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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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Hollywood at Its Stupidest: Inside the Latest Showdown Between Studio CEOs and the Writers Guild
The studios are leading with ego instead of deal-making savvy
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Studios Intensify Efforts to Find a Path Back to Strike Bargaining Table ‘Soon’
“There’s more activity. The studios are looking to get back – soon”
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Hollywood on Double Strike: Where’s Our Lew Wasserman When We Need One?
With all the anger, mistrust and frustration in the air it’s hard to see who commands enough respect to do more than gaze from the sidelines
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Warner CEO David Zaslav Is Having a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month
WaxWord: The newly minted Hollywood mogul is finding it harder than he thought to balance his charm offensive with the demands of Wall Street
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Chris Licht Is in the Hot Seat – but the Real Challenge Is Defining CNN
WaxWord: The question to be answered is not if the cable news chief can keep his job, but whither CNN?
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Cannes 2023 and the Shaky Movie Business: Film Finance Beckons but AI Terrifies
WaxWord: “There are fewer opportunities for up-and-coming producers,” Sophie Mas, producing partner of Natalie Portman, says
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Letter From Cannes: Martin Scorsese Talks ‘Flower Moon’ Changes, Reception – ‘I Hope It Makes a Difference’
WaxWord chats with the legendary director fresh off the premiere of “Killers of the Flower Moon”
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TheWrap Earns SoCal Journalism Awards Nominations for Entertainment Features on Film, TV and More
Entries include TheWrap editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman for her WaxWord blog
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Ben Smith Talks Digital Media’s Death Dive: ‘You Could Feel That Moment Coming to an End’ | Video
The former New York Times media columnist speaks to WaxWord about his new book, “Traffic,” his new site, Semafor, and “the dumbest decision in the history of digital media” — not selling BuzzFeed to Disney for $600 million
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CinemaCon Takeaways: Theatrical Films Are Back – With Big Caveats for Mid-Size Movies
WaxWord: Studios are filling the theater pipeline again in 2023, and now it’s up to audiences to show up
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The Ouster of Jeff Shell as NBCUniversal CEO – Have Powerful Men Learned Nothing?
NBCUniversal will survive just fine, but Shell is just the latest mogul to find his career at an abrupt end: #MeToo
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RIP BuzzFeed News – What Was It All About?
The viral news sweetheart of the 21st century shut down on Thursday – leaving many journalists to ask what the damn point was
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‘They Looked at Models as Meat’: Weinstein Survivor Reacts to New Rape Lawsuit Against Harvey’s Fixer | Exclusive
WaxWord: Years after he was accused of procuring women for the convicted Miramax co-founder, Fabrizio Lombardo is facing a rape accusation as well
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It’s a Shooting. Again. Put Your Joy Away.
We’re all complicit in the world of never-ending gun carnage we have created
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The Liars of Media: Carlos Watson, Rupert Murdoch and Fox News
The culture of lying in our news media threatens not just businesses but our democracy
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