Steve Pond
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Oscars International Race Heats Up as Heavy Hitters Enter the Race
High-profile submissions from France, Denmark and Mexico have pushed the number of submissions past last year’s total at the same point in the Oscar calendar
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Oscars Screenings Move Online and Earn the Academy $1 Million Plus (So Far)
With physical screenings impossible, more than 80 movies have already paid $12,500 for spots in the Academy Screening Room
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‘One Night in Miami’: Regina King Opens Up About Directing 4 Men Portraying Real-Life Icons (Video)
TIFF 2020: Oscar-winning actress has adapted a play about Black icons meeting in 1964 Miami
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How the ShortList Film Festival Finalists Overcame Dark Subject Matters, Unexpected Production Challenges (Video)
Entries ranged from a documentary on abortion helpline workers to a love story in space told with puppets
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Emmy Season in Time of Pandemic: 3 Things We’ve Learned So Far
TheWrap Emmy magazine: Ties are rare, TV movies are endangered and the Television Academy has irked the guilds
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The Go-Go’s on Being Brats and Fighting Rock ‘n’ Roll’s ‘Gender Boxes’ | Video
“We were Cinderella and the public was Prince Charming, and they just embraced the myth of this scrappy little band,” says band member Kathy Valentine
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Emmy Nomination Predictions in Variety & Reality: Shrinking Categories, Stay-at-Home Hosts and No ‘Amazing Race’
Contenders include John Oliver, Kate McKinnon and J-Lo and Shakira, but many of the variety and reality categories are being downsized this year because of new Emmy rules
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Emmy Nomination Predictions in Comedy: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘The Good Place’ Look for Happy Endings
Emmy voters have a chance to give golden parting gifts to those final-year shows, along with five-time winner “Modern Family”
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Emmy Nomination Predictions, Drama: Who’ll Fight for That Empty Throne?
The shows that will battle it out now that “Game of Thrones” is gone should include “Succession,” “Ozark,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Crown” and “Pose”
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Oscars Academy Nails Diversity Goals for Membership, Eligibility Rules Could Be Next
Even as AMPAS reaches the benchmarks set in 2016, the organziation is making dramatic changes to Oscar eligibility to fight bias
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Will the New Emmy Rules Really Lead to More (and More Diverse) Nominees?
If the rules had been in place last year, they actually would have resulted in fewer nominees
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Aubrey Plaza Sundance Film ‘Black Bear’ Acquired by Momentum Pictures
Film premiered at Sundance 2020 to critical acclaim
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How ‘Extraction’ Director Sam Hargrave Went From Captain America’s Stunt Double to Directing Thor (Video)
First-time director earned stripes directing highly choreographed action set pieces on both “Avengers” movies “Infinity War” and “Endgame”
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‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Director Explains Why Her Stars Auditioned in a Bathroom | Video )
“I like to audition in the world and not in the artificial confines of a rehearsal room where there’s all these added pressure forces,” Eliza Hittman says
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‘Black Bear’ Writer, Director ‘Experimented’ With New Techniques: ‘I Meditated and Let Images Come to Me’ (Video)
Sundance 2020: Drama stars Aubrey Plaza, Sarah Gadon and Christopher Abbott
