he's hollywood. insdorf: there is a reason that, for example, the hollywood style in the various ways that we've been chipping at the notion... there's a reason that it's had such an enduring appeal such a geographically vast appeal and it has something to do with storytelling. i mean, certainly with narrative closure... it's also inherently paternal. it basically says, we know best. we know how to make people look beautiful. we know how to tell a story. we're going to give it to you and you are going to watch it. we're in control. which is what you say to a six-year-old before he goes to sleep. a lot of movies put us on the knee of the filmmakers and say, "once upon a time..." and if you're good and if you listen carefully to the story not only will everything turn out well but you will be able to take the story with you to sleep. there is part of that. but haven't we gotten a little more sophisticated? i know you have made films where you've taken the traditional storytelling modes and yet, you've

(harvey keitel) it's a film that hollywood did not want to make. quentin was going to give up directing the script, because of all the difficulty in raising the funding. and i urged him to direct it. i wanted him to direct it, because in the text his talent was so vivid to me that i felt he should direct it and i didn't want to do it unless he directed it. the way i write, i get the characters talking. and they just start talking to each other and i'm like a court reporter, just writing it down. and they just get it going. and so since this was basically almost like a play as far as like the way they dealt with each other, they wrote it. (quentin tarantino) this is my quickest script, i wrote it in about 3 weeks. (man) if i'd known how you are i'd never have worked with you. are you going to bark all day, little doggie? or are you going to bite? what was that? i'm sorry, i didn't catch it. would you repeat it? are you going to bark all day, or are you going to bite? i got involved in helping quentin with the casting, which an actor of my experience

(laughter) >> jon: that seems locate a bit of a stereotype of hollywood. >> stereotype of hollywood (laughter) stereotype, start for the reason, jon. this whole town is the hedo hedonistic jobless nightmare middle america always suspected it was. take a look at this. take a look at this picture i took. this is incredible. check this out. come on. look at that. (laughter) it is like eyes [bleep] shut in there. >> jon: let me see that again. is that right there, is that -- >> yes, that is sean penn doing a-- with castro. >> jon: wait, let me see that again, am i wrong-- holy [bleep] is that osama bin laden. >> what, no, no of course not, that's not-- obama killed him. we all know that. that's just christian bale, preparing for a role, that guy's method. >> jon: you know what though, at least hollywood sliving their values. i see a lot of priuses parked out behind you that is for something. >> those are just for driving around the grounds. the vehicles they came in are parked in the west lot. but you know what, the president himself actually did arrive in prius one. >> jon: that is princ

in the white house released top secret info about the raid that killed osama bin laden to a hollywood director is this an attempt to gain positive attention in an election year we'll explore. it's wednesday may twenty third five pm in washington d.c. i'm abbie martin and you're watching our t.v. the first amendment clearly states that congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion the founders clearly understood the importance of your right to practice or not practice religion in this country however in a predominately christian nation the significance of atheism is growing poppy that popularity has underscored in today's social dialogue atheism is one of the fastest growing social movements in the country yes it is a movement and it's gaining substantial political ground earlier this year d.c. has reason rally and brought in twenty thousand people in the pouring rain to stand for it theistic ideals so as atheism a force to be reckoned with and what will this mean and then dynamics of our country to answer that i'm joined by c sorry but i see it monthly is not her

and white house released top secret info about the raid that killed osama bin laden to a hollywood director and is this an attempt to gain positive attention an election year we'll explore. it's wednesday may twenty third eight pm in washington d.c. i'm abby martin and you're watching r.t. the first amendment clearly states that congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of a religion the founders clearly understood the importance of your right to practice or not practice religion in this country however in a predominantly christian nation the significance of atheism is growing popularity has been underscored in today's social dialogue atheism is one of the fastest growing social movements in the country yes it is a movement and it's also gaining substantial political ground earlier this year d.c. as reason rally brought in twenty thousand people in the pouring rain to stand for atheistic ideals so as atheism a force to be reckoned with and what will this mean to the dynamics of our country in the future to answer that i was joined earlier by david silverman president of americ

the business of pirating movies has exploded, and it's costing hollywood billions. virtually every new movie that comes out winds up being pirated on the internet. [ticking] >> i have been asking to see those books. like, this week, okay, is your deadline. >> anna wintour is involved in every detail of vogue: the clothes... >> i like the stripe. >> editing the pictures and articles. >> can i see meredith, please? >> she's decisive, impatient, and there's a look that says, "i'm the boss, and you're boring." [ticking] >> decades after their demise, some departed stars draw more income than they ever made while they were drawing breath, and there is a growing legion of agents and managers willing to represent them. >> we're a business agent for about 250 entertainment, sports, music, and historical clients, but most of those are deceased. >> dead. >> dead. >> they're working stiffs. >> i guess you could say that. >> welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. i'm steve kroft. for many people, hollywood, high fashion, and paparazzi-draped celebrities are the epitome of modern-day gl

