Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
Experience:
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DreamWorks Animation Purchase by SoftBank Is ‘Bad Business,’ Leading Analyst Says
“The question is why buy a studio with such limited output?” asks BTIG’s Rich Greenfield
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DreamWorks Animation in Talks to Sell to Japan’s SoftBank (Report)
The deal would value the company at $3.4 billion
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Starz Puts Itself Up For Acquisition, Meets With Fox for Potential Bid
The premium cable company’s market value is currently $3.2 billion, Discovery is said to be interested
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A Steve Jobs Effect at Toronto? Brains Over Brawn Define Heroes of Oscar-Bound Movies
In at least three major films at the Toronto festival, the life of the mind creates the context for the film’s drama
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Tobey Maguire on Fighting to Play Chess Champion Bobby Fischer in ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ (Video)
Toronto 2014: Maguire spent a decade bringing the story to the screen, he tells TheWrap at our video suite
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Kevin Costner on State of Race in ‘Black or White’: Maybe I Just Don’t Like You (Video)
Toronto 2014: The star talks about what drew him to the film about a biracial custody battle in an interview at TheWrap’s video suite
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Benedict Cumberbatch on Why There Are No Sex Scenes in ‘The Imitation Game’ (Video)
Star of the film exploring the life and persecution of WWII mathematician Alan Turing for being a homosexual says showing sex is “not an exploration of someone’s sex life”
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Salma Hayek On Animated ‘The Prophet’: A Child Who Sees This Will Be the New Gandhi
Toronto 2014: “There’s a lot of us — we want to be inspired, to be hopeful, challenged, surprised”
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Jason Reitman’s ‘Men, Women and Children’ – Human Problems Minus Real, Live Humans
Toronto 2014: Adam Sandler and Jennifer Garner star in a story that settles into an earnest Internet-age drama
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Jake Gyllenhaal In ‘Nightcrawler’ Reveals An L.A. On the Edge
Toronto 2014: Dan Gilroy’s film debuted to a warm ovation at TIFF’s Elgin Theater on Friday night
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Director Barry Levinson on Hollywood: ‘No Studio Would Make ‘Rain Man’ Today’
“The studios don’t make movies about people,” says the director of “Wag the Dog” and now “The Humbling”
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Hey, New York Times ‘Vows’ Section: Who Cares If ‘The Bride is Keeping Her Name’?
This editorial tic would seem like a quaint throwback if it didn’t sound so sexist
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Future of Broadcast TV Under Scrutiny: ‘Everyone Should Be Reevaluating’
The conclusion emerging is that over the long-term network television is a challenged business
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550 Buyouts, Layoffs Imminent at Turner; HLN, CNN Among Cuts (Exclusive)
An individual with knowledge of the network’s plans tell TheWrap a large portion are expected at the two cable channels
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Glenn Beck’s The Blaze Talks to Time Warner About Replacing HLN
Meanwhile, Vice is still a contender
