Steve Pond
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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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Stop Squeezing the Limited Series Category, Emmys
TheWrap magazine: There’s something wrong when the hottest, most competitive category on the show is only allowed five nominees
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‘A Gentleman in Moscow’: Why Abstract Russian Art Came to Dominate Its Main Titles
TheWrap magazine: “For 10 years, they made art that seemed to oppose the new regime,” designer Matt Curtis says
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‘James Brown: Say It Loud’ Grapples With a Big Question: Was He the Most Important Black Man in America?
TheWrap magazine: The four-part docuseries is the latest from “The Legacy of Black Wall Street” director Deborah Riley Draper
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Rita Wilson, Pam Abdy, Howard Rodman Re-Elected to Academy Board of Governors
Only five of the 17 governors elected are first-time board members
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Prentice Penny Says ‘Black Twitter’ Is a ‘Star Wars’ Story and Elon Musk Is the Emperor
TheWrap magazine: “It’s a coming-of-age story (and) I kind of equate it to ‘Star Wars,’” he says of his Hulu documentary
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‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ Director on How to Make a Movie About a Song You Think Is Corny
TheWrap magazine: “I questioned whether I’d be the right person to tell the story (of “We are the World”), ’cause I wasn’t a huge fan of the song in the beginning,” says Bao Nguyen
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How ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ Became a Family Affair for Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead
TheWrap magazine: “The more you do of this, the more you want to do it with the people you love,” says McGregor of acting with his wife
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How Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough’s Instagram Friendship Led to ‘Under the Bridge’
TheWrap magazine: “We’ve had a professional admiration for a long time, to the point where it was funny that we hadn’t actually met,” says Gladstone
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‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Richard Gadd Has ‘Conflicting Feelings’ About His Trauma Becoming a Pop Culture Sensation
TheWrap magazine: “‘Baby Reindeer’ comes with its challenges, but I think I’ll look back on this moment as a proud one,” says the Scottish comedian
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‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Colin From Accounts,’ ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Win Gotham TV Awards
The inaugural television awards also gave honors to actors Andrew Scott, Harriet Dyer and Zine Tseng
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Why Morgan Neville’s Steve Martin Documentary Is Two Films in One
TheWrap magazine: “It was six months before I recognized, everything is going in two different directions, so let’s keep it going that way,” the Oscar-winning documentarian says
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‘Feud’ Star Tom Hollander Says Playing Truman Capote Was Like Learning to Surf
TheWrap magazine: “It’s just repetition,” the actor says
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Academy Promotes 4 in Executive Shuffle, Jacqueline Stewart Departs
Amy Homma, Jennifer Davidson, Jenny Galante and Matt Severson will assume new positions, with Stewart and Randy Haberkamp leaving the Academy
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Christine Vachon, Geoffrey Rush Named to Karlovy Vary Film Festival Jury
The Czech festival also announces a lineup of films that includes 15 first-time filmmakers alongside vets like Mark Cousins
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Cannes Film Festival Winners 2024: ‘Anora’ Wins Palme d’Or
Cannes 2024: Acting prizes go to Jesse Plemons for “Kinds of Kindness” and four actresses for “Emilia Perez”