Waxword
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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Rhythm & Hues Sells to Prana in Turbulent Auction
Prana, an Indian-American visual effects company, has a deal in principle to buy the bankrupt visual effects company Rhythm & Hues, winning a turbulent, two-day auction
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TheGrill Conference Expands to AFCI Locations Show in June
We are expanding our popular Grill conference to The Locations Show, a two-day gathering in downtown Los Angeles in June serving the global movie and television production industry
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Ron Burkle, Richard Beckman Form 3 Lions Branded Entertainment
Billionaire Ron Burkle and former Hollywood Reporter CEO Richard Beckman have joined forces to create a new branded entertainment company, Three Lions Entertainment
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Tom Cruise Lawyer on ‘In Touch’ Lawsuit: There Won’t Be a Settlement (Exclusive)
Tom Cruise's lawyer Bert Fields tells TheWrap not to expect much from mediation talks
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TMZ’s Harvey Levin Makes Way For Variety Editor Josh Dickey
"We haven’t had a managing editor in four years," Levin told TheWrap. "We’ve been looking. We wanted to make sure we got it right"
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Streaming Confusion: What’s a Movie-Lover To Do?
This whole thing started when I tried to find "Cry Freedom" to watch with my 15-year-old son. The mission from hell
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Hey Thanks! SPJ-LA Says I’m Distinguished in New Media
The Society of Professional Journalists Los Angeles chapter gave me their award last Thursday for Distinguished Work in New Media
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Angola Movie Financier Rui Costa Reis Explains ‘Phantom’ Flop (Video)
In an exclusive video interview with TheWrap, Angola-born Rui Costa Reis offers his strategy for building a movie production and distribution studio, RCR Media Group
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Angola Mogul Takes on Hollywood, But His ‘Phantom’ Flops
How did an Angolan multimillionaire end up taking a bath at the box office with an Ed Harris submarine thriller?
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The Sheryl Sandberg Debate: Outrage, Inspiration – But How About Some Child Care?
I envy (and support) the Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's insistence on going home to her young kids at 5:30 on many days — but it’s just not feasible for most of us
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Indie Filmmakers Debate Post-Sundance: ‘Where Is Harvey?’ (Video)
Over Mexican food and under WhiteWater Films white umbrellas, a distinguished panel of filmmakers debated the state of independent film
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Joseph Kapsch Joins TheWrap as Deputy Managing Editor
We are pleased to welcome a talented addition to our editorial team
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Variety Makes a Necessary Change – Here Are the Risks
Variety's new owner has picked a strategy, and it is one fraught with risk
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NBCU’s Lauren Zalaznick Makes First Hire in New Role (Exclusive)
Lauren Zalaznick makes her first big hire in her new role in charge of monetizing the web for NBCU