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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Steve received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
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Bold Brian Wilson Biopic ‘Love & Mercy’ Takes Two Actors, Paul Dano and John Cusack, to Play One Troubled Genius
Toronto 2014: Writer-director Bill Pohlad’s film may overreach at times — but if you’re not overreaching in a movie about the Beach Boys co-founder, you’re not doing it right
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Jessica Chastain Says ‘Miss Julie’s’ 1890s Gender Relations Are as Current as the Nude Photo Scandal
Toronto 2014: The actress and her director, Liv Ullman, say men excuse their behavior now the same way they did 150 years ago
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Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘Imitation Game’ Bows in Toronto as Weinstein’s Big Oscar Hope
Toronto 2014: Drama about World War II codebreaker carries high hopes for a company with a remarkable track record
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How Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones Took on Stephen Hawking’s Love Story in ‘The Theory of Everything’ (Video)
Director James Marsh and the film’s two stars stop by TheWrap’s video suite at the Toronto Film Festival
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Are Toronto’s Big Deals, ‘Top Five’ and ‘While We’re Young,’ Worth the Money?
Toronto 2014: Chris Rock captures his comic persona with a raucous flick, while Noah Baumbach gives Ben Stiller a meaty role
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‘Foxcatcher’ Triumphs at Yet Another Film Festival
Toronto 2014: Bennett Miller’s wrestling drama wins raves, as do stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo
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Reese Witherspoon in ‘Wild’: No Makeup? No Problem
Toronto 2014: Adds director Jean-Marc Vallee: “Chick flick, my ass!”
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Toronto’s First Weekend Features Some Fireworks, But We’re ‘Waiting for Greatness’
The festival has attracted stars like Denzel Washington, Melissa McCarthy, Channing Tatum and Bill Murray, but few cinematic knockouts
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Stephen Hawking Film ‘Theory of Everything’ Causes a Big Bang in Toronto
Toronto 2014: The film starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones draws the biggest reception of the festival so far, and seems destined for awards
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Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer Fight It Out in ‘Black and White’
Toronto 2014: Mike Binder’s racially-charged drama may not win over critics, but it delivered for the film-festival audience
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Kristen Wiig’s ‘Welcome to Me’ – Comedy, Tragedy, Nudity
Toronto 2014: Director Shira Piven’s dark comedy has the TIFF audience laughing uproariously — and then getting dead serious
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Bill Murray Day in Toronto Ends With A Sweet ‘St. Vincent’
As a thunderstorm pelted the theater, Murray veered from gutbusting to heartwarming in Theodore Melfi’s sentimental, well-received comedy
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Toronto Debuts of ‘Song of the Sea and ‘Princess Kaguya’ Heat Up Oscar Animation Race
Two films from American distributor GKIDS showcase novel approaches from Ireland and Japan
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Toronto Renders a Verdict on Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘The Judge’
As usual, the Toronto International Film Festival’s opening-night film is designed more for audiences than critics
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Simon Pegg Does Double Duty in Toronto as a Hitman and a Psychiatrist
In two movies at the Toronto International Film Festival, the British comic seeks joy in “Hector and the Search for Happiness,” but goes dark for “Kill Me Three Times”
