Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and is a contributing writer to the opinion page of The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
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Birth of the Vibrator: Tanya Wexler Explains ‘Hysteria’
"Hysteria" director Tanya Wexler tells Sharon Waxman how she made a light comedy about the invention of the vibrator
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‘Madagascar 3’ Stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock Squirm in Cannes
Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada-Pinkett Smith, Jessica Chastain and Martin Short ended up surveying their state of circus attendance
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Sean Penn Explodes in Cannes: ‘The Whole F—ing World Abandoned Haiti’
Sean Penn, political activist and movie star, says Haiti finally has chance to reestablish itself after earthquake and decades of political turmoil
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Cannes 2012: Roman Polanski Tells His Story – ‘How Do You Like Me Now?’
If you didn’t like Roman Polanski before, you’re not going to like him any better after seeing him tell his life story in “Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir”
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Reese Witherspoon West Memphis Drama, ‘Devil’s Knot,’ Gets Worldview Financing
Worldview announced its backing of 'Devil's Knot' starring Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday
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Cannes 2012: Eli Roth’s ‘Green Inferno’ Gets Financing From Worldview
Eli Roth, the “Hostel” horror maestro, has obtained financing for his latest thriller, “The Green Inferno,” from independent production company Worldview
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Cannes 2012: Paul Schrader To Write Kremlin-Financed Russian Ballerina Drama
Paul Schrader will write a Kremlin-financed project about Mathilde Kschessinska, a famed Russian ballerina who was mistress to the last Russian tsar
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Judd Apatow Reviews 100 Years of Comic Gems That Birthed ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’
Judd Apatow, the comic interpreter of the modern human condition, dives with TheWrap into the Universal archive to mark the studio's 100-year anniversary
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Cannes 2012: ‘After The Battle’ Gets Inside Egypt’s Facebook Revolution
On opening day of Cannes, an intimate look at the revolution via a relationship between a woman and a man from the upper and lower class of Egypt
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Turmoil at Yahoo: Kara Swisher Vets The New Board, Ross Levinsohn (Video)
WaxWord spoke to Kara Swisher about what this all means for the internet giant, which has struggled mightily for a strategic direction
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Yahoo Interim CEO Ross Levinsohn To Staff: ‘I Still Believe’
"Today’s announcements lay to rest the unfortunate and serious distractions surrounding our senior leadership and the composition of our Board going forward"
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President Obama and Same-Sex Marriage: Robert Scheer, WaxWord Debate (Video)
Robert Scheer of Truthdig.com joins me to debate President Obama’s new support for same-sex marriage
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Sarah Greenberg Roberts Seeks to Exit Publicity at Weinstein Co (Exclusive)
Sara Greenberg Roberts, who joined the Weinstein Company less than two years ago, has asked to be released from her contract
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AMC In Talks to Sell to Chinese Theater Group (Report)
Movie theater chain AMC Entertainment is in talks to sell a “significant stake” to the Wanda Group, one of China’s largest theater owners, The New York Times reported late on Monday. The sale would give China a never-before-seen foothold in American movie exhibition, and give the Chinese company unprecedented leverage with U.S. movie distributors as…
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Cassian Elwes, Grilled on Producing: ‘I Was Totally Burned Out’
Cassian Elwes is grilled on the state of film financing, the William Morris-Endeavor merger, on how he lost – and re-found – his passion for making movies