>> first of all, that term hollywood royalty really, really scares me. in britain, you have real royalty. you know. we're just people doing a job. no, no, no. no. >> it is william and kate to many americans. >> i don't think so. i don't think so. we'll leave that to brad and angelina. how's that? we'll make them. >> tell me about your dad. he was clearly a pivotal figure in your life. >> yes, yes. >> what would he have made? you know what he made of it. tell me about the struggles he first had when he came to america and what it was like for the family. >> the struggles really became -- were actually what happened before he came to america. as you know, he was in a labor camp. he tried to escape from the country twice. if he had even -- if they had known he was thinking about escaping, then they would have shot him just for even suspecting that he might have wanted to do something like that. so his struggles that he encountered all before the age of 25 or 26, i think, once he came to america, that was the dream, that was the destination. and in the "who

also, rita wilson, hollywood royalty and the better half of that guy, tom hanks. and only in america, the family jacksons, brothers reunited and divided over michael's killer and a mother grieving her son's death. will you ever get over this? >> never. every morning, every -- all through the day, i think about michael. i just miss him. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. we begin with our big story, the bruising battle for the white house. not just votes that count. it is the money president obama and mitt romney spent billions since announcing support for same sex marriage. president obama raised at least $20 million. $15 million of which came from that big party in hollywood last night, hosted by george clooney. director and actor rob reiner was among the select few invited. he joins me for this interview. rob, what was it like? >> it was a great evening. i mean, what was wonderful about it is that even though we had raised that, you know, you mentioned $15 million, about two-thirds of that money came from small donors. they were about 15 tables

>> first of all, that term hollywood royalty really, really scares me. in britain, you have real royalty. you know. we're just people doing a job. no, no, no. no. >> it is william and kate to many americans. >> i don't think so. i don't think so. we'll leave that to brad and angelina. how's that? we'll make them -- >> tell me about your dad. he was clearly a pivotal figure in your life. >> yes, yes. >> what would he have made? you node what he know what he made of it. tell me about the struggles he first had when he came to america and what it was like for the family. >> the struggles really became -- were actually what happened before he came to america. as you know, he was in a labor camp. he tried to escape from the country twice. if he had even -- if they had known he was thinking about escaping, then they would have shot him just for even suspecting that he might have wanted to do something like that. so his struggles that he encountered all before the age of 25 or 26, i think, once he came to america, that was the dream, that was the destination. a

>> first of all, that term hollywood royalty really, really scares me. in britain, you have real royalty. you know. we're just people doing a job. no, no, no. no. >> it is william and kate to many americans. >> i don't think so. i don't think so. we'll leave that to brad and angelina. how's that? we'll make them -- >> tell me about your dad. he was clearly a pivotal figure in your life. >> yes, yes. >> what would he have made? you know what he made of it. tell me about the struggles he first had when he came to america and what it was like for the family. >> the struggles really became -- were actually what happened before he came to america. as you know, he was in a labor camp. he tried to escape from the country twice. if he had even -- if they had known he was thinking about escaping, then they would have shot him just for even suspecting that he might have wanted to do something like that. so his struggles that he encountered all before the age of 25 or 26, i think, once he came to america, that was the dream, that was the destination. and in the "wh

>>> hooray for hollywood! let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington and leading off tonight's l.a.'s story. what made hollywood's "a" list come out for a dinner at george clooney's house last night and leave $15 million behind for president obama? and within vn that hollywood is happy for the president who will not compromise his principals, because all of the stalwarts are for the president. rob reiner joins us at the top of the show. >>> we now know that joe biden felt he needed to apologize to president obama for getting out in front with his gay marriage comments last sunday. short people inside the white house were angry that biden stole the president's thunder. why are they going public with their anger? that's my question. why splash it across all the major newspapers today? who wins there? that's what i want to know. >>> also, how seriously should we take the report of mitt romney's high school open antipathy, action against a presumed gay classmate? should something tha

