Peter Bart

6 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Peter Bart

Peter Bart: Having Survived Decades Of Enemy Attacks, ‘60 Minutes’ Must Now Defy A New Phalanx Of Powerful Legal & Political FoesDon Hewitt, the brilliantly contentious founder of 60 Minutes, saw to it that the most impactful characters in key segments turned out to be the “heavies.” Hewitt wanted his audience to understand the threat posed by “bad guys” — hence an ambush interview or some other dramatic confrontation.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Peter Bart

Don Hewitt, the brilliantly contentious founder of 60 Minutes, saw to it that the most impactful characters in key segments turned out to be the “heavies.” Hewitt wanted his audience to understand the threat posed by “bad guys” — hence an ambush interview or some other dramatic confrontation. During his 37-year reign, Hewitt never would have imagined the list of alleged “bad guys” presently casting a shadow over his show.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Peter Bart

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2 weeks ago | deadline.com | Peter Bart

Talk about turnarounds: Hollywood is getting high marks this week for two timely hits that are being devoured by Gen Z audiences worldwide. Filmgoers are lauding the game-based A Minecraft Movie and the original thriller Sinners — a veritable feast of video games and vampires. And memories are short. Two years ago at this moment studio chiefs were running for cover, film releases were canceled, strikes were looming and Warner Bros.

1 month ago | deadline.com | Peter Bart

The two shows represent a blast of contrast: Adolescence is gritty and minimalist. The Studio is noisily over the top. Yet both are dominating the conversation among critics and cinephiles and are impacting viewers worldwide. Adolescence is topping Netflix charts in 71 countries with its probe of the “male rage” lurking in a benign 13-year-old boy (played by Owen Cooper).