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for being you. [ brina ] something extra -- now rewarding over 1 million members. >>> ben stiller and" stiller directed this movie about a mild-mannered photo editor, who taps into his dreams to capture the girl of his dreams, played by kristen wiig. >> what are you doing this weekend? >> let's see. i bathed in arctic mountain water. >> i'm walter. >> cheryl, milhous. >> where have you been? >> i'd like to climb your hair and test that out. >> perhaps i could contact you. possibly through my poetry falcon. >> i like that. >> and i love this movie. it's so beautiful. and it's so charming. you've been busy. ben, around the world promoting this. let me get a look, paris, berlin, rome, london, australia. and, kristen, you've been doing double-duty with "anchorman 2." do you know where you are right now? >> are we in china? >> it's new york city. good morning. >> sorry. >> this is a very ambitious undertaking for you, ben. you're directing and starring in it, as well. you shot it in iceland. and i understand you even got into the water. >> yes. >> the very frigid temperatures. >> yeah. the

s parks and recreation he stars alongside ben stiller and kirsten wig in the new film the secret life a wall of beauty is set to hit theaters christmas day later in the show we'll speak with the actor and comedian mike birbiglia this is a wild time the walter mitty concert and you play i play ted hendricks who's. walter mitty his new boss walter works at life magazine. he's fired me well he his job is becoming irrelevant because they're shutting down the magazine and turning it into a website much as they did in real life. a few years back. and so i'm part of this new regime coming in shutting it down and getting the magazine ready for their final issue europe. yeah a terrible terrible person not a nice person i don't mean he is a god who fantasizes about being of the things that being of the people but in the adventuresome situations where he's kind of living his life through this fantasy world that he creates for himself and over the course of the movie starts to his reality becomes actually even more interesting and fantastical than his fantasies were at the beginning of the movie

it is trying to navigating through that. >> a movie directed by ben stiller.e. bathed in arctic waters. i waited for my refrigerator. >> i am sorry. >> i will call you later. >> the ice moves like a woman. i am walter mitty. >> cheryl. where have you been? >> testing the limits of human. >> i would like to climb your hair. >> perhaps i can call you. >> i like that. >> you think if i hit him with a paperclip he would move? >> hello? >> did he move? >> great story. >> ground control. can you hear me? oh! wow. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> thank you for joining us. see you next time. ♪ >> live from pier 3 in san francisco, welcome to the late edition of "bloomberg west," where we cover the global technology and media companies that are reshaping our world. our focus is on innovation, technology and the future of business. flying robots are coming. the faa approves drone tests in six states. we will tell you which states got the green light. user backlash over its pricing policy, uber has posted a

it is trying to navigating through that. >> a movie directed by ben stiller.e. rs.ed in arctic wate i waited for my refrigerator. >> i am sorry. >> i will call you later. ice moves like a woman. i am walter mitty. >> cheryl. where have you been? >> testing the limits of human. >> i would like to climb your hair. >> perhaps i can call you. >> i like that. you think if i hit him with a paperclip he would move? >> hello? >> did he move? >> great story. >> the ground control. can you hear me? oh! wow. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> thank you for joining us. see you next time. ♪ >> welcome to "lunch money" on bloomberg television, where we tie together the best stories, interviews, and video in business news. i am matt miller, in for adam johnson. let's look at the menu. in stocks, could it be the best year ever? it is the rally that shows no signs of abating. big machines hard at work. we will show you the biggest earth crunching equipment on the planet. a nation, the regulator gary gensler gives his final word on the new roles for wall street. in fashion, o

"game of thrones" and ben stiller" secret life of walter witty."iceland? there is the guy who can't feel his face. what are you doing in iceland? answer the question. >> good morning, steve, peter and elisabeth. thank you for having me on the show. growing up i always thought that iceland was green and greenland was ice. for the most part that is true. but this time of year, it's covered in beautiful snow and beautiful ice. i'm here visiting the set locations where ben stiller directed "the secret life of walter mitty" and shot for 30 days here. that glacier you saw me on, that is the third largest glacier in the entire world and the largest glacier in all of europe. i visited a beautiful, small fishing town called hop where ben stiller lived for 30 days when he shot the film. the cool thing is the community is so small that the local dentist actually rented out his house to ben stiller while he was living there and shooting the movie. and in the community, there is these two houses that compete every single year for the best christmas tree lights.

