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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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‘Community’s’ Dan Harmon: ‘Women Writers Give Deeper Laughs’ (or: Why Women Aren’t Funny Part II)
We continue to explore the myth that women are congenitally unfunny. Harmon thinks they’re funnier than men
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Donald Trump Says He Will Run for President – After ‘Apprentice’ Wraps
Obama’s night? We don’t think so. Donald Trump said he will announce his run for president after his NBC show, “Celebrity Apprentice,” ends its season
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Ovitz Rejects Anita Busch’s Lawsuit, Says: She ‘Knew the Risks’
Ovitz denied any responsibility for any alleged damage to Busch’s life, citing a statue of limitations and the fact that any damage was caused by a third person.
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Now HBO Joins Hollywood’s Streaming Rush, With HBO Go
The streaming movement is becoming a veritable tidal wave in Hollywood, with the premium service the latest to make a big move into that digital future
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Dilemma: Cee-Lo on ‘The Voice’ vs. J.Lo’s Legs on ‘Idol’ – Who Wins?
Is there room on network television for two singing competitions on the same night, head to head?
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Tina Fey Finds Pee in the Writers Room
Women who try to be funny for a living have a really hard time because they are genetically predisposed to be unfunny – except for Fey
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Audrey Wells to Shoot ‘The Fugees’ This Summer
The writer-director has taken the project back from Universal and plans to shoot in Georgia
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Pat Loud, Cinema Verite and the Birth of Reality Television
Last night, HBO premiered a movie about the 1973 reality series that set the mold for a culture that is now comfortably uncomfortable living in public
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Lessons From The Weekend: Russell Brand Falls Flat, and Universal Struggles Uphill
The dismal performance of “Arthur” this weekend may just put a bullet in plans to make Brand the next big comedy star on the order of Sacha Baron Cohen
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Ken Ziffren Defends VOD Deal — But the Lawyer Has a Conflict (Update)
Hollywood’s powerhouse lawyer backs the deal with DirectTV in an article in THR, but never mentions that the satellite company was his client
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Exclusive: ‘Black Swan’ Backer Cross Creek Raises New $300M Fund
Exclusive: The fund behind the box office and critical hit “Black Swan” has closed a $300 million fund nearly ten times the size of the original investment
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Details of the Flixster Sale – Greenstein Wants $100 Million
Flixster is for sale for a cool $100 million — and it’s still not in profit, we’re told
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Exclusive: Ronni Chasen Preliminary Coroner Report Was Wrong
A police insider says “tremendous misinformation” about the homicide has fed public suspicion about the case; new information is expected in two weeks
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DreamWorks’ Snider Staffs Disney Marketing Dept. – Who’s in Charge?
Snider wanted executives “with bags under their eyes,” according to one insider
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Rob Lowe Hearts Early Charlie Sheen: ‘Haagen-Dazs, BMWs, Basketball’
Vanity Fair has an interview related to Lowe’s new memoir, in which he remembers the halcyon days of ice cream and Beemers during the Rat Pack 1980s.