france's new president, hollywood hollywood hollywood, meets his afghan counterpart in kabul after pledging to bring his country's troops home early. a conclusion to a 33-year-old mystery. u.s. police arrest a man over a missing child case. welcome to world world. i'm tim wilcox. also coming up -- the world's first private delivery is expected to arrive shortly at the international space station. and final rehearsals ahead of this weekend's eurovision song contest with azerbaijan's human rights record taking central stage. >> hello. bankia, spain's fourth largest bank, is in trouble. shares in the bank, which was part nationalized two weeks ago, has been suspended much the move comes ahead of a board meeting later, where bankia's new management team is expected to present a restructuring plan. it's understood the struggling bank will then ask the spanish government for at least 15 billion euro toss help it carry out what it calls a clean-up. i've been speaking -- actually, let's go to madrid and speak to the will be will be's tom burridge, who joins us. is this potentially, tom, just the ti

also, rita wilson, hollywood royalty and the better half of that guy, tom hanks. and only in america, the family jacksons, brothers reunited and divided over michael's killer and a mother grieving her son's death. will you ever get over this? >> never. every morning, every -- all through the day, i think about michael. i just miss him. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. we begin with our big story, the bruising battle for the white house. not just votes that count. it is the money president obama and mitt romney spent billions since announcing support for same sex marriage. president obama raised at least $20 million. $15 million of which came from that big party in hollywood last night, hosted by george clooney. director and actor rob reiner was among the select few invited. he joins me for this interview. rob what was it like? >> it was a great evening. i mean, what was wonderful about it is that even though we had raised that, you know, you mentioned $15 million, about two-thirds of that money came from small donors. they were about 15 tables

we want the opportunity to be part of hollywood. it leads to a better project and frankly for our community, it makes stars, and stars are things that opens manufactures. >> you know what, we reached out to cohen's representatives, and they say they're happy to set up a screening for you to come see the movie before it releases. how do you feel about that? >> i'm happy to see the movie, but, again, it's not the movie. there's nothing you can do to offend me. i'm a xheed wran. i'm offensive as it is. it's really not about this movie, randy. >> i'm glad you said that. >> it's the bigger picture of hollywood. if you are going to make money mocking us, let us be a part of, it and i can promise you, it will be a better movie every time. we're going to add things you haven't thought of. you know nothing about our community or what you read and have seen on the news isn't great. >> great point and discussion. dean, thank you so much. have a great sunday. >> thank you too. >>> there is a lot of news coming up in the next week that you are g

>> when it comes to summer blockbusters, hollywood is pulling out the big guns. the studios hoping superheroes have the power to lift ticket sales on their way to saving the world. if it all looks pretty familiar, that's the point. filmmakers are hoping to recapture the iconic characters like thor, ironman, captain america, the black widow, and the hulk. this time, all together in the avengers. >> to see all of those people come together in one movie, first time ever something like this has happened, it's kind of epic. >> but the super group is just the first in the season of superheroes. in july, spiderman gets another reboot, then batman makes his repeat performance in the dark knight rises. the latest installment for the caped crusader. >> i think the genre is something that we all deep down wish we could do ourselves. i mean, who wouldn't want to fly? >> it's not all old school. tinsel town is turning the page on some character traits. in the comic book, superheroes were always larger than life. here in hollywood, they said they're a lot more like you and me,

>> first of all, that term hollywood royalty really, really scares me. in britain, you have real royalty. you know. we're just people doing a job. no, no, no. no. >> it is william and kate to many americans. >> i don't think so. i don't think so. we'll leave that to brad and angelina. how's that? we'll make them -- >> tell me about your dad. he was clearly a pivotal figure in your life. >> yes, yes. >> what would he have made? you node what know what he made. tell me about the struggles he first had when he came to america and what it was like for the family. >> the struggles really became -- were actually what happened before he came to america. as you know, he was in a labor camp. he tried to escape from the country twice. if he had even -- if they had known he was thinking about escaping, then they would have shot him just for even suspecting that he might have wanted to do something like that. so his struggles that he encountered all before the age of 25 or 26, i think, once he came to america, that was the dream, that was the destination. and in the

what hollywood superstars are going to be there tonight? >> well, we know that obviously george clooney who is hosting and thelma hyatt, jack black, eddie murphy robert downy, jr. >> robert downy, jr. is going to be there and i am not there? what's up with this? sorry. go ahead. >> in addition there is also a lot of behind-the-steins scenes players, studio heads there, the heads of two of the major hollywood talent agencies are going to be there. they are very important because they mobilize a lot of the stars because they all, you know, are represented by talent agencies. it is going to be a powerplayer evening there. >> do you think there is anybody that we might be surprised to learn is there? >> you know, that's a good question. i think that when people think about hollywood activists, they tend to think of the clooney type that are very out spoken and go to events and put themselves out there. someone like jack black that i don't think people think of as a political person he is actually. someone like will ferrell who you don't think o

