Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking: Encore presentation this Sunday

HBO remembers Carrie Fisher with an encore presentation of WISHFUL DRINKING this Sunday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:20 p.m. ET/PT) on the main HBO channel. Debuting in 2010, this feature-length adaptation of the Hollywood icon’s hit autobiographical stage production tells the intoxicating tale of her life, combining her raucous one-woman stage performance, interviews with family and friends, and archival footage.  Produced and directed by World of Wonder’s Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, the special received two Primetime Emmy® nominations, including Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.

Katherine McNamara Attends 2016 InStyle And Warner Bros., Weinstein Company And Netflix, HBO's 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards Parties

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Beverly Hills, California - Twenty year old actress Katherine McNamara looking simply gorgeous in a long black dress and heels attends InStyle and Warner Bros., Weinstein Company And Netflix, HBO's 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards parties at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, January 10, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California.

Katherine "Kat" Grace McNamara is an American actress, singer, songwriter, model and dancer. She is set to play Clary Fray in the upcoming Freeform Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments and Sonya in the Maze Runner film series.

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HBO acquires rights to documentary Jim: The James Foley Story, debuting Feb. 6

HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS ACQUIRES BRIAN OAKES’ DOCUMENTARY

JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY, ABOUT THE

LIFE AND DEATH OF FRONTLINE JOURNALIST JAMES FOLEY,

FROM KUNHARDT FILMS

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Film To Premiere In U.S. Documentary Competition At

Sundance Film Festival Prior To Feb. 6 Debut On HBO

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            New York City, New York -  HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. TV rights to Brian Oakes’ powerful documentary JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY, about the life, death and legacy of journalist James Foley, who was murdered by ISIS in 2014, it was announced today. The film will have its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition of the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, and will debut SATURDAY, FEB. 6 on HBO.

            Directed by Brian Oakes, the film is produced by Eva Lipman, George Kunhardt and Teddy Kunhardt and executive produced by Peter Kunhardt. The deal was negotiated with HBO by Cinetic Media on behalf of Kunhardt Films, the award-winning production company that produced the documentary. JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY marks the tenth collaboration between HBO and Kunhardt Films, following documentaries such as “Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words,” “Teddy: In His Own Words” and “Gloria: In Her Own Words.”

            On Thanksgiving Day 2012, American photojournalist James “Jim” Foley was kidnapped in

Emilia Clarke Attends San Francisco Premiere Of HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5

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San Francisco, California - Twenty eight year old 'Game of Thrones' star Emilia Clarke looked simply fabulous wearing black dress and high heels as she stepped out to attend the premiere of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' Season 5 held at San Francisco Opera House on March 23, 2015 in San Francisco, California.

Emilia Clarke is an English actress, best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013.

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Sophie Turner Attends San Francisco Premiere Of HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5

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San Francisco, California - Nineteen year old 'Game of Thrones' star Sophie Turner looked simply gorgeous wearing off-the-shoulder design by Chalayan green, red, white dress and white high heels as she stepped out to attend the premiere of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' Season 5 held at San Francisco Opera House on March 23, 2015 in San Francisco, California.

Sophie Turner is an English actress. Turner is best known for her role as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones, which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Young Actress in a TV Series.

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Maisie Williams Attends San Francisco Premiere Of HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5

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San Francisco, California - Seventeen year old 'Game of Thrones' star Maisie Williams looked simply beautiful wearing pink dress and chrome high heels as she stepped out to attend the premiere of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' Season 5 held at San Francisco Opera House on March 23, 2015 in San Francisco, California.

Maisie Williams born April 15th, 1997 is an English actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Arya Stark in the HBO television series Game of Thrones, which earned her the 2012 Portal Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Television and Best Young Actor, and the BBC Radio 1 Teen Award for Best British Actor in 2013. She has also received nominations for the Scream Award for Best Ensemble (2011), and the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress (2013) for her performance.

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Holland Roden Attends HBO's 'The Leftovers' New York Premiere

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NEW YORK CITY, New York - Twenty seven year old actress Holland Roden from MTV's Teen Wolf looked simply fabulous wearing a red Paper London outfit, Halston Heritage clutch, and Rupert Sanderson heels on the red carpet for 'The Leftovers' premiere held at NYU Skirball Center on June 23, 2014 in New York City.

Holland Marie Roden is an American actress, best known for her role as Lydia Martin in MTV's popular teen drama Teen Wolf.

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Keke Palmer: HBO "Boardwalk Empire" Season Premiere

Los Angeles, California - Twenty year old Keke Palmer looked beautiful wearing a black top and pants
with silver shoes to the HBO "Boardwalk Empire" season premiere hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs at the Carondelet House on September 6, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer born on August 26, 1993 is an American actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, and voice actress. Palmer was born in Harvey, Illinois and raised in Robbins, Illinois. After Palmer's film debut, Palmer and her family moved to California to help her pursue a career in television.

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Maisie Williams Attends HBO's "Game of Thrones" San Francisco Premiere

San Francisco, California - Fifteen year old Actress Maisie Williams looked beautiful in a white dress with black tights as she hits the red carpet for the San Francisco premiere of HBO's "Game of Thrones" at Palace Of Fine Arts Theater on March 20, 2013 in San Francisco, California.

Maisie Williams born on April 15th, 1997 is an English Actress. Her first role was that of Arya Stark, a tomboyish young girl from a noble family, in the 2011 HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. In the adult-themed drama, Williams was the first child actor whose character killed another onscreen, in the eighth episode "The Pointy End". She received acclaim for her performance, with Zap2it calling her "wonderfully feisty" and the The Daily Telegraph "fantastic".

Williams continued to garner praise in Season 2, and HBO submitted her for consideration as Outstanding Supporting Actress in the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards. Her performance also resulted in 2012 Portal Awards for Best Supporting Actress/Television and Best Young Actor. At 15 years of age, Williams is the youngest ever to win the Best Supporting Actress category.

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Sophie Turner Attends HBO's "Game of Thrones" San Francisco Premiere

San Francisco, California - Seventeen year old Actress Sophie Turner looked stunning as she attended the San Francisco premiere of HBO's "Game of Thrones" at Palace Of Fine Arts Theater on March 20, 2013 in San Francisco, California.

Sophie Turner born February 21, 1996 is an English actress, known for playing Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones.

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