Coolidge named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
— (AP) — Jennifer Coolidge, who saw a career resurgence following her Emmy-winning turn as Tanya McQuoid-Hunt in the acclaimed HBO series “The White Lotus," was named the 2023 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Tuesday. The Pudding is the oldest theatrical organization in the nation and one of the oldest in the world. Coolidge will be honored with a parade through Harvard Square on Feb. 4 followed by a roast when she will be presented her Pudding Pot. Previous winners of the Woman of the Year Award include Meryl Streep, Viola Davis and Debbie Reynolds. Bob Odenkirk was named the 2023 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year last week.
wftv.comFilmmaker Alexandra Pelosi on her father Paul Pelosi's recovery: "The emotional scars, I don't know if those ever heal"
Preview: In an interview airing on "CBS Sunday Morning" December 11, the documentarian talks about the brutal attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and says she hasn't slept since.
cbsnews.comJudas Priest, Mellencamp leave memorable Rock Hall moments
The heavy metal mainstays delighted a room full of pop-minded Lionel Richie fans and Duran Duran stans who may well have shunned them in their 1980s heyday. MELLENCAMPING ON THE MICNewly minted members whose careers came behind the scenes rarely make Rock Hall headlines or get major minutes on TV. And John Mellencamp (class of 2018) made maybe the night's most memorable speech, a long, sprawling, occasionally awkward but always heartfelt tribute to, of all things, a lawyer. He inducted Allen Grubman, a co-founder of the Rock Hall and attorney to many current and future members. Which made it all the more exciting when Duran Duran opened the night with a big tech glitch.
wftv.comJudas Priest, Mellencamp leave memorable Rock Hall moments
Two weeks after the rousing entrance of Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Eminem and Lionel Richie and many others into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles will air on HBO at 8 p.m. on Saturday night, when it can also be seen streaming on HBO Max. If past telecasts are any indication, the 6 1/2-hour will be cut roughly in half for the television audience. Here are a few memorable moments from the show, that might get short shrift on TV. Many of this year's Hall inductees had more fame than Judas Priest.
news.yahoo.comSaturday Sessions: Bret McKenzie performs "A Little Tune"
New Zealand’s Bret McKenzie first received widespread attention on the HBO series “Flight of the Conchords” and has appeared in the “Lord of the Rings” movies. Most of his work has been in comedy but the artist’s recently released album, “Songs Without Jokes,” is different. For Saturday Sessions, McKenzie performs "A Little Tune."
news.yahoo.comSci-fi drama 'Westworld' canceled by HBO after 4 seasons
LOS ANGELES — (AP) — HBO has pulled the plug on “Westworld,” its Emmy-winning sci-fi drama. The series’ cancellation came less than three months after its fourth season concluded in August. The cast included Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Aaron Paul and Thandiwe Newton. Newton earned a best supporting actress Emmy in 2018, and the series received more than 50 nominations and won nine awards from the TV academy. Like the 1973 film that inspired it, also titled “Westworld,” the series was initially set in a Western-style amusement park that allowed guests to realize their fantasies with the help of androids.
wftv.comJake Lacy becomes a lead after years of supporting roles
But he's also quick to note his good fortune because “My love for this work fires every one of my cylinders. This is the first time, let's pull it back a little bit,' Lacy laughed. When he took the job, Lacy wanted to make sure the children who worked on the series would be regarded with care. On screen they were adversaries, but Hanks says working with Lacy sparked a new friendship. You can only kind of offer up the first act and be like, 'They’re camping and a thing happens,” he laughed.
wftv.comNew this week: 'Me Time,' DJ Khaled and Sylvester Stallone
This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh music from DJ Khaled and his celebrity pals, an HBO documentary about the unending toll Hurricane Katrina had on New Orleans' children and a film starring Sylvester Stallone as an aged superhero.
And just like that, ‘And Just Like That’ is finally starting to get good
We’re six episodes into the reboot of “Sex and the City” series called “And Just Like That,” and after a bit of a rough start, the new show is finally starting to feel like the show that viewers fell in love with over 20 years ago.
New this week: 'Sex and the City,' Juice Wrld and Will Smith
This week’s new entertainment releases include a double album from Alicia Keys and a posthumous one from Juice Wrld, Sandra Bullock playing an ex-con in the Netflix film “The Unforgivable” and Will Smith testing himself in a wildlife documentary series.
Hong Kong grants quarantine exemption to Nicole Kidman
Hong Kong’s government says it has granted a quarantine exemption to an individual to perform “designated professional work” following reports that Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman did not have to spend time in quarantine when she arrived in the city to film a TV series.