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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‘We Have Never Been Modern’ Review: Czech Drama Looks at Sexuality Through the Lens of 1937
Karlovy Vary Film Festival: The Czech period piece deals with issues that couldn’t be more current
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Alicia Vikander Wants to Put ‘Beautiful and Nasty and Unapologetic’ Women on the Screen
Karlovy Vary Film Festival: “I want female stories to be told as honestly as possible,” says the actress who plays King Henry VIII’s last wife in “Firebrand”
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Opens With Honorees Russell Crowe Rocking, Alicia Vikander Reminiscing
The opening-night ceremony at the Czech festival featured one movie, two awards and two concerts
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Johnny Depp Pokes Fun at Himself in New Karlovy Vary Film Festival Trailer
Depp is the latest of many stars, including Jude Law, Helen Mirren, Mel Gibson and John Malkovich, to star in promos for the Czech festival
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Taika Waititi’s Soccer Comedy ‘Next Goal Wins’ to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
Michael Fassbender stars in the film, which is based on the story of the hapless 2014 American Samoa soccer team
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Emmy Statuette Gets a Small Makeover for Its 75th Anniversary
For this year’s ceremony, the design of the base has been changed to include a nod to this landmark year
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Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, Carol Littleton to Receive Honorary Oscars
Sundance Institute founder Michelle Satter will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
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6 Burning Questions for Emmy Voting, From ‘Succession’ Dominance to the Comedy Crunch
As the ballot deadline looms, we’re wondering what awaits when nominations are revealed on July 12
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Academy’s Board Continues Its Makeover With 11 First-Time Governors
Term limits prevented 11 governors from running for re-election, with Lou Diamond Phillips among the first-timers elected to the board
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Eve Hewson Says She Was Drawn to ‘Bad Sisters’ Because She, Too, Is a ‘Wild Child’: ‘I’m Not Going to Lie About That’
“There’s something in playing a character from where you are from — it is so instinctive and in your blood,” the Irish actress says of the Apple TV+ drama
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Oscars Toughen Theatrical Requirements to Qualify for Best Picture
Effective in 2024, contending films will be required to play in 10 of the top 50 U.S. markets in addition to normal qualifying runs
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‘Black Mirror’ Ruled the Emmys, but This Year’s Eligible Anthology Series Will Struggle to Crash the Party
Netflix’s eight-time Emmy-winning horror hit sparked a 2021 category adjustment for anthology series that makes it harder for a breakthrough
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How ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ Created Music Meant to Be ‘the Greatest Songs Ever’: ‘It Was Like a Musical, in a Way’
TheWrap magazine: “The way that the music is referred to in the novel is with all the most intimidating adjectives: classic and timeless — and we are not songwriters,” writer/producer Scott Neustadter says
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Rufus Sewell Found the Key to the Political Drama ‘The Diplomat’ in Screwball Comedy
TheWrap magazine: “The dynamic of the relationship was incredibly, recognizably real,” the British actor says of the flirting, fighting characters he and Keri Russell play
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Not So Funny: Why the Emmy Comedy Categories Are Losing Nominees This Year
A decrease in submissions is hitting the comedy field particularly hard, reducing the number of nominees in key categories
