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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‘Amour’ Sweeps 2012 European Film Awards
"Amour" won Best European film, best director, actor and actress on Saturday
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Francis Ford Coppola Returns to Paramount Lot, Home of ‘Godfather’ Series (Exclusive)
Francis Ford Coppola is returning to the home of "The Godfather," taking offices on the Paramount lot
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The Secrets of an Awards-Season Influencer
Behind the scenes, Lisa Taback and other "Oscar whisperers" are helping studios take home the gold
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What Will Peter Liguori Do With Tribune Once He’s CEO?
My insiders tell me Peter Liguori is to become CEO, and will sell off major chunks of Tribune — including the L.A. Times
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TheWrap Wins Top Honors at 2012 National Entertainment Journalism Awards
TheWrap won awards for best online news reporting for its coverage of the Mel Gibson-Joe Eszterhas controversy and for best entertainment column
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Filmmaker Alex Gibney Accuses Pope: ‘Sexual-Abuse Scandal Goes to the Top of the Vatican’
Alex Gibney is ready to take on the Pope in his new documentary, "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God," which opens this weekend
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IDF-Hamas Gaza Twitter War: the Spin in Real Time
The Twitter feed for the Israel Defense Force, @IDFSpokesperson, is a cross between Rambo and your grandmother
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Gaza Humor as Twitter Hits Israel Conflict: ‘What’s the Martyr With You?’
The phrase “Hamasbumpersticker" took off like wildfire across social media
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Rewind: Gen. Petraeus Has ‘No Dirty Secrets,’ Said Biographer Paula Broadwell (Video)
Paula Broadwell promoted her book, "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus," in an interview on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart in January
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Election Results 2012: A New Normal Hollywood Has Dreamed Of
The entertainment industry woke up to election results that reflect a country a lot more like the fictional place they’ve been depicting on screens large and small for decades
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The 2012 Election: Will California Kill the Death Penalty?
What can be more momentous than the decision by a democratic society to give the state the power to take a human life?
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Anti-Obama ‘2016’ Doc Getting Last-Ditch Digital Release Before Election (Exclusive)
“2016: Obama’s America,” the hit documentary critical of President Obama’s record, is being released digitally in Spanish before the Tuesday election
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‘Star Wars’ 7, 8 and 9 Are ‘The Most Exciting,’ Says George Lucas Biographer (Exclusive)
Upcoming “Star Wars” films are “the most exciting” in the series, says a biographer of George Lucas, who has read the outlines
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Will the Force Be With Disney’s $4B ‘Star Wars’ Gamble?
Analysis: Disney's Lucasfilm purchase seems significantly riskier than the $4 billion purchase of Marvel in 2009
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When Women Journalists Risk Their Lives – a Shred of Reward
Asmaa al-Ghoul declines to wear a hijab. And she declines to shut up. She regularly receives death threats. That's a real journalist