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

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‘Dìdi’ Finds Heart (and Fart Jokes) in Touching, Multicultural Coming of Age Tale
Sundance 2024: Wang’s directorial debut also excels thanks to Isaac Wang in the title role
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‘Love Me’ Directors Say Kristen Stewart-Steven Yeun Sci-Fi Romance Isn’t About AI But ‘Trying to Unpack Humanity in 2024’
Sundance 2024: The film, which premiered Friday in Park City, takes place after the end of humankind
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Newsroom Meddling, Money Woes: How A Billionaire Owner Lost His Star Editor at the Los Angeles Times | Exclusive
Respected editor Kevin Merida abruptly resigned last week after getting fed up with owner interference in the newsroom
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Tom Cruise Ditches Paramount for Warner — What It All Means | Analysis
While a big win for WBD, for Paramount it means the loss of its most bankable star when the studio is ripe for acquisition
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Is ‘Still Processing’ the Profound, Painful Experience of Making ‘Origin’
TheWrap magazine: The actress worked closely with writer-director Ava DuVernay to grapple with difficult material about race and inequality
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Talks for The Messenger Heat Up as Conservative Group Makes Offer: ‘Breitbart 2.1 Is Not the Move’
Amid staff layoffs, founder Jimmy Finkelstein is considering selling a majority stake to investors offering $30 million
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Ava DuVernay on Her New Movie ‘Origin’ and Why Racism Is Just a ‘Band-Aid on a Wound’
TheWrap magazine: “It’s the skin on a skeleton. The skeleton is caste,” DuVernay says, discussing her new drama that digs into the root of inequality
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With Brutal 2023 in the Books, Will Hollywood Find Its Swagger?
It would be nice to say there’s a bright light over the outlook for 2024 — but there isn’t
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Changemakers 2023: 25 Women Who Made a Difference This Year
From to Ava DuVernay to Lily Gladstone to Beyoncé to Greta Gerwig, here are the extraordinary women who pushed culture forward this year
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How ‘The Taste of Things’ Allowed Juliette Binoche to Say ‘I Love You, No Matter What Happened’
TheWrap magazine: The actress speaks about working with her ex, Benoît Magimel, in her acclaimed new film directed by Tran Anh Hung
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Hollywood Progressives Face Crisis Over Left-Wing Support for Gaza: ‘You Didn’t Show Up on Oct. 7’
In parlor meetings and industry restaurants, Hollywood progressive Jews are struggling with a lack of visible support from longtime fellow travelers
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The Footage of the Oct. 7 Hamas Massacre: a Real-Life Horror Movie That I Hated
“Mom, I killed 10 Jews with my bare hands!” He repeats this over and over, excited by his achievement. The word “Jews” is what I hear. Also: “with my bare hands”
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Witching Hour: Studios to Devote Another Week to Resolve SAG Strike or Give Up Until January | Exclusive
If that is the case, the fall TV season is lost and new movies won’t come out until next summer, says insider
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Inside the Writers Guild’s Tortured Debate Over Denouncing Hamas Violence in Israel | Exclusive
“Not taking a stand is very much taking a stand,” says David Kohan, co-creator of “Will and Grace”
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Inside the Breakdown of SAG-AFTRA and Studio Talks – A Threat Leads to a Walkout | Exclusive
Instead of a 1% levy on all streaming revenue, the guild wanted a $1 per subscriber per year fee. The studios balked
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