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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Exclusive: Fingerprint’s Link Seeks Dissolution (updated)
PR firm in turmoil, co-founder Gregory Link wants to leave, managing director Carol Bell denies she was fired
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Relativity Offers MGM $500M in Production Funding
The money would go toward the making of “The Hobbit” and the Bond series as part of MGM’s new standalone plan
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TheWrap’s Cease & Desist Letter to Newser
We’re asking — well, maybe not asking — for something basic: proper credit and linkage
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3 Miramax Bids In; Is David Bergstein It? (updated)
Disney takes bids from Weinstein, Platinum Equity and, it appears, the bankrupt Bergstein
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Lionsgate and Saban Join Forces in Asian Horror Venture
Tigergate, founded by Lionsgate, will be partly owned by Saban Capital
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Miramax Mystery: Bidder No. 3 Enters the Fray
EXCLUSIVE: A “strategic” investor has joined the bidding at the 11th hour
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Newser.com: Why Michael Wolff & Co. Are Way Over the Line
Newser doesn’t practice “coompetition,” it practices parasitism
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Beckman: I’ll Hire a THR Publisher in 2 Weeks
The new CEO of e5 won’t comment on editor’s status; says they are “evaluating” a move to a weekly glossy
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On ‘Shutter Island’ Success, and Brad Grey’s Bonus
Why the movie really wasn’t released last October — and how Grey is one lucky mogul
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Exclusive: More THR Changes Coming: Mika to Exit
On heels of Andreeva defection, this is latest change to buffet the trade
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Finke Speaks: On Fighting With Penske and THR
On her boss: “I threaten to call lawyers every minute of every day, but … “I’m still here.”
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Is Nikki Finke for Sale Again? (updated II)
Word comes that she’d held conversations about reselling
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