Matt Belloni

founding partner of Puck News and regular contributor to KCRW’s The Business

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A look at Jeff Skoll’s decision to close Participant Media after 20 years and why Congress is going after Disney-Fox-Warner’s joint sports streamer.

Participant Media shuts down after two decades; Congressmembers probe development of ‘Spulu’

A look at Jeff Skoll’s decision to close Participant Media after 20 years and why Congress is going after Disney-Fox-Warner’s joint sports streamer.

from The Business

Francis Ford Coppola is having a tough time securing distribution for his expensive self-financed passion project, “Megalopolis.” Why aren’t studio execs biting?

Coppola struggles to find distribution for ‘Megalopolis’; David Ellison looks to acquire Paramount parent company National Amusements

Francis Ford Coppola is having a tough time securing distribution for his expensive self-financed passion project, “Megalopolis.” Why aren’t studio execs biting?

from The Business

Nelson Peltz and Trian Partners have found backing in advisory firm Egan-Jones ahead of Disney’s April 3 shareholders meeting. How will Iger and co. strike back?

RNC chair Ronna McDaniel causes outrage among NBC staff

Nelson Peltz and Trian Partners have found backing in advisory firm Egan-Jones ahead of Disney’s April 3 shareholders meeting. How will Iger and co. strike back?

from The Business

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Kim Masters and Matt Belloni dive into the challenges faced by legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola as he struggles to find distribution for his self-financed passion project,…

from The Business

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from Weekend Film Reviews

The latest film releases include Civil War, In Flames, Sting, and Sasquatch Sunset.

from Weekend Film Reviews

The latest film releases include Kung Fu Panda 4, Love Lies Bleeding, and American Dreamer.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Lorraine Nicholson talks playdates at Playboy Mansion, Oscar-nominee Ellen Mirojnick talks costuming “Oppenheimer,” and Sir Patrick Stewart has The Treat.

from The Treatment

Dutch melodist Benny Sings and his megawatt band hit Apogee Studio with cuts from the acclaimed 2023 LP “Young Hearts,” including “Pyjamas” and “Movie Star.”

from Live From

Long before “Tainted Love” was an ‘80s anthem, it was a 1965 B-side by LA’s Gloria Jones. We trace the song’s journey from a warehouse floor to the annals of pop history.

from Lost Notes

Lost Notes details the darkly hilarious schemes of record-label magnate Ruth Christie, who instigated one of the most absurd court cases in music history.

from Lost Notes

KCRW remembers Angela McCluskey, formerly of Wild Colonials, with a selection of KCRW live appearances.