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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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Weinstein Company Heads Into Awards Season Facing Executive Exits, Board Tension
TheWrap reveals TWC financials for a thriving TV business and robust film library — which puts the company at a pivotal point
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Hollywood Sexism Is Tragi-Comedy As 5 Women Directors Audition for ‘Space Cops 4’ Gig (Video)
Funny or Die and a bunch of top women directors use humor to tackle the elephant in the development process
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Comedians on Campus: TheWrap Examines New Political Correctness and Consequences for Entertainment and Media
We think of universities as the place for edgy ideas and vigorous debate. Not for comics these days, TheWrap finds
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TheWrap’s 2015 ShortList Winners Go to ‘Bear Story,’ ‘1st Squad, 3rd Platoon’ (Videos)
In surprise double win, Chilean animated film takes Audience and Jury Prizes; short about military veteran wins Pepsi’s first Creators League Prize.
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Defiant Ryan Kavanaugh on Relativity Mess: ‘I Will Win’ (Exclusive)
Bankrupt studio plans to go forward with Oct. 9 release of heist comedy “Masterminds” with Kristen Wiig and Zach Galifianakis
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12 Award-Winning Shorts Chosen as ShortList 2015 Finalists, 3 New Original Category Finalists
They Include winners of Sundance, SXSW, Slamdance, Palm Spring Shortlist, Tribeca and Los Angeles Film Festival
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Howard Schultz Is Mulling Run for President, Will Hollywood Give Him a Shot?
If you have ever seen the Starbucks CEO in action, you’d see that he’s a political natural
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New Relativity Details: Studio Lost $135 Million in 2013 (Exclusive)
TheWrap has obtained a pro forma of the company’s declining performance over the past four years
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Requiem for Relativity – Hollywood Should Mourn the Loss of a Studio
There should be no sneering, no schadenfreude for Ryan Kavanaugh’s fall
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Relativity on the Brink: Why Ryan Kavanaugh’s Big Hollywood Bet Has Failed
Relativity Media is poised to file for bankruptcy, a victim of its inability to deliver hit movies and its founder’s penchant for high risk
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Bobbi Kristina Brown: Death of Whitney and Bobby’s Child Is A Terrible, Unnecessary Loss
You couldn’t help but think that Bobbi Kristina Brown – named for her father, and endowed with his looks, of indeterminate talent – never had a chance
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The Wrap News and Metan Global Entertainment Group Partner for Entertainment News in China
Weekly reports by TheWrap to air on Metan’s flagship series “Hello! Hollywood” on online video platform iQIYI
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TheGrill 2015 Line-Up Adds Van Toffler, Robert Kyncl, Ynon Kreiz and Jason Hirschhorn
TheWrap’s sixth annual conference slated for Oct. 5-6 brings together the deciders, influencers and disrupters at the intersection of entertainment, media and technology
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Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Considers Bankruptcy Amid Urgent Debt Pressure
Indie studio is virtually at a standstill as it seeks to raise funds before the end of July, an insider tells TheWrap
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Ryan Kavanaugh Defends Relativity Against ‘Malicious Witch-Hunt,’ Accuses Colbeck Capital of ‘Buyout Scheme’
CEO claims Colbeck is working with former Fox executive Tony Vinciquerra “in hopes of usurping new Relativity investors”
