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Sharon Waxman On the Business of Entertainment
The founder and editor of TheWrap’s take on life on the left coast, high culture, low culture and the business of entertainment and media. Waxman writes frequently on the inside doings of Hollywood, and is is also the author of two books, Rebels on the Back Lot and Loot
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Bill Maher, Julie Bowen Join TheGrill 2013 on Sept 23, 24! (Video)
TheGrill brings together the leaders, deciders and influencers at the intersection of entertainment, media and technology
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How TheWrap’s Investigation Led to Bauer Media Shutting A Pro-Nazi Magazine
A deeper look into the media group in the wake of a lawsuit by Tom Cruise against the publisher led to the title being shuttered
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Ashok Amritraj Grilled on ‘Life of Crime,’ and the Puzzle of Indie Filmmaking (Video)
Says the veteran producer: “I’m very specific about how I put my movies together — it’s not fiddle-faddle”
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Fallout Over Universal Shake-Up: Adam Fogelson, Steve Burke and the Flubbed Firing
Fogelson said to be “hit hard” by a humiliating firing
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Universal Shake-Up: Steve Burke Crowns ‘One of His Guys’ in First Major Studio Move
Analysis: Why the NBCUniversal CEO tapped Jeff Shell to run the studio and pushed out Adam Fogelson
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Hollywood Producer Ashok Amritraj: I Wouldn’t Send My Daughter to India Alone
Producer spoke with TheWrap about perilous conditions in his native country
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From the Editor: Welcome to TheWrap, 3.0
Tah-dah! – welcome to our newly rebuilt site – cleaner graphics, original video and friendlier interface
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Sex in an Egyptian Cafe During the Revolution: Meet TheWrap’s ShortList Industry Prize Winner
Indian filmmaker Ritesh Batra ventured into the excitement and chaos of Cairo in 2011 and walked away with a prize-winning short film
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George Lucas Buys $10 Million in Starbucks Stock
The director has plenty of Disney money to spend after selling LucasFilm for $4 billion
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Finalists Announced In TheWrap’s ‘ShortList’ Film Festival 2013 – Watch Now!
Entries include winners of Sundance, Boston and LA Film Festivals. MTV, Cinedigm offer prizes
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Bauer Media Under Fire Over Pro-Nazi Magazine After Wrap Investigation
Wiesenthal Center asks the German government to investigate a military magazine, and iTunes and Amazon not to sell it (Updated with video from HuffPost Live chat with Marvin Hier)
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In the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos Buys a Billionaire’s Bauble, Not a Business
Owning the Post gives Bezos a seat at the Old Establishment table
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Cheryl Boone Isaacs + Kerry Washington = The Obama Effect Hits Hollywood
Two African-American women make Hollywood history this month — coincidence? Don't think so
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New HFPA President Talks Reform, New Membership Rules, Racism (Exclusive)
Change comes slowly, Theo Kingma tells TheWrap: “To hire a COO, it took 10 years. To buy a building it took 20 years. Am I saying it’s great? No, but that’s the reality”
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Madeleine Brand on New KCRW Gig: It Will Be a ‘Deeper Think’ (Exclusive)
"Radio has a unique way of connecting people in a way that no other medium has," she tells TheWrap
