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
Experience:
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National Geographic Films Shutting Down, Say Insiders (Exclusive)
The studio has brought in a scant $1.7 million in revenue this year, with five films in release including “The Last Lion,” “The First Grader,” “Life in a Day”
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Orson Welles’ ‘Citizen Kane’ Oscar Sells for Nearly $1 Million
The same Oscar failed to sell in 2007 at Sotheby’s
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The New Miramax: $325M in New Business (Exclusive)
The independent archive is focused on deal-making, not moviemaking, says investor Richard Nanula in an exclusive interview
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Christopher Hitchens: A Salute to Intellectual Honesty
He wrote the best, most piercing, most clarifying prose of his career as he faced down the specter of his own demise
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Vanity Fair Columnist Christopher Hitchens Dead at 62
Hitchens, who lost his battle with esophageal cancer on Thursday, wrote brilliantly to the end
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Gilt’s Susan Lyne at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast: ‘My Friends Thought I Was Out of My Mind’ (Video)
At TheWrap's 3rd Power Women breakfast, the ex-entertainment exec shared the thrill and peril of running an Internet start-up
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Execs Exit, Money Tight — Ryan Kavanaugh Needs a Miracle, but Christmas Is Coming
Kavanaugh’s demise is predicted regularly — has his luck finally run out?
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Relativity President Steve Bertram Weighs Leaving After 1 Year (Exclusive)
With his contract due, the former senior Paramount chief may be eyeing the exit
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Ted Sarandos: ‘Negative Momentum’ at Netflix Will Turn Around in December
Streaming giant’s chief content officer promises that the company has learned from its PR stumbles this summer
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Fox Accuses ‘The Muppets’ of Brainwashing Kids Against the Rich
“Is liberal Hollywood using class warfare to brainwash our kids?” Duh
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Disney Seeks to Replace Marketing Chief MT Carney (Exclusive)
Disney has reached out to two major executives to recruit a replacement, TheWrap has learned
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Lionsgate and Summit in New Merger Talks
Other suitors may be in the mix to merge with Summit, on the heels of its latest ‘Twilight’ success
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Ryan Kavanaugh’s 9 Lives: $200M Loan From Ron Burkle Saves ‘Immortals’ (Exclusive)
The involvement of the L.A. billionaire is a new wrinkle for Relativity and its swashbuckling chief, Kavanaugh
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The Jim Romenesko Saga, Or How to Piss Off A Whole Lot of Journalists
“I think Poynter’s going to fire me,” writes the popular media blogger, “and try to ruin my reputation so none of their advertisers will go with me on the new site”