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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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5 Reasons Not to Miss TheGrill 2015: Network, Meet Moguls and See Drones!
Get to know the cutting-edge innovators — and more
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Relativity Media Expects 25 Bids This Week, Including Ryan Kavanaugh’s, Mainly for TV Assets (Exclusive)
Tom Forman’s TV business should draw offers in the $100 million range by Friday’s deadline, well below the $250 million stalking-horse bid for the entire company
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TheGrill is Sizzling With Chris Sacca, Jesse Jacobs, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin
TheWrap’s 6th annual conference slated for Oct. 5-6 brings together the leaders, deciders and disrupters
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Toronto: David Oyelowo Prefers Female Directors – How About You, Hollywood?
And by the way: Can you name 10 great movies made by women? I dare you
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Toronto: Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Anomalisa’ Digs Into Human Meaning With Stop-Motion
The filmmaker’s 1st work in 7 years is a sexually-explicit, stop-motion meditation on human connection
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George Clooney’s Answer to Hollywood Sexism: Rewrite ‘A Lot More’ Male Roles for Women
The actor-producer turned the male lead of “Our Brand Is Crisis” to a woman for Sandra Bullock
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TheGrill Welcomes Brian Robbins, Lloyd Braun, Will Palmer to 2015 Lineup
TheWrap’s 6th annual conference slated for Oct. 5-6 brings together the leaders, deciders and disrupters
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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
