Sharon Waxman
@sharonwaxman.bsky.social
Founder, CEO, EIC of TheWrap, journalist, mom, friend and critical thinker. Best Online Journalist LA Press Club; 5-time winner Best Blog "WaxWord"! Check out www.thewrap.com for the very best in busine
It is quite stunning that French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy
calls out Zohran Mamdani as an anti-Semite. No hedging. No ducking. A straight up judgement by one who has spent his life advocating for human rights & in progressive activism. He writes in the WSJ: www.wsj.com/opinion/euro...
calls out Zohran Mamdani as an anti-Semite. No hedging. No ducking. A straight up judgement by one who has spent his life advocating for human rights & in progressive activism. He writes in the WSJ: www.wsj.com/opinion/euro...
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It is quite stunning that French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy
calls out Zohran Mamdani as an anti-Semite. No hedging. No ducking. A straight up judgement by one who has spent his life advocating for human rights & in progressive activism. He writes in the WSJ: www.wsj.com/opinion/euro...
calls out Zohran Mamdani as an anti-Semite. No hedging. No ducking. A straight up judgement by one who has spent his life advocating for human rights & in progressive activism. He writes in the WSJ: www.wsj.com/opinion/euro...
The looming sale of Warner Bros Discovery is going to mean more job losses in an already-battered Hollywood. Jeremy Fuster looks at why the guilds are so far silent on the subject (except WGA), and what the consequences will likely be for labor.
October 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The looming sale of Warner Bros Discovery is going to mean more job losses in an already-battered Hollywood. Jeremy Fuster looks at why the guilds are so far silent on the subject (except WGA), and what the consequences will likely be for labor.
And our @thewrap.com tribute, by @ceilidhann.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
And our @thewrap.com tribute, by @ceilidhann.bsky.social
Bravo to Paul Thomas Anderson for giving us another masterpiece in “One Battle After Another.” Apart from its touching portrayal of fierce fatherly love, the film is a necessary examination of radicalism in our society, the roots of regular peoples’ anger: what would Antifa look like if it existed?
September 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Bravo to Paul Thomas Anderson for giving us another masterpiece in “One Battle After Another.” Apart from its touching portrayal of fierce fatherly love, the film is a necessary examination of radicalism in our society, the roots of regular peoples’ anger: what would Antifa look like if it existed?
Loved having a candid interview with director Barry Avrich abt his new film #TheRoadBetweenUs and the difficulties in talking about Israel, Gaza - and a heroic rescue story. #tiff @thewrap.com
September 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Loved having a candid interview with director Barry Avrich abt his new film #TheRoadBetweenUs and the difficulties in talking about Israel, Gaza - and a heroic rescue story. #tiff @thewrap.com
Streaming dilemma: if you’re a producer-streamer like #Starz, do you license your show to #Netflix, where it can make a lot of $$, or keep the content to enhance your brand? Roger Cheng breaks down the value of “#Power” and “#Outlander” w/ @ParrotAnalytics Analytics www.thewrap.com/starz-stream...
August 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Streaming dilemma: if you’re a producer-streamer like #Starz, do you license your show to #Netflix, where it can make a lot of $$, or keep the content to enhance your brand? Roger Cheng breaks down the value of “#Power” and “#Outlander” w/ @ParrotAnalytics Analytics www.thewrap.com/starz-stream...
'm proud of this piece, so reposting it.: The Silence of Hollywood Women in the Age of Epstein -- Is #MeToo over? Or are women leaders and survivors just too exhausted to speak?
August 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
'm proud of this piece, so reposting it.: The Silence of Hollywood Women in the Age of Epstein -- Is #MeToo over? Or are women leaders and survivors just too exhausted to speak?
Today on @thewrap.com @brianlowry.bsky.social wrestles w the dilemma now facing veteran journalists at organizations like the #Washpost, #CBSNews, #LATimes, where many feel the owners are compromising core principles that underpin their work: Stay and fight? Or leave?
August 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today on @thewrap.com @brianlowry.bsky.social wrestles w the dilemma now facing veteran journalists at organizations like the #Washpost, #CBSNews, #LATimes, where many feel the owners are compromising core principles that underpin their work: Stay and fight? Or leave?
The Plan for New #Paramount : 7 Things We Learned From Talking to David Ellison and His Exec Team by
Lucas Manfredi and Kayla Cobb @thewrap.com. Here are the top news points, there's a lot happening from merging streaming services to selling Times Square hq to 3 new films added to 2026 slate.
Lucas Manfredi and Kayla Cobb @thewrap.com. Here are the top news points, there's a lot happening from merging streaming services to selling Times Square hq to 3 new films added to 2026 slate.
August 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Plan for New #Paramount : 7 Things We Learned From Talking to David Ellison and His Exec Team by
Lucas Manfredi and Kayla Cobb @thewrap.com. Here are the top news points, there's a lot happening from merging streaming services to selling Times Square hq to 3 new films added to 2026 slate.
