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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The Oscar Race After the Festivals: ‘The Fabelmans’ Is on Top, but Dangers Await
Steven Spielberg’s film is looking good, but can you trust a season in which Harry Styles has already won an acting award?
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India Snubs Hit Musical ‘RRR,’ Chooses ‘Last Film Show’ for the Oscars International Race
The country’s selection committee chose a coming-of-age drama over the music that has become a worldwide sensation
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‘The Fabelmans’ Wins Audience Award at Toronto Film Festival
“Black Ice” won the documentary award, while “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” won the Midnight Madness prize
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Academy Leaders Vow to ‘Reinvigorate’ Oscars Show in Meeting With Members
CEO Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang admit that this year’s show was not well-received by members, and outline broad steps to change
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‘Moonage Daydream’ Film Review: Immersive David Bowie Documentary Is a Bold, Seething Mass of Bowie-ness
Brett Morgen’s doc delves into the Bowie archives to embrace the artist’s concept of an art that works with “fragments and chaos”
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‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Film Review: Zac Efron Guzzles Down a Flat Brew
Toronto Film Festival 2022: Peter Farrelly’s followup to “Green Book” is another story of a working-class guy having his eyes opened, but it’s clunkier than its predecessor
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‘Freedom on Fire’ Film Review: Ukrainian Documentary Faces Horror, Finds Humanity
Toronto Film Festival 2022: Evgeny Afineevsky’s film, made in only six months during the Russian invasion, focuses on ordinary (and heroic) people living through the conflict
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Emmy Analysis: Voters Spread the Love for a Change, and Good for Them
The show found ways to salute “Abbott Elementary” and “Squid Game” even as it crowned favorites “Ted Lasso” and “Succession”
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Toronto So Far: Forget the Awards Race! The Crowds Are Loving the Fest, From Spielberg to Weird Al Yankovic
Toronto 2022: People came to this year’s festival badly wanting to celebrate, and so far the fest seems programmed to let them do just that
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‘The Fabelmans’ Film Review: Steven Spielberg’s Sweet Memory Piece Picks Up Steam as It Goes
Based on the director’s own childhood, the movie includes one of Michelle Williams’ most powerful and moving performances
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Billy Eichner’s ‘Bros’ Hits Toronto With Big Laughs and Hot Sex Tips
Toronto Film Festival 2022: “I want a longer ovation than ‘The Whale’!” shouted actor and co-writer Eichner as the crowd greeted the R-rated rom-com
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‘The Story of Film’ Review: Documentary Is a Cinematic Celebration, Not a History Lesson
Mark Cousins’ doc about movies in the 21st century spends more than two-and-a-half hours drawing odd and compelling connections
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Emmy Predictions: No Sweeps as ‘Succession,’ ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’ Battle It Out
Also in the running for Monday’s telecast: “The White Lotus,” “Dopesick,” “Yellowjackets” and “Only Murders in the Building”
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‘Theater of Thought’ Film Review: Werner Herzog Offers a Baffling Guided Tour of the Brain
Telluride Film Festival 2022: The prolific director makes the exploration as wide-ranging, philosophical and off-the-wall as possible
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‘Icarus: The Aftermath’ Film Review: Sequel to Oscar-Winning Documentary Finds Emotion in Sporting Scandal
Telluride Film Festival 2022: Bryan Fogel’s film is more assured and more moving than his 2017 expose of Russia’s doping program