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ben stiller, donde sueÑa con aventuras donde es un hÉroe, pero cuando Él y su amor c4 secreto estÁn en hubiera sido posible para el Único sobreviviente sino valiente aldeano afgano. whalbeg nos cuenta cÓmo cambió su punto de vista sobre la guerra en el medio oriente. eric bana nos dice, tal vez la ley de atracciÓn se manifestó para mÍ en este proyecto, había leÍdo el libro y lo estaba leyendo por segunda vez cuando me llegÓ la propuesta, me sentÍ muy honrado de participar en este proyecto. tenemos es la idea de que son gente muy seria, pero no es asÍ, nos divertimos mucho cuando nos entrenamos junto a ellos. julia roberts y meryl strepp protagonizan una pelÍcula cuando una madre y sus hijas, se reÚnen en el funeral del padre, si hay algo que las une, es la incapacidad poder ser felices estando condenadas a vivir solas. tambiÉn un grupo de samurais que intentarÁn vengarse de un traidor que asesinÓ a su maestro. meryl streep hace una actuaciÓn espectacular. hay que que ponerse al dÍa porque te llega la Época de premiaciones. >> gracias, daniela, bienvenida. y nombraron a tecla atleta mas

and the way steve conrad and ben stiller put this character together was hilarious.d or what we see on camera was ad libbed, in the moment. >> yeah, very, very little. it was such a well-written role in such a well-written movie, i wouldn't dare change a word. steve conrad did great job. >> we had the whole cast of "anchorman "here. they were going a very different direction. >> ben gave a take to mess around and do what we wanted. but there was really no need because there was such a great script. >> i like the beard. >> uh huh. >> still sporting it. did you like it? >> i was happy to shave it off. >> kristen wiig said you're the nicest guy in the world, i believe, off camera. >> that's nice. that's nice. wish i could say the same about her. >> well, i know. i was trying to throw you the opportunity. >> well, i'm not going the take it. >> your character on "parks and recreation" so nice. real life, we hear, so nice. i'm certainly getting that impression. do you jump at the chance to play a role like this that's so different? >> it's fun. i call this character the a-

. >> ben stiller is in "the secret life of walter mitty." that's where his imagination takes over creating elaborate fantasies where he's the hero. when his job is threatened, he takes a risk in real life that tops anything he ever imagined. it's rated pg. >>> leo delaware cap rio stars in "the wolf of wall street." he starts his own firm to make money. the threat of authority is not as strong as the pull of power. it's rated r. >>> merle streep antagonizes the whole family. she's the venomous mate ree yark of the family. when her husband dies, it brings a flock of people to her home. it's rated r. >>> is it safe to say you have fallen and can't get up? >> boxers look to settle the score in grudge match. they fought twice many their hay day with each winning once. on the eve of their third bouts, he retires. they are get. ing back in the ring to see who survives on top. grudge match is rated pg 13. raphael seth, nbc news. >>> oakland's police chief gets his hands dirty on christmas eve. while he's being hailed a hero. customers at a bay area

. >> rose: i am pleased to have ben stiller back at this table. see you, charlie. >> rose: walter mittty. here's what the dictionary says. "a commonplace unadventurous person who seeks to escape from reality through daydreaming." that your walter mitt glee >> yeah, definitely. that was the basis for the movie and the original short story. it's funny that it's become a term in the dictionary. james thurber wrote the story in 1939 and i think, yeah, it's -- that's the jumping off point for the movie for us and i guess it was also for the original movie, too. >> rose: it's a movie that's been in the making for a while? >> yeah, there was the original movie which danny kaye starred in in 1947 and then ever since then they were trying to sort of remake it. and for a lot of years trying to do a non-musical version of that movie. and i'd seen a script as an actor about eight or nine years ago that i didn't want to do but then steve conrad, who's a really interesting screenwriter, took this new approach with it which ended up being the movie we made. >> r

