billy the kid is probably the most abused of them all.y any kind of a character, but it was a name. it conjured up an image. had to be exciting. most outlaws, especially in the west, were psychotic and pathological and very bad guys. but the myth of the outlaw, is really the myth of freedom we're talking about. and in the sense of the west, outlaws represented that myth. (narrator) in 1973, rudy wurlitzer and sam peckinpah, using the myth of freedom to justify a reversal of roles, created a world where only outlaws could be heroes. sheriff pat garrett sold out to the santa fe ring. how does it feel? it feels like times have changed. times maybe, not me. sam is an attacker of the establishment. sam and i were going to do a television series on "the magnificent seven." kind of sorry we didn't. and it did come to pass, but when sam and i met about it he said, "this is a great opportunity to rip up the soft belly of hollywood." i'd never thought of that. i thought we were just going to make some westerns. (gunshot) keep the change, bob. (guns

if anyone can knock it out of the park, billy can.oing to keep the audience and the energy up with all the laughs all night long. you can bet on a great show. >> that's just the point. you mentioned the laughs. it's important for the producersover the oscars this year to have comedy involved with the show. that's a big push for them, which is why billy is perfect for the job. do you have a sense of what's up his sleeve? he does the big production numbers. what's he going to do? >> we can thank the show producers for giving us a sneak peek. he's going to do a musical medley. it's going to be shocking and surprising. i can't wait for that. >> i think he's going to knock it out of the park. jennifer lopez is arriving at the oscars. they are getting underway in just a few minutes. just 30 minutes away from the academy awards. there's still a lot more to come on this special live edition of "showbiz tonight," "showbiz road to gold". our coverage continues next. we'll bring you more monday morning with all of the oscar surprises. that's at

wilder, i want to thank billy wilder and i want to thank billy wilder, thank you very much. [ applause> well, that's our evening. good night, everybody. [ applause ] >> hotel accommodations provided by renaissance. discover 150 locations worldwide with renaissance, hotel provider to the academy awards. air transportation provided by united airlines. united airlines is proud to play the part of the official airline sponsor of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. video projection provided in part by senovva. so who gets the award for the biggest morning after oscar party anywhere, live from hollywood? the envelope, please. "good morning america," tomorrow morning get all the inside oscar buzz, the star, the fashion, the parties and all the exclususive. see the whole picture, live from hollywood, tomorrow on a special "good morning america" on abc. all members of the academy who are eligible are invited to vote their nominations for the best film. in most other categories, the nominations are decided by a vote of the members working in that specific category. then the entire m

i went to the pay phone and call billy crystal. he had been talking to lorne about the possibility of being on this new show. i said, do you have any hints you can give me so i can have a leg up in this meeting? he said, well, he used to write for woody allen. he used to produce monty python specials. oh, and he hates mimes. lorne hates mimes. the bulls up a chair and give him this poem with 1100 jokes in it. he opens it. he reads the first joke. egos, u -- he goes, uh-huh, good. then he closes the book. i wrote 1100 jobs over two days, and he reads one joke. i wrote a jokes and the post office was about to issue a stamp commemorating prostitution in the united states. 10 cents, but if you want to lick it, it is a quarter. [laughter] he said, good. good. he said, tell me, how much money do you need to live on? i said, well, i am making $2.75 an hour at the deli. match it. [laughter] he said, well, tell me a little bit more about yourself. acted it to mean before he committed this kind of cash, he wanted to see what he was buying. i

the little short with billy crystal. >> and sexually aggressive. >> very sexually aggressive. >> i want to introduce you to a friend of mine. i think you're going to like her. she's a lot of fun. >> wow. limber. i still have to introduce ben stiller and emma stone. >> yeah, i really have to introduce you to her sister. >> i think she -- that was one of my favorite supporting actress roles, for "bridesmaids." that was hysterical. >> she's great. funny, seems so genuine and sweet. >> and from illinois. >> is she really? midwestern girl. see? there you go. shout out to the midwest. >> midwestern girl at heart. okay. one of my other top moments was i actually read the book "the help" a while ago but i just saw the movie this week and i loved it. and i loved minnie jackson, who was played by octavia spencer. >> academy award winner octavia spencer. >> and i just loved -- some people get up there and give the speech and it doesn't feel genuine, but hers was so heartfelt. and we want you to take a listen. >> the "help" family.

