Steve Pond
Steve Pond’s inside look at the artistry and insanity of the awards race, drawn from more than three decades of obsessively chronicling the Oscars and the entertainment industry.
R.J. Cutler had a busy 2024. He released two high-profile movies: “Martha,” which chips away at the steely façade of Martha Stewart, and “Elton John: Never Too Late,” which follows the rock star’s final tour while flashing back to his incendiary early career. And apparently, he’s not slowing down: He did this interview from New York on the morning of the fifth game of the World Series between the Dodgers and the Yankees, which he was filming for a documentary that’ll no doubt be out soon.