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
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Washington Post May Cut Ombudsman; New York Times Shills for Lee Radziwill
In an age when editors have to scrutinize every job on the payroll, is an ombudsman absolutely necessary?
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What’s the Future for Entertainment Weekly Under a Time Inc. Spin-Off?
Entertainment Weekly is expected to be part of a deal to spin off Time Inc.'s package of female-oriented titles to the Meredith Corporation
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Oscar’s Oldest Nominee, Emmanuelle Riva, on ‘Amour’: It’s a Gift In the Last Stage of My Life
Emmanuelle Riva: "We were doing a scene, and Michael Haneke said, 'It’s very nice — very sweet, very tender — but it’s too tender. From here on in, no sentimentality'"
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‘Invisible War’ Filmmakers: Military Has ‘a Long Way to Go’ on Rape
Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering took on the incendiary topic of rape in the American military for the Oscar-nominated documentary
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Two of Three Dead in Reality-Shoot Copter Crash Identified (Update)
Three men working on an "untitled military project" were killed in a helicopter crash early Sunday in Acton, Calif.
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Insiders Ask: Can Jeff Zucker Change the Cheapskate Culture of CNN?
A budgeting issue is symptomatic of what insiders say is a cheapskate culture at CNN that Zucker will have to change if he is to succeed at turning the news network around
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How Ang Lee Took a Tiger by the Tail to Create ‘Life of Pi’
Ang Lee took on a book-to-film project people said was unmakeable and turned "Life of Pi" into a worldwide box-office sensation
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Troubled Visual-Effects Company Rhythm & Hues Gets $20M Studio Infusion (Exclusive)
The Oscar-nominated visual effects company behind "Life of Pi" is in dire financial straits and has taken an emergency cash infusion from three studios until it can be bought by Prime Focus
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WaxWord Joins the International Women’s Media Foundation
I'm honored to join the board of the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), an organization dedicated to supporting the work of women journalists around the world
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Former Israeli Spymasters: Their Country’s Not Trying Hard Enough to Make Peace
"The Gatekeepers" director Dror Moreh on his interviews with six former Shin Bet leaders and their views about Israel
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Will Legendary CEO Thomas Tull Quit Warner’s? Tension High Over NYT Piece (Exclusive)
Legendary CEO Thomas Tull is mulling ending his relationship with the studio when his deal is up at the end of this year, TheWrap has learned
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The Case for Kevin Tsujihara: Can He Take Warner Bros. Into the Digital Age?
With a track record in a time of transition, it was temperament rather than accomplishment dictating the choice of Kevin Tsujihara as CEO
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Kevin Tsujihara: I’ll Continue Warner Bros. Legacy in ‘Tough Environment’
Kevin Tsujihara, the new Warner Bros. CEO, said in an interview on Monday that he would focus on maintaining the unique culture of the movie and television studio in a “tough environment"
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Kevin Tsujihara Named Warner Bros. CEO
Kevin Tsujihara beats out TV chief Bruce Rosenblum and movie head Jeff Robinov
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What I Learned at Sundance 2013: The Indie Business Lives (Video)
At Sundance 2013 I learned that the independent movie business is alive and well and evolving rapidly before our eyes