. >>> letterman is next with ben stiller. >> santa will be here in a week. >> make tg rounds. >> behavef the naughty list. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, broadcasting across the nation and around the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffethed cbs orchestra. i'm alan kalter. and now, vice chair of the fed, david letterman captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs

let's take a look at ben stiller's new movie, "walter mitty.""et's see how that plays. >> is the new "hobbit" filmgoing to break $1 billion? >> expectations are very high. we have seen that franchise do so well over such a long. of time. >> paul sweeney. >> 6:40 a.m. london. a small croatian town is cashing for hbo'sg a backdrop smash hit "game of thrones." fans are traveling there and boosting the local economy. is a city nestled against the adriatic sea. it has been a hit with tv crews and tourist. the medieval time -- medieval town features and the last season of "game of thrones congo thrones,"f and now they are trying to cash in. $75, she runs a tour and draws crowds from across the globe. a lot of people from australia and america, especially younger people who know about the show new the city through that. that sort of introduces them and they want to come here to see where it was filmed. is in thetory middle ages when it was an important trading hub. and damaged by yugoslav troops during the war of independence. now it was to restore its

first time i think they had to reach out and get like favors from friends from the you know the ben stiller's and then you know i please can you just do this one line but on this one they had so many that they had to like not take calls from people because they were it was almost getting too much it was too many people wanted to be a part of it so that was pretty that was a really nice feeling to be i mean when the shooter seemed to know they wouldn't dare do that i think that's why it was three hours long we were there well and. i'm i have taken a year off to be a stay at home mom so that's what i'm doing right now. i love it love it get up with it in the morning and make breakfast and we hang out and we make lunch and take her to school and i pick her up from school and i get taken advanced class and . put in a bad and it's great it's the best thing ever and this movie's going to go through we are well we have we think so we hope we hope so we hope so you never you know there's a lot of hype around it so you kind of have to step back and expectations are planned disappointments you know sor

." >> ben stiller, kristen wiig.s had this anonymous life, just going through the motions. >> the invisible guy. >> not really enjoying work but at work he always is day dreaming. finally, he gives into those daydreams and goes on this wild epic adventure. i've heard good things. it looks interesting. >> is this a remake? what was "the secret life of walter mitty," i've heard of it -- >> i believe it was a book or remake of a movie. i got to do my research a little bit better on that. >> i'm sorry. >> somebody's been having a little too much -- >> kate, was it a remake? >> it was a book. >> it was a book, i guess i was right. >> we should explain why you might be nervous. >> his mother's here. >> mom makes him nervous. >> how cute is she? >> look at that top hat. >> all bundled up. because she's from ft. lauderdale, florida. >> just for this, just for my segment. >> to see her boy. >> love mama. >> the next movie, "the invisible woman." >> directed by ralph fiennes. he plays charles dickens, of course, the world's mo

it's directed by ben stiller. sean penn and shirley mclean. andthis has some buzz. some people are bored by it and some people think it's the best movie of the year. and also in that drama category so far a movie i saw teluride. and we have the cullen brothers inside lou and davis. it's losely based on the folk scene. at the edge o end of the 1950s. it looks unusual for the cohen brothers. and i like what ben said about "nebraska". it's a really rough first act but the second acted is really terrific and interesting portrait of america. and i hope bruce durn gist gets a nomination. >> definitely oscar worthy. >> let's talk about comedies. >> for obvious reasons. i wasn't a fan of anchorman i i suppose i won't be a fan of anchorman ii. that is a movie i didn't hear anyone clamoring for. >> i don't know if you are right about that. you should talk to our staff they all wanted a anchorman ii. the marketing has become per pervasive and highly annoying. >> ben you wanted to say something. anchorman was an interesting movie. i couldn't have laughed harder. i i shuts must

. >> speaking of goofy, he's known for comedies but ben stiller is still trying adventure on for size in this movie. here's a look. >> go. next time i see you, i see that picture. hey, dream machine. >> next time i see you. >> you see the picture. >> go. crack the case. >> it was already a movie with danny kay years and years ago. do we want to see the "korea set life of walter mitty" again? >> of all the movies coming out this christmas, this would be my last choice to see. it's a little confusing because first he follows the character created, living a fantasy life. then it moves into reality where he does incredible stunts. you get lost. >> sean penn starring in it. what about christian wade. she's a funny lady. >> she is but restrained here. not funny enough. >> i'm not a big fan on this one so i'll pass on that. finally we get to a couple of movies starring a couple of best actress oscar winners. we have meryl streep playing julia roberts' mother. here's a peek. >> i thought the services were lovely. >> nobody talks about the good stuff. >> she takes pills, valium, zanax. >> what

