who don't care what they drink are more likely to host the fourth hour of the "today" show. >>> anne hathawayrought specific requests to the set of "les mis." hathaway a hard-core vegan made sure all of her character's shoes were absolutely vegan friendly. the costume designer had to find very specific shoemakers to create those vegan boots and flats. >>> in a taped statement responding to the hollywood hacker who leaked nude pictures of her, scarlett johansson said she was truly humiliated and embarrassed by his perverted actions. the hacker was sentenced to ten years in prison. >>> kesha's song "die young," was pulled from many radio stations in the wake of the newtown school shootings. kesha tweeted i didn't want to singn those lyrics. i was forced to. the tweet was quickly deleted. >>> finally "the voice" crowned season three champ last night. >> the winner of season three of "the voice" is cassadee pope! congratulations! you have just won "the voice"! >> no better reason to watch than to see what cee lo green is wearing. >> "american idol" will start up soon. it is almost like you get th

the anne hathaway number that everyone is talking about, it's just a camera right on her face, and justletting her do the numbers, and that i think is very successful. > that's the beauty of film. you get those closeups. you don't get that on the stage. > > absolutely not. > what about "django unchained?" > > "django unchained" is a very entertaining quentin tarantino film, sort of a spaghetti western meets blaxploitation film. a western that i think adult males are really going to have a lot of fun with, probably up until when "zero dark thirty" comes out next month, kathryn bigelow's film about osama bin laden. so the ladies can go see "les mis," and the guys can go see "django" > guys love quentin tarantino movies. it's just one of those guilty pleasures. > > it's more than a guilty pleasure. the guy makes great movies. he really does. > very good. erik childress of the chicago film critics' assoc. thanks so much. > > thank you. still ahead, counterfeit wine is seeping into the market. what to know before you uncork. that's next. wine and holidays seem to go together very, very natur

moving on to "les mis," this has some blockbuster powerful names behind it: anne hathaway, hugh jackmanell crowe... > > this is going to be a big holiday event, because it is the first time that the stage musical, "les miserables," has been adapted for the screen. it is director tom hooper's first film since he won the oscar for "the king's speech," best picture. i think both hugh jackman and anne hathaway are going to be sort of in play for best actor, best supporting actress nominations. > > wow. > > so i think there is going to be a lot of interest in the movie, and certainly the awards people will definitely be keeping an eye on this one. > > what about "parental guidance?" this one has billy crystal and bette midler. "grandpa tells lots of jokes that you won't get. just laugh." "they're here!" "hello boy! you still single?" [laughter > > that sounds like a hit, potentially. > > potentially. it's a pg-rated comedy. it's a family movie in general. billy crystal hasn't really had a big hit in a long time. it's his first movie in many years actually. so i think it has potential to do d

portrayed as a hotel maid caught in a colorful swirl of tissue paper is anne hathaway, who is stoppingom his owner's car and decided to go shopping in his sheerling coat. twitter accounts popped up saying i'm way overdressed for this animal shelter. >>> this viral clip proves that humans aren't the only ones who go whoops on the ice. take a look at this. that video racked up millions of hits. it sounds like the others are saying ooh, ahh. >> love the sound effects. >> it's got to be sound effects. >> no doubt. >> the penguin actually went ow. >> my back! >> kills my backside, too. >>> we're counting down to our year ender. coming this friday where we kind of put together moments from the year that have caught our imagination and maybe made us laugh a little. we want you to help us pick the best moments for this year. you can go to "today."com. you can also tweet us using the #todayfun. >> you have four days to vote. let's turn it over to mr. roker for a check of the weather. >> thanks, guys. >>> you're expecting? >> i am. >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> the two of you? >

