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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How Phil Dunster Finally Caught Up With His ‘Ted Lasso’ Castmates at the Emmys
TheWrap magazine: “If we suddenly made (the character) emotionally intelligent, the audience wouldn’t appreciate that,” says the first-time Emmy nominee
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‘Still’ Director Davis Guggenheim Explains Why ‘Spin City’ Footage Became Key to Michael J. Fox Documentary
TheWrap magazine: The filmmaker says he felt sorry for himself, not Fox, after an intense period of documenting the actor’s life
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How John Mulaney’s Tales of Drugs and Rehab Became Intimate Netflix Special ‘Baby J’
TheWrap magazine: “We wanted to chart a journey almost as if it’s a one-man show instead of a standup set,” director Alex Timbers says
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From Ed Sheeran to ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, a Guide to the Emmy-Nominated Songs
Even the serious ones play with comedic elements
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Toronto Film Festival Adds International Auteurs, Including Jean-Luc Godard
The late cinematic icon will have his final short film in the Wavelengths section at TIFF
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New Films From Brian Helgeland, Jessica Yu Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup
Helgeland’s “Finestkind” and Yu’s “Quiz Lady” are among 59 additional films headed to the September festival
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Toronto Film Festival’s Shorts Program to Include Films From Riz Ahmed, Mackenzie Davis
Ahmed stars in Yann Demange’s “DAMMI” while Davis makes her directorial debut with “WOACA”
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New York Film Festival Adds New Films From Yorgos Lanthimos, Wim Wenders, Justine Triet
The festival’s Main Slate will include a dozen films from this year’s Cannes Film Festival, including several award winners
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Sylvester Stallone Documentary ‘Sly’ to Close 2023 Toronto Film Festival
The film, directed by Thom Zimny, will have its world premiere on Sept. 16
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Pedro Almodovar, Spike Lee to Receive Awards at Toronto Film Festival
The directors are the first announced honorees at the annual TIFF Tribute Awards
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Patricia Arquette, Larry Charles Movies Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup
Harmony Korine and Finn Wolfhard are among the other directors who will screen in the festival’s Midnight Madness and Discovery sections
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Nicolas Cage Film ‘Dream Scenario’ to Open Toronto Film Festival’s Platform Section
It will be one of 10 films competing for a prize handed out by a jury of Barry Jenkins, Nadine Labaki and Anthony Shim
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Janet Yang Reelected President of Motion Picture Academy
Other officers for 2023-24 include Bonnie Arnold, DeVon Franklin and Howard Rodman
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Emmys’ Category Hogging Invades the Short Form Races, Too
The shorts categories are another sign that voters know what they like and like what they know
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Documentaries From Frederick Wiseman, Errol Morris, Lucy Walker
Other films in the TIFF Docs lineup will include work from Raoul Peck, Roger Ross Williams and Karim Amer