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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Expect an Emmy Bloodbath in the Overcrowded Drama and Comedy Series Races
Between returning nominees, new shows and past series back in eligibility, these high-profile categories are unbelievably packed
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Cannes 2022 Winners: ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Wins Palme d’Or
Other winners include “Close,” “Stars at Noon,” “Decision to Lave” and “Holy Spider”
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‘Tori and Lokita’ Film Review: Dardenne Brothers’ Refugee Drama Bursts With Humanity
Cannes 2022: The Cannes veterans sketch a heartbreaking portrait of young refugees clinging to each other in an unwelcoming Europe
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Guillermo del Toro Leads Cannes Symposium on Film’s Future: ‘What We Have Now Is Unsustainable’
Cannes 2022: The Mexican director leads a wide-ranging conversation with Paolo Sorrentino, Costa-Gavras and other noted filmmakers
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‘Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind’ Film Review: Ethan Coen Shakes the House With Rock Doc
Cannes 2022: The solo Coen brother takes a playful look at a protean rock ‘n’ roller in a film based around great live performances
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Cannes So Far: Income Inequality, Ticket Troubles and the Ghost of COVID
Cannes 2022: At a scattershot festival, some of the biggest films have taken sharp looks at the way society enshrines inequality
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How Ethan Hawke’s Love for Paul Newman Started at Church and Came to Cannes
Cannes 2022: The actor-director brought two episodes of “The Last Movie Stars,” his documentary series about Newman and Joanne Woodward, to the festival that often featured the couple
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‘War Pony’ Film Review: Riley Keough and Gina Gammell Tell Indigenous Story From the Inside
Cannes 2022: The two first-time directors enlisted Native American collaborators for their tales of life on the Pine Ridge Reservation
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‘Armageddon Time’ Director James Gray Says the US – and Hollywood – Are ‘in Serious Trouble’
Cannes 2022: “We used to think of franchises as McDonald’s and Burger King — now it’s cinema,” Gray says
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‘Tchaikovsky’s Wife’ Film Review: Cannes’ Only Russian Film Is Bold and Cold
Cannes 2022: Director Kirill Serebrennikov looks at the celebrated composer’s personal life in a drama that slips into madness
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‘Final Cut’ Cannes Review: Come to the World’s Classiest Film Festival to See Barfing, Pooping Zombies!
Cannes 2022: Director Michel Hazanavicius’ over-the-top riff on horror movies also happens to be the most entertaining Cannes opener in years
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How a Casual Hangout Led to Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s Native American Tale ‘War Pony’
TheWrap Cannes magazine: “We are true allies to the indigenous community, and this film was made by many indigenous people,” Keough says of the intimate film
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‘Lux Aeterna’ Film Review: Gaspar Noe Wants to Mess You Up, Again
The Argentinian maestro of transgression has unleashed another assault on his audience, but it’s almost mesmerizing in its perverse single-mindedness
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‘Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story’ Film Review: Music Doc Combines Funky Delights With Lots of Heart
Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern’s film chronicles the city’s annual festival with the help of Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry and an array of Crescent City legends
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Frank Marshall on How His Music Background Led Him to New Orleans and ‘Jazz Fest’
“It’s different from my day job, where I know what I’m doing every moment,” Marshall says of directing music docs