. >> les miserables is set in paris with anne hathaway and hugh jackman ...and 21st century kids are left in charge with bette midler and billy crystal. it's the bay area's favorite way to ring in the new year. we'll be bringing you the best parties and fireworks on 'new year's live.' i'll be hosting along with gary radnich. kron 4's - new year's live. starts at 11-30 on new years eve. stay tuned -- we'll be right back! welcome back everyone. the 49ers no longer control their own destiny in terms of getting that first round not after jim harbaugh suffered his worst loss as an nfl head coach42-13 to the seahawks. a 42-13 drubbing to the red hot seahawks who now must be considered one of the top three teams in the league. and just how valuable defensive lineman justin smith? - in the six quarters he has missed the 49ers have yielded a whopping 70 points, going back to the 2nd half of the patriots game.now obviously you can't pin it all on his absence, but clearly they aren't the same defense without him seattle absolutely dismantled the 49ers with a steady dose of marshawn lynch and ro

anne hathaway had it, miley cyrus. >> anne hathaway started this and tweeted it and went a full transformation this one is approved. it's never going away. >> nail art. >> nail art was huge. excellents really got in on the f fun. an obama manicure an a fun easy way to express yourself. it's a really easy thing to do. >> it's trendy. do we stick with it for 13? >> i will approve this one with the condition it will get a little more practical and you're not going to see any more crazy feathers and spikes because you want to run your fingers through your hair. >> that is a good segue to our next trend. talons. >> lady gaga, beyonce. lady gaga does her monsters. she's putting her claws out. these are sharp spiky shaped nails, not round or square but actual eagle-like talons. >> don't try put your contacts win with those. >> these are like little weapons. >> do we approve those for 1201? >> this is not approved. this was a passing fad and it will get a little more natural. >> and don't want them to come after me with those talons. >> . >> all over the carpets we saw the trend of sheer cutouts. >> a

. >>> david letterman is next with ann hathaway. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from new york,reatest city in the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra.

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like when they picked anne hathaway and james franco.eep up with my blog, follow me on twitter and come see me on tour. for the holidays head to tosh.comedycentral.com. we have shirts and hoodies and other stuff made of cotton. unfortunately the fascist lawyers wouldn't let me sell the vibrating nipple head that. would have changed lives. finally before we go i'm sick of you asking me to show puke videos much we will be gone until 2012. to shut you up until then i thought i would put one last bad taste in your mouth. (puking sounds) >> oh my god (puking) >> oh my god (puking) >> daniel: good night. maybe i will see you next year. ♪ captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome to the report. good to have you with us. >> stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! >> stephen: thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. please, sit down. i gotta say, i love this little golden thing. i'm going to use it to sneak into hog warts to steal that invisibility

. >> this all start cast his hugh hac jackman and anne hathaway and bette midler and billy crystal and parental guidance is rated 'pg'. >> catherine: the san mateo bridge looking piece and from all foster city also looking decent. do not for that is the best way to ring in the new year. i will be hosting with the sports director, gary radnich. >> catherine: the queen of england is delivering her traditional christmas message. and this year viewers got to see something new. her address is being broadcast - in 3-d. the queen later got to see what the historic broadcast looked like by putting on her own 3-d glasses. she never says anything provocative or political. but she reflected on her diamond jubilee -- marking 60 years on the throne. and paid tribute to the olympic athletes - who met in london. >> "as london hosted a splendid summer of sport, all those who saw the achievement and courage at the olympic and paralympic games were further inspired by the skill, dedication, training and teamwork of our athletes. in pursuing their own sporting goals, they gave the rest of us the opportun

also with us anne hathaway.role of the tragic heroine and hugh jack mann jean valjean. i'm pleased to have all of them back at this table. welcome. >> thank you. >> how hard is it to take this kind of play and put it into a musical, this kind of musical and put it on film? >> it is extremely hard. what makes it hard is you are starting on a journey with a musical that 60 million people have seen but so many people hold so close to their hearts. d i realize people have a kind of protective and proprietorial attitude toward the musical. so i had to study what it is that people feel protective about. and why is it people go back and back to this musical. and i became convinced it's because the musical offers the people the opportunity to reexperience these strong emotions time and again. and sometimes they get stronger with time. >> rose: and those emotions are. >> well, i think it has an extraordinary ability, this musical, to jog in your memory knowledge of your own grieves, your own disappointments, your own pai

