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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 Secrets of an Awards-Season Influencer
Behind the scenes, Lisa Taback and other "Oscar whisperers" are helping studios take home the gold
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What Will Peter Liguori Do With Tribune Once He’s CEO?
My insiders tell me Peter Liguori is to become CEO, and will sell off major chunks of Tribune — including the L.A. Times
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TheWrap Wins Top Honors at 2012 National Entertainment Journalism Awards
TheWrap won awards for best online news reporting for its coverage of the Mel Gibson-Joe Eszterhas controversy and for best entertainment column
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Filmmaker Alex Gibney Accuses Pope: ‘Sexual-Abuse Scandal Goes to the Top of the Vatican’
Alex Gibney is ready to take on the Pope in his new documentary, "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God," which opens this weekend
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IDF-Hamas Gaza Twitter War: the Spin in Real Time
The Twitter feed for the Israel Defense Force, @IDFSpokesperson, is a cross between Rambo and your grandmother
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Election Results 2012: A New Normal Hollywood Has Dreamed Of
The entertainment industry woke up to election results that reflect a country a lot more like the fictional place they’ve been depicting on screens large and small for decades
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The 2012 Election: Will California Kill the Death Penalty?
What can be more momentous than the decision by a democratic society to give the state the power to take a human life?
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Anti-Obama ‘2016’ Doc Getting Last-Ditch Digital Release Before Election (Exclusive)
“2016: Obama’s America,” the hit documentary critical of President Obama’s record, is being released digitally in Spanish before the Tuesday election
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‘Star Wars’ 7, 8 and 9 Are ‘The Most Exciting,’ Says George Lucas Biographer (Exclusive)
Upcoming “Star Wars” films are “the most exciting” in the series, says a biographer of George Lucas, who has read the outlines
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Will the Force Be With Disney’s $4B ‘Star Wars’ Gamble?
Analysis: Disney's Lucasfilm purchase seems significantly riskier than the $4 billion purchase of Marvel in 2009
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When Women Journalists Risk Their Lives – a Shred of Reward
Asmaa al-Ghoul declines to wear a hijab. And she declines to shut up. She regularly receives death threats. That's a real journalist
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Jeff Berg on Leaving ICM, Starting New Talent Agency: ‘I’m Not Interested in Retiring’ (Exclusive)
Jeff Berg tells TheWrap: "I’m not interested in retiring. I’m interested in building and creating value"
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Transgendered Lana Wachowski: I Made ‘Cloud Atlas’ to Change Those Who Want to Lynch Me
Lana Wachowski compares her transgender experience with a character in her film: “Like Sonmi, there are people who will spit on me, want to lynch me, want to crucify me"
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Mailbag: What’s Jay Penske Up To? His Latest Legal Threat
The mail brought a letter from Jay Penske on Thursday “a courtesy due to the recent events involving the ‘poaching’ of employees in this industry” – thanks Jay!