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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Bingham Ray, Indie Film Veteran, Has a Stroke While at Sundance
Ray is recovering in a Provo hospital, Sundance issues wishes for recovery
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40 Years Later, Detroit’s Bob Dylan Is Discovered in ‘Sugar Man’
The thrilling, true story about artistry, circumstance and the global village sparked a standing ovation — with the Sundance audience both crying and cheering
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Sunk! How Hollywood Lost the PR Battle Over SOPA
Hollywood had Chris Dodd and a press release. Silicon Valley had Facebook
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Golden Globes in the Ballroom: Things I Learned by Attending
By 6 p.m. everyone is starving and charges out during commercials to forage for tea sandwiches in a backroom
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Out of Prison, West Memphis 3 Ex-Con Seeks Justice
Baldwin, one of three freed men, wants to go to law school to help others wrongfully accused
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A Game-Changer for Television? Sesame Street Will Be First Interactive Show
This strikes me as an entirely new way of experiencing television – personal, interactive and engaging
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TheWrap Names Lisa Fung Executive Editor
Fung joins TheWrap from The Los Angeles Times, where she most recently has been the Online Editor for Arts and Entertainment
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Tech’s High Rollers, Media Machers Compare Notes at CES Opening
It’s some kind of high-class tech-media scrum inside the Tryst nightclub at the Wynn Hotel
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MT Carney Leaving Disney Marketing Role, Say Sources
TheWrap reported previously that Disney had sought to replace the marketing chief; now sources say she is effectively gone
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George Clooney to Direct, Star in ‘Monuments Men’ About Stolen Nazi Art (Exclusive)
Clooney tells TheWrap he will direct and star in the movie, which has been set up at Sony
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5 Remedies for 2012 and What Ails Hollywood
What’s the reason for the miserable box office performance in 2011? Here are five ideas
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Steve Jobs: Bully. Cry-Baby.
I knew Steve Jobs was a visionary. What I didn’t know was that he was such a cry-baby
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National Geographic Films Shutting Down, Say Insiders (Exclusive)
The studio has brought in a scant $1.7 million in revenue this year, with five films in release including “The Last Lion,” “The First Grader,” “Life in a Day”
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Orson Welles’ ‘Citizen Kane’ Oscar Sells for Nearly $1 Million
The same Oscar failed to sell in 2007 at Sotheby’s
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The New Miramax: $325M in New Business (Exclusive)
The independent archive is focused on deal-making, not moviemaking, says investor Richard Nanula in an exclusive interview