. >> ben stiller is in "the secret life of walter smitt."nation take oefrs creating elabora lalaborate fan where he's the hero. he takes a risk that topped anything he ever imagined. it's rated pg. >> this is the createst company in the world. >> leo dicaprio is an ambition stockbroker who decides the american dream is too small so he starts his own firm using any means necessary to make money. even when the fbi starts sniffing the books, the threat of authority is not as strong as the pull of power. "the wolf of wall street" is rated r. merle streep antagonizes the whole family. she's the westin family who e lets no good deed go unscolded. when her husband dies, it brings a flock of people to their home. it's rated r. >>> geriatric boxers look to settle the score in "grudge match." they play retired boxing legends fought twice. on eve of their third bout, one retired. now 30 years later they are getting back in the ring to see who comes out on top. it's rated pg 13. that's the box office preview. >>> the lots of good options there. we're go

the secret life of water mittty starring ben stiller took in 8.4. final estimates.the last minute rush to sign up for health insurance prior to the christmas deadline health care.governor has once again pushed back its deadline -- healthcare.gov. >> federal site is only place where deadlines are extended. states have done it as well. rich edson with the latest. who can sign up and where? >> some states pushed their deadlines. others refused. of the federal exchange covers most states. it required shoppers to pick a plan by december 16th if they wanted insurance coverage january 1st. then they pushed the deadline to december 23rd and 24th for those who had been at least to the website the day before. now the administration continues to review applications on a case-by-case basis to determine if they can still get coverage by wednesday. in a statement the administration says, quote, as you might have run into delays caused by heavy traffic to healthcare.gov, maintenance periods and issues with the system that prevented you to finish the process on time, if this happen

ben stiller is the secret life of walter mitty, also coming out tomorrow.e getting a ton of promotion. not anchorman 2 level promotion but enough that you know they're hitting theaters. which of these films should be on your must-see list this holiday season? joining me now with his holiday pick is david edelstein, chief film critic for "new york" magazine and for cbs sunday morning. big movie day tomorrow. what are the top picks? >> well, if you live in new york or l.a., you have to see my favorite film of the year which is "her" which is spike jones' amazing love story about a man who falls in love with his operating system. it has a kind of dirty joke premise. it does get erotic but it's actually the most romantic love story i think i have seen in years. it's beautiful. it's lyrical. it's funny. and it's fundamentally about humans trying to break through the barriers of our selfish souls. >> what else? anything else -- >> well, american hustle is everywhere, and this is a great rollicking comedy about a lot of con artists who try to remake themselves, yo

>> this is ben stiller's directing, a lot of successful comedies but wants to be taken seriously as aes thurber short story, and it's darker and dark themes and about a $90 million special effects movie. it's darker. it's not "meet the parents," deals with bigger themes. >> are there certain types of films that typically come out this time of year that people want to see around the holidays? or is there a common thread to films out now? >> i think it's an it interesting year because we have a lot of political films between "american hustle," "12 years a slave." >> what about for kids? >> for families, i would say "saving mr. binks" is really fun, about the making of mary poppins and how its author was really difficult when it came to the production of that film. >> do you think that "12 years a slave" will be able to do well when it we get into award season and the golden globes and as course? >> i think so. it's done well. over $30 million. and i think it will continue to do well as it wins awards. but i think it's going to be between "12 years a slave" and "american hustle." >> that

banks and christine returns to the big screen with ben stiller. >> are you coming?> yes, i'm not. >> he revicinities the classic what a day for a day treatment walter mitty. and invention here with den near row and rocky's sta lon squaring up for grudge match. >> i took a dump on your porch. >> reporter: crazy sexy fool. >> got to be the best we have ever done. >> reporter: american hustle. august osage county puts a feisty meryl squabbling with julia roberts. both actresses are in the oscar conversation. best actor contender bruce stern is hardly a laugh riot. >> rining out of time. >> reporter: in the black white and bleak nebraska. the sass for days for newcomer june squibb. >> should have thought that years ago and worked for it. >> reporter: look at who's on a mother loving boat robert redford in all is lost. will the oscars throw him a line? what else is christmas movie going season all about, right? chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> are you going to check any of them out. >> i want to see anything with julia roberts. what is it called. >> august osage

