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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Movie Academy’s Presidential Race Narrows, Heats Up
As the AMPAS election to choose Tom Sherak's successor nears, top candidates appear to be Hawk Koch, Rob Friedman and Cheryl Boone Isaacs
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Toronto Film Fest Adds 70+ Docs, Midnight Movies, New Works by Ken Burns, Alex Gibney
Additions to Toronto Film Festival lineup also include projects from Martin McDonagh, Julien Temple and Rob Zombie, plus revivals of Hitchcock and Pixar
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‘The Master’ Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup
Toronto Film Festival booking will allow Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" to kick off awards season and capitalize on Scientology's media attention in the wake of Tom Cruise's divorce
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Tom Sherak’s Exit Interview: ‘We’re Not a Ma-and-Pa Organization Anymore’
As his three years in office come to an end, Academy president Tom Sherak reflects on executive unheaval, controversial rule changes and the Brett Ratner fiasco
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IMDb Says Anti-Donald Trump Doc Is Greatest British Movie Ever
"You've Been Trumped" says Donald Trump ran roughshod over Scottish environment to build a golf course; IMDb users say the movie is better than "Lawrence of Arabia"
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‘Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry’ Director Actually Hopes Her Movie Will Be Pirated
Alison Klayman, the first-time director of the documentary "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry," wants her film to be seen in China by any means necessary
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Zoe Kazan on Men, Women, Power, Control and ‘Ruby Sparks’
Actress-screenwriter Zoe Kazan turned Pygmalion into a rom-com with dark edges in "Ruby Sparks"
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‘Ruby Sparks’ a Case Study in Hollywood’s Rocky Landscape for Small, Character-Driven Films
Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Oscar-winning "Little Miss Sunshine" made $100 million, but it still took a series of close calls to get "Ruby" off the ground
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Toronto Film Festival to Open With Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Looper’
Rian Johnson's time-travel movie "Looper" will open festival; Terrence Malick, Ben Affleck, Joss Whedon, Wachowskis will also have films in Toronto
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5 Things To Know Before Seeing ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
You don't need to be a comics geek to appreciate "The Dark Knight Rises," but it helps to know a few things about Christopher Nolan's bat-universe
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First ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Reviews: Holy Hyperbole, Batman!
Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" sends critics running to praise his final Batman film in the dead of night
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Universal Digs Through the Vaults to Celebrate 100th Anniversary
Universal Studio's legacy ranges from Frankenstein and Dracula to Bridesmaids and Bourne — and also includes the first Olympic basketball medalists
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After 7 Years and 3 Lawsuits, ‘Margaret’s Extended Cut Comes to DVD
Rescued by an internet cult, Kenneth Lonergan's indie epic "Margaret" gets a home video release that includes its three-hour version
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Mumblecore Goes to Kosovo in ‘The Return’
Director Blerta Zeqiri's short film "The Return" takes a mumblecore-inspired, American indie approach to a harrowing drama about war in the Balkans
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5 Things That Are Different About the New ‘Spider-Man’
From a smarter girlfriend to bigger hair, "The Amazing Spider-Man" reboots the lucractive "Spider-Man" franchise with at least a few new wrinkles