anne hathaway is getting raves as fantine.h jack man, russell crowe and amanda seyfert tell the story of broken dreams and lost love in france. it is rated pg. >> you kill people and they give you reward. >> jamie foxx gets a license to kill in "django unchained" playing a southern slave freed two years before the civil war released into the custody of a bounty hunter. they go after leonardo dicaprio leonardo dicapr who may own the deed to the wife he lost at a save auction. >> bette midler and bill lu crystal baby-sit the grandkids in "parental guidance." their old school rules don't fly. so the grandparents learn it's the surprises you make not the stand you take that keeps the family together. it is rated pg. >> matt damon tries to tip the balance of power in "promised land." a small town has been hit hard by the economic downturn so it should be easy for him to buy out the poor farmers so his company can drill for gas. "promised land" is rated r. that's the box office preview, raphael seth, nbc news. >> now for another loo

today, one of to the stars of "les misérables," anne hathaway.umming. plus, our "live's holiday hits week" continues with a performance from ashanti. all next on the emmy performance from ashanti. all next on the emmy award-winning "live."

four stop cars russell crowe, anne hathaway hugh jackman and amanda siegfried.hits theaters in the u.s. on christmas day. >> you interviewed someone famous. who did you interview? >> displayed an actor from some of the biggest movies out there the late et project post katrina new orleans and sat down with john to talk about his character on the show. >> he's the kind of guy who unfortunately represents an ugly truth to what happened in regards to katrina and recovery process in new orleans. he sees a gold mine to be had as many did. it is part of the question of where did all of the money go all of the money that went down in new orleans to help rebuild new orles. nelson, he's the kind of guy he's a fun guy. he's the guy you want as a friend. he enjoys the music. he falls in love with new orleans but he is there to make a buck. >> you can catch my entire interview with john seda@foxnews.com. you can check me at twitter. >> it is 40 minutes after the top of the hour. it may be the last christmas you get to shop on-line without paying sales tax for your purchases.

and now it's a major motion picture featuring hugh jackman and anne hathaway.o what does it take to transform wolverine and cat woman into the iconic characters. >> i wore contact lenses to get the redness in the eyes. i spent time in a prison here in london just to talk with police they ares a prisoners and soak up 59 atmosphere. >> there is a moment when most female would drink, your hair shopped of a. was it real? >> all of a sudden it was the day that they were going to cut my hair and it hit me at once. and i was very fragile that day and i was a total wreck. >> what stands out about this moof have i a movie and the story line is the hardship that goes through to the very end. do you think it will resonate with the audience? >> while we were making the film every day going to work reading the newspaper, there was something relevant in the headlines that related to what the film was about. so in my character's point of view, the student rebels starting to slight this flame to start a rebellion, whether what was going on in wall street or the support in lond

again onto the big screen with post revolutionary france, " le miserable' with hugh jackman and anne hathawaynd rusell crowe and 21st century kid in parental guidance with bette midler and billy crystal and sometime sthe grandparents know best... take a look did this wisconsin police officer he was in the right place at the right time. we are going to play this for a couple of times and you can see that yellow shopping cart. it was headed towards a traffic. the officer was on patrol, there is that little bully. he saw the shopping cart as it was just a few feet. that is that little -- bowi 40 as wee that mother was supporting a child into cart and the other child got away. the police was able to stop the child. police was able to stop the child. >> sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. , right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. oh, you have a keurig vue brewer? oh, it's great! now i can brew my coffee just the way i love it. how do you do that? well, inside the brewer, there's this train that's

zp there is ann hathaway.esn't get supporting actress award, we can start a revolution. >> this is so exorderry. everyone in the audition has been a great leveler for everyone. we're doing something new, driven by an ounce of fear. >> this is a film on a grand scale of a musical loved by many. >> i do hear the people sing f you're a fan you will not be disappointed. the look is impressive. it's what a big movie musical should be. it's holidays so i have to give it a full bucket. i'm don sanchez and we'll see you on the aisle. >> it's great. >> yes. >> this is don's final on the aisle review, retiring after more than 40 years here. >> we'll have a special look back at his career tomorrow evening on abc 7 news at 6:00. -ÑÑ a remarkable career. >> one of the nicest, most talented guys we've worked with. >> speaking of nice and talented larry beil. >>. i wasn't expecting that. yes. >> that is personal. >> thank you. >> the 49ers get set for sea hawks and goldson is lighter in the wallet because of this, used to be

