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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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Obama’s ‘Thunderbolt’ Week Seals Liberal Legacy for a Changing Country
The court merely caught up to our new normal, and the Obama era will justifiably get the credit
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David ‘Doc’ O’Connor Poised to Exit CAA to Become CEO of Madison Square Garden (Exclusive)
The longtime partner helped to build the agency’s lucrative sports division
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Why Sumner Redstone’s Succession Fog Clouds Viacom, CBS Empire
TheWrap looks at the ongoing speculation and jockeying at two media companies that the founder declines to address
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Brian Williams Salary Shocker: Close to $10 Million for 10 Percent of NBC Audience (Exclusive)
The disgraced newsman will still earn big bucks despite his demotion, insiders tells TheWrap
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Brian Grazer, Nancy Dubuc, Dawn Ostroff, Aaron Levie Join TheGrill 2015 on Oct. 5-6 (Video)
TheWrap’s sixth annual conference brings together the deciders, influencers and disrupters at the intersection of entertainment, media and technology
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Helen Mirren Calls Hollywood Ageism ‘F–king Outrageous’ at Wrap’s 1st Power Women Breakfast in NYC
Oscar winner, a mountain climber and marketing and digital executives bond at TheWraps first New York Power Breakfast
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The Michael Egan Sex Party Case: A Media Nightmare in the Rear View Mirror
“It was a shakedown,” said an insider in David Neuman’s camp
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Helen Mirren Is Featured Speaker at TheWrap’s First Power Women Breakfast in NYC (Updated)
Academy Award-winning actress joins mountain climber Melissa Arnot, digital leaders Rachel Sklar and Shelley Zalis
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Thanks ‘Grace and Frankie’ – Why Netflix’s Fonda-Tomlin Show Is Answer to Hollywood Ageism
Jane Fonda, 77, dates a 58-year-old. Apparently the producers of this Netflix show didn’t get the memo
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Maggie Gyllenhaal on Hollywood Ageism: I Was Told 37 Is ‘Too Old’ for a 55-Year-Old Love Interest
“It made me feel bad, and then it made me feel angry, and then it made me laugh,” the actress tells TheWrap
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Cannes Journal: Yachts, Jewels, Kering – and Elon Musk
Festival is always about wretched excess as much as it is about filmed art
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Cannes Market: Nigel Sinclair On New Start, Lessons Learned From Exclusive Exit (Exclusive)
“The takeaway for me from Exclusive is realizing that independent films can be made as good as studio films”
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Cannes Interview: Filmmaker Matteo Garrone On Reinventing Lost Fairy Tales, Love, Human Obsession
Says the director of “Tale of Tales”: “What I’m interested in is human conflict, the violence, the love, the obsession of the human being”
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Jake Gyllenhaal Hits Hard in ‘Southpaw’ Glimpse as Weinstein Company Unveils Strong 2015 Lineup in Cannes
The arthouse giant has one of its best-looking slates in years, with films from Quentin Tarantino, Antoine Fuqua and Justin Kurzel
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The Latest on the ‘Silicon Valley’ and Hollywood Divide: Periscope It
Hollywood storytellers are struggling to adapt to the new reality of 24/7 accessibility over social media . And now there’s Periscope!
