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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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The Wrap News and Hearst Partner to Carry Wrap Content in 17 Newspapers
Wrap content to appear in leading metropolitan newspapers — digitally and in print — across the U.S., including in San Francisco, Houston, Seattle and San Antonio
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Karlovy Vary Journal: Richard Gere, Mel Gibson, Tony ‘Zero’ Revolori and Neo-Nazi Satire
The 50th anniversary of Eastern Europe’s biggest film festival gathers the elite, stars and offers in competition a satire that sends up neo-Nazi culture in Germany
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Michael Wolff Says Old Media Won the Digital Revolution – Why He’s Wrong
Like most of Wolff’s arguments, this one is only partially true – but hey, good for a click
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Obama’s ‘Thunderbolt’ Week Seals Liberal Legacy for a Changing Country
The court merely caught up to our new normal, and the Obama era will justifiably get the credit
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David ‘Doc’ O’Connor Poised to Exit CAA to Become CEO of Madison Square Garden (Exclusive)
The longtime partner helped to build the agency’s lucrative sports division
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Why Sumner Redstone’s Succession Fog Clouds Viacom, CBS Empire
TheWrap looks at the ongoing speculation and jockeying at two media companies that the founder declines to address
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Brian Williams Salary Shocker: Close to $10 Million for 10 Percent of NBC Audience (Exclusive)
The disgraced newsman will still earn big bucks despite his demotion, insiders tells TheWrap
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Brian Grazer, Nancy Dubuc, Dawn Ostroff, Aaron Levie Join TheGrill 2015 on Oct. 5-6 (Video)
TheWrap’s sixth annual conference brings together the deciders, influencers and disrupters at the intersection of entertainment, media and technology
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Helen Mirren Calls Hollywood Ageism ‘F–king Outrageous’ at Wrap’s 1st Power Women Breakfast in NYC
Oscar winner, a mountain climber and marketing and digital executives bond at TheWraps first New York Power Breakfast
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The Michael Egan Sex Party Case: A Media Nightmare in the Rear View Mirror
“It was a shakedown,” said an insider in David Neuman’s camp
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Helen Mirren Is Featured Speaker at TheWrap’s First Power Women Breakfast in NYC (Updated)
Academy Award-winning actress joins mountain climber Melissa Arnot, digital leaders Rachel Sklar and Shelley Zalis
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Thanks ‘Grace and Frankie’ – Why Netflix’s Fonda-Tomlin Show Is Answer to Hollywood Ageism
Jane Fonda, 77, dates a 58-year-old. Apparently the producers of this Netflix show didn’t get the memo
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Maggie Gyllenhaal on Hollywood Ageism: I Was Told 37 Is ‘Too Old’ for a 55-Year-Old Love Interest
“It made me feel bad, and then it made me feel angry, and then it made me laugh,” the actress tells TheWrap
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Cannes Journal: Yachts, Jewels, Kering – and Elon Musk
Festival is always about wretched excess as much as it is about filmed art
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Cannes Market: Nigel Sinclair On New Start, Lessons Learned From Exclusive Exit (Exclusive)
“The takeaway for me from Exclusive is realizing that independent films can be made as good as studio films”
