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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TIFF, Day 9: A Going-Out-of-Business Sale?
Toronto finds an increase in deals and industry delegates, and Jennifer Hudson’s Winnie Mandela biopic debuts
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France and Japan Make Oscar Foreign-Language Picks
Dance documentary, Lebanese musical comedy included in latest batch of foreign submissions
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TIFF, Day 8: Doom, Death and Questionable Taste
As the fest winds down, films about apocalypse and assassination step up
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Prescreen Launches Limited-Time Indie Streaming
Service from ex-Groupon exec geared toward building buzz on indie films
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‘Like Crazy’ to Open Film Independent Forum
Annual forum on indie filmmaking will also include panelists Patty Jenkins, Laura Bickford and Mark and Michael Polish
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‘Avatar,’ ‘Apocalypse Now,’ ‘Lord of the Rings’ Top Critics Blu-Ray List
“Close Encounters,” “Planet of the Apes” and “The Wizard of Oz” also honored in Broadcast Film Critics Assn. vote
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TIFF, Day 6: Where Did Everybody Go?
Crowds thin out, “Sarah Palin – You Betcha” is genial claptrap, and “Undefeated” is far better than the last doc with that name
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‘Drive,’ They Said: Older Films Get a TIFF Boost
Veteran festivalgoers have already seen the likes of “Drive” and “The Artist,” but they’ve still built a strong buzz in Toronto
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Longtime Studio Head John Calley Dies at 81
Ran three major studios, backed films including “A Clockwork Orange,” “The Da Vinci Code”
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TIFF, Day 5: The Full-Frontal Film Festival
“Shame” is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to sexually explicit films at this year’s TIFF
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Madonna Celebrates Frivolous Frippery in ‘W.E.,’ and Toronto Shrugs
Forget about that outrage from Venice; in Toronto, Madonna’s glittering claptrap didn’t cause much of a fuss
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Lessons Learned at the Toronto Film Festival (So Far)
George Clooney is overexposed, docs are hot, the Oscar race is confusing …
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TIFF, Day 3: Freakin’ Clooney Just Won’t Leave
Clooney segues from “The Ides of March” to “The Descendants,” and chaos follows