and i think billy, i immediately read the book and said billy, when i read the script, billy is everythingt. and vice versa so together they create this really whole entity. and that to me was a beautiful story. and something that i thought i could bring along to. >> what attracted me to the film in the first place were these more personal issues. it's a baseball movie on the one hand. on the other hand he kind of puts the genre on its head. and it does tease some of the trops that you might expect. but the moment it gets close to them, they get put on their head. and this, it does v the film does have a climax and it does give you one of those moments. but that's not the resolution of the film. the triumph at the end is a very quiet, internal, not so, you know, bright burning short, you know, thing but a quieter, i think deeper and more meaningful little epiphany, you know, a little shifting of perspective. >> it's the main thing that gets overlooked, or not understood when viewing a film, degree of difficulty and then stone. because of the tone of the film can go in a hundred different d

billy came back and sat with her and so he was that close a friend. and she would tell george, i think the happiest day of my life was when billy graham came and sat on the porch and talked to us. but he came to dinners, and i think y'all were there when he came to the dinners and one of our nephews or cousins, one of george's millions, was there at dinner and said to him, dr. graham, i have a very close friend whose brother died, and he was a very good guy, why did that happen? and billy was so sweet, and he gave him a wonderful, loving answer, which seemed to satisfy him at the time, but it's a hard answer, and billy was so thoughtful to our family and certainly loved george w. and h.w. >> faith clearly helps you get through at tough times? >> faith does, for sure, and the churches that we went to, the chapel that bar mentioned at camp david really was very, you know, something that i miss. we went there, of course, with the troops that are stationed there, the navy and marines that are stationed at camp david, and their little children, and every y

i went to the pay phone and call billy crystal. he had been talking to lorne about the possibility of being on this new show. i said, do you have any hints you can give me so i can have a leg up in this meeting? he said, well, he used to write for woody allen. he used to produce monty python specials. oh, and he hates mimes. lorne hates mimes.

don't be silly vote for billy. bald is beautiful. bald is beautiful. >> i'm billy zane and i approve this message. >> i think we learned something from this package. >> this poll is interesting and discouraging. my feeling is, anthony, that the lack of enthusiasm is like the rest of us, they are not following it yet. >> well, i think the media will take anybody that is running and put them under the microscope. any new guy you throw in is going to be the exciting new guy. i think they would lead for a week, and then that would be the end of that. i think there was a poll that said 75% of voters if the election were held had to would say it is not even election day. >> that's a good . very knowledgeable. bernie, what do you think? does that depress you? >> yes, it does. indeed it does. for us in the media it is great. for example, i dislike newt gingrich. glad he is staying in the race for us. if donald trump got in, we would have -- you know, it would be a field day for us. but the voters are so ignorant and stupid. it is dissolution

and billy was sweet and he gave him a wonderful lovingwhh seeme the time. but it is a hard answer and billy was so thoughtful to our face aainly loved george w. and hw. >> faith, clearly helps you get through a tough time? >> faith does for sure. and the churches that we went to, the chapel that bar mentioned at camp david was really, you know, it's something that i miss, we went there of course with the troops that are stationed there, the navy and marines that are stationed at camp david and their little children and every year we went to the christmas pageant with the little kids and one year two little shepard, we made the mistake of having a christmas pageant at 8:00 at night and it was too late. and one little pair of shepard brothers got into a fight with each other, where they were choking each other on the stage, one had his costume turned around over his face while his brother was kmochoking him, it sweet to be with those little kids. and see them grow up. their parents were not stationed there for long. two or three years. george after one of the

billy mccoy is mr.on, and that's a fate that a lot of us could have to undergo if situations and circumstances don't change. i think we all want to leave a legacy. but if we have an opportunity to leave a legacy, starting right here today, we can change some of the things we're doing and how we think, you know. i want to encourage you brothers to, you know, just stay focused, stay diligent, and look toward the future, so when it's all said and done, people can have something good to say about us when it's all said and done. >> amen. ♪ hallelujah ♪ by and by ♪ oh i'll fly away, old glory >> i would just like to say that ya'll need to really let this be an example to your own life because his life is here. his life has now gone to be with the father. let that to be testimony to the rest of you in his memory that we conduct ourselves as we should and we conduct ourselves as moral people and we perpetuate that throughout this whole community and let him not die in vain. >> amen. >> earth to earth, ashes to

