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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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Streaming Confusion: What’s a Movie-Lover To Do?
This whole thing started when I tried to find "Cry Freedom" to watch with my 15-year-old son. The mission from hell
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Hey Thanks! SPJ-LA Says I’m Distinguished in New Media
The Society of Professional Journalists Los Angeles chapter gave me their award last Thursday for Distinguished Work in New Media
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Angola Movie Financier Rui Costa Reis Explains ‘Phantom’ Flop (Video)
In an exclusive video interview with TheWrap, Angola-born Rui Costa Reis offers his strategy for building a movie production and distribution studio, RCR Media Group
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Angola Mogul Takes on Hollywood, But His ‘Phantom’ Flops
How did an Angolan multimillionaire end up taking a bath at the box office with an Ed Harris submarine thriller?
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The Sheryl Sandberg Debate: Outrage, Inspiration – But How About Some Child Care?
I envy (and support) the Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's insistence on going home to her young kids at 5:30 on many days — but it’s just not feasible for most of us
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Indie Filmmakers Debate Post-Sundance: ‘Where Is Harvey?’ (Video)
Over Mexican food and under WhiteWater Films white umbrellas, a distinguished panel of filmmakers debated the state of independent film
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Joseph Kapsch Joins TheWrap as Deputy Managing Editor
We are pleased to welcome a talented addition to our editorial team
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Variety Makes a Necessary Change – Here Are the Risks
Variety's new owner has picked a strategy, and it is one fraught with risk
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NBCU’s Lauren Zalaznick Makes First Hire in New Role (Exclusive)
Lauren Zalaznick makes her first big hire in her new role in charge of monetizing the web for NBCU
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Washington Post May Cut Ombudsman; New York Times Shills for Lee Radziwill
In an age when editors have to scrutinize every job on the payroll, is an ombudsman absolutely necessary?
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What’s the Future for Entertainment Weekly Under a Time Inc. Spin-Off?
Entertainment Weekly is expected to be part of a deal to spin off Time Inc.'s package of female-oriented titles to the Meredith Corporation
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Oscar’s Oldest Nominee, Emmanuelle Riva, on ‘Amour’: It’s a Gift In the Last Stage of My Life
Emmanuelle Riva: "We were doing a scene, and Michael Haneke said, 'It’s very nice — very sweet, very tender — but it’s too tender. From here on in, no sentimentality'"
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‘Invisible War’ Filmmakers: Military Has ‘a Long Way to Go’ on Rape
Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering took on the incendiary topic of rape in the American military for the Oscar-nominated documentary
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Insiders Ask: Can Jeff Zucker Change the Cheapskate Culture of CNN?
A budgeting issue is symptomatic of what insiders say is a cheapskate culture at CNN that Zucker will have to change if he is to succeed at turning the news network around
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How Ang Lee Took a Tiger by the Tail to Create ‘Life of Pi’
Ang Lee took on a book-to-film project people said was unmakeable and turned "Life of Pi" into a worldwide box-office sensation