jackson, jamie foxx, and leonardo di, a reapickup realeonardo leonardodo and les miserbles stars anne hathaway, hugh jackman, rated pg13. and parental guidance' is with bette midler and billy crystal... >> still ahead, will speak about michelle obama, hollywood and new year's eve. spread it with kron 4, the biggest fireworks and the best celebrations hosted by sports director, gary radnich and catherine heenan. >> pope benedict to the verge of the christmas message to the world. purging the palestinians to negotiate with israel also celebrating the mass at st. peter's basilica in vatican city. >> the church of nativity in bethlehem also lining up with christians believe is where jesus was born it is located in the west bay in the middle east. >> children are trying to find out michelle obama. she was speaking to children. norad tracks and monitors santa's path... jack klugman dies and your snow holiday forecast.

amy adams for "the master," sally field for "lincoln," anne hathaway for "les mis."e best actress. >> they're terrific. and best musical comedy. "best exotic marigold hotel." and "salmon fishing in yemen." >> "les mis" is it lining up like a juggernaut? >> this is a movie that people have yearned for for so long. a big audience movie. an old-school broadway show that appeals to young people. >> everyone knows the music. at least i do. >> hugh jackman has a great chance to win best musical/comedy. >> and anne hathaway's performance. you walk out of that movie, and you can't stop singing the songs. >> and she's going to compete against sally field. what a competition that will be. >> and helen hunt. >> two, good movies, too. i was seeing they were actually singing the songs live. they didn't go to the studio to record. while they were on the set, they were singing the sets, which brought the emotion to it. >> it's so much movie, if it was made by hollywood from the beginning, it would be in three parts. "les miserables." even more miserable. tv again, wonderful perform

in fact, today she produced and directed and semiwrote this funny or die skit with me and anne hathawayen to her when you take direction from her? >> of course. i'm a professional. she's the director. i show up. she makes sure i'm comfortable. she tells me to do something, i try and do it. >> jimmy: when you work with quentin tarantino -- how many times have you worked together? >> five. >> jimmy: are you able to get a word in when you're working with him? >> actually, i am. i know when he takes a breath and i know when to jump in there. because i've been around him. >> jimmy: you must have a great working relationship to have worked together so many times. >> we do now. when i first met him, i auditioned for "reservoir dogs." it was stranged because i was supposed to audition with harvey keitel and tim roth. i get there and it's quentin and his producer lawrence bender. and i don't know him. i'm just an actor auditioning. and when i left the audition, i was like oh, my god. these dudes sucked. so i either looked like i was overacting or my standard to them was really horrible. conseque

his direct orrial skills, daniel day lewis as "lincoln," hugh jackman in "les miserables" and ann hathawayrse. i saw it last night. it blew me away. >> what about music? >> one of the best years like ever for taylor swift. >> ever, ever! >> she had "we're never ever getting back together," the best kiss-off anthem ever. that was number two on my best songs of the year list actually. and gotier who came out of nowhere from australia with somebody i used to know, this very odd duet that sort of took over the charts. we also had fun with "we are young," this new rock trio that had a song called "some nights" and carly rae jepsen. "call me maybe." you can listen to it on the treadmill for the entire 40 minutes and it works. >> we haven't even mentioned gangnam style yet. >> are we ready to retire? come the new year -- >> i say that until it comes on the radio. >> i see willie with one of these. >> we'll be singing it tonight. >> happy new year. we're back after this. [ dog barking ] ♪ [ female announcer ] life is full of little tests, but your basic paper towel can handle them. especially if t

. >>> anne hathaway devastated. she was here for the premier of "les mis." she showed her world to them unwillingly and it's everywhere now. didn't wear underwear. >> why no underwear, ann? m covee from the rim down to the wate to kill 99.9% of germs. and removes stains better than clorox toilet bowl cleaner with bleach. so if you want to do the whole job, lysol's got you covered. lysol. mission for health. and for an incredibly clean and fresh bowl with every flush, try the no mess automatic toilet bowl cleaner. we were going through so much of the bargain detergent. and the clothes didn't look as good. but since we switched to tide we use much less. an amazing clean for all three of our full-grown dependent bundles of joy. that's my tide, what's yours? ♪ baby baby baby i love you ain't no doubt about it baby i love you ♪ ♪ baby, baby, baby i love you >>> sing it. baby fever has hit hollywood big time and the latest to catch it is drew barrymore. >> the first-time mom says she's been doing some serious nesting since giving birth back in september. and now s

