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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Ava DuVernay on Her New Movie ‘Origin’ and Why Racism Is Just a ‘Band-Aid on a Wound’
TheWrap magazine: “It’s the skin on a skeleton. The skeleton is caste,” DuVernay says, discussing her new drama that digs into the root of inequality
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With Brutal 2023 in the Books, Will Hollywood Find Its Swagger?
It would be nice to say there’s a bright light over the outlook for 2024 — but there isn’t
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Changemakers 2023: 25 Women Who Made a Difference This Year
From to Ava DuVernay to Lily Gladstone to Beyoncé to Greta Gerwig, here are the extraordinary women who pushed culture forward this year
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How ‘The Taste of Things’ Allowed Juliette Binoche to Say ‘I Love You, No Matter What Happened’
TheWrap magazine: The actress speaks about working with her ex, Benoît Magimel, in her acclaimed new film directed by Tran Anh Hung
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Hollywood Progressives Face Crisis Over Left-Wing Support for Gaza: ‘You Didn’t Show Up on Oct. 7’
In parlor meetings and industry restaurants, Hollywood progressive Jews are struggling with a lack of visible support from longtime fellow travelers
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The Footage of the Oct. 7 Hamas Massacre: a Real-Life Horror Movie That I Hated
“Mom, I killed 10 Jews with my bare hands!” He repeats this over and over, excited by his achievement. The word “Jews” is what I hear. Also: “with my bare hands”
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Witching Hour: Studios to Devote Another Week to Resolve SAG Strike or Give Up Until January | Exclusive
If that is the case, the fall TV season is lost and new movies won’t come out until next summer, says insider
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Inside the Writers Guild’s Tortured Debate Over Denouncing Hamas Violence in Israel | Exclusive
“Not taking a stand is very much taking a stand,” says David Kohan, co-creator of “Will and Grace”
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Inside the Breakdown of SAG-AFTRA and Studio Talks – A Threat Leads to a Walkout | Exclusive
Instead of a 1% levy on all streaming revenue, the guild wanted a $1 per subscriber per year fee. The studios balked
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‘The Silence Is Deafening’: Hollywood Companies Tread Lightly in Denouncing Hamas Violence
PR experts say it’s risky to talk about the attacks on Israel. Activists say it’s risky not to
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On the Front Lines: Israeli Director Gidi Dar Talks Gaza War, Retribution and the Cycle of Violence
“Friends, people everywhere have connections to people who’ve been kidnapped or are dead. We need to finish this problem with Hamas”
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The Death of Hope With War in Israel, Chaos in Gaza
It is folly. But it is the kind of folly that has defined this conflict, defying common sense and good intentions for 50 years
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Holding Our Breath in Hollywood This Year
TheGrill 2023: This year has been a painful convergence of long-term trends and short-term realities driven by the impact of technology
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‘Dumb Money’ Director Craig Gillespie Says Film Goes Beyond Gamestop: ‘It’s the Disparity of Wealth That’s Going on in This Country’
“We are living it right now with the strikes in Hollywood. It’s the same themes and conversation,” Gillespie says
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WGA Leaders Meet Showrunners Ahead of Renewed Strike Talks With Studios | Exclusive
“People are living out of their cars,” a distraught showrunner told WGA leadership at a meeting
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