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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If This Is a New Start for the Golden Globes, Why Are the Same People Voting?
The awards show is reorganizing as a for-profit enterprise, but the now-defunct HFPA is still supplying the voters
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Ewan McGregor, Alicia Vikander to Be Honored at 2023 Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The two actors will receive the President’s Award and bring their latest films to the Czech festival
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Why Elton John Turned Down Playing the Super Bowl but Said Yes to Dodger Stadium: ‘I Was Having the Best Time’
TheWrap magazine: The Disney+ stadium show also included “one of the greatest moments of my career” courtesy of a certain dancing music icon
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When Every Series Is a Blend of Comedy and Drama, What’s an Awards Show to Do?
The Emmys must decide where series belong, but the lines between comedy and drama are all but indistinguishable these days
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Elle Fanning Explains the Hazards of Acting in ‘The Great’: ‘Your Brain Is Just on Fire’
TheWrap magazine: The actress also talks about the season’s big death and admits, “I was crying all the time”
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Watch Out, ‘The White Lotus’ – Emmy History Says You’re Moving to a Much Rougher Neighborhood
In the past, shows that flourished in the limited series category have found voters much less hospitable after moving to drama series
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Why ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Inspired Weird Al Yankovic to Make His Own Fake Biopic
TheWrap magazine: “I thought, it’s time to puncture the biopic genre once again,” Yankovic says
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Will Category Hogging Be a Thing of the Past at This Year’s Emmys?
The Television Academy has changed the rules to make it less likely, so one can always hope for less nomination domination
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How Riley Keough Found Joy in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ During Her Darkest Times
TheWrap magazine: “It helped pull me out of the suffering I was experiencing at the time,” the actress says
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Jason Isbell Thought He Was Making a Movie About Music and Ended Up With One About Marriage, Too
TheWrap magazine: “It turned out to be a huge pain in the ass, but also a pretty good story to tell,” says the singer-songwriter of “Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed”
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How Michael J. Fox Pulled Davis Guggenheim Out of a Rut When They Made the Documentary ‘Still’
TheWrap magazine: “You start directing by rote when you get to a certain age, but Michael’s attitude toward his life reinvigorated me,” the director says
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins Palme d’Or at 2023 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes 2023: Acting awards go to Koji Yakusho for “Perfect Days” and Merve Dizdar for “About Dry Grasses”
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‘Asteroid City’ Review: Wes Anderson Buries His Sci-Fi Story Under Fancy Piles of Eccentricity
Cannes 2023: Anderson’s movie looks amazing, of course, but it might well be the least involving film he’s ever made
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‘Fallen Leaves’ Review: Deadpan Comedy Brings Heart and Wit to a Tale of Lost Souls
Cannes 2023: Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki has complete control of a delicate tone that could easily go awry
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Cannes So Far: Sentimental Audiences Meet Unsentimental Movies
Cannes 2023: In its first six days, the prestigious festival showered love on Martin Scorsese and Harrison Ford but also showcased chilling films about the Holocaust and terrorism
