The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The RingerThe Ringer
Release Date

Latest Episode

Are Movies Actually Getting Longer? We Found Out.

Matt is joined by film producer Todd Garner to discuss if movies are actually getting longer. Todd provides a study of over 3,600 films from 1980-2025 to reveal which genres have gotten longer over the years, and by how much. They discuss a surprising trend among action films, wh ...  Show more

 . 33min 22sec

All Episodes

Are Movies Actually Getting Longer? We Found Out.

Matt is joined by film producer Todd Garner to discuss if movies are actually getting longer. Todd provides a study of over 3,600 films from 1980-2025 to reveal which genres have gotten longer over the years, and by how much. They discuss a surprising trend among action films, wh ...  Show more

 . 33min 22sec
Why Hollywood Needs Books More Than Ever

Matt is joined by Jason Richman, UTA partner and cohead of media rights, to talk about the recent success of high-profile book adaptations at the box office ('Project Hail Mary,' 'Wuthering Heights,' 'The Housemaid'), why the long-standing Hollywood strategy of adapting books int ...  Show more

 . 31min 45sec
Netflix’s Price Hike and Opening Day Debut. Plus, HBO's ‘Harry Potter’ and the Millennial Nostalgia Era.

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss why Netflix has raised its prices twice in the past 18 months and the growing prominence of ad tiers on streaming services. They also talk about Opening Day baseball airing on Netflix, the surging MLB ratings, and who might be t ...  Show more

 . 33min 41sec
Can D.C. Save Hollywood? Senator Adam Schiff on Bringing Production Home.

Matt is joined by United States Senator Adam Schiff (D-California) to discuss his recent hearing with entertainment industry and labor leaders on the challenges facing the film industry and the importance of instituting a federal tax incentive to bring film and TV production back ...  Show more

 . 36min 17sec
Sora Is Dead: What Does That Mean for Disney? Plus, ‘The Bachelorette’ Scandal.

Matt is joined by Alex Heath from the Sources newsletter and Access podcast to discuss the end of Disney’s deal with OpenAI after they announced the shutdown of video app Sora. They get into why OpenAI is changing course, AI companies' relationship with Hollywood, and what this m ...  Show more

 . 31min 15sec