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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Introducing ‘TheShortList,’ TheWrap’s Online Shorts Film Festival
We're launching a shorts film festival on Aug. 20 and calling it The ShortList. Why? Mainly because we thought it would be fun. Also: we love shorts!
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About That Stacey Snider Universal Rumor …
Hollywood’s phone lines are burning up over the rumor that Stacey Snider might replace Ron Meyer at the head of Universal. The problem is there are zero facts to back it up.
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Gore Vidal, American Essayist and Literary Firebrand, Dies at 86
Gore Vidal, the literary titan and quintessential American essayist, has died. He was 86
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Jonah Lehrer and ‘Imagine’: A Cautionary Tale for Today’s Overachiever
Jonah Lehrer’s brief, glittering career as a literary star is over. This Icarus of the literary digital age should have known better
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Details Behind CNN Chief Jim Walton’s Exit; Time-Warner Seeks Overhaul
A replacement is unlikely to come from inside Time-Warner
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CNN Chief Jim Walton Leaves: ‘We Need New Thinking’
Walton will leave CNN at the end of 2012, amidst complaints that he had not invested in content as competitors gained market share
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Mariah Carey Gets What Jennifer Lopez Wanted: $17M For ‘Idol’ (Exclusive)
Pop diva Mariah Carey has been paid the queenly sum of $17 million to be a judge on ‘American Idol’
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Colorado Shootings and ‘The Dark Knight’: Too Many Guns and a Violent World
In the wake of the shootings at a Colorado movie theater, there is a lesson for us all — one we should have learned a long time ago
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Warner Bros. Considers Cancellation of ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Screenings
Warner Bros. executives struggled Friday with whether to alter roll-out plans for the second-biggest release in movie history, "The Dark Knight Rises"
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Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer Surprise: What Will Ross Levinsohn Do?
Ross Levinsohn was passed over at Yahoo in favor of Google’s Marissa Mayer. If the popular executive leaves, who else will follow him?
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David Lyle Sheds ‘Dusty’ National Geographic Image with ‘American Gypsies’
With "American Gypsies," National Geographic Channels CEO David Lyle is determined to shake the dust of his once-academic brand. He gets grilled
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MSNBC.com Becomes NBCNews.com After Comcast Takes Over
Purchase price for Microsoft's share reported at $300 million
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Kick-Ass Girls: Why Women Have a Growing Place at Comic-Con
Women are taking an increasingly central role in kick-ass Comic-Con action movies
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Peter Jackson at Comic-Con: Audiences Will ‘Get Used to’ 48 Frames on ‘The Hobbit’
Peter Jackson said he was confident audiences would embrace the higher-resolution version of his new film, “The Hobbit" — though he did not preview it