Rebecca Keegan
Vanity Fair
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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“I Knew We Were Gonna Get Nailed”: Inside the Academy’s Popular-Oscar Mess
Academy board members open up about the great popular-film-Oscar debacle of 2018, and explain how the prize may yet be incorporated into future ceremonies. → Read More
Newly Announced Oscars Producers Have Their Work Cut Out for Them
Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss will take on the Oscars telecast, as the Academy and ABC try to preserve the show’s relevance and ratings. → Read More
The Favourite Takes Off
Rebecca Keegan’s HWD Weekly newsletter. → Read More
Saudi Arabia’s Hollywood Dreams Are Going Up in Smoke
After the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, entertainment-industry ties with the kingdom begin to fray. → Read More
Harvey Weinstein’s Legal Win
Rebecca Keegan’s HWD Weekly newsletter. → Read More
“When You’re the D.A., You’d Better Be Dotting Your I’s and Crossing Your T’s”: Is the Harvey Weinstein Criminal Case in Trouble?
As prosecutors face a new hurdle thanks to an allegedly withholding N.Y.P.D. detective, legal experts assess the future of the case against the disgraced mogul. → Read More
Secrets of Netflix: Wild Wild Country, the Obamas, and the Rom-Com Moment
“The notion that things get lost on Netflix is silly,” Ted Sarandos said at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit. “Things get found on Netflix.” → Read More
Disney C.E.O. Bob Iger on Fox Acquisition: “I Like Taking Big Risks”
At Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit, Iger shared footage from The Lion King and details from his morning routine. → Read More
Michael Ovitz Still Can’t Help Himself
In his new book, Who Is Michael Ovitz?, the former superagent wrestles with his reputation as a ruthless negotiator. In this interview, he lives up to it. → Read More
So Long, Summer of Scam. Hello, Fall of Fraud
Scam artists have become something of a national obsession as of late. Just in time, this season sees a mini-boom of films that examine literary frauds of a certain vintage, including J.T. LeRoy and James Frey. → Read More
How Kathryn Hahn Tuned Out the “Nonsense Noise” and Landed the Role of Her Career
In Tamara Jenkins’s Private Life, Hahn tackles a story rarely told in pop culture, the tragicomedy of the fertility march. → Read More
Why Robert Redford Wants to Wind Down with The Old Man & the Gun
“You don’t want to overstay your time,” Redford said of his swan-song role. → Read More
A Few Good Men?
Rebecca Keegan’s HWD Weekly newsletter. → Read More
They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead: The Bonkers Backstory of Orson Welles’s Last Movie
Here’s your first look at Morgan Neville’s documentary about the making of Welles’s fraught final film, The Other Side of the Wind. → Read More
Now Streaming: The Oscars?
Rebecca Keegan’s HWD Weekly newsletter. → Read More
The Academy Is Quietly Considering Streaming the Oscars
The Oscars could eventually go to a streaming service, because, as some stakeholders believe, “TV is going nowhere.” → Read More
Emmy Night’s Toughest Job
Rebecca Keegan’s HWD Weekly newsletter. → Read More
A Star Is Born: Warner Brothers Cites Contract in Jon Peters Sexual Harassment Controversy
A credit for producer Jon Peters raises eyebrows in a post-#MeToo era. → Read More
Film Academy CEO Dawn Hudson after “Popular” Oscar Is Shelved: “We Want the Oscars to Evolve”
The Academy is nixing a controversial plan to introduce a new popular-film category this year, but is still planning to roll it out in the future. → Read More
Melissa McCarthy on the “Wildly Exciting” Chance to Play an Unapologetic Woman
“In terms of people liking her, she had no time for it,” said McCarthy of spiky literary forger Lee Israel, who she brings to life in Can You Ever Forgive Me? → Read More