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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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Howard Kurtz’s Mea Culpa Isn’t Good Enough
Merely repeating an apology and stressing one's sincerity is not a ticket back to play on the journalism field.
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Who Is David Stein? A Strange Hollywood Republican Outs Himself as Holocaust Denier David Cole
You don’t often get to say “Jewish Holocaust denier,” so let’s take a moment
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CNN: Howard Kurtz and ‘Reliable Sources’ Under Review
The media critic, fired from The Daily Beast, is now under review with his CNN bosses
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Jay Penske Accused of Business Misconduct, Alleges Fraud by Former Variety Executive
At issue is a joint venture that Penske claims was never disclosed before he bought Variety, but the venture partner counter-accuses
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Journalist Agnes Taile, Fighting Corruption in Cameroon, Tells of Abduction
TheWrap has established a fund to help Taile buy a printing press in Cameroon to increase distribution of her paper
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Politico Takedown of NYT’s Jill Abramson: Same Old Sexism? Or a Real B—-?
These criticisms sound like stereotypical slurs so often leveled against women leaders
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Nia Vardalos: Why I Quit Acting To Adopt A Foster Child
"Do what makes you happy. Do what's best for you… It was a great, freeing moment for me – to step back and do what I thought was best, writing screenplays," Vardalos told TheWrap
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Koch Brothers, Right-Wing Ideologues, Serious About Tribune, L.A. Times Bid
Hey Los Angeles, pay attention: Charles and David Koch are serious about buying the Tribune newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times
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CinemaCon: Will ‘Pacific Rim,’ Superhero Movies Work in Europe?
Europeans at CinemaCon say the Guillermo del Toro blockbuster, "Pacific Rim," with its huge budget and a story of giant monsters fighting giant robots fighting humans, won't sell
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Led Zeppelin Digital-Book Author Neal Preston: ‘It’s Right Up the Vein’ (Exclusive)
"Sound and Furty" photographer Neal Preston: "When you become invisible, that’s when you can capture the magic"
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MTV’s Van Toffler on ‘Buckwild’: We Have to Be Honest With Our Audience (Exclusive)
The president of MTV Music and Logo Group discusses the network's decision to cancel the series following cast member Shain Gandee's death
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VFX Flap Over Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Hercules’ Work Going to U.K. (Exclusive)
MGM sends $30M worth of post work overseas to take advantage of tax incentives
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Roger Ebert: Movie Maven, Digital Immigrant, Unconquerable Spirit
Ebert's last act — reinventing himself as a digital ninja at a time when his peers were retiring, getting fired and relegated to the past — was his most extraordinary
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Movie Market Research Fractures More – Who Will Change the Game?
Analysis: Big global players are getting out of the Hollywood game, a sign of their inability to figure out how to make the fast-evolving business function in their standardized models
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Vincent Bruzzese on MPG Sale: The Consumer Has Changed, but Not the Way We Do Research
The CEO tells TheWrap: "There’s an 'Ishtar' every three or four months. The blame on the research side is the consumer has changed, but the way we do research has not"
