Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
Experience:
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“Dark Knight” History, and the Box Office: One Down
Hollywood waits for events like these – glistening, bubble-like moments in pop culture when a movie grabs the focus of the entire country, and the world. “The Dark Knight” is one of those moments. It broke its first record today: midnight screenings across the country took in $18.5 million, beating "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge…
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Documentaries Going Online
Does Snagfilm.com constitute hope for Hollywood? This has been a rough year for documentaries, which just a few years ago seemed to be on the verge of challenging feature films for space at the multiplex. Lately they’ve seemed doomed to the back of the Blockbuster bin. I don’t know if this new service constitutes real…
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The Dailies – July 17, 2008
"Mad Men," "Damages" land Emmy nods"John Adams" leads with 23 nominations Amazon.com launches video-on-demand storeService will be integrated with Sony Bravia TVs YouTube, Lionsgate in online dealBranded channel to offer clips for flexible use Studios, SAG silent after third meetingStalemate continues, discussions remain confidential
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The Dailies – July 15, 2008
Paramount loses $450m in financingDeutsche Bank closes film unit as market interest wanes Warner Brothers finds "Lost Planet"Hayter to pen adaptation of video game Weinsteins signs TV deal with ShowtimePact to start in 2009 with Tarantino’s "Inglorious Bastards"
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The Dailies – July 14, 2008
"Hellboy II" tops at box office with $35.9m"Hancock" a strong second; "Meet Dave" bombs Tribune Co. in turmoilLA Times publisher out, Chicago Trib editor resigns update: ax is expected to fall on 150 newsroom employees today. sw. Is Bravo Sabotaging Project Runway?Lack of promotion for final season at net may be sour grapes as reality…
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Review: “Tropic Thunder”
"Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller’s cameo-filled send-up of war movies which opens August 15, had a sneak peak at UCLA recently. Our summer intern, Micah Gottlieb, went and brings some early intelligence: "Tropic Thunder" relies on two hammed-up forces to keep its slippery momentum: Robert Downey Jr. as a trash-talking character actor in blackface, and Tom…
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Shelby White Update
Shelby White, the New York collector who earlier this year agreed to voluntarily relinquish 10 antiquities from her private collection to Italy, will give up two more pieces to Greece, the Greek culture ministry said Friday. The pieces are a marble sculpture that originally decorated an ancient grave and a bronze vase, both dating from…
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First Review of “Loot”
Publisher’s Weekly has chosen to feature "Loot" next week, in the first review of the book which I’m delighted to share with you all. The book rates a star with PW, which says: "Skillfully blending history and reportage, Waxman traces the stories of treasures like the Elgin Marbles, then jumps into the debate over whether…
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The Dailies – July 11, 2008
iPhone 3G rolls out in worldwide launchFaster device expandable with new iTunes App Store SAG rejects AMPTP’s final offerDispute over new media, DVD residuals prolongs stalemate News Corp unlikely to be part of Yahoo dealMurdoch quashes idea of Microsoft partnership
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Who Really Wrote “Generation Kill”?
HBO’s new $50 million mini-series, "Generation Kill," is being promoted everywhere as having been brought to the screen by the creator of "The Wire," David Simon. But what does that mean exactly? The series, debuting next Sunday, is a hard-driving, non-fiction tale of Marines on the front lines in Iraq, and it is drawn directly…
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A job? In Journalism?
Because I am all in favor of saving whatever print journalism remains, here’s a call for a news editor at an excellent magazine, ArtNews, based in New York. Editor Robin Cembalest is looking for a smart, capable professional with a background in cultural news. Under publisher Milton Esterow, ArtNews has been a leader breaking news…
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The Dailies – July 9, 2008
AFTRA ratifies pactThree-year TV contract deals a blow to SAG Tarantino introduces "Inglorious Bastards"Writer-director shows long-awaited script to Hollywood Burnett sued for $70 millionBusiness partner claims breach of partnership agreement
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Fire State
Driving up the 101 yesterday, from Los Angeles to San Francisco, was a journey through fire country. All along the Pacific Coast, clouds of smoke and ash hugged the waterline. Along 400 miles, passages of low-hanging smoke interrupted the brilliant blue of the Pacific, through an ominously overcast Santa Barbara, and past the darkened tunnel…
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Editor’s Note
Readers: Light posting this week as I’ll be travelling. In the meantime, here’s another endorsement for my upcoming book, ‘Loot,’ this from the best-selling author Douglas Preston, with my gratitude: Loot by Sharon Waxman is a riveting foray into the biggest question facing museums today: who should own the great works of ancient art? Waxman…
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The Dailies – July 7, 2008
"Hancock" flies high at box officeSmith flick reaps $107.3m since Tuesday NBC U buys Weather Channel$3.5 billion deal includes Weather.com Icahn: Microsoft still in game if Yahoo! board quitsActivist investor kindles speculation with shareholder letter Osbournes to host Fox variety showFormat a throwback to "Sonny and Cher," "Donny and Marie"