she plays ben stiller's mother in the just released film the secret life of walter mitty and has twoies set for release next year. she recently sat down with cnn chief political analyst gloria borger and she tells gloria that in addition to palling around with legendary rat pack pals like frank sinatra, jack kennedy was also no stranger. >> i just remember sitting in the car with john kennedy on top of mulholland drive talking about film and power and entertainment. that's all we did was talk. >> oh, okay. you were backstage when marilyn monroe sang happy birthday at the garden to kennedy? what was that about? >> there's a back story to that. marilyn wouldn't come out of her little dressing place because she, i don't know, didn't like the dress, or i don't know what was or wasn't happening. and they asked me if i would sing. there i was an understudy again and they asked me if i would sing happy birthday to the president if indeed miss monroe didn't come out. well, at the very last moment, she came out. >> she did. >> but i was right back there thinking i wonder if she'll finish the

. >> "parade" magazine features ben stiller who stars in the new will "the secret life of walter mittyi haven't figured out if it's going to be a good movie. >> let's go to politico, mike allen who is here. >> good morning. happy friday. >> happy friday. >> okay, mike. earlier this week the president got 46 recommendations on how, from the task force and the white house on what to do with the nsa. this morning you have an exclusive look at which of the changes he might actually implement. >> when they put out the report and i think julie had the same thought, i figured they wouldn't hatch put it out if they weren't going to do most of these recommendations. we checked around and sure enough that's true. people close to the white house say that he plans to do a bunch of them, including having the data that they sweep up, verizon and other providers not with the government also having more adult supervision of the nsa, third-party guidance, including from the white house on who we collect on, what we collect and some priorities in doing it rather than sweeping up everything. they said lo

kristen wiig returns with ben stiller. >> are you coming?e, squaring off for "grudge match." >> i took a dump on your porch. >> reporter: crazy, sexy cool. "american hustle." "august: osage county" pits meryl streep, squabbling with julia roberts. >> they're called native americans, mom. >> reporter: both actresses in the oscar conversation. best actor contender, bruce stearns, is hardly a laugh riot. in the black and white and bleak "nebraska." with june squibb. >> should have thought about that years ago. >> reporter: the cohen brothers, "inside lun davis," offers the early '60s folk music circuit. its anti-hero is played by oscar isaac. >> so, i can't see you tonight? >> reporter: a starmaking performance of quiet charisma. and look who is on a mother loving boat. robert redford in "all is lost." >> over. >> reporter: will the oscars throw him a line? what else is christmas moviegoing season all about, right? for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> thank you, chris. >>> and coming up, how to deal with the fam

ben stiller plays a day dreamer afraid to talk to the girl he likes played by kristin wig.al world. the secret life of walter mitty is rated pg >>> leonardo decap rio. a stockbroker. ♪ >> the real question, was all of this legal. >> this is nominated for two golden globes and is rated r. >>> fans beginning to gather at oracle arena this evening and temperatures outside the arena, not too bad in the mid-50s on this christmas night as the warriors get set to take on the clippers here in just under an hour. jays son will be in here a few -- jason will be here to talk about the game. right now we're looking at cold temperatures. a lot of places getting down below freezing into the into the upper 20s north bay and again very poor air quality. it will be unhealthy tonight. another spare the air night in effect. that continues for tomorrow. wood burning is banned. we'll have a lot of haze in the sky. hazy sunshine and more warm temperatures. clouds in the way for friday. along with the sunshine, but no rain in the forecast. we're getting the very tail end of the weather system tha

ben stiller, kristen wiig starring in this one. >> i have always loved the story by james thurl ber.- >> ed asner the best santa going. >> yes. he is the real santa though, right? >> yes, yes, he is. he is the best santa. >> and remember, don't eat the gum. it's not free candy. >> will ferrell in christmas. i still go back to "christmas vacati vacation," never old for me, chevy chase, randy quaid, the they will whole thing. >> a good one. >> the classics, can't beat "miracle on 34th street." and "wonderful life." >> i still love "a christmas story." that is -- the old man, darren mcgavin as the old march you will shoot your eye out. >> it's fragile. it's fragile. >> fragile. >> yeah. yeah. >> i won! i won! i won! a major award. >> so many classic lines from that film. i double dog dare you. >> it is a classic. >> a classic. >> it is a classic. a little piece of video, you may have seen this, barack dubs, they are in the holiday spirit, so this is the president singing "jingle bells." ♪ dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ oer the field wes go laughing all the way ♪

