Matthew Belloni is founding partner of Puck, a next-generation digital media company covering the power centers of Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Washington and New York. He helped launch Puck in May 2021, writes a twice-weekly newsletter called What I’m Hearing about the entertainment industry, and hosts a popular podcast, The Town, for The Ringer Podcast Network.

As editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter from 2016 to 2020, Belloni was responsible for editorial content and initiatives at the iconic entertainment media outlet. Belloni oversaw all of THR’s editorial properties, including its weekly print magazine; THR.com and its digital verticals; on- and off-platform video content, podcasts and live events. During this time, THR took home a National Magazine Award for General Excellence by the American Society of Magazine Editors and more than 100 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism awards

Belloni spearheaded THR’s move into audio and video with its roundtable series, Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter, which was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award, and Angelyne, a scripted adaptation of a THR article. Belloni also appears regularly as an analyst on NBC Nightly News, CBS This Morning, CNN, CNBC, NPR’s The Business and The Bill Simmons Podcast.

Before joining THR, Belloni was an attorney at an entertainment law firm in Los Angeles, representing actors, filmmakers and media companies in disputes and litigation. He is an expert on the inner workings of the entertainment industry and taught a course on Entertainment Journalism at the USC Annenberg School.  

Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, creating iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.

Krista Abela ’15, associate producer

In a time and place where abortion is illegal, a pregnant woman’s repeated attempts to end her pregnancy fail until she crosses paths with a strange bus driver.

Jen Nee Lim '10, director
Ke Ning Lee '10, producer

When Luigi Mangione is charged with murder, he becomes the subject of fevered obsession. Through letters, fantasies, and conspiracies, strangers turn Luigi into a cultural sensation and a canvas for their rage, desire, and misplaced hope.

Peter Heres, ’19, field producer

On the shifting edge of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, the spirit of a fading outsider community endures through its two oldest residents.

Alexandra Kern '18, director, producer
Eric Vera '18, cinematographer