Steve Pond
Steve Pond
Steve Pond’s inside look at the artistry and insanity of the awards race, drawn from more than three decades of obsessively chronicling the Oscars and the entertainment industry.
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Nicolas Cage Film ‘Dream Scenario’ to Open Toronto Film Festival’s Platform Section
It will be one of 10 films competing for a prize handed out by a jury of Barry Jenkins, Nadine Labaki and Anthony Shim
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Janet Yang Reelected President of Motion Picture Academy
Other officers for 2023-24 include Bonnie Arnold, DeVon Franklin and Howard Rodman
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Emmys’ Category Hogging Invades the Short Form Races, Too
The shorts categories are another sign that voters know what they like and like what they know
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Documentaries From Frederick Wiseman, Errol Morris, Lucy Walker
Other films in the TIFF Docs lineup will include work from Raoul Peck, Roger Ross Williams and Karim Amer
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Venice Film Festival Invites Controversy, Books New Films by Woody Allen and Roman Polanski
Films by Bradley Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay and David Fincher will screen in the festival’s main competition
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Toronto Film Festival to Include Films Directed by Michael Keaton, Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick
A robust group of films directed by actors will join movies from Alexander Payne, Richard Linklater and Alex Gibney
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How the SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes Could Devastate Awards Season
If an awards show takes place and there aren’t any actors there, will it really happen?
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‘Commandante’ Replaces ‘Challengers’ as Venice Film Festival’s Opening Film
Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” pulled out of the festival rather than screen during the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes
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Atom Egoyan’s ‘Seven Veils’ to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
The Canadian director’s opera-themed drama stars Amanda Seyfried
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‘Succession’ Dominates the Emmy Nominations, but Bigger Questions Loom Over the Ceremony
HBO’s defending champion and Apple’s “Ted Lasso” remain strong even as the Television Academy quietly acknowledges the show may have to be moved
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Motion Picture Academy Considers 10 Scientific and Technical Oscar Categories
The areas of technical achievement, including software for film restoration and clothing creation, are up for sci-tech honors
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Emmy Nomination Predictions for Drama, Comedy, Limited Series and More
How many nominations can “Succession” rack up? Will “The Bear” best “Ted Lasso?” TheWrap offers predictions in 22 categories
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‘We Have Never Been Modern’ Review: Czech Drama Looks at Sexuality Through the Lens of 1937
Karlovy Vary Film Festival: The Czech period piece deals with issues that couldn’t be more current
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Alicia Vikander Wants to Put ‘Beautiful and Nasty and Unapologetic’ Women on the Screen
Karlovy Vary Film Festival: “I want female stories to be told as honestly as possible,” says the actress who plays King Henry VIII’s last wife in “Firebrand”
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Opens With Honorees Russell Crowe Rocking, Alicia Vikander Reminiscing
The opening-night ceremony at the Czech festival featured one movie, two awards and two concerts
