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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Emmys Merge Variety Categories As Part of 2021 Rule Changes
Another new rule will disqualify any movie placed on the Oscars’ members-only viewing platform from Emmy consideration
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5 Things to Worry About This Oscar Season, From Virtual Ceremonies to Awards Boredom
The 20 weeks until the Oscars arrive could bring a host of perils that threaten to turn this awards season into a long slog
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‘Ammonite’ Film Review: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan Romance Burns With Quiet Passion
The 19th-century romance is a chamber duet by two virtuosos, reined in by a director who embraces the emotional but rarely gets sentimental
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How Ryan Murphy Got Meryl Streep to ‘The Prom’ – and Then Got Her to Rap
Murphy says his leading lady “trained like an athlete for four months” to play the role of a fading Broadway star in the Netflix musical
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Director of COVID Documentary ’76 Days’: ‘It’s Bizarre to Me’ That the Pandemic Still Rages in US
“Half the country is still party to Trump’s narrative that he had things under control,” Chinese-American director Hao Wu says
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‘All My Life’ Film Review: Romantic Drama Tries to Turn Heartbreaking Into Heartwarming
Jessica Rothe and Harry Shum Jr. star in the Marc Meyers film that always looks for ways to be unabashedly sentimental and proudly uplifting
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Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis to Receive Tributes at 2021 Gotham Awards
The two “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” stars will be the first pair of actors from the same film to receive Gothams tributes
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Sundance Film Festival Goes Virtual, But Also National With Screenings in 24 States
All films will have live premieres online, but arthouse theaters around the country will also partner with Sundance for screenings and events
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‘Crock of Gold’ Film Review: Shane MacGowan Documentary Is Full of Ravaged Beauty
Julien Temple’s film about the Pogues singer is a heartbreaking, messy and inspiring experience
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10 Things to Be Thankful for in This Weird, Messy Awards Season (Including Netflix)
The word “thankful” does not immediately come to mind when one thinks of 2020 — but from virtual festivals to documentaries to “Borat,” here are some bright spots
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‘Stardust’ Film Review: Does This Story of the Young David Bowie Ring True?
Johnny Flynn plays the rocker in a movie that can’t use Bowie’s music and resorts to fiction to show the genesis of the Ziggy Stardust character
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Italy’s Oscar Committee Snubs Sophia Loren Movie, Submits Documentary ‘Notturno’
The Gianfranco Rosi doc becomes the seventh nonfiction film to be submitted in this year’s Best International Feature Film category
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Grammy Nominations Analysis: Hip-Hop Is Up, Country Is Down and Women Rule
Voters gave us a full slate of powerful women, a handful of baffling surprises and a few more opportunities to have Beyonce lose in the top categories
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‘Crip Camp’ Lands 5 Nominations to Top IDA Documentary Awards
Other films with multiple nominations include “MLK/FBI,” “Time” and “The Truffle Hunters”
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‘Zappa’ Film Review: Alex Winter’s Documentary Does Justice to Rock ‘n’ Roll Oddball Frank Zappa
The adventurous composer and rock innovator gets a film that is restless and playful and a bit assaultive