let me ask you about hollywood and the business world. it seems to me that the people on wall street, let's put it to the republican side, i'll stick it there, when they invest a republican candidate they want a better tax break. in a sort of perverted way, they should get a tax write-off. they're doing it for the money. you guys are doing it for cultural reasons. especially gay people are concern and do get a value and interest in terms of rights but that's what they have a right to anyway, i would argue. this is interesting you guys out on the coast do it because you agree with the president. people in wall street and business world and texas around there, they give money because they make money off republican politics. >> that's exactly right. and it's interesting but the hollywood community is only donor base, as you call it, that has no quid pro quo. we don't support a candidate because he might be able to do something for us. when you see the koch brothers throwing 20 to hundreds of millions of dollars into a pac, they're looking fo

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i mean, hollywood is always about that, right? >> yeah. hollywood is always about images, and the next new thing. it's always the next new thing. and so that's what makes it difficult for guys like me to hang in there for a good long while, you know? like you say, i've been there for a while. >> hinojosa: and you've been working every year. >> i've continued to work. and i... >> hinojosa: knock on wood? >> knock on wood and thank my lucky stars, yes. >> hinojosa: i mean, because even though you've been an amazing star... for example, last of the mohicans, a lot of people said you should have been nominated for an oscar. >> yeah, but you have to remember, that was 1992, or '91. >> hinojosa: yeah, but wes, let me come back to you and say, but that movie, even on the trailer of where it says, you know, "last of the mohicans," your name doesn't even appear on that banner there. and it's just like, "but wes kind of carried that movie-- why isn't his name up there?" >> yeah, that's a good question. i... it just came out in dvd. i think you shoul

what happens when hollywood's heavyweights play politics. at the party. >>> also, mothering or smothering, the battle of breast-feeding big kids. i'll talk to amanda peet about extreme parents and her controversial plan to have every child vaccinated. >> we're in church every sunday because we have a lot to be thankful for sdmril's ask him about his faith, family and all those supposed wild nights. >>> and rita wilson, the better half of tom hanks. >>> the jacksons, a mother still grieving her son's death. will you ever get over this? >> never. every morning, every -- all through the day i think about michael. i just miss him. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. we begin with our big story and the bruising battle for the white house. it's not just the votes that count. it is the money president obama and mitt romney spent billions since announcing support for same-sex marriage. president obama raised at least $20 million. $15 million of which came from that big party in hollywood last night, hosted by george clooney. directo

little hollywood? ms. lee? so there is still confusion. be conservative, air on the side of exclusion, which is where i thought the land? >> yes, to all of the above. it is your call to make. it is fine if it is the basis of public testimony, but i would encourage you to err on the side of being conservative. this is not supposed to represent all neighborhoods, it is suppose to be ones where you have to recognize the neighborhoods intact in their entirety. mr. mcdonnell: thank you. mr. pilpel: to that end, i think all of candlestick is in 10, and i would add showplace square. mr. mcdonnell: again, we don't need an exhaustive list. it is actually even under 1%. all of that said, any objection to candlestick? silver terrace, a little hollywood, candlestick, spelled correctly -- mr. pilpel: out include civista valley. sorry. -- i would include at vista valid. sorry. mr. mcdonnell: any objection to the list as presented here? mr. pilpel: yes. mr. mcdonnell: ok. go ahead. mr. pilpel: ok. what are you proposing it is in? mr. mcdonnell: propose w

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>> when it comes to summer blockbusters, hollywood is pulling out the big guns. the studios hoping superheroes have the power to lift ticket sales on their way to saving the world. if it all looks pretty familiar, that's the point. filmmakers are hoping to recapture the iconic characters like thor, ironman, captain america, the black widow, and the hulk. this time, all together in the avengers. >> to see all of those people come together in one movie, first time ever something like this has happened, it's kind of epic. >> but the super group is just the first in the season of superheroes. in july, spiderman gets another reboot, then batman makes his repeat performance in the dark knight rises. the lottest installment for the caped crusader. >> i think the genre is something that we all deep down wish we could do ourselves. i mean, who wouldn't want to fly? >> it's not all old school. tinsel town is turning the page on some character traits. in the comic book, superheroes were always larger than life. here in hollywood, they said they're a lot more like you and me

