Matt Belloni

Editorial Director of The Hollywood Reporter

Editorial Director of The Hollywood Reporter

Matt Belloni on KCRW

“Tenet” and “Mulan” had disappointing openings, despite having very different release strategies. Now the release of “Wonder Woman 1984” is pushed.

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“Tenet” and “Mulan” had disappointing openings, despite having very different release strategies. Now the release of “Wonder Woman 1984” is pushed.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Part of the streaming wars is figured out how to release episodes--all at once, weekly, or some combination of the two?

Hollywood news banter: To binge or not to binge?

Part of the streaming wars is figured out how to release episodes--all at once, weekly, or some combination of the two?

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The new Clint Eastwood movie ‘Richard Jewell’ includes a journalist character who shares the name with a real Atlanta-based reporter .

Hollywood news banter: The hazards of making movies about real people

The new Clint Eastwood movie ‘Richard Jewell’ includes a journalist character who shares the name with a real Atlanta-based reporter .

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