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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The Films to Watch as the Fall Festivals Kick Off Another Weird Oscar Season
The Venice, Telluride and Toronto fests will still be affected by the pandemic, but a robust selection of contenders will be jockeying for momentum
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‘Mosquito State’ Film Review: Wall Street Needs Some Insecticide in Creepy Drama
Filip Jan Rymsza’s film about a stock analyst who has an unhealthy fascination with mosquitoes will get under your skin, that’s for sure
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Here’s Why Daveed Diggs Won’t Watch the ‘Hamilton’ Movie
TheWrap magazine: Also, the Emmy-nominated star still thinks that Lin-Manuel Miranda’s original idea for the landmark production was a bad one
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Mj Rodriguez on the ‘Insane’ Journey of ‘Pose,’ and Trans Representation on TV
TheWrap magazine: “Before they saw me as a trans woman, I wanted them to see my craft,” says the Emmy-nominated actress
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‘Pretend It’s a City’ Is Martin Scorsese’s Second Documentary About Fran Lebowitz, and She Can’t Understand Why
The series may be Emmy-nominated, but Lebowitz thinks it’s ridiculous to make two docs about one person
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‘Every Single Minute’ Film Review: Is This Effective Child-Rearing or Abuse?
Karlovy Vary Film Festival: The documentary about a Czech system of maximizing a child’s potential is studiously neutral about the controversial technique
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‘Lovecraft Country’ Stars Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett Still Can’t Believe They Made Emmy History
TheWrap magazine: “I keep trying to fact-check this thing,” says Smollett of being part of the first pair of Black actors to receive nominations in the two lead drama categories
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‘Reconstruction of Occupation’ Film Review: Powerful Czech Documentary Bears Witness to 1968 Soviet Invasion
Karlovy Vary Film Festival: Director Jan Sikl builds his film out of long-lost footage of the occupation, and screened it on the 53rd anniversary of that event
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Kicks Off With Michael Caine, ‘Zatopek’ and COVID Testing
Friday was opening night at the Czech festival, which returned after last year’s pandemic-prompted cancellation
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How ‘Hamilton’ Actors Dominated the Emmy Nominations
TheWrap magazine: “‘Hamilton’ was the first time I really started to understand what it was to be an American,” says Phillipa Soo
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Emmys: Here’s Why Outstanding Drama Series Shouldn’t Be the Final Category This Year
Really, there’s a different category that’s been more important and influential to the past year’s viewing
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How Barry Jenkins Mixed Real-Life Horror With Beauty in ‘The Underground Railroad’
TheWrap magazine: “We have all seen photos of people eating and drinking, and behind them one of my ancestors is hanging from a rope,” says the writer-director
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‘Annette’ Film Review: Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard Lead Dark and Loony Showbiz Musical
Cannes’ opening night is the latest provocation from director Leos Carax
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‘Flag Day’ Film Review: Sean Penn Directs His Daughter in Rocky Family Drama
While the true-life film sometimes struggles with disparate tones, it’s a solid, subtle drama that opts in most cases for restraint over excess
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‘Ted Lasso’ Stars Admit Ted’s Sunny Philosophy Doesn’t Always Work
TheWrap magazine: “It’s a beautiful lie,” says Brett Goldstein of one particularly common inspirational thought from Coach Lasso
