Steve Pond
Steve Pond
Steve Pond’s inside look at the artistry and insanity of the awards race, drawn from more than three decades of obsessively chronicling the Oscars and the entertainment industry.
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It’s Time for the Oscars, So Never Mind the Slumping Industry and the War
Can a close race between two great movies make up for a late date and a world of distractions?
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‘We Are the Shaggs’ Review: The Band Is Awful, but the Movie Isn’t
SXSW: Or maybe the band isn’t awful, says this Ken Kwapis documentary that makes a case for what he calls “the most head-scratching music ever committed to vinyl”
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Remember When a War in the Middle East Completely Disrupted the Oscars?
In 2003, the U.S. attack on Iraq caused cancellations, protests, rewrites and catastrophic ratings, but the Oscars forged ahead
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Oscar Predictions: It’s ‘One Battle After Another’ vs. ‘Sinners’ in One Battle for the Ages
The two frontrunners will square off in 11 different categories, the most ever for two films at the Oscars
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What the Hell Is Happening With the Oscar Race?
“One Battle” was a lock on Saturday, “Sinners” surged on Sunday and now everybody’s getting more confused
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Producers Guild Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture Award
Other winners include “The Studio,” “The Pitt,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and “KPop Demon Hunters”
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Runaway Favorites, Unsettled Races and New Rules: It’s Time to Vote in Another Odd Oscar Season
This year’s Oscar season has been a lot of different things: boring, thrilling, confusing, endless…
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BAFTA’s N-Word Debacle Was a Perfect Storm of Bad Hearing, Bad Decisions and Bad History | Analysis
As the British film organization tries to recover from the racial epithet hurled at “Sinners” artists, the specter of #BAFTASoWhite resurfaces
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BAFTA Film Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Picks Up Another Best Picture Award
Acting awards go to Jessie Buckley, Robert Aramayo, Sean Penn and Wunmi Mosaku
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Nearly Sweeps Annie Awards With 10 Film Wins
“Common Side Effects” led all TV series with four wins
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One Movie After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Casting Director Tells All
TheWrap magazine: Oscar nominee Cassandra Kulukundis, who has worked on all 10 of PTA’s films, shares insights on all of them
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How the ‘Train Dreams’ Writers Adapted an ‘Unadaptable’ Book: Goodbye, Elvis!
TheWrap magazine: The king of rock ‘n’ roll makes a cameo appearance in Denis Johnson’s novella, but Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar just couldn’t work him into the movie
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Robert Duvall Didn’t Steal Scenes. He Grounded Them.
Having the late Oscar winner in your movie was a sign that you meant business, and a bar that every other actor in the movie would try to reach
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Writing Music for ‘Frankenstein,’ Alexandre Desplat Wanted to Make Guillermo del Toro Weep
TheWrap magazine: “We know that when he cries, we’re in the right spot,” the composer says