Lucas Manfredi and Kayla Cobb @thewrap.com. Here are the top news points, there's a lot happening from merging streaming services to selling Times Square hq to 3 new films added to 2026 slate.
Thanks for the shoutout @oliverdarcy.bsky.social - and welcome to two big talents CorbinBolies on media beat and fashion journalism legend Booth Moore!! @thewrap.com is proud to make room for these voices!!
August 6, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Thanks for the shoutout @oliverdarcy.bsky.social - and welcome to two big talents CorbinBolies on media beat and fashion journalism legend Booth Moore!! @thewrap.com is proud to make room for these voices!!
The @nytimes.com should never have used this photo w/ a story abt starving children in Gaza-showing a critically ill child, & ignoring a healthy sibling a few feet away. The Times is hugely powerful outlet & sets impressions. This "correction," which vaguely acknowledges...
July 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The @nytimes.com should never have used this photo w/ a story abt starving children in Gaza-showing a critically ill child, & ignoring a healthy sibling a few feet away. The Times is hugely powerful outlet & sets impressions. This "correction," which vaguely acknowledges...
Pretty amazing to see Steven Spielberg recall early days on the @UniStudios lot as a teen, at the dedication of a brand new theater in his name in the very same lot. An incredible tribute and evening to an epic filmmaker & the studio he loves. Bravo #universal. @thewrap.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty amazing to see Steven Spielberg recall early days on the @UniStudios lot as a teen, at the dedication of a brand new theater in his name in the very same lot. An incredible tribute and evening to an epic filmmaker & the studio he loves. Bravo #universal. @thewrap.com
Today I’m reminded of the brilliant lecture I attended last year in Oxford Univ at the Isgap conference on antisemitism, on Irans regional ambitions by Uzi Rabi of Moshe Dayan Ctr at Tel Aviv U. He said mullahs wld never retreat, give up power. We shall see.
June 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Today I’m reminded of the brilliant lecture I attended last year in Oxford Univ at the Isgap conference on antisemitism, on Irans regional ambitions by Uzi Rabi of Moshe Dayan Ctr at Tel Aviv U. He said mullahs wld never retreat, give up power. We shall see.
Real time: US Marines guarding the completely empty plaza in front of the federal building on Wilshire Boulevard
June 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Real time: US Marines guarding the completely empty plaza in front of the federal building on Wilshire Boulevard
WaxWord talks to moguls on #WBD split: “This whole thing was a waste of time. They lost tremendous shareholder value. It was a failure… It’s a deal that never had a shot and shouldn’t have been done. But they’ve also done a terrible job running the company.”
June 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
WaxWord talks to moguls on #WBD split: “This whole thing was a waste of time. They lost tremendous shareholder value. It was a failure… It’s a deal that never had a shot and shouldn’t have been done. But they’ve also done a terrible job running the company.”
No one to report on the ground in Gaza. Chaos with violent consequences around the world.
June 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
No one to report on the ground in Gaza. Chaos with violent consequences around the world.
What a super fun morning moderating a discussion with these powerhouse producers #producedby @producersguild.bsky.social: David Zucker, Sam Quan, Carolyn Strauss, Sarah Timberman (missing Justin Wilkes). @thewrap.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What a super fun morning moderating a discussion with these powerhouse producers #producedby @producersguild.bsky.social: David Zucker, Sam Quan, Carolyn Strauss, Sarah Timberman (missing Justin Wilkes). @thewrap.com
In the words of the great Edward R Murrow:
May 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In the words of the great Edward R Murrow:
Up bright and early for “Die My Love “ by Lynne Ramsay. #cannes @thewrap.com
May 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Up bright and early for “Die My Love “ by Lynne Ramsay. #cannes @thewrap.com
There’s something very special about interviewing a director as their first film greets the world. My conversation w Kristen Stewart today was fire; she took a risk and it showed. The film is honest and so was convo. Video tomorrow. Here’s some pix
May 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
There’s something very special about interviewing a director as their first film greets the world. My conversation w Kristen Stewart today was fire; she took a risk and it showed. The film is honest and so was convo. Video tomorrow. Here’s some pix
Kristen Stewart made an emotional, brave, intimate film in 1st feature in #Cannes, the Chronology of Water. Audience gave her and star Imogen Poots a warm standing ovation. @thewrap.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Kristen Stewart made an emotional, brave, intimate film in 1st feature in #Cannes, the Chronology of Water. Audience gave her and star Imogen Poots a warm standing ovation. @thewrap.com
A singular movie star, Tom Cruise gives an emotional speech after the premiere of his movie #Missionimpossible : Final Reckoning” @thewrap #Cannes Festival
May 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A singular movie star, Tom Cruise gives an emotional speech after the premiere of his movie #Missionimpossible : Final Reckoning” @thewrap #Cannes Festival