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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Disney Confirms: J.J. Abrams to Direct New ‘Star Wars’
The Walt Disney Company confirmed on Friday evening that director J.J. Abrams would direct the new "Star Wars" movie
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In Sundance’s ‘Afternoon Delight,’ Soul-Baring in Suburbia (Updated)
What to do with a husband, beautiful house, adorable preschooler and too much time on your hands? Think: strip club
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The Surge of Women at Sundance – And What it Means For Filmmaking
Women directors reached parity in the competition section, and it is changing the content and tone of the movies
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‘Inevitable Defeat’ Inspires With Powerhouse Kid Performances at Sundance (Video)
People at Sundance are talking about a pair of heart-rending performances by a couple of kids in ”The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete”
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Sex, Murder and Daniel Radcliffe in ‘Kill Your Darlings’ at Sundance
A graphic sex scene between Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan, or someone who looks like him, is a daring new frontier for the former Harry Potter
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Casting Directors: When Will Oscars Recognize the Impact We Have on Films?
Five top casting directors — including several whose films hit paydirt with Academy Award nominations — sound off on an underappreciated art. Oscar, anyone?
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WaxWord on CNN: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and the Oscars (Video)
CNN video: Was "Zero Dark Thirty" hurt in the Oscar nominations process by criticism of the film from Washington?
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‘Outraged’ Amy Pascal: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Does Not Advocate Torture
Sony Chairman Amy Pascal is outraged that her movie "Zero Dark Thirty" is criticized by a member of the voting Academy
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Malik Bendjelloul Searched the World to Find ‘Sugar Man’ Tale
“I felt this was the best story I ever heard in my life,” he told TheWrap — he started to make a full-length documentary, but his Swedish TV backers were not enthusiastic
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Wi-Fi In the Sky Soars to New Heights at CES (Exclusive Video)
We flew high above Lake Mead — and then landed on it — to demonstrate the latest in wi-fi technology on really really cool airplanes
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CES: Technology Moves Off the Screen, Into Your Stuff
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, the news was how technology is marching into your car, your kitchen and your closet
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What’s New at CES This Year? (Video)
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, talks to Sharon Waxman about what's different at CES this year
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Irving Azoff on Why He Left Live Nation: Running a Public Company ‘Sucks’ (Exclusive)
Irving Azoff exclusively tells TheWrap: “The process of being a public company in America right now sucks if you’re an entrepreneur”
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Violence Against Women in 2012 – When Will It End?
We recoil at the murder-by-gang-rape of a young Indian woman in faraway New Delhi — what can we do about it?
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Mark Travis, Producer of Richard Pryor Hit Concert Film, Dies at 61
Travis produced and released the hit film "Richard Pryor: Live in Concert," after it was rejected by the major studios