we're joined by the femmes director, ava duvernay.ongratulations on the nomination. >> is the nomination gets me sitting here with you, than for ray. i love you and love the show. >> congratulations for the golden globe. but you did not get nominated, and a lot of people all over this country who have seen this film and are shocked that you are not nominated for best director. your thoughts on this? >> i did not expect to be. i actually knew it wasn't going to happen. i have been telling people since october and no one listen to me. i am serious. old interviews coming up now friends who said, yeah, you did say that. i just knew it wasn't going to be the case. i never took it into my heart so never really bothered me. i was more upset by david not being nominated. >> david oyelowo. >> yes, he plays dr. king. the film was chosen in some categories, best picture, best song, and it wasn't chosen and others. >> and best picture, which is nothing to sneeze at. >> you know the twitter hashtag #oscarssowhite. so many people shocked that your

thank you. ♪ >> so pleased to welcome ava duvernay back to this program.s time for the movie "selma," which she directed. the film chronicles the three-month period in 1965 leading up to the passage of the voting rights act. before we start our conversation, a look at a scene from "selma." >> as long as i am unable to exercise my constitutional right to vote, i do not have commanof my own life. i cannot determine my destiny. it is determined by people who would rather see me suffer than succeed. those that have gone before us say no more -- >> no more! >> no more -- >> no more m. >> that means protest that means march that means disturb the peace that means jail, that means risk, and that is hard. we will not wait any longer. give us the vote! >> no more! >> we're not asking. we're demanding. give us the vote! >> give us the vote! >> i want to first say congratulations. i want to start right there, congratulations. you know my regard for dr. king. i regard him personally as the greatest american we perhaps have ever produced. certainly he's -- not going to

name is jon stewart i'm excited we have good show i'm excited about my guest, sell ha director ava duvernay you have to see it. very excited to have her. first, you know -- i think we'd all agree 2014 was not a great year for people. and you hope now that 2015's we get a respite for us. our hearts are with the families i know very few people going to comedy as an act of courage namely because it shouldn't have to be that. it shouldn't be an act of courage it should be taken as established law. but those guys, they were killed for their cartoons. most part the legislators and journalists institutions that we gather are not in any way the enemy. for however frustrating or outraged can become go back and forth a conversation amongst those on let's call it team civilly sake. this time of violence only clarifies that but of course, of course our goal tonight is not to make sense of this because there is no sense to be made of this. our goal as it is always is to keep calm and carry on or whatever version of that saying is in your dorm room. we spend the majority of our day honestly in shock and

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ava duvernay should definitely have been nominated for best director. but david oyelowo?h brother. them. so what do we as a people need to do? i wish there were a black hollywood expert who could go to bat for us. >> reverend sharpton called for an emergency meeting here in hollywood next week to discuss possible action around the academy awards. >> larry: sharpton? again? no one else can represent us? look, al, slow down. you don't have to respond to every black emergency. you're not black batman or our racial fire chief. i'm beginning to think a typical day at al sharpton's office looks like this. >> thank you. we got one! (laughter) >> larry: true. true. look at yourself, al sharpton. i appreciate your efforts, put you're literally stretching yourself thin. take a break, man. seriously. they're worried about you. how? you need to eat food. not just air time. okay. something about this just doesn't seem right. are we protesting too many things here? since it's m.l.k. day, and since he's the patron saint of non-violent protesters -- suck it, gandhi! -- we're going to tal

a conversation with director of "selma," ava duvernay coming up right now. ♪

including oprah winfrey, the ava duvernay, alongside stars david oyellowo and common. in an interview with our robin roberts, oprah speaks about the the timing of this film. >> i thing that all the people who are protesting now could benefit. you can't just be marching without an intention. you have to have a clear, strategic intention of what it is you want to accomplish. and you cannot be heard unless you come in peace. that was the power of that movement. >> we're not asking, we're demanding give us the vote! >> it's about a community that came together for what was right. i thing that -- it speaks so beautifully to this cultural moment that we're in. >> reporter: yet, with the national conversation focusing on race, many in hollywood claiming "selma" didn't get the recognition it deserved when it came to oscar nomination. the hashtag oscars so white now trending. though the film did land two nominations. best picture and best original song. david oyellowo's depiction of dr. martin luther king jr. was left out of the best actor category. >> i say that we live to fig

