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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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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!
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Why Well-Meaning Billionaires Like Megan Ellison May Ruin the Movie Business
Billionaires like Megan Ellison are bringing us films like "The Master" and "Zero Dark Thirty," but that may not be a good thing
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The Sex Parties of France’s DSK: ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Comes to Life
Sex parties of disgraced French minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn mirror those in “Eyes Wide Shut”
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Ben Affleck: ‘Argo’ Is a ‘Hard Movie to Sell’ (Exclusive)
Ben Affleck, in an exclusive interview with TheWrap, shares his worries about opening weekend of "Argo"
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Pakistani Schoolgirl Shooting: Write, Paint, Pin, Tweet, Broadcast Outrage
What can we do to register our pure, searing outrage at the shooting of 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, shot in the head by a Taliban thug?
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Why Nikki Finke + Variety = A Business Dilemma for Jay Penske
Jay Penske appears to have shut out Nikki Finke from having much to do with Variety — which creates the challenge going forward: owning two competing brands that cover the same subject matter
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Disney’s Head of Research, Louise Chater, Exits Under Cloud of Questions (Exclusive)
Walt Disney Studios' head of movie market research, Louise Chater, was precipitously dismissed from the studio in late September
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‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Rodriguez: From Poverty to Carnegie Hall
Since "Searching for Sugar Man," the resurrection of folk singer Rodriguez is as remarkable as his fall into obscurity
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Hey Hollywood, What Do You Want to Ask Silicon Valley?
We're taking the smartest questions to throw at Kara Swisher and me at TheGrill next week. Send 'em in!
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Universal Pulls ’47 Ronin’ From Director as Budget Swells to $225M (Exclusive)
"47 Ronin," Keanu Reeves' biggest movie since "The Matrix," has been described as a "nightmare" and will have to surpass $500 million at the box office just to break even
