Steve Pond
Steve Pond
Steve Pond’s inside look at the artistry and insanity of the awards race, drawn from more than three decades of obsessively chronicling the Oscars and the entertainment industry.
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Why ‘Watchmen’ Star Tim Blake Nelson Loved Acting Behind a Mask
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “Taking away the face actually empowered my character,” says the veteran character actor who plays Looking Glass in the sci-fi miniseries
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How ‘Mrs. America’ Directors Went From ‘Captain Marvel’ to a Feminist History Lesson
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “We were toward the end of postproduction and thinking of a long nap,” says Anna Boden of her and Ryan Fleck’s decision to tackle the FX miniseries
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Aunjanue Ellis on Why the Clark Sisters Gospel Group Deserve the Same Respect as Mozart
TheWrap Emmy magazine: The Emmy-nominated actress plays the demanding mother of the pioneering vocal group in the Lifetime movie “The Clark Sisters”
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‘The Plot Against America’ Star Morgan Spector on How Philip Roth ‘Accidentally Predicted’ Donald Trump
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “It’s almost so on-the-nose that it’s ridiculous,” Spectors says of the ties between the 1940-set Roth novel and today
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John Ridley on TV’s Role Amid Protests Over Racial Inequality: ‘We Have to Be Part of the Solution’ (Video)
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “It’s almost 30 years since I started, and there still are not enough showrunners of color or directors of color,” says the writer, director and producer
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‘Athlete A’ Film Review: Documentary About US Gymnastics Sex Abuse Scandal Is Heartbreaking and Infuriating
Directors Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen detail the investigation that uncovered years of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the USA Gymnastics program
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‘Irresistible’ Film Review: Jon Stewart’s Political Comedy Feels Curiously Tame
Steve Carell and Rose Byrne star as dueling political operatives in a film that mixes its occasional laughs with plenty of position statements and diatribes
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Golden Globe Awards Joins the Coronavirus Shuffle, Moves to Feb. 28
The Globes normally take place in early January, but have now moved to the original date of next year’s Oscars
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Palm Springs Shortfest Gives ‘Matriochkas’ Its Top Short-Film Award
The French and Belgian film is one of five movies that can qualify for the Oscars because of Palm Springs awards
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Critics’ Choice Awards Follow Oscars and Spirit Awards, Move 2021 Show to March 7
The awards also alter their eligibility dates to match the Oscars
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‘You Should Have Left’ Film Review: Don’t Go in the Basement, Kevin Bacon!
David Koepp’s horror film plays like a scaled-down Blumhouse version of “The Shining”
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‘7500’ Film Review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Gets Tough in Nerve-Wracking Cockpit Thriller
German director Patrick Vollrath’s feature debut stays in a single claustrophobic location and is made up of long, uninterrupted takes
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‘Mr. Jones’ Film Review: Uneven Period Drama Explores Soviet Atrocities
Director Agnieszka Holland is attuned to the depths and intricacies of human misery, but this film is more scattered than her Oscar-nominated “Europa, Europa” and “In Darkness”
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Academy Postpones Next Year’s Oscars to April 25
This will be the latest the Oscars have been held since 1932; Academy Museum opening is also delayed because of coronavirus
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Television Academy to Reshape Creative Arts Emmys Into a Virtual Event
The Academy also eliminates the Emmys Governors Balls, but still plans to keep the main Emmy show on its original date