. ♪ >> ava duvernay is here.hoose the director of the film -- she is the director of the film "selma"." it arrives with a particular relevance in america. events of the past two months remind us that remains -- race remains a big issue today. here's the trailer. >> he has supporters. detroit, new york, los angeles. fighting large-scale arrests and sympathy margins. >> i'm very aware of that. i know that -- i need to know what he is about to do next. >> dr. king is here. >> mr. president, in the south there have been thousands of racially motivated murders. we need your help. >> dr. king, this thing is going to have to wait. >> it cannot wait. >> selma it is. >> is the next great battle. >> soma is the place. >> dr. king. >> that white like can hit -- boy can hit. >> it is unacceptable. they use their power to keep us voiceless. those who have gone before us say, no more. >> they are trying to get inside of your head. >> enough is enough. >> we built the path rock by rock. >> we must march. we must stand up. >> yo

. ♪ >> ava duvernay is the director of the film, "selma." film arrives with relevance and reminds us that race remains an issue. the associated press called it a history lesson that throbs with today. here is a trailer of the film. >> he has supporters. detroit, new york, los angeles and he is inciting large scale arrests and sympathy marchers. >> i am aware of that mr. hoover. what i do know is that he is nonviolent. what i need to know is, what is martin luther king about to do next? >> mr. president, dr. king is here. >> mr. president, in the south there have been thousands of racially motivated murders. we need your help. >> dr. king, it will have to wait. >> it cannot wait. >> you have one big issue, i have 101. >> here is the next great battle. >> selma is the place. >> dr. king. >> that white boy can hit. >> we will not tolerate agitators who want to orchestrate a disturbance. >> it is unacceptable that they use that power to keep us voiceless. those that have gone before us they say no more. >> people actually say that they are going

rose: we concluded with a conversation with ava duvernay a director of the film "selma". >> studying history. a leader of people, a leader of leaders, that he was one of many people, the most beautiful voice, most eloquent voice of them arguably, but he was speak speaking for people. rose: is this a film about voices? >> it's what i truly believe rose: the paris attack and a conversation about the movie "selma" when we continue. funding for >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: >> rose: additional funding provided by: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. deadly attack in paris, twelve people died after gunmen targeted the offices of the french satirical magazine "charlie hebdo." the victims include the he haddor and cartoonits. the identity of the three gunmen were con firms earlier today. two are reportedly brothers, french citizen ins their 30s. the other is an 18-year-old. his nationality was unknown as of this t

toure's point as to whether or not "selma" has gotten and received enough accolade and perhaps ava duvernayone of the most important areas for people to showcase their film. millions watch the oscars around the world. the access that's given to a film once the film is nominated and the film wins that's huge that's massive. i don't think we can necessarily underplay the significantce of the snub. >> they're in the best picture category. >> i get that. >> they will get some of that love. but the problem is not so much with the oscars but with hollywood in general. what is the other picture that you think should be nominated -- >> that's the point. no let me answer. >> the pipeline. the pipeline. >> the point is if you have no open line of people that can greenlight films, we don't know the great films that could have been there. that's the problem. the problem is the same we raised when sony e-mails came out. it reflects the context of how there's no diversity in hollywood. it wouldn't be an issue if you had diversity in hollywood. you don't. >> it doesn't reflect the audiences. moviegoers ar

larry, here's a question about ava duvernay. what happened? >> it's like politics.like the convention when the films come out. the space from iowa to the convention and politics and from the golden globes to the oscars is politics. it's a campaign. you have to have a ground game, you have to have a media game. you may have seen ava duvernay -- >> she was out there. >> was she talking it up to people? this is all part of what goes on. the nominations are by categories. i'm sure they were looking saying did we do enough to make this thing happen? this is not about necessarily always a good movie and meaningful topic, a wonderful, inspiring film it's about getting voters to vote for your movie. >> those voters this is an important thing to talk about, those voters are the members of the academy, the voting members, 94% white, 77% male. does that -- >> over 55% over 60. >> over 60. so in terms of having diversity of thought and ideas, could that be playing into it in your estimation? >> that could be part of it. the fact is in the best director category only four women

