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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‘Reconstruction of Occupation’ Film Review: Powerful Czech Documentary Bears Witness to 1968 Soviet Invasion
Karlovy Vary Film Festival: Director Jan Sikl builds his film out of long-lost footage of the occupation, and screened it on the 53rd anniversary of that event
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Kicks Off With Michael Caine, ‘Zatopek’ and COVID Testing
Friday was opening night at the Czech festival, which returned after last year’s pandemic-prompted cancellation
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How ‘Hamilton’ Actors Dominated the Emmy Nominations
TheWrap magazine: “‘Hamilton’ was the first time I really started to understand what it was to be an American,” says Phillipa Soo
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Emmys: Here’s Why Outstanding Drama Series Shouldn’t Be the Final Category This Year
Really, there’s a different category that’s been more important and influential to the past year’s viewing
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How Barry Jenkins Mixed Real-Life Horror With Beauty in ‘The Underground Railroad’
TheWrap magazine: “We have all seen photos of people eating and drinking, and behind them one of my ancestors is hanging from a rope,” says the writer-director
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‘Annette’ Film Review: Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard Lead Dark and Loony Showbiz Musical
Cannes’ opening night is the latest provocation from director Leos Carax
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‘Flag Day’ Film Review: Sean Penn Directs His Daughter in Rocky Family Drama
While the true-life film sometimes struggles with disparate tones, it’s a solid, subtle drama that opts in most cases for restraint over excess
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‘Ted Lasso’ Stars Admit Ted’s Sunny Philosophy Doesn’t Always Work
TheWrap magazine: “It’s a beautiful lie,” says Brett Goldstein of one particularly common inspirational thought from Coach Lasso
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Here’s the Emmy Category That’s Full of Oscars Documentary Leftovers
One of the nonfiction categories is made up entirely of films that were on the Oscar doc shortlist but weren’t nominated
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‘CODA’ Film Review: A Heartfelt Crowd-Pleaser About a Deaf Family With a Hearing Daughter
Sian Heder’s film, which set a Sundance sales record, is modest but thoroughly satisfying, corny but effective, never edgy and always likable
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Michael Caine to Receive Crystal Globe Award at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Ethan Hawke was previously announced as an honoree at the festival in the Czech Republic
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‘Val’ Film Review: Val Kilmer’s Old Home Movies Are Only Part of This Story
The documentary from directors Leo Scott and Ting Poo makes abundant use of vintage footage, but it’s really about coming to terms with the present
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Oscars Academy Re-Elects David Rubin to 3rd Term as President
The casting director will have to leave office next year because of term limits
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Cannes Winner ‘Titane,’ Documentary ‘Attica’ to Lineup
The September festival added films in its TIFF Docs, Contemporary World Cinema and Midnight Madness sections
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The Oscars Will Be Earlier Next Year, But the Season Will Be Even Longer
Did the Independent Spirit Awards move to an earlier date because they didn’t want to wait so long for the late-March Oscars?
