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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Bada Bing! VH1 Buys ‘Mob Wives’ Reality Series from Weinstein, Electus
Exclusive: VH1 has bought “Mob Wives,” taking viewers into the lives of mob women who carry on after their husbands get whacked or go to jail for mob activities.
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On Annette Bening’s Wrinkles and Lesbian Sex Scenes
Lisa Cholodenko shot Bening, 52, in the glory of her middle years, which feels like something brave and new
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Hollywood Reacts in Shock to Chasen Shooting Death
Morgan Freeman, Joe Roth, Amy Pascal and many others send their tributes to Ronni Chasen, shot dead coming home from a premiere on Monday night
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NBC’s Jeff Gaspin Resigns, Citing Lack of Role
Gaspin resigns ahead of Comcast reshuffle of the executive lineup
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Grilled: Peter Schlessel and Bob Berney on Taking the Indie Plunge
“If there was ever a time to do something potentially profitable and also fun, it felt like this was a good time.”
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Diller’s Brilliant Coup — How He Got Newsweek Without Paying for It
Barry Diller’s on the board of the Washington Post Company; why didn’t he buy Newsweek months ago? He let Sidney Harman pay the bill!
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Disney Parks Down: A First-Year Tarnish for Golden Boy Staggs? (updated)
Bad news out of Disney parks 10 months after former CFO Tom Staggs was handed the keys to the Magic Kingdom division (update: Goldman says it’s better than it looks)
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Premiere Surprise: War Between Paramount and Relativity
An Oscar season war has broken out between Relativity and Paramount over a last-minute screening of “The Fighter”
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Courtney Love Parades Naked for New York Times; NYT Doesn’t Blink
A Courtney Resurrected story in the fashion section turns quickly into another Crazy Courtney saga
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Mel Gibson Has a New Movie; Can Stewart Till Sell It?
In “How I Spent My Summer Vacation,” Mel’s back in vigilante mode. It might play better overseas.
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Women Crowded Out of the Picture in the 2010 Oscars Race
What do most of the awards-season favorites have in common? No female characters of any great consequence — if any women at all
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Cherchez the New Hollywood Reporter — If You Can Find It
I spent an hour at five newstands trying to find out who would carry the new THR weekly. Makes a gal want to stick with the internet
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Kamala Harris Weighs In on Cooley and Polanski Case
Hollywood has taken a shine to San Francisco D.A. Kamala Harris, while opponent Steve Cooley hasn’t made friends with the Polanski case
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Sony’s Doug Belgrad, and Matt Tolmach (Producer) Grilled
Tolmach: “Over time I felt the pull to be more involved creatively in movies and less in 8 to 10 meetings a day”
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MGM Creditors Approve Spyglass Takeover
Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum will take over company’s leadership following its emergence from Chapter 11, but with reduced stake