. >> ifill: plus, ava duvernay, the golden-globe nominated director of "selma," on her effort to bringhe civil rights movement to the screen. >> this is art. this is a movie. this is a film. i'm not a historian, i'm not a documentarian, i am an artist who explored history and what i

. >> reporter: while the civil rights movie "selma" earned best picture nomination director ava duvernay was snubbed. so was lead actor david oyelowo. visible online "oscar so white " and "the huffington post" headline. >> hollywood doesn't make enough movies for women and people of color. >> reporter: last year's best picture was "12 years a slave" and loop ito enwongo won best actress. eight movies are up for best picture this year. none of them box office blockbusters. in fact "the grand budapest hotel" is the highest grossing nominee earning $59 million total compared to the latest hunger games flick which grossed $120 million on opening weekend the rise of the biographical film. movies based on true stories earned 35 nominations. four of the five lead actor nominees played real-life characters including american sniper's bradley cooper who portrayed navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle. >> just fell in love with the guy from doing it. i have tremendous respect for what he did. >> reporter: the not-so-real lego movie is surprisingly not nominated for animated feature, but the director took to tw

director ava duvernay who would have been the first african-american woman in that field. >> not a singleperson of color nominated in those acting categories. >>> despite the oscar snub the stars were out in full force for last night's critics' ch awards. >> hosted by strahan. he put on a show and once again tried to get as close to naked as he could. showed off some dance moves there. of course he'll be in the upcoming "magic mike 2." >> they chose "boyhood" for best picture and "birdman" walked away with the most wins seven altogether including three for michael keaton best actor, best comedy actor and best acting ensemble. >> both ignored by the oscars, jennifer anise ten and angelina jolie snubbed. >>> pinellas county florida, well, the sheriff's office there, i don't know if they wanted to make the newscast but they have an issue with a rug there, i should say. >> there's a rug and we say doggone because what it says in the middle look closely, it says in dog we trust instead of in god we trust. >> the rug was put away when the error was noticed finally there for a few weeks. police

director ava duvernay who would have been the first african-american woman in that category. >> the snub on social media for the lack of diversity. not a single black actor or person of color nominated in those major acting categories. >>> despite the oscar snub, the stars were out in full force for last night's critics' choice awards. >> and the show was hosted by ah you might recognize that guy, strahan. he put on a show and once again tried to get as close to naked as he could. showed off some dance moves there. of course he's going to be in the upcoming "magic mike 2." >> the critics' choice chose "boyhood" for best picture and "birdman" walked away with the most wins, seven altogether including three for michael keaton, best actor, best comedy actor and best acting ensemble. >> and although both were ignored by the oscars jennifer aniston and angelina jolie were huge hits on the red carpet, at least. >>> up next someplace near and dear to your heart, pinellas county, florida, well, the sheriff's office there, i don't know if they wanted to make the newscast, but they have an issue w

. >> grant:director ava duvernay who would have been the first african- american woman to get a best director nomination, didn't quite make the cut. >> grant:jennifer aniston was considered a strong contender for a nomination for best actress for cake. but it was not to be. >> grant:and the lego movie which many people thought would be best animated film and might even pick up a screenplay nomination, came out with just best song: "everything is awesome." >> grant:one of the directors of the lego movie, philip lord, tweeted this in response to the snub: >> grant:"it's okay. made my own!" with a picture of an oscar statuette made out of legos. >> jacqueline: spare the air alert is scheduled for tomorrow and a chance for showers in the north bay. dealing skirting and it to the north. central valley f o g for this time of year. streamy into the bill tucker it--inside the bay. associated with the storm moving to the north of us bringing cloud coverage. you will see the bulk of the ring to the north of us. -- rain. >> jacqueline: and then you will see will be pretty light, spicy and brief

fans are outraged saying director ava duvernay should have earned a nod because she could have becomecan-american to compete for best director. some say this year's crop of nominees is the least diverse in nearly 20 years. the rÑe=ñ ez al sharpton went over further calling the lack of diversity appalling and called an emergency meeting with studio l:+qq)s next wehoyw >>> in a few hours, fifth gradeers from a local elementary school will recite dr. martin luther king jr.'s iconic "i have a dream speech." an annual tradition. they will sing a few songs and it all begins at 1:00 p.m. >>> right now investigators trying to figure out what caused a college student to fall out of a window and hit a person walking on a sidewalk. >>> plus duke university's change in policy that is causing controversy. it has to do with where muslim students pnpv >>> and our first look, seven-day forec coming up. a string of mild part of the forecast, i think, but you'll find out for sure if you >>> when you woke up temperatures webabl in the 20s in your neighborhood. take a look right now. we're gettingse to t