>>> billy crystal back in the hot seat but face something tough reviews this morning. and the controversy on the red carpet. the oscar moments you're going to be talking about. we're live from los angeles. >>> plus, out of touch. critics pouncing on mitt romney's comments, a day before two critical primaries. >>> and oprah like you've never seen before, stealing a car. >>> and good monday morning, everyone. it's the night that can change lives and certainly boost some careers. >> absolutely. hollywood's legends and newcomer as like are oscar winners this morning and with a hint of deja vu as billy crystal came back as host. >> abc news has been up all night. craig, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. it's an historic evening for "the artist." the first black and white movie to win since 1960. the first mostly silent film to win since 1929. ♪ >> reporter: "the artist," a very, very quiet movie. >> "the artist." >> reporter: made a loud racket sunday night winning five academy awards including oscars' top prize, best picture. the black and white and m

diana alvear has more. >> who could forget billy crystal as he opens the academy awards in 1992?en times the beloved comedian has hosted the oscars? get ready, because he is back. >> we are charged with tracking down a legends. >> his seven-year hiatus from posting was spoofed by the academy as they journeyed to find him. >> you could have just tex ted. >> he came up to their aid after comments by the director originally chosen was forced to resign and eddie murphy dropped out as well. that is when they convinced billy crystal to come back. >> i think he will deliver on every front. >> after last year's hosts were widely panned, no surprise the academy is serving up something familiar and reliably successful. >> billy crystal has been working on movie skips that will open the door and they are outrageous >> . billy crystal may be a little older, but he is more than ready for one more round as master of ceremonies. >> to find a way to come back, there's so much expected of this. if we tell people to please lower your expectations. >> diana alvear, abc news. >> the pressure is on.

. >> some people loved billy crystal, the throwback to old hollywood. others thought maybe it was safe. and some of the advertising, the commercials. we'll look at that with donny deutsch in a little bit. >> just ahead, natalie has a look at the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. a school shooting this morning in northeastern ohio led to a massive police search and had worried parents flocking to shardin high school near cleveland. at least two students were wounded and medevaced to the hospital. also the police had at least one suspect in custody. the compound where osama bin laden lived from 2005 until his death is in rubble this morning. pakistani authorities destroyed the house where the al qaeda leader was killed in a raid by u.s. commandos last may. a train carrying passengers from niagara falls to toronto, canada, has derailed, killing at least three people and injuring others. the incident is under investigation and the cause of the derailment is not yet known. >>> military action film "act of valor" won the weekend box office with $24.7 mill

billy is like my closest friend. he and larry are both my buddies. larry david, when we all started out, we used to sit back in the back of the improvisation or whatever club we were in it just to watch larry. he was the comedian's comedian. back then he had hair like larry from the three stooges. he had wire rim glasses. he would get on a stage on a friday night at the improv. the crowd was predominantly suburban predominantly wouldblue hair. a pure suburban crowd. larry would get up. he will look at them and the first words out of his mouth -- you know, i feel very comfortable with you people. in fact, i feel so comfortable, i am thinking of using the true form of the verb instead of usted. i was laughing my ass off. it was so funny. the audience was like an oil tank. he had no idea what they were looking at. he kept on going. as said, i think a lot of people miss use the tu form of the verb. for example, when it they stabbed caesar. he said, et tu brutus? is that policies are, i just step do, if there's any time for usted, it is now. tumbleweeds d

billy cobham, santi dibriano. a lot of people, panamanians, in that sense, i mention. country was based in a unanimous support from all the americas. the latinos were a big part of independence for the united states. so from the beginning, what jelly roll morton talk about, this idea. (plays piano) that feeling is very latin to me. >> hinojosa: it's true. >> he call it the... >> hinojosa: i never thought of jelly roll morton and latin... >> and he call it the latin tinge, you see? and that's that rhythm. (sings rhythm) as a matter of fact, william c. handy, who wrote "st. louis blues," you know, he went to cuba. he spent some time in cuba. so it's a lot of history that connect us very deeply. but it's a lack of understanding regarding to jazz and latin america. the other part is that i envision the festival... like, if you go to europe, you say, "i'm going to the european jazz festival." my dream is one day we said, "we're going to the latin american jazz festival," which already there is a lot of them. and the people are embracing this music with the power that you wo

