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John Ross

Los Angeles

West Coast Director, Editorial Projects at Vanity Fair

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  • 3 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | John Ross

    Since the pandemic, film festivals have struggled in a landscape where fewer films receive theatrical distribution and streamers have scaled back their spending on acquisitions. In 2021, Tribeca chose to move its festival from April to June—helping distance the event from both Sundance, where so many independent films premiere, and Cannes, the industry’s preeminent auteur-driven festival.

  • 1 month ago | vanityfair.com | John Ross

    God bless Jean Smart, but I don’t know if I can watch her win another Emmy. She’s already collected three for her delicious work on Hacks—she’s never been nominated for the series without winning—and this September she will likely be called to the stage for her fourth. John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight, meanwhile, has won 30 awards in 11 years, and I can recite from memory his perennial speech thanking staff members in Brooklyn.

  • 1 month ago | currentaffairs.org | John Ross

    The Vice Chair of the DNC wants to primary incumbents who are “asleep at the wheel” but still backs Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi. He’s offering the appearance of change without the substance. You might think that, after losing another election to Donald Trump in spectacular fashion, top Democrats would realize their party needs sweeping reforms. But apparently not.

  • 2 months ago | vanityfair.com | John Ross

    Parris Goebel, the New Zealand–born co-creative director and choreographer behind Lady Gaga’s Coachella performance, is no stranger to working with major pop stars. She was responsible for choreographing Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show in 2023 and Doja Cat’s headlining set at last year’s Coachella.

  • 2 months ago | vanityfair.com | John Ross

    An A-list group of filmmakers and actors turned out in support of Francis Ford Coppola on Saturday night, as the legendary director received the 50th AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. At 86, Coppola joins an elite group of filmmakers who have received the honor that includes Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, and Mel Brooks. The ceremony was a celebration of Coppola's career, the six decades over which he fundamentally reshaped American filmmaking.