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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‘Tíu’ Film Review: Icelandic Band Of Men and Monsters’ Documentary Is an Intimate Gem
Tribeca Festival: “How to Train Your Dragon” director Dean DeBlois has crafted a beautifully atmospheric look at the band
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‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Stars Rachel Brosnahan and Michael Zegen Open Up About ‘Unapologetic and Unhinged’ Season 4
TheWrap Emmys Magazine: “I love playing a character who f—ed up so profoundly and openly and blatantly,” says Brosnahan of the period comedy that returns to the Emmy race this year
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Evan Rachel Wood’s Abuse Allegations Against Marilyn Manson Took Her ‘Phoenix Rising’ Director by Surprise
TheWrap magazine: “Like any documentary, you think you’re following one thing and then a story starts unfolding,” director Amy Berg says
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Inside ‘jeen-yuhs’ Directors’ 20-Year Struggle to Capture Kanye’s Brilliance and Craziness
TheWrap magazine: The hip-hop superstar killed the film once and tried again on the eve of its release, but co-director Chike says, “Nothing was going to stop (it) from coming out”
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How José Andrés’ Mission to Feed the World Complicated Ron Howard’s Attempt to Make a Movie About It
TheWrap magazine: His crew would be so moved by Andrés’ passion that they’d put down their cameras to help out, the director says with a laugh
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Jeff Probst on Why ‘Survivor’ Needed a Makeover After 40 Seasons
TheWrap magazine: “We wanted the players to have to reassess everything they thought they knew,” the producer and host says
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Why Judd Apatow Spent a Month Editing One Scene of His George Carlin Documentary
TheWrap magazine: “We spent a month on that five minutes to make sure that it reflects the complexity of his opinions,” Apatow says
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Emmy Predictions for Limited Series: Too Many Scammers, Not Enough Room
“The Dropout”? “WeCrashed”? “Inventing Anna”? Here are our projections for one of the most competitive of the marquee categories
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Why Phil Rosenthal Loves to Talk With His Mouth Full
TheWrap Emmy Magazine: “Food is the great connector — and then for me, laughs are the cement,” says the enthusiastically omnivorous host and creator of “Somebody Feed Phil”
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Expect an Emmy Bloodbath in the Overcrowded Drama and Comedy Series Races
Between returning nominees, new shows and past series back in eligibility, these high-profile categories are unbelievably packed
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Cannes 2022 Winners: ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Wins Palme d’Or
Other winners include “Close,” “Stars at Noon,” “Decision to Lave” and “Holy Spider”
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‘Tori and Lokita’ Film Review: Dardenne Brothers’ Refugee Drama Bursts With Humanity
Cannes 2022: The Cannes veterans sketch a heartbreaking portrait of young refugees clinging to each other in an unwelcoming Europe
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Guillermo del Toro Leads Cannes Symposium on Film’s Future: ‘What We Have Now Is Unsustainable’
Cannes 2022: The Mexican director leads a wide-ranging conversation with Paolo Sorrentino, Costa-Gavras and other noted filmmakers
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‘Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind’ Film Review: Ethan Coen Shakes the House With Rock Doc
Cannes 2022: The solo Coen brother takes a playful look at a protean rock ‘n’ roller in a film based around great live performances
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Cannes So Far: Income Inequality, Ticket Troubles and the Ghost of COVID
Cannes 2022: At a scattershot festival, some of the biggest films have taken sharp looks at the way society enshrines inequality