>> listen, i want anne hathaway to get that oscar, do you know why?gine having to lose all that weight, to have your hair plucked off, so you looked like a chicken when you sang, and have a camera in tight on your face when you're trying to sing an octave higher than your natural register and pull it off, that's some mighty fine oscar bait.

hugh jackman is incredible in it, and of course anne hathaway is talking about her performance of "i dream." she's already been nominated for s.a.g. awards. >> interesting about that film, too, is how they sang it live. it wasn't sung later or prerecorded. >> exactly. they didn't do these a month in advance and lip seven. they all had earpieces in their ears, listening to piano music accompanies them. people were applauding in the movie theater about this film, because the performances are so strong, so emotional. it is balling they sung it live on set. it was a bit controversial at first, but it really makes the film. it's long, about 2 hours and 40 minutes, but this has such a huge fan base built in. it did get mixed reviews, but the musical when it first opened had mixed reviews. >> so let's talk about friday. what's coming up? >> also i should mention you also have dj amount ngo unchained. if you're not in the mood for a musical, you can see the quentin tearen tino violent spaghetti western with jamie foxx as a slave who becomes a bounty hunter. typical quinting tearen tino, you

hugh jackman, anne hathaway, eddie redmain.ar. >> i'm kind of in the minority a little bit but i say those people are totally wrong. "les miserables" is perfect. >> even russell crowe singing? >> okay. >> you didn't mention russell crowe. >> no i didn't on purpose because i think he is the weak link in the chain and personally i think that guy should stick to throwing films at people because the russell crowe is not the best singer in this movie but he has a very stern gaze and that is what that character requires. so i'm going to allow russell crowe to be in this film because everyone else is so good. >> thank you so much for joining us on this christmas day. >> merry christmas. we'll be right back. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some

it stars anne hathaway, russell crowe. based on a classic novel, it's a trip back in time to paris in the years after the french revolution. fresh off his oscar win action director tom cooper has the actors do their own singing in live takes and not dubbed over later. now entertainment insider jennice fuenes join us with our review. thank you for joining us. >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> i feel like the timing couldn't be worse for this movie, could it? >> a lot of sad things have happened it month, especially december 14, the horrible massacre, but this movie was slated to open this time of year. a lot of violence. this is clearly an imagined western fairy tale about slave revenge with a star studded cost. >> but the l.a. premiere was already canceled because of newtown. >> it's a very violence movie -- violent movie. this is a western that pushes the envelope which is what tarantino is known to do. christopher waltz plays dr. king schultz. it's interesting. the development of this role because while -- [ inaud

for stealing a loaf of bread looking for redemption pursued by russell crowe and then there is anne hathaway she doesn't get the supporting actress award then we can start our own revolutio revolution. banks who did the show on the london stage and ed the ideal who were in san francisco. >> the cost was so extraordinary everyone had been put through that pace in the audition and great level for everyone that we were all doing something new. we were all driven by an ounce of fear. >>reporter: this is a film on grade scale of musical loved by many. directed by tom who did the king speech. >> i do hear the people sing. if you are a fan of the stage musical you will not be disappointed. performance bold and the look is impressive. it's what a big movie musical shuchbility it is the holiday so i have to give les mis a full bucket. i'm don sanchez 7 news and we'll see you on the aisle. >>> pretty amazing experience. by the way, that is don's final on the aisle review sorry to tell you. he's retiring tomorrow after more than 40 years here on abc 7. special look back at his remarkable career tomorro

anne hathaway is nominated.ven in the theaters and already nominated for a golden globe. more on tha coming up. >>> the "fiscal cliff" is fast approaching but the stalemate in washington continues. the white house is still demanding tax hikes on the top 2%. president obama did lower the amount from 1.6 to $1.4 trillion. republicans say that's not good enough. they are holding out for cuts to programs like social security. >> we'll stay here right through the new year and make sure we resolve this in an acceptable way for the american people. >> the fed chair ben bernanke says just the threat of a "fiscal cliff" is already creating uncertainty in the economy. and that is not good for the stock market. >>> "fiscal cliff" negotiations though are throwing a wrench into year end tax planning, as well. >> but there are plenty of actions to take starting with changes of tax laws that expire at the and of the year. jill schlesinger, editor at large for cbsmoneywatch.com joins us now with information on tax laws that exp