it's where they work with hollywood. but from what i understood most of the time they help make sure they got the uniforms right. doing like a historical movie. >> eric: apparently, the e-mails from the d.o.d. they want this to be called a gutsy decision. they are stocking the mond. >> greg: like i said, hollywood is obama's p.r. arm. he has done more victory laps than waltrip and andretti's combined. it's automobiles. >> dana: i got that. freddie i would do it, too. >> bob: sure you would. when they invaded grenada with 15,000 troops to save two american rich u.s. medical students that was a big deal. >> dana: did anyone do a movie when saddam hussein was captured and nut jail? put in jail? i don't think hollywood was falling all over itself. >> eric: this matters because there is rumors and innuendo and may be documents to suggest that the underwear bomber, the one they nailed a couple of months ago. couple of weeks ago. apparently it was leaked, the information was leaked excellently through the white house, because -

you really are a hollywood star. you have a hollywood star. >> and i have a hollywood star. it's kind of miraculous. because when i came here about 20 years ago, i was 30 years old, and i didn't have an agent or a manager. i mean, i'm like the actress version of seabiscuit. >> jimmy: most people come right out of high school or college. >> they're models and they all have reception. i had nothing. so to be standing there on hollywood boulevard and i havea star was just really overwhelming. >> jimmy: i would imagine it was. did you get emotional? >> i did. you know, ray romano who was my first tv husband, got up and spoke and then neil flynn, who is my current tv husband. my real husband was there too. >> jimmy: he didn't speak. >> he kept quiet. i have these three wonderful husbands, it's sort of like i'm a reverse mormon. so when we're on the set, we're always joking. they're comedians, so you never really are sincere with each other. they got up and said some very nice things. and it shook me up because they were so nice. >> jimmy: did you shed tears? >> i got choked up. >

what hollywood superstars are going to be there tonight? >> well, we know that obviously george clooney who is hosting and thelma hyatt, jack black, eddie murphy robert downy, jr. >> robert downy, jr. is going to be there and i am not there? what's up with this? sorry. go ahead. >> in addition, there is also a lot of behind-the-steins scenes players, studio heads there, the heads of two of the major hollywood talent agencies are going to be there. they are very important because they mobilize a lot of the stars because they all, you know, are represented by talent agencies. it is going to be a powerplayer evening there. >> do you think there is anybody that we might be surprised to learn is there? >> you know, that's a good question. i think that when people think about hollywood activists, they tend to think of the clooney type that are very out spoken and go to events and put themselves out there. someone like jack black that i don't think people think of as a political person he is actually. someone like will ferrell who you don't think

. >> sort of the beverly hills, west hollywood area. my street sort of separated beverly hills and west hollywood. >> jimmy: because l.a.'s such a giant city. >> yeah. west l.a. -- >> jimmy: west l.a. type of vibe. and you love it in new york. now, it's your home.

and still are the dominant force in hollywood within one way or another. it was a generation that had its finger on some very specific pulse. but i'd differentiate francis from lucas and spielberg who really were just kind of tapped into the american psyche. with spielberg, you see, it was a different thing. he comes from television. and we met in the early 70s. but he was a very different kind of person. when i turned 19, i made a movie in 35-millimeter called, "amblin." and that movie was seen by the then-head of t.v. at universal studios, sid sheinberg, who is now head of the studio. he saw the film, was impressed, asked me to come to his office. and he sort of bedazzled me by offering me this seven-year term contract and attempted to put me to work directing professional television shows. bill, step back this much. (steven spielberg) if i did learn one thing from t.v., it taught me to think quickly on my feet. to prepare, to plan, to know what i want to do when i get to work so i can accomplish the job. and t.v. for me wasn't an art form, it was a job.

. >> also this morning, president obama goes hollywood. we'll tell you how much cash he brought in last night mingling with a lot of a-listers at the house of none other than george clooney. >>> welcome back, everybody. a shocker this morning from jpmorgan chase, the nation's largest bank said it guessed wrong on a major trading bet and lost $2 billion in the past six weeks. the ceo blames "error, slopness and bad judgment" but says jpmorganchase remains profitable despite that loss. >>> not the case for the postal service reporting a first quarter loss of $3.2 billion, one billion more than the same time last year. it's running out of cash and without help from congress may default on health benefit payments next fall. >>> americans are spending more on mom this year. one survey predicts we'll be shelling out about 8% more on everything from flowers and cards to electronics like e-readers and tablets. on average we'll each be spending $153 for the holiday. >>> asian measures off after that bad news from j.p. morgan chase. tokyo's nikkei a

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