ben stiller, kristen wiig. >> big week. >> have a great day. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] get your tastetoday. when will it end? when will the winds of change come, leyla? >> as we look at our san jose bureau camera, very murky skies. it is soupy out there. san jose, santa clara valley with worst air quality. that will change. we'll have gustier conditions into thursday and cooler into friday. but it warms up with that high pressure coming in over the weekend and the early part of next week. we have a couple of accidents to get to. the first one is in the east bay as we head into pleasant hill. this is southbound 680 at monument. you can see all that traffic there as you make that drive in the southbound direction. and accident on the transition from southbound 13 to eastbound 580. announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the new film, "anchorman 2: the legend continues," paul rudd. bust plus, furry friends with rick schwartz. and we continue our "all-star chef's holiday home cooking week." all next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and app

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and grunge match, and ben stiller, in the secret life of walter mitty.ngerbread white house. it doesn't even look real, does it? in the making. it's big. 300 pounds big. the detail is incredible. it's art. it's even a working water fountain that is installed there, to wash down the big bites of the oval office. the gingerbread white house is entirely edible. voila! there it is. that's going to do it for me. merry christmas to everybody out there. i'm fredricka whitfield. i'll see you tomorrow earlier in the day. newsroom with dana bash is next. >>> in the "cnn newsroom," taliban rockets shake a u.s. embassy christmas peace. also -- >> a child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all. >> a most unusual christmas greeting from the leaker who touched off the nsa spying scandal. >>> plus, today's new surprise from the pope.

ben stiller plays a daydreamer and he recretes into a world of fantasy and eventually his job forcesorld. it is rated pg. from draw deeming to living the -- daydreaming to living the ream. leonardo dicaprio -- dream. leonardo dicaprio plays in "the wolf of wall street." all enjoy the money and power that wall street brings but it seems like it's never enough. >> what kind of question is this? was all this legal? >> "the wolf of wall street" is rated r.. for now showing i'm dave stuart. >> i may want to see that. i saw "american hustle" and by the way that was really good. >>> how about an early christmas surprise on tuesday morning in vallejo? a local hip hop artist gave salvation army a check for 10 grand. earl stevens said the army helped him and his family in the past and they don't turn you away so he likes that. so come donation time, he didn't turn the shoulder on them. he gave them that nice big check. >>> and remember, you've got five live to spends -- new year's eve live to spends with kron 4. the special coming up at 11:30 on new year's eve bringing you the best of the loca

in 1947 danny kay starred in the movie version but now ben stiller has his own version, starring as aing at a magazine shifting over to digital. that's relevant. working for life magazine, great touch in this movie. he loses an important negative, leads to tracking down an exstin trick -- eccentric photographer played by sean penn. the family with this -- the problem with this film, walter's fantasies are not specific. the cinematography is beautiful but not the film. badly directed. here's movies i hope people will see right now, "american hustle," "frozen" for the entire family and wonderful, ma dina mansell is a fantastic singer. wonderful, wonderful "frozen." "saving mr. banks," a beautiful movie. "philomena," see why judi dench is going to get nominated this year. a few movies to see right now and don't forget about nebraska, that is -- "nebraska," that is an unusual film. >> which one is your favorite? >> i think "nebraska" right now. "nebraska" is really my favorite film and i'm married to a guy from iowa and even he loved it. it's really a great film. you got to wait for 10 mi

ben stiller's dad in real life. >>> first, do you know the castanza's father, airing of the grievances. it's going be great. >>> the san francisco 49ers beating the atlanta falcons last night in the final regular season game at candlestick. san francisco clenching an nfc playoff berth with the win. >>> welcome back to "squawk box" on this christmas eve morning. we're going to start with this. kentucky senator rand paul celebrating the faux holiday tradition of seinfeld. among his tweets, paul wrote this. in washington, bipartisan deal is a synonym for increasing our debt. he wrote minor grievance, i can never remember when to move my car from d.c. street cleaning. as for his fed grievances, the senator tweeted fed policies make you poorer and hurt the poor and middle class the most. ridiculous monetary policies increase the cost of goods. in response to some on your tweet webs there will be no feats of strength and i have to plans to end festivus by wrestling with senator reed. and minutes later, in a small festivus miracle, corey did tweet hem, you me and feats of strength, senate noo

