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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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Jessica Chastain Finds ‘Disturbing’ How Women Were Portrayed in Cannes Movies
The jury member was honest when asked, despite Sofia Coppola’s historic win for Best Director
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Spike Lee on His Trump Fears: ‘I Wake Up Every Day Thinking He Has the Nuclear Football’
Cannes 2017: Filmmaker, in France promoting Netflix’s “Rodney King,” also teased an upcoming project based on recent history
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Netflix Slays the Sacred Cows of Cannes – So What Comes Next?
The changes coursing through the entertainment industry are manifesting themselves at the film festival
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Brad Grey: RIP to Hollywood’s Savviest Player-Mogul
Grey was a smooth operator. His low-key demeanor masked a laser focus on smart internal politics and an ability to maneuver for survival and success in a cutthroat business
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Donald Trump Thinks He Should Be King, Not President
This explains the disconnect with the media, political pundits and government people everywhere
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Why the French Embrace of Emmanuel Macron Is a Rejection of Donald Trump
“We saw what happened here, and we thought this should not happen to us,” director Luc Besson told me after the election results came in
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The Big Heart of JC Spink Remembered by Hollywood’s Players
A burly, bawdy, garrulous force, JC Spink seemed to be born for Hollywood. Here’s how he would get people on the phone: “Just let him know: bad news”
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Here’s What It Took for Hollywood Writers Not to Strike
Writers, audiences, Cookie Monster and Spongebob Squarepants can rest easy
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Fox Insiders ‘Impressed and Proud’ After Bill O’Reilly Banishment
The decision is already resonating positively inside the company, where many of the top executives are women
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Elisabeth Moss on Why She Became a Feminist: ‘Our Generation Has Taken Our Rights for Granted’ (Video)
Power Women Breakfast in DC: “The Handmaid’s Tale” actor joined author Margaret Atwood, White House journalists and arts leaders at TheWrap event
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Elisabeth Moss, Margaret Atwood to Headline TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast in Washington DC
The events also welcomes top journalists for “Covering Trump: The Women on the Front Line” and a panel on “Public Funding for the Arts: The New Priorities”
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Goodbye ‘Girls’: What Lena Dunham Taught Me
Or how I came to appreciate the provocative, polarizing genius of Lena Dunham and millennial self-absorption
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Netflix Plans to Move Productions to California, ‘Invest in Infrastructure,’ Ted Sarandos Says (Exclusive)
Chief content officer intends to bring business home to Hollywood and stop chasing tax incentives in other states
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The Murdochs Face the Bill O’Reilly Factor – What Kind of Fox Do They Want?
It’s a decisive moment for James and Lachlan: Keep the hot-button host or cut him loose?
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Homeless in Brentwood as Obamacare Wins – But Where Are Social Services Organizations? (Updated)
Katherine and her 19-year-old twins were sleeping at a Coffee Bean in Brentwood
