping with and being duped by (respectively) the real-life mockumentary premise
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Netflix Crashes TV’s Ad Party
Matt and Lucas Shaw also discuss Netflix’s upfront debut and what it was like watching the presentations in the middle of a writers strike
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The NBA Team Blowing Up Sports TV
Endeavor executive vice presidents Hillary Mandel and Karen Brodkin join the show to discuss the potentially groundbreaking TV deal they brokered for the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury
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Hollywood’s China Problem
Erich Schwartzel joins to discuss the current state of Hollywood’s relationship with China and more
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Bob Iger’s Six-Month Report Card at Disney
Lucas Shaw joins Matt to check in on the state of Disney+ and evaluate what’s working and what’s not
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The Struggle of the Modern TV Writer With Mike Schur
Writer, producer, and showrunner Mike Schur joins to discuss his experience as a writer and his view on the writers strike
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The Weird State of Media and Hollywood’s Role in It
Semafor cofounder Ben Smith joins Matt to discuss the rise and fall of media companies over the last 15 years
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The Five Biggest Narratives After Week 1 of the Writers Strike
Plus, predicting Kevin Costner’s fate on the final season of ‘Yellowstone’
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The 2023 Summer Blockbuster Confidence Scale
Matt welcomes back The Wrap’s Scott Mendelson to run through each of the most highly anticipated blockbusters of the summer
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Inside the Writers Strike With a WGA Negotiator
WGA member Adam Conover and Matt Belloni trace what led to the strike, discuss why the studios are pushing back so hard on AI, debate the importance of data transparency, and more
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The Writers Strike Deadline Is Here. What Will Happen?
Matt and Lucas discuss the looming WGA strike
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60 Is the New 30: The Revealing Ranking of Biggest Movie Stars
Plus, Matt gives his prediction on what will be one of the biggest movies of 2024
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Ben Winston Refuses to Declare Late-Night TV Dead
Matt is joined by Ben Winston, executive producer of ‘The Late Late Show With James Corden’ and the 2023 Grammys, to talk about the end of Corden’s show
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Another Executive Sex Scandal? How NBCU Can Pick Up the Pieces.
Matt and Lucas discuss CEO Jeff Shell’s resignation after an investigation into an inappropriate relationship
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One Year After the Crash: Is the New Netflix Working?
Plus, Matt makes some predictions concerning the opening weekend of ‘Evil Dead Rise’
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Inside Fox’s $787 Million Settlement With Dominion and the Future of Fox News
Eriq Gardner joins to discuss the historic Fox News settlement and how it will affect Fox’s election coverage
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Is ‘Air’ a Hit? Why That’s Harder Than Ever to Answer.
Matt and Lucas discuss the box office performance of Ben Affleck’s latest film