anne hathaway walked down the aisle in 2012 fresh off playing cat woman in "the dark knight rises" shethe knot. blake lively married ryan reynolds and jessica biel married justin timberlake. brad hit finally popped the question to the mother of his six kids angelina jolie. his exjennifer aniston also got engaged. some of biggest names in music and movies delivered a baby boom. they all had babies this year. ♪ on the music scene, taylor swift was the grammy's golden girl while the grammy's snubbed south korean superstar psy his hit "gangnam style" sur passed justin bieber's "baby" with the most hits ever on youtube. ♪ the rolling stones went on tour to celebrate 50 years together. while james bond marked his 0th with "skyfall" which became an international megahit. >> bond, james bond ♪ >> reporter: the world was stunned when whitney houston overdosed in a bathtub at a beverly hills hotel on the eve of the grammy's. critics praised her acting performance in the movie "sparkle." and a new year's tradition came to an end when dick clark passed away at 82. and that's the year in entertainm

find out how anne hathaway prepares for emotional scenes and how long it took her to get out of characterman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant . ♪ i had a dream my life would be so different than this hell i'm living! ♪ >>> based on a french novel, widely considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century, les miserables hits the silver screen on christmas day. nearly all the dialogue is in song, which turned out to be quite demanding for the actors, including russell crowe and hue jackman. we talked with two of the female leads about singing the scenes live as the camera rolls. >> it's one of the greatest things i've seen this year. i cried like a baby. it was wonderful. i have to ask, did you actually time the tear drop? how do you do that? >> i think what's hardest

$61 million recreating a paris rebellion and filling scenes with actors including russell crowe, anne hathawayugh jackman. no actor combines the talents of a broadway song-and-dance man with the film presence of an action hero the way that jackman does. he won stardom playing a murderous mutant on film, and then won a tony playing a gay entertainer on stage. when we met him in his native australia, the 44-year-old actor told us that everything he has done in a wide-ranging career has led him to this one moment. in "les miserables," jackman plays one of the most heroic characters in literature, jean valjean, imprisoned for stealing bread for his sister's starving family, an angry brute of a man whose sentence extends to 19 years because of his hunger to escape. his nemesis is inspector javert, played by russell crowe. >> ♪ look down, look down don't look him in the eye ♪ look down, look down you're here until you die... ♪ >> hugh jackman: any movie musical is like mount everest. i think it's the most difficult form ever to pull off in film. when it works, it's spectacular; when it doesn't, it s

. >> reporter: strength to journey on -- ♪ >> reporter: meanwhile an emaciated anne hathaway. >> reporterforgettable "i dream add dream" in one take, in closeup, looking like a plucked chicken and earns every award that will surely be hurled at her skinny head. "revolution is also in the air in quentin tarantino's western "djago" unchanged in which freed slave jamie foxx and a bounty hunter take out slave holders. carnage is rarely so morally uncomplicated, which is enough reason to stay away. >> if you please, sir, there's a jack reacher here to see you. >> reporter: jack reacher features more rapeous killings and an opening sniper massacre that's the wrong scene at the wrong time. though really, what would be the right time? >> remember, you wanted this. >> reporter: novelist lee childs' violent 6'5 vigilante hero is embodied by dinky tom cruise on tippy toes with his chest pumped up smirking at the knowledge that he's catnip to the ladies. >> that's a pretty impressive response time, fellas. >> reporter: in more ways than one, it's a reach. >> i lie about my age, stock? >> okay. >> oka

i love anne hathaway. i think she's absolutely gorgeous.ly beautiful performance. i hope she wins the oscar. >> alisyn: so let's talk about the quentin terrentino movie, "django unchained," like many of his movies, it's violent and hollywood is trying to figure out, i guess, how to respond to the tragedy in connecticut. >> right. this is definitely one of the more violent films of the year. my opinion, i think it's the best film of 2012. quentin terrentino's best movie since "pulp fiction." it is about a former slave turned bounty hunter rescuing his wife but it's only for the adults. it's a masterpiece, my number one film for 2012. i highly recommend you see it. >> brian: let's talk about this movie, before you talk about it, let's watch a little, it's called "this is 40". >> this sounds horrible, but you ever wonder what it would be like if you and your wife were separated by something bigger, like her death? >> i have given it a fair a. thought. >> not in a painful way burks just like a gentle, floating off. >> it's got to be peaceful. i

