Awards editor and columnist for TheWrap. Been writing about entertainment and popular culture for more than 30 years for such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, the New York Times and the Washington Post. Rock ‘n’ roll writer back in the day.
Experience:
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Christian Petzold’s Holocaust Drama ‘Phoenix’ Flies to Sundance Selects
Toronto 2014: The film stars Nina Hoss as a concentration camp survivor
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‘Tusk’ at Toronto: Kevin Smith Blasts Marvel; Justin Long Scares His Dog; And How the Film Landed Johnny Depp (Video)
The filmmaker reveals why one of the world’s biggest stars joined his low-budget horror movie during TIFF edition of TheWrap’s “Drinking With the Stars”
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Adam Sandler’s ‘The Cobbler’ Heading to Image Entertainment in $3.5 Million Deal
The Tom McCarthy directed film also stars Method Man, Steve Buscemi, Dustin Hoffman, Melonie Diaz and Dan Stevens
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Mia Wasikowska’s ‘Madame Bovary’ Seduces U.S. Distributor Millennium Entertainment
Toronto 2014: Sophie Barthes’ drama also stars Paul Giamatti, Rhys Ifans and Ezra Miller
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EuropaCorp Nearing Deal for Samuel L. Jackson Action Movie ‘Big Game’
Toronto 2014: Jalmari Helander (“Rare Exports”) wrote and directed the Midnight Madness entry
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‘Equalizer’ Director Antoine Fuqua Signs Production Deal With IM Global
The filmmaker is currently shooting the Jake Gyllenhaal boxing drama “Southpaw” for the Weinstein Co.
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Chris Evans Talks Evolution From a Career-Launching Banana to Directorial Debut With ‘Before We Go’ (Video)
Marvel’s Captain America on finally directing his first movie and his inauspicious film debut in Toronto episode of “Drinking With the Stars”
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Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts Movie ‘While We’re Young’ Bought by A24
Toronto 2014: A star-studded cast will boost the film’s commercial potential despite mixed reviews
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10 Questions With ‘The Cobbler’ Director Tom McCarthy: Adam Sandler, Superheroes, Method Man and What TIFF Means
The indie filmmaker is going bigger and broader with his latest comedy, which is being shopped by WME and Voltage
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Relativity Launching Specialty Division to Be Run by Robbie Brenner
Toronto 2014: The studio’s president of production will work closely with acquisitions executive Matt Brodlie
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‘Philomena’s’ Steve Coogan to Play Scottish Lawyer James Boswell in New Movie
Toronto 2014: Gregor Jordan will direct Highland Film Group’s adaptation of the acclaimed West End play
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How Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell Got Oprah to Appear in ‘Welcome to Me’
Toronto 2014: It took a letter signed by some very important people for the talk show host to agree to let filmmakers use her name and likeness onscreen
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Radius Kicks Off Toronto Sales With Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan Musical ‘The Last 5 Years’
Toronto 2014: Richard LaGravenese directed the adaptation of Jason Robert Brown’s hit off-Broadway show
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‘Instructions Not Included’s’ Eugenio Derbez Signs First-Look Deal With Pantelion Films
The Mexican filmmaker starred in the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.
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Taylor Lautner’s Parkour Movie ‘Tracers’ Heading to Saban Films
Toronto 2014: Daniel Ben-Mayor directed the action thriller, which boasts the same producers as “Twilight”
