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‘Ren Faire’ director Lance Oppenheim; A.I. at the Olympics
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the tentative deal reached by the major Hollywood studios and IATSE, the union representing below-the-line worke…
1 year, 6 months ago
Albert Brooks, Rob Reiner on their HBO doc and the state of Hollywood
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni examine the dissolution of the Paramount-Skydance merger after Shari Redstone calls it quits on the deal. They also disc…
1 year, 7 months ago
Neal Brennan on his Netflix special ‘Crazy Good’; Shari Redstone weighs options at Paramount
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni examine the complicated situation developing at Paramount as controlling shareholder Shari Redstone determines the futur…
1 year, 7 months ago
Paramount’s Chris Aronson on the future of movie-going; Trump, according to an ex-’Apprentice’ producer
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni break down the latest NBA news at Warner Bros. Discovery. They also discuss activist investor Nelson Peltz’s decision to…
1 year, 7 months ago
Spring Megabanter: Cannes flops, Scarlett Johansson vs. OpenAI, underwhelming box offices
A frighteningly lackluster summer box office, human ScarJo dukes it out with OpenAI’s ‘definitely-not-supposed-to-sound-like-ScarJo’ ScarJo, and the …
1 year, 7 months ago
Jane Schoenbrun on ‘I Saw the TV Glow’; 2024 Upfronts
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni break down the biggest stories to come out of the 2024 Upfronts. They also take a look at the latest streaming bundle an…
1 year, 7 months ago
‘Doctor Who’ showrunner on teaming up with Disney; inside Warner Bros. Discovery following Q1 earnings
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the latest at Warner Bros. Discovery following the company’s Q1 earnings report. They also dive into the announc…
1 year, 8 months ago
Pam Grier on ‘Them’; Comcast prepares bid for NBA TV rights
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss why Comcast’s proposed bid for NBA TV rights put Warner Bros. Discovery in a tight spot. They also get into the …
1 year, 8 months ago
Writer Justin Kuritzkes on ‘Challengers’; Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni examine the surprising decision made by the New York State Court of Appeals to overturn Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape con…
1 year, 8 months ago
‘Quiet on Set’ filmmakers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz; Congress vs. Spulu
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni take a look at Jeff Skoll’s decision to close Participant Media after 20 years. And the banter partners break down why t…
1 year, 8 months ago