. >>> anne hathaway is confronted today about her headline making new york wardrobe malfunction. insider" is on. >> let's just get it out of the way. >> she didn't have any undies

and anne hathaway. ahead by "les mis" would be nice.batman shooting, the huge flop of "john carter" by disney, and back to you. ashley: you have to have the chronically cute and hathaway. tracy: hugh jackman, on the other end. i can't wait to see it. i saw it on broadway like four times. ashley: can you imagine russell crowe? thank you very much. >> all right, guys. ashley: holiday travel rush is on. how is the massive storm affecting flights across the country? we are live from chicago o'hare coming up next. tracy: the dow jones down 140 points. here are your nasdaq winners and losers. we will be right back ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you've always wished for, now for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ me announcer ] lease a 2013 glk350 for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. tracy: if all you ever wanted for christmas was snow, plenty of people

it star ss ann hathaway and russell crowe. ♪ ♪ do not forget my name ♪ ♪ do not forget me ♪ 2-4-6-0-1re "les mis" had a 13-year run. >> we're sitting in the imperial theater where "les mis" ran for 13 years? >> yes, indeed. it was a very, very happy time. >> you love this theater. >> i do. >> why. >> it's ghot a great atmosphere. it's not too big but you've about got great stage. you've got the best. it's a wonderful rapport between the actors and the audience. >> how does it feel to have opened it as a play and now as a movie? internally is there a difference? >> yes and no. the thing is the play which we reinvented from the french because originally it was put on as sort of a spectacle in france. i didn't see that. and i met the man whose inspiration it was. and we decided to turn it back into the musical we know. so when tom hooper said he wanted to direct the film he actually sent us to work to redo it. so for us it was going back in time in a way to reinvent it because we didn't want to just film the musical. we didn't thank was going to work. what we wanted to do is take all the

anne hathaway. people that were endemic. you have people like psy. there he is again.were they one-hit wonders? or will they have more to offer? >> i think that remains to be seen. i don't know if we want to see more of psy. >> maybe a new dance. we want to recognize the fighter. this one, near and dear to our hearts. robin roberts made your list. and what a fighter she is. look at that. >> you guys know better than anybody else, that she has been tremendous this year. she's not going to go down without a battle. i spoke to her a couple weeks ago. it's a great tale. i think it energizes the staff. it energizes the country. >> and she's fighting with a smile on her face. let's talk about what some of the big stories will be, other than royal pregnancy watch in 2013. >> jennifer aniston is engaged. looks like she's going to get married. we've been following her for 10 or 15 years. we feel good about her. she's incredibly good-looking and rich girl next door. >> who is not pregnant, apparently. >> we'll see about that. and they want to see her happy. >> and there's brad a

"les mis" starring anne hathaway, hugh jackman, and russell crowe, had a strong opening. a better-than-expected $17 million. ticket sales are up about 6% compared to last year. can't wait to see that one. >>> finally, if your christmas dessert just wasn't enough, well look what just rolled in. this, my friends, is the creation of a belgian chocolate company. the world's longest vintage chocolate steam train. did i mention it's chocolate. 110 feet of it. solid, nothing hollow. >> all that chocolate? >> it's all chocolate. not hollow. i don't know. it looks like it's mixed. >> is this the world's longest solid chocolate train? >> yes. 110 feet of it. >> is there a record? has there been a long-standing record? >> you know what? we'll answer that on "gma live!" how about that? >> way to go, paula. >> very nice. very nice. >>> upping the ante for rachel smith. >> yeah. >> how are you, rachel? >> good morning, guys. happy belated christmas to you. to follow-up your statement, sam, we have big news coming from jessica simpson. >> oh. >> we do, indeed. the singer, actress, and m