i sat down with duvernay yesterday in new york. ava, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> ifill: the first time my heart was in my throat. the second time i was locking at its with historical scrutiny because questions have been raised about the choices you made. what have been the response to all of that? >> the response is this is art, a movie. i'm not a historian. i explore the ideas i have about history and put it into this project i made. i understand people wanting to see history through their own gaze, through their own lens and this is the way that i see it. this is the way that i interpret it. and so, you know, i could get into a debate about the minutia of history and interpretation but i'm not a custodian of anyone's legacy. i'm not a librarian. i'm not trying to maintain an image of anyone. not of king or johnson or any of the people we chronicle in the film. we try to invite people into the spirit of the movement. that was my intention and what we've done. i like people to see it for themselves. >> ifil

king's birthday yesterday. >> "selma" director ava duvernay also considered to be snubbed for the bestr lead actor who she called a miracle. >> of all the nominees one guy who stood out, came out of nowhere. everybody was talking about the the star of the announcements came after the academy president cheryl boone isaacs got finished with a pair of tough names and then she got to his name. >> dick poop -- dick pope for mr. turner. >> oh, my. this is so juvenile but pretty funny. >> i was live tweeting this thing and i had to ask. i was on twitter, did i just hear that right. i thought i was tripping because the baby was screaming in the background but i heard it right. poor thing. it happens. >> it happens. yeah. you can sense she immediately knew what she had done. dick pope's name trended on twitter. pope is not on twitter and he said he would never be on it on something of that level of intelligent conversation. >> makes a great point, though. many of the stars who were nominated and snubbed by the oscars made it out for the critics choice awards. they were treated to a show by that

they thought it was best actor and that ava duvernay had the chance to become the first black woman everector. it is not unreasonable to suggest the controversy might have played a role in the academy's decision not to give them more nominations. could there be another reason for the snub one that has to do with a complete screw-up, by movie's own studio. i have a cold with terrible chest congestion. i better take something. theraflu severe cold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? new alka-seltzer plus day powder rushes relief to your worst cold symptoms plus chest congestion. [breath of relief] oh, what a relief it is. ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you have enough money to live life on your terms? i sure hope so. with healthcare costs, who knows. umm... everyone has retirement questions. so ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. now you and your ameripise advisor.... can get the real answers you need. start building your confident retirement today. out of 42 vehicles... based on 6 different criteria... why did a panel of 11 a

sundance alumni or portraits --laura potrais and ava duvernay were among just 17 women directors whoselms broke into the top 250 highest grossing films this past year. when we come back, we speak to robert redford about his new film here is sundance, "a walk in the woods." ♪ [music break] >> "glory," from the soundtrack of "selma," nominated this year for two academy awards -- best original song and best film. this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from park city utah, from park city television. here in park city, the 31st angle sundance film festival is underway. we're spending the hour with its founder, robert redford director and a kind actor. i asked about his latest film, "a walk in the woods" with nick nolte. >> the reason i was attracted to it. one, it was a comedy. i had not done a comedy a long, long time. i kind of missed it. i was doing serious, dramatic work, which is fine. i just wanted to do a comedy. i had done, the on broadway and earlier films and i wanted to go back to that. i felt a lot of the comity in

the film's director ava duvernay said she wasn't interested in doing a, quote, white savior movie, butted to do a movie centered on the people. the president of the african-american film critics association and presidential historian douglas brinkley join me to sort this out. millions of americans will see the film and believe that's what actually happened. do you think the filmmakers who make historical movies have more of a responsibility to be accurate? >> jake i think that this film doesn't pretend to be a documentary. it's simply a cinematic experience that offers entertainment and also a look at events that led up to the selma march which were very key to the civil rights movement. i think that it's unfair to burden this film with those sets of expectations because it's a movie, at the end of the day. >> doug, what do you think the practical effect is when those who make historical films get some details wrong for the sake of drama? what's the big deal? >> well, really, all the movies do that. there's inaccuracies and compression in any movie claiming to be about history. but som

