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Sharon Waxman On the Business of Entertainment
The founder and editor of TheWrap’s take on life on the left coast, high culture, low culture and the business of entertainment and media. Waxman writes frequently on the inside doings of Hollywood, and is is also the author of two books, Rebels on the Back Lot and Loot
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Takeaways From TheGrill 2019 – Where Anxiety Is Driving Innovation
At this year’s conference on convergence, we learned about new approaches — driven by necessity
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Welcome to TheGrill 2019: How to Cut Through the Avalanche of Content
At our annual business conference, we will focus on how to break through the noise and win attention for new projects and formats and ideas
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Michael K. Williams Speaks Out on Wilding Attack, Guilt Feelings in ‘When They See Us’: ‘I’m Sick of the Anger’
In a conversation with WaxWord, the actor says: “I know what it is to be violated. My life was on the line”
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Hollywood Takes on the Red States – What’s at Stake in Abortion Showdown
Billions of dollars in production are at risk
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Cannes Struggles for Relevance in Shrinking Movie Business
Cannes 2019: While the U.S. was riveted by the last episode of “Game of Thrones” on Sunday, Cannes fiddled to the tune of Terrence Malick’s three-hour opus “A Hidden Life”
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TheWrap Celebrates 10 Years of Hollywood Coverage in Cannes With Activism Talk, Industry Gathering
The industry’s leading digital news organization marked its first 10 years with Somali activist Ifrah Ahmed and “Give Me Liberty” producer Alice Austen and a VIP cocktail party
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Ryan Kavanaugh Explains His Leap Back Into Hollywood With a Big China Deal
“I don’t go to premieres. I won’t be on set. I won’t take credits,” he says
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TheWrap Hit Historic Traffic High of 17 Million Unique Visitors Last Month
TheWrap is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year
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On BE Conference and Mentoring – Tough Love, Nobody’s Perfect and It’s Not About You
Work hard. Listen, don’t talk. Take a job with a boss you admire, and don’t worry about the salary. Don’t presume. If you make a mistake, say so.
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TheWrap’s BE Mentorship Conference Kicks Off With Frankie Shaw, Melanie Liburd and Sydney Park
Our mentorship conference comes to Los Angeles and brings together top female executives and talent from across the industry — at the beach!
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Queen Beyonce Aims for History in Her Netflix Film ‘Homecoming’
At a time when we so desperately need role models, Beyonce provides a towering example of empowered womanhood
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Tiffany Haddish Rules, Disney Dominates and Other Takeaways From CinemaCon 2019
The razzle-dazzle of past conventions of the movie theater community has disappeared
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Requiem for 4,000 Fox Jobs Lost – Welcome to the New Hollywood
To have fought your way into the dream machine, only to find that after years of quality work there is no job for you – that is a harsh blow and a sign of our era
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Hollywood Cynicism Finds a New Low in College Bribery Scandal
To the outside world, bribery is what Hollywood represents and two actresses and an executive associated with CAA may as well be the entire industry
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After ‘Leaving Neverland,’ We Need to Reassess Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson, deceased, faces definitive #MeToo accusations