Month: December 2022

Barbara Walters’ TV Interviews Have Changed Format, No More – The Hollywood Reporter

When Barbara Walters interviews Monica Lewinsky for this special episode of 20/20 in 1999, a total of 74 million Americans tuned in to ABC to watch. Seventy four million. That’s a quarter of the entire US population at the time. The interview averaged 48 shares, meaning that almost half of all televisions in use at …

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Where to watch the best 2023 New Year’s Eve specials online – The Hollywood Reporter

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Skipping all the parties and ringing in 2023 from home? You can still say goodbye to 2022 and join the live countdown at Times Square in New York, Disneyland in California and …

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Telluride Film Festival Co-Founder Was 82 – The Hollywood Reporter

Bill Pence, co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival, died Dec. 6 after a long illness. Telluride Daily Planet reported. He was 82. The first festival was held in 1974 at the Sheridan Opera House in Telluride, Colorado. Initiated by the Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities; Bill and his wife Stella; Tom Luddy; and …

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Journalists, Hollywood figures Honor Broadcaster – The Hollywood Reporter

Oprah, Bob Iger, Alyssa Milano and Lynda Carter were among friends, journalists and Hollywood personalities who remembered Barbara Walters, who died Friday night at the age of 93. The legendary journalist is the first female co-host of Today show, anchor of the primetime evening news and co-creator and co-host of The view. She died at …

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Disney shares fall 44 percent in 2022 amid tumultuous year – The Hollywood Reporter

It’s been a tough year and a tough week for Disney stock, though Avatar: The Path of Water continues to bring dollars to the coffers. Disney shares ended the year closing at $86.88 on Friday, down less than 1 percent, in a welcome respite from the downward slide that began earlier this week, after Avatar …

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How Anna Kendrick’s abusive relationship inspired Alice, Darling – The Hollywood Reporter

Anna Kendrick opens up about how her personal experience in an abusive relationship influenced her lead role in the new film Alice, honeywhich is now playing in theaters in New York and Los Angeles before a wider theatrical release on January 20. Kendrick said earlier people that the project, directed by Mary Nighy in her …

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Watch her 10 greatest interviews – The Hollywood Reporter

Barbara Walters, the late groundbreaking journalist, set up the ABC 20/20 on the map and co-created The view. Throughout her iconic career spanning 50 years and 12 Emmy Awards, she interviewed royalty, celebrities, presidents and Hollywood stars. She died on Friday aged 93 in New York and is survived by her adopted daughter Jacqueline. Walters, …

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Comcast President Michael Kavanagh Extends Contract Through 2027 – The Hollywood Reporter

Michael Cavanagh, Comcast’s chief financial officer, who was recently given the added title of president, has signed a new multi-year contract with the company. Comcast, led by Brian Roberts, revealed on Dec. 30 that it had entered into a new employment agreement with Kavanagh through the end of 2027. The agreement calls for a base …

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Queen guitarist Brian May among those on UK’s top honors list – The Hollywood Reporter

Queen guitarist Brian May was among artists, designers, community leaders and members of the England women’s football team in the UK New Year’s honors list. More than 1,100 people were included in the list announced on Friday, which was the first to be signed by King Charles III. Associated Press reported. The pageant is an …

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