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>> i think billy crystal will knock it out of the park. coming off last year when james franco and anne hathaway hosted the show to lit critical acclaim, got universally panned, i thought they were a terrific idea at least, eddie murphy was supposed to host this year and that didn't work out so billy crystal who has hosted the show eight times before but not since 2004, is back on stage. i think we can expect lot of comedy. i think we'll see billy certainly involved in some of the old tricks that he used to do see him digitally inserted in the best picture nominees and a big musical number. don't know how he's going to open the show because that is kept very tightly under wraps. what we know is the stage set, although we haven't been able to see it yet, is going to evoke a classic movie theater and the theme this year is the enduring nature of the movie going experience when you have nominees like "the artist" that lends itself to that and enduring hollywood stars involved with major showdowns this year. we have george clooney being pitted

tonight -- will billy kill it.oducer, don't bet against billy crystal. >> people that have loved billy through the years and have grown to expect certain seg frys billy are not going to be disappointed. >> what will they call the theater? picture this, kodak in bankruptcy, it no longer owns naming rights. they will call it hollywood high land center. is that a nun on the red carpet? that is delores heart who kissed elvis presley in "loving you." he is the subject -- she is the subject of a short documentary for. will the dictator rule? >> war is over. oscar producer says he is eager for him to arrive at the ceremony as newest film character. why is oprah punching someone? she is starring in one of kimmel's late night oscar sketches. >> when oprah punches somebody in the face, that is news. >> that is violent. >> it took me a couple moments to get my rhythm. didn't you think? i was finding my rhythm. >> i think you got it pretty quickly. >> what were youers in about? >> actor coverage begins at 1:30 with on the red

how will billy crystal do and how long is the show going to run? we'll have an oscar preview coming up. >> plus a farm ma cyst protection her store. co workers are calling her mama bear. find out why. >> out at the airport 48 for a high. 48 is normal for this last weekend of february. there is warmer air on the way. we'll talk about how long this quiet set up can last. can it really be that long? as mark comes in, we'll find out coming up. >>> we're hours away from the a list red carpet invasion but the party kicked off last night with the in pend spirit awards. they are across town from the oscars and this year's coast seth right there. >> welcome to the independent spirit awards. the only award show that is completely inconsequential. nothing will come from this if you win. >> some of the night's biggest winners, chris stouffer plumber. when it was over the artest led the way with best feature and best actor. michelle williams won in my week with marilyn. the descendants took home two awards there so that is what we had last night. is that what w

billy crystal joked on twitter. >> abc2 is the home for the 84th academy awards.an see the oscars this sunday at 7:00 p.m. with the live show followed by the big show with billy crystal as host. >>> shocking news coming up about the surgeons you trust. how many of them abuse alcohol. >>> we're all burning the candle at both ends these days but people in one part of the country are sleepier than others. why southerners are more sleep deprived than the rest of us. >>> a new study pub flished this month's archives vive surgery found one in six surgeons may have a drinking problem. the researchers surveyed more than 25,000 surgeons and asked them about their alcohol use. about 15% reported to drinking problems. >>> nearly 9,000 people die each year from skin cancer in the u.s. but a new drug is offering hope. a study published in the new england journal of medicine found the drug, zelboraf doubled a person's life. half saw their cancers respond to the drug but it was funded by the drug's manufacturer. >>> new york city maybe the city that never sleeps but southerners

at the berlinale, who made the better film, angelina or billy bob?nevitable question that will never one bill be comparing these two films. -- will be comparing. there are two very different films. angelina's film is a war drama set during the bosnian war drama, a very hard and brittle film. she co-wrote he script and shot it in the aboriginal language in bosnian. billy bob's movie is very light, but there are dark moments, but it is almost nostalgic reminding me of films would see in the 1970's. when i can say is that both are excellent. if i'm honest committees of the two best i have seen at the berlinale so far. >> a very diplomatic cancer. one of the other movies that has people talking is the big one from china. >> the feliz called "the flowers of war." it stars one of the world's biggest stars, christian bale. this is the first time have seen a huge chinese director and a big american star come together. it is the story about a rape when japanese forces invaded the capital of china and committed this horrible massacre. it is very interesting. i

