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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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2019 ShortList Film Festival Finalists Announced: Watch and Vote for the Winner!!
The ShortList showcases 12 award-winning short films hand-picked from the world’s top film festivals of the past year
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Power Women Summit 2019 Welcomes Chrissy Metz, Amazon’s Jennifer Salke and Gigi Gorgeous
Activists, actors and leader join the conversation about achieving 50/50 parity
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5 Things to Do After El Paso From Get-It-Done Gun Control Activist Shannon Watts
WaxWord talks to the founder of the grass roots group, who says, “There is not a parent in America today that is not afraid that their kid is next”
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Sony Chief Tom Rothman on Quentin Tarantino and Original Films: ‘You Have to Commit’
Sony’s movie chief savors a glowing first screening of “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” at the Cannes Film Festival
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Why Robert Mueller’s Testimony Feels Like Such a Throwback
In historic testimony before Congress, Mueller often looked weary of being the foil for partisan speechifying
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Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz, Robbie Brenner on ‘Barbie’ Film: We Want to Make Movies That Have Cultural Impact
“We aren’t handing the IP to someone and letting them run away,” CEO Ynon Kreiz tells TheWrap
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Why Does Jay Penske’s Media Company Still Have a $200 Million Saudi Stake 9 Months After Khashoggi’s Murder?
After TheWrap requested comment, Penske updated its original story from February 2018 to disclose the investor
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Power Women at a Time of Challenge – On Pushback and Where We’re Headed
These days I sometimes struggle to find the words to share about the progress we are making as women.
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Indie STX Entertainment Seeks Cash or a Buyer After String of Box Office Flops (Exclusive)
The studio’s CFO denied that the company is seeking to sell
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Sam Gores Goes It Alone – Why That UTA-Paradigm Deal Fell Apart
Price wasn’t the issue. Timing wasn’t the issue. The WGA dispute wasn’t the issue. Culture wasn’t the issue.
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‘When They See Us’ Cast on the Nightmares of Ava DuVernay’s Real-Life Drama
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “I would wake up and be afraid to go back to work — but I knew it was for a purpose bigger than me,” actor Jharrel Jerome says
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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