i s i sat down with ben stiller.ed to know how do you shoot that? i sat down with him and here is what he had to say. >> one of the greatest moments is where you jump down into that window. who do you shoot that shot? >> yeah, well the idea was to make it feel like one shot. but it is a lot of different elements. going in it started off on a real subway platform and it transitions into ron outdoor platform with the green screen and he jumps into the window and then we take up the shot. and then it is like three or four different elements. >> i was freaking out. i loved that shot so much. >> he was trying to escape life from his nagging wife or something. is it still the case in the movie. which he thinks are real and he ends up going on an adventure. a man who falls in love with a romantic interest with an operating system. scarlet johansson is all done through voice work. it is one of my favorite movies of the year. spike jones, and in a time period where there were so many seek quells and prequells. i highly recomm

ben stiller stars as a day dreamer who goes on the ultimate journey of a lifetime.rect himself. >> it's hard. you have to actually be easier on yourself, give yourself a break because for me down the line in the editing room, i'm gog want to have as many choices as possible. i felt -- i knew i was in every scene in this movie pretty much and the character really -- people needed to go along with this character. so i had to sort of be easy on myself. >> dinosaurs is open now and walter mitty opens up on christmas day. >> i remember reading walter mitty and i remember him wanting to get out of reality 'cause he didn't like spending time with his wife. >> this is a little different. it's a guy who leads a mundane life and gets lost in his dreams. >> but they are dreams? >> yes. yes. once he goes on this journey, he really discovers how to live in his own life. >> how does he do directing this? >> good. this is his first dramatic turn. >> if i want to learn something, would it be from the dinosaur mo movie or walter mitty? >> if you want to learn about dinosaurs and wal

ben stiller is directing and producing this based on a book or a series of short stories published inhe new yorker in 1939 and now we have it in theaters. i expect it to go big today. >> definitely one to check out. let's run through a list of some of the other ones that are getting a lot of buzz. "47 ronin" with keanu reeves. "the wolf of wall street," leonardo dicaprio. anything with sylvester stallone i'll see. when you look at that list, what stands out? >> "the wolf of wall street" because it's martin scoand leonardo. one of those films that's gritty, a dark comedy, getting a lot of buzz already. justin bieber's believe. >> one for teens. >> that will be huge for teens. his last one he had in 2011 brought in $98 million. he's had a rough year, a rough couple of year, so it's kind of a redemption story, getting to see what's been behind the scenes going on in his life and how he's overcome a lot of bad press. >> we have to take a look at this film. "anchorman 2." take a look and we'll talk about it on the other side. >> mr. burgundy, we're starting a 24-hour news channel, first of

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leonardo dicaprio, ben stiller, even keanu reeves. how do you choose?with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ >>> 2013 is wrapping up to be a record year at the box office. whether you spent your holiday at the theater or catching up on christmas releases or days ahead, you've come to the right place. here with me to break down holiday winners and losers on the big screen, senior editor at "in touch weekly." thank you for being here. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> want to start off with the movie "the wolf of wall street," getting a lot of buzz, leonardo dicaprio, big heavyweights, a martin scorsese film. is this an oscar contender? what makes it so great. >> this is the movie people have been waiting for, it finally did christmas day. leonardo dicaprio, you'll hear talking about until the season finishes, oscar. it did get ignored by sag but got golden globes nominations. leonardo and martin make such a great pair. they work well together. it's po

ben stiller stars in it and directs along with christian wig.er on yourself. give yourself a break. because for me down the line editing room i'm going to want to have as many choices as possible. i knew i was in every scene in this movie pretty much and the character really, people needed to go along with this character. i had to be easy on myself. >> kind of surprised me. i figured would be harder on yourself. >> was it good? >> it was good. something you could take the whole family to good or super good. >> super good. >> out on christmas. everybody can go see and it kristin wiig plays a real sweet character too. >> fantastic. interviews in the fox light.com. also have interview with tyler perry for holiday movie. madea went up yesterday. follow me. >> tyler perry must be making a film every moment of his life. >> he an amazing american success story. came from nothing. his childhood was nothing short of hell abused physically and emotionally. he rose up and created this incredible empire for himself down in atlanta turns out movies one after