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
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Sharon Waxman
Experience:
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Power Women at a Time of Challenge – On Pushback and Where We’re Headed
These days I sometimes struggle to find the words to share about the progress we are making as women.
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Indie STX Entertainment Seeks Cash or a Buyer After String of Box Office Flops (Exclusive)
The studio’s CFO denied that the company is seeking to sell
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Sam Gores Goes It Alone – Why That UTA-Paradigm Deal Fell Apart
Price wasn’t the issue. Timing wasn’t the issue. The WGA dispute wasn’t the issue. Culture wasn’t the issue.
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‘When They See Us’ Cast on the Nightmares of Ava DuVernay’s Real-Life Drama
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “I would wake up and be afraid to go back to work — but I knew it was for a purpose bigger than me,” actor Jharrel Jerome says
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Takeaways From TheGrill 2019 – Where Anxiety Is Driving Innovation
At this year’s conference on convergence, we learned about new approaches — driven by necessity
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Welcome to TheGrill 2019: How to Cut Through the Avalanche of Content
At our annual business conference, we will focus on how to break through the noise and win attention for new projects and formats and ideas
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Michael K. Williams Speaks Out on Wilding Attack, Guilt Feelings in ‘When They See Us’: ‘I’m Sick of the Anger’
In a conversation with WaxWord, the actor says: “I know what it is to be violated. My life was on the line”
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Hollywood Takes on the Red States – What’s at Stake in Abortion Showdown
Billions of dollars in production are at risk
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Cannes Struggles for Relevance in Shrinking Movie Business
Cannes 2019: While the U.S. was riveted by the last episode of “Game of Thrones” on Sunday, Cannes fiddled to the tune of Terrence Malick’s three-hour opus “A Hidden Life”
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In ‘Young Ahmed,’ the Disaffection, Dilemmas of Europe’s Muslim Youth
Cannes 2019: Directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, the Belgian brothers who are Cannes Film Festival favorites, explore the heart-wrenching allure of politicized Islam
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TheWrap Celebrates 10 Years of Hollywood Coverage in Cannes With Activism Talk, Industry Gathering
The industry’s leading digital news organization marked its first 10 years with Somali activist Ifrah Ahmed and “Give Me Liberty” producer Alice Austen and a VIP cocktail party
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‘Liberte’ Film Review: An Exploration of Dangerous Sex in Revolutionary France (NSFW)
Cannes 2019: Film by Spanish writer-director Albert Serra is a contemplation of Libertinism
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‘Too Old to Die Young’ Review: Miles Teller Embraces Slow Nihilism in Nicolas Winding Refn Series
Cannes 2019: Director Nicolas Winding Refn flirts dangerously with violence for its own sake
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Ryan Kavanaugh Explains His Leap Back Into Hollywood With a Big China Deal
“I don’t go to premieres. I won’t be on set. I won’t take credits,” he says
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Peggy Lipton of ‘Mod Squad’ and ‘Twin Peaks’ Dies at 72
Daughters Rashida and Kidada Jones announced the actress’s passing on Saturday