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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How Mads Mikkelsen Got His Buzz on for Oscar Contender ‘Another Round’
TheWrap magazine: “It was an interesting premise to dive into the idea of what positive stuff comes out of alcohol,” Mikkelsen said
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‘Film About a Father Who’ Film Review: Lynne Sachs Tries to Understand Her Dad in Thorny Doc
Filmmaker who so often strays from conventional narrative continues to with a focus on her father, Ira Sachs Sr.
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How Rod Lurie and Rita Wilson Turned Personal Tragedy Into a Moving Song for ‘The Outpost’
TheWrap magazine: “I realized that the song should be about trying to find a meaning in the life that you are leading, because you could go at any point,” says Lurie
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How ‘The Prom’ Got a New Grand Finale on Its Way From Stage to Screen
TheWrap magazine: Original writers Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin were tasked with creating “a celebratory, upbeat pop anthem for the women of the cast” in Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of their Broadway musical
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Inside Christina Aguilera’s Accidental Hit Song From ‘Mulan’
TheWrap magazine: Writers Harry Gregson-Williams and Jamie Hartman didn’t have an assignment to write a song when they got together and came up with “Loyal Brave True”
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Why Brandi Carlile Needed a Band of Brothers to Write a Song for Pixar’s ‘Onward’
TheWrap magazine: The country singer says she mined the experiences of twin bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth to write “Carried Me With You” for the animated film
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Diane Warren’s Pandemic: Hanging With Legends and Hoping for Oscar
TheWrap magazine: “I hate it when people say, ‘Oh, I don’t really care (if I win),’” says the 11-time Oscar nominee
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Trent Reznor and More on Scoring a Movie During COVID: ‘Like Trying to Be Intimate in Hazmat Suits’
Reznor, Atticus Ross, Daniel Pemberton and George Clooney talk about the challenges of recording music during a pandemic
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How ‘Nasrin’ Songwriters Found the Personal Heart of an Iranian Movement for Women’s Rights
TheWrap magazine: “When you see letters between a mother and a child, it gives you a glimpse of a small moment that can become much larger” says co-writer Lynn Ahrens
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How ‘Notturno’ Found the Soul of the Middle East in the Eyes of a Horse
TheWrap magazine: “That horse gives more answers than if I asked a hundred questions to all the people that I encountered,” says director Gianfranco Rosi
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‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film at Gotham Awards
Acting awards went to Riz Ahmed, Nicole Beharie and Kingsley Ben-Adir
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‘The Letter’ Exposes Real Witch Hunts Against Elders in Kenya
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “We wanted there to be a sense of urgency that other elders were still in danger,” say directors Maia Lekow and Chris King of the documentary that represents Kenya in the Oscar race
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Why John Legend Went From Producer to Songwriter on August Wilson Documentary ‘Giving Voice’
TheWrap magazine: “As a young Black man, it made me feel like our stories were valued,” says Legend of Wilson’s work
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How Janelle Monae Created a Fight Song for Stacey Abrams
TheWrap magazine: In writing the song “Turntables” from the documentary “All In: The Right for Democracy,” Monae worried that she might be too blunt and angry for Abrams
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Meet Helena Zengel, Tom Hanks’ Scene-Stealing ‘News of the World’ Co-Star
TheWrap magazine: The young German knew she wanted to be an actress when she was 7 years old — which was only five years ago
