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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Wonder Woman Speaks! Gal Gadot’s First Comments on Joining ‘Batman vs. Superman’ (Video)
The Israeli model-actress has already started training for the physical role by studying Kung Fu, Jujutsu, kickboxing and swords
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Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in First Look at ‘The Imitation Game’ (Photo)
Black Bear Pictures’ drama co-stars Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong and Charles Dance
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‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Director to Rewrite MGM’s ‘Magnificent Seven’; Tom Cruise No Longer Involved (Exclusive)
Cruise is no longer attached to star in the studio’s remake of the classic Western that John Lee Hancock is now re-writing
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WME Partner Brian Swardstrom Exits Agency; Which Clients Will Follow?
The longtime agent represented Edward Norton, Ben Foster, Damian Lewis and Michael C. Hall
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‘Draft Day’ Trailer Stars Kevin Costner as GM of NFL’s Cleveland Browns (Video)
Ivan Reitman directs the Summit Entertainment movie, which co-stars Jennifer Garner, Denis Leary and Sean Combs
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From Spielberg to Scorsese: Christmas Morning ‘Directed’ by 10 Hollywood Auteurs (Video)
Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Baz Luhrmann and Michael Moore’s specific styles are also spoofed in this holiday-themed mashup
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‘Short Term 12’ Star Keith Stanfield on His Breakthrough Role and Song: ‘There’s Been a Snowball Effect’
After working in a weed factory, the “Short Term 12” actor co-wrote the year’s unlikeliest awards contender with director Destin Daniel Cretton
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Boundless Pictures Options Action-Comedy Script ‘Run ‘N Gun’ (Exclusive)
Casey DeVargas wrote the original screenplay
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Jeffrey Donovan, Matthew Fox to Star in Post-Apocalyptic Horror Movie ‘Welcome to Harmony’ (Exclusive)
Jaume Collet-Serra is producing the film, which serves as the English-language debut of Spanish director Miguel Angel Vivas (“Kidnapped”)
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‘The Good Wife’s’ Mike Colter, ‘Anchorman 2’s’ Dylan Baker to Star in Oil Spill Movie (Exclusive)
Patrick Gilles will write and direct “America Is Still the Place,” which is based on Charlie Walker’s book of the same name
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XLrator Media Picks Up ‘The Scribbler’ Starring Katie Cassidy, Eliza Dushku, Sasha Grey
Michelle Trachtenberg, Gina Gershon, Garret Dillahunt, Michael Imperioli and Billy Campbell co-star in the film, which will hit theaters next fall
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‘Cougar Town’ Star Josh Hopkins to Play James Brown’s Producer in ‘Get on Up’
Tate Taylor (“The Help”) is directing the biopic for Universal and Imagine
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‘Ice Age 5’ Lands July 2016 Release Date From 20th Century Fox
The four films in the hit animated franchise have grossed more than $2.8 billion worldwide
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Hollywood’s Best & Worst Casting News of 2013 – From ‘Batman vs. Superman’ to ‘Fifty Shades’
TheWrap picks 22 of the year’s casting decisions that drew cheers and jeers
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TheWrap Screening Series: ‘Philomena’ Director Stephen Frears on Balancing Comedy and Tragedy
“There was tragedy and comedy going on at the same time. It was the double thing that I really liked and thought was very, very clever,” said Frears
