Steve Pond is TheWrap’s Executive Editor, Awards and has been writing and overseeing awards coverage on the site since 2009. He spent decades writing about film, television, music and the entertainment industry for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Premiere, New York Times, Playboy and many other publications. He is the author of the L.A. Times bestseller “The Big Show,” a behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Awards based on 15 years of unprecedented access to that show.
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Toronto: Johnny Depp, Michael Keaton, Idris Elba, Brie Larson Arrive With Big Awards Buzz
Standout films playing Toronto on the heels of other festivals include “Black Mass,” “Spotlight,” “Beasts of No Nation” and “Room”
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‘The Family Fang’ Toronto Review: Christopher Walken Steals Movie From Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman
Bateman’s second effort as a director is a step up in the way he’s able to balance broad comic moments with real emotion
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Toronto’s First Weekend Serves Up Popcorn Movies With a Side of Art
The festival is often an awards-movie showcase, but films like “The Martian” and “Trumbo” have also been wildly entertaining
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‘Freeheld’ Toronto Review: Julianne Moore, Ellen Page Fight for Gay Rights and Awards Attention
The recent Supreme Court decision on gay marriage makes Peter Sollett’s film feel timely, not dated
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‘Trumbo’ Toronto Review: Bryan Cranston and Jay Roach Have Fun With the Blacklist
A shameful period in Hollywood history becomes an entertaining movie that also stars Helen Mirren and John Goodman
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‘Legend’ Toronto Review: Two Tom Hardys Are Better Than One
Dual performances by Hardy as twin brothers are the best thing about Brian Helgeland’s British gangster film
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Toronto Day 2 Serves Up Sex & Love & Obsession & Drugs
“Un Plus Une,” “A Patch of Fog” and “Kill Your Friends” are among the smaller films that screened at the fest on Friday
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Toronto: ‘The Martian’ Is a Great Popcorn Movie, and a Lot More
This isn’t a technical tour de force like “Gravity” was, but Ridley Scott delivers an exciting piece of adrenalized filmmaking
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‘I Saw the Light’ Toronto Review: Tom Hiddleston Tries to Fill Hank Williams’ Cowboy Hat
The British actor plays the country music icon convincingly, but he doesn’t have the twang
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Toronto’s Opening Day Travels Around the World and Sets Murder to Music
“London Road,” “Jafar Panahi’s Taxi” and “Land of Mine” are among the notable films to screen as TIFF kicks off
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Toronto: Michael Moore’s ‘Where to Invade Next’ Wants to Steal Europe’s Best Ideas
The filmmaker’s first movie since “Capitalism: A Love Story,” and one of his funniest, goes to Europe “to pick the flowers, not the weeds”
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Why Emmy-Nominated Scientology, Kurt Cobain Docs Could Be Overlooked by Oscars
The films have 14 separate nominations at the Creative Arts Emmys, which could brand them as TV movies in the eyes of Oscar voters
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Broad Green Pictures Acquires Music Documentary ‘Song of Lahore’ (Exclusive)
Joyous film about Pakistani musicians will get an Oscar-qualifying run in November, followed by a 2016 release
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19 Must-See Movies at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival (Photos)
With 289 features playing at this year’s TIFF, picking favorites can be impossible. But here are some standouts on TheWrap’s to-do list
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Netflix’s ‘Winter on Fire’ Documentary Goes Inside Ukraine Rebellion (Exclusive Video)
Documentary is playing Venice, Telluride and Toronto festivals, and will be released on Oct. 9
