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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With ‘Lingui, the Sacred Bonds,’ Chad’s Top Director Hopes to Change How His Country Views Abortion
TheWrap magazine: “I’m used to making films about men, but I knew I had to become a spokesman for these women,” Mahamat-Saleh Haroun says
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How International Breakout Star Renate Reinsve Learned to ‘Surrender to the Chaos’
TheWrap magazine: The Norwegian star of the Oscar favorite “The Worst Person in the World” says “it’s impossible to wrap my head around” the attention she’s received for the film
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How the Pope Francis Doc ‘Francesco’ Helped the Director Recover From Trauma
TheWrap magazine: “I wanted to find the positive side of humanity,” director Evgeny Afineevsky says of the film he made after documenting war and the refugee crisis
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Asghar Farhadi on How COVID Left a Mark on His Oscar Contender ‘A Hero’
TheWrap magazine: The Iranian director was able to erase physical signs of the pandemic, but the delays gave him months more in the rehearsal time he loves
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Why Mexican Oscar Entry ‘Prayers for the Stolen’ Avoided Scenes of Graphic Drug Violence
TheWrap magazine: “In Mexico, we’re very much contaminated by (violent) images we see constantly,” director Tatiana Huezo says
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You Can Tell It’s Oscar Season Because Diane Warren Has a New Song in the Race
TheWrap magazine: “I wanted to write a song about hope,” 12-time nominee says of “Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days”
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How Dan Stevens Simulated ‘the Strangeness of Humanity’ to Play a German Robot in ‘I’m Your Man’
TheWrap magazine: “He knows everything except the intricacies of human nature,” Stevens says of the android he plays in the German-language comedy
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2022 Palm Springs Film Festival to Feature 129 Films, Appearances by Kristen Stewart and Jane Campion
The 2022 festival will return with a lineup of movies from 70 countries
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Why Todd Haynes Never Wanted to Leave the Editing Room Making ‘The Velvet Underground’
TheWrap magazine: “I love cutting, and it was all I ever wanted to do for the rest of my life, basically,” the director says of his documentary about the groundbreaking band
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Paolo Sorrentino’s Big Challenge With ‘The Hand of God’: Stop Trying to Be Fellini
TheWrap magazine: “It was clear from the beginning that this movie needed a different style – very simple,” the Italian director says of his highly personal story
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Oscars Set Qualifier Lists With 26 Animated Features, 93 International Films and 138 Documentaries
The international entries tie the record for eligible films, but the other two categories are well short of the records in those categories
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‘Succession’ Tops Critics Choice Awards Television Nominations
The Roy family drama received eight noms, but “Evil” and “Mare of Easttown” weren’t far behind
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Inside Edgar Wright’s Journey From Sparks Rock Doc to Scary ’60s Pop in ‘Last Night in Soho’
TheWrap magazine: “As I got to know the Maels, I felt aggrieved on their behalf that nobody had made” a films about them, the director says of the brothers behind Sparks
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Oscar Isaac Biggest ‘Scenes From a Marriage’ Problem: He Couldn’t Hide From Jessica Chastain
TheWrap magazine: “You might want to get distance from the person, but you’re not able to, because she knows you so well,” he says of acting with his close friend
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‘West Side Story,’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Other Latecomers Shake Up the Oscar Race
Early favorites like “Belfast” suddenly are getting a run for their money
