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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Coronado Island Film Festival Unveils Programming, Leonard Maltin as Honorary Head Juror
“The Theory of Everything” producer Lisa Bruce will serve as head juror for narrative films
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‘Ghostbusters’ Actor, ‘Trophy Wife’ Creator to Direct Plays for ‘Unscreened Summer Series’ (Exclusive)
Nate Corddry and Emily Halpern are among the directors participating in this year’s edition, which starts Friday
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Warner Bros. to Celebrate ‘Pan’ Release by Bringing Neverland to Life Worldwide
Fan events will be held in Melbourne, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York City, Mexico City and beyond
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19 Winners and Losers of Toronto: Matt Damon, Jake Gyllenhaal Score, Tom Hiddleston Stumbles
“Spotlight” and “The Martian” emerged as contenders, though “The Danish Girl” didn’t fare quite as well
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Natalie Portman’s ‘Jane Got a Gun’ Lands 2016 Release From Weinstein Company
Gavin O’Connor’s Western had been caught up in the Relativity bankruptcy debacle
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‘No Escape’ Filmmakers to Tackle Action Thriller ‘Six Minutes to Freedom’
John Erick Dowdle to direct adaptation of John Gilstrap novel and co-write script with brother Drew Dowdle
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‘Maze Runner’ Producers Developing ‘Captured’ Movie About First Reported Alien Abduction
Gotham/Principal has partnered with Jackie Zabel and Bryce Zabel, the latter of whom will write the script
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Amber Heard, Theo James Movie ‘London Fields’ Sells to Lionsgate, Grindstone
Toronto: Matthew Cullen directed the adaptation of Martin Amis’ novel and is in the midst of suing the producers
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Director Rupert Wyatt Exits Channing Tatum’s Troubled ‘Gambit’ Movie
Script and subsequent budget issues have led to a delay that has caused a conflict for the filmmaker
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Tom Hardy’s ‘Legend’ Bumped Seven Weeks to Late November
Universal will now release the gangster movie in New York and Los Angeles on Nov. 20 before it expands
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Perez Hilton, Shekhar Kapur Join ‘Adi Shankar’s Gods and Secrets’ (Exclusive)
WWE legend John Morrison has also joined the ensemble cast of the superhero-themed project
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Stephen King’s ‘The Mist’ in the Works as TV Series
King has blessed the Dimension Television project, which hails from “Rita” creator Christian Torpe
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Envision Media Arts Lands $50 Million Credit Facility For Slate Featuring ‘Waco’ Movie
Dennis Iliadis is attached to direct the company’s thriller “Red Ice” written by Keith Ray Putnam & Peter Filardi
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Jared Leto, Ryan Seacrest, Jessica Alba Invest in Headspace With the Chernin Group
The digital health and wellness media brand is expanding its award-winning platform
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Walden Media’s Naia Cucukov on ‘Everest’ and Why Family Movies Can Be PG-13
“We’re in an age where family movies have changed,” company VP says in new edition of TheWrap’s “Office With a View”