what will billy crystal do? chris has a sneak peek. >> i know you're going to be scrutinizing the fashions all evening. >> of course. big story. >>> speaking of drama, battleground, michigan, t-minus two days. and here's the question. is romney on the verge of blowing it? george stephanopoulos will be here in just a few minutes. we'll talk about that. >>> new twists this morning, a mystery that we talked about -- that florida fireman that vanished in maine, his firefighting colleagues have joined the search. and who is the mystery woman he may have been visiting? >> the guys from florida traveling up the way up to maine. we'll get to that? just a few minutes. >>> we're going to start with ron claiborne. with the headlines of the morning. including this manhunt in afghanistan. >>> the afghan man who shot and killed two u.s. military officers in afghanistan is still on the loose this morning. all american advisers have been recalled from afghan ministries after that brazen attack on what was supposed to be one of

diana alvear reports. >> reporter: who could forget billy crystal at hannibal lecter. the other seven times he's hosted the oskars. well get ready, because he's back. >> they were charged with tracking down a legend. >> reporter: his seven-year hiatus from hosting was spoofed by the academy. >> we come to you on behalf on an old friend. ♪ >> you could have just texted. >> reporter: crystal came to the rescue after real-life drama rocked the awards. unfortunate comments by the original show director, brett ratner, forced him to design. his hand-picked host, eddie murphy rezined as well. >> i think he'll deliver on every front. >> reporter: after last year's pairing of james franco and anne hathaway was widelied, it's no surprise that the academy is serving up something familiar. >> he's been working on the movie skits that are going to open the show. i hear they're outrageous. >> reporter: as for crystal, he may be a little poermd he's more than ready for one more round as master of ceremonies. >> to find that way to come back, there's so much expected of this. we just

once again, comedian billy crystal taking on the toughest job in show biz. >>> we start with the search for a gunman in afghanistan blamed for killing two ranking u.s. officers inside the heavily for the fiortified ministry of law enforcement. nato is pulling advisers from minute tris and it suggests it may have concerns over secure how secure facilities are. nick, this is really like some one walking into the pentagon or the justice department, going into an office, and then opening fire. what are you learning? >> reporter: the afghan justice department, yes. we're learning interesting details from senior afghan counter terrorism official about this gun man, apparently an employee of the interior ministry. registered out a pistol, went to this secure area of the ministry called the command and control center, where he shot these two senior american military officers who were there in an advisory capacity, and then he left. he appears to have escaped and is still at large. that pretty much tallies with an explanation given by the taliban in an e-mail yesterday, both this counterterroris

wilder, i want to thank billy wilder and i want to thank billy wilder, thank you very much. [ applause> well, that's our evening. good night, everybody. [ applause ] >> hotel accommodations provided by renaissance. discover 150 locations worldwide with renaissance, hotel provider to the academy awards. air transportation provided by united airlines. united airlines is proud to play the part of the official airline sponsor of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. video projection provided in part by senovva. so who gets the award for the biggest morning after oscar party anywhere, live from hollywood? the envelope, please. "good morning america," tomorrow morning get all the inside oscar buzz, the star, the fashion, the parties and all the exclusives. see the whole picture, live from hollywood, tomorrow on a special "good morning america" on abc. all members of the academy who are eligible are invited to vote their nominations for the best film. in most other categories, the nominations are decided by a vote of the members working in that specific category. then the entire me

i'm a huge billy crystal fan. i love him. love him as an artist and as a person. >> yep. >> i just thought the show was sort of snoozesville. and i don't blame him for that because he does what is produced for him, and i'm sure he has a hand in what is chosen. but i don't know. the fact there are nine -- nine movies that were nominated, for one thing, it's too many. >> a lot. >> we can't keep track of them. i think the medley, the telecast, the award show, we stopped caring when we don't care about the lesser awards. >> yeah. >> we zone out. that's why it feels so long. if you saw nicholas nickelby on broadway, it was eight hours long and you didn't care because -- >> the technical awards, nothing against the cinematography and editing -- >> great awards. but they don't appeal to a mass audience. no one really cares. sad but true. the tonys learned this years ago. the lesser categories, they have a separate telecast for them. i think if somebody would have the guts to do it, if they did an unbelievable two-hour -- >> two. vot