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would have been nice to see ava duvernay be nominated as director, a little bit of momentum against herre was a time maybe a month ago we might have seen two women in there with angelina jolie and ava difn yeah which would have been amazing because you don't usually see women nominated in the director category and david oyelowo for her portrayal of martin luther king from "selma," i think that was a snub. >> thanks so much. >>> as we take a look at rundown, back to paris and live to the phillipines where pope francis has just arrived and i'll speak with republican congressman jeff denim about the house vote to de-fund the department of homeland security and overturn the president's immigration action. a handful of republicans that voted against this bill. she inspires you. no question about that. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph,

luther king's civil rights struggle failed to pick up nominations for actor david oh oyelowo and ava duvernayshe would have been the first black director to receive the honor. >> without saying very disappointed for "selma," but thrilled a best picture. great day for bradley cooper. >> clint eastwood not for director but a big day for "american sniper" a. ever. >> and bradley cooper. third straight nomination. >>> we're see all nominations in our next half hour. the emotional end to an historic climb. emotional end to a >> yeah! nice. >> whew! >>> we'll show you what happened after two thrill seekers finally reach the top of el capitan after a >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by usaa. usaa proudly salutes all those who have served. >>> russia's economic slump is hitting home in america. >> the >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by fastsigns. more than fast, more than signs. we have a breakthrough: new subway grilled chicken strips. they taste better and they are better. premium cut all white meat with no artificial preservatives or flavors. try our

. >> reporter: ava duvernay would director nominated. >> doesn't sound like king but reminds you of kinghe film. >> reporter: after the nominations she doesn'tyíñ believe the academy has a problem with diversity. got news is the wealth of talent is there and it's being discussed. >> america is browning and hollywood needs to catch up. >> reporter: the academy doesn't reveal very much about its more than 6,000 members. but a 2012 "los angeles times" survey indicates oscar voters are nearly 94% caucasian and 77% of men. >> you cannot begÑj cannot be the academy and be 94% white and think that you're still reflecting any sort of reality that's happening in this3av country. >> reporter: this year not a or cinematographer got a nod. a 2014 stupd fri san diego state university claimed that women made up just 17% of all the people who worked behind the camera. >> there are talented women, there are talented blacks there are talented hispanics also. all they're asking for is inclusion. that's all they're asking for. >> reporter: president obama will host a screening of "selma "tonight at the whi

>> i'm disappointed that the director of "selma," ava duvernay did not get nominated. directing category and it was because david david oyelowo was not nominated for "selma" this was a completely white 20 acting nominees. all-white group. >> second whitewash in the last ten years, "selma" hurt by the questions of its historical veracity raising scenes with lbj and potential problems with you know getting the screeners out to various people. >> seems like they love "birdman." >> it did well. some surprises in the best actress nominees jennifer aniston not getting nominated for "cake" and amy adams a winner at the golden globes not getting nominated for "big eyes." marion cotillard got her slot. very good movie. >> best supporting acting category. >> boy. >> they're loaded. >> i also love every single one of these best actor nominees i feel like that is one of the momost difficult to choose eddie redmayne performance. >> eddie redmayne and michael keaton i think, will duke it out. steve carell also amazing. i was disappointed that jake gyllenhaal did not get it for "nigh

. >> reporter: and "selma's" ava duvernay who would have been the first black woman ever considered incategory. >> this issue isn't just about oscar nominations, it's a greater issue in hollywood. there really weren't any diverse films this year. >> reporter: just last year lupita nyong'o took home oscar gold for best supporting actress. with "12 years a slave" winning the top honor. >> the academy is seeking out new talent new voices diversity. >> reporter: but many say this year's nominations show the need to get more color -- >> we've got to stop talking about it and start walking that talk. >> reporter: -- on this red carpet. now, many are pointing out that hollywood has a diversity problem behind the scenes too, according to the "l.a. times" of the academy's 6,000 members, about 94% are white and 77% male and that's who's voting for these awards. >> there was talk that a lot of voters did not receive screeners but that was not the case. >> that's not the case so paramount sent screeners late to the guild but not to oscar voters. the only way it could have influenced them if they w