>> charlize theron. it's what i thought would be easiest for people. >> what is the african way of pronouncing it? >> charlize theron. >> i much prefer that. say it again. >> charlize theron. >> you were raised south african and came to l.a. with a broad accent. you quite consciously went and taught yourself how to speak in an american accent, right? >> yeah, i mean, look, i was pushed into a corner. i started going out on auditions. the feedback is she's great but can she do it in an american accent? my english was poor. i make a lot of grammar mistakes. my mother lives two minutes away. >> she speak african to her? >> yeah. >> speak african to me. >> well, i mean -- [ speaking foreign language ] >> wow, i didn't know you fancied me. that's amazing. that's incredible. you speak it fluently? >> i think more fluently than i speak english. >> well, miss theron, woody told w magazine charlize is not a delicate girl, talented and able to tell more vulgar jokes than you and able to drink you under the table.

our conversation with charlize theron later. harry belafonte has so many firsts to his credit that it's hard to keep track of them all. this morning russ mitchell will give it a try. >> reporter: he was the first black man to win a tony, an emmy and to sell a million albums so it's no surprise that 84-year-old harry belafonte has a few stories to tell. good memories when you come here? >> mostly mischief. >> reporter: mostly mischief. >> a lot of mischief. >> reporter: do tell. harry belafonte, mischief and more later on sunday morning. >> it's a wrap as you look bee neat the surface of a gift- giving custom that keeps on giving year after year. as rita braver shows us, 'tis the season. >> reporter: wrapping holiday presents is a cherished tradition. >> you will have exactly ten minutes to wrap the gift. >> reporter: but also it turns out a competitive sport. >> my girlfriends tell me i've got the best bows around. they call them rosy bows. >> reporter: later on sunday morning, the gift of gift wrap. >> josh landis takes in summ

we'll be right back, everybody with charlize theron! come on back!sta romanas. ruffled pasta, layered with creamy fontina and asiago cheeses, and oven-baked just for you. try it with pan seared chicken with toscano tomatoes. or, try it with braised beef. for a limited time, only at olive garden. see? he's taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day, gummies for grown-ups. for others, it's somethingelong discovered yesterday. in a great tasting gummy. we all have things that speak to us. they drive us to get up early, and stay up late. getting lost in the things we love has never felt quite like this. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> jimmy: our first guest is an academy award winning actress whose new film "young adult" opens in select theaters today and nationwide december 16th. please welcome charlize theron, everybody. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: fantastic. gosh, you look gorgeous as always. >> oh, so do you. >>

charlize theron is here in the studio.ight after these messages. [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are choosing advil®. here's one story. pain doesn't have much of a place in my life. i checked the schedule and it's not on it. [ laughs ] you never know when advil® is needed. well most people only know one side of my life. they see me on stage and they think that that is who i am. there's many layers to everybody everywhere. singer, songwriter, philanthropist, father, life's a juggling act. when i have to get through the pain, i know where to go. [ male announcer ] take action. take advil®. i know where to go. i think you're really gonna love it.t wait for you to open this. i really think i'm gonna love it to.t to open it. i can not wait. can't wait to open it. my, my hands are shaking. i'm so excited, i'm so excited... my whole body is vibrating with anticipation. open it, please! open it, you should open it, i'll open it. no, no. why se ttle for a why se one-note cereal? ♪ more, more, more... get more with

. >> coming up next, charlize theron stars in what don calls an almost comic version of the fatal attractionlike it? rprp -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ in theaters this weekend, a new comedy, "young adults" starring charlize theron. arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez gives us his review on the isle. >> you are a piece of work. >> kevin oswald summing up charlize theron, she's the girl with the locker next to tim back in high school. a lot has happened since then. she writes books for young adults, thus the title, but she's without direction and drinks too much. she goes back to the old town to go after her old boyfriend. it's logical >> how are you? >> good. >> that's patrick wi

his review on the aisle. >> you're a piece of work. >> summing up charlize theron. the girl with a locker next to his in high school. she writes books for young adults but is without direction and drinks too much. she comes back to go after her old boyfriend. it's ill logical. >> how are you? >> good. >> and that is patrick wilson there. is a problem, he's married and a new dad. she calls him a hostage. she is delusional and unrealistic. >> i'm pretty sure he's married with a kid on the way. >> i have baggage, too. >> i would find a therapist. >> she needs help, did i throw in she's a lush? maybe she'll find a new direction. this is a dark comedy. and a portrait of a sickel-minded obsessed woman that former class mate call a psychotic prom queen. >> we can beat this thing, together. >> i admire charlize theron for the defining role, this leaves a lot unsaid about a woman who is frankly, delusional, immature and psychotic, what we liked about "juneau" is that we liked the character. in the case of mavis we don't care about her. i'll give it just a half bucket. and we

my locker was next to yours. >> charlize theron is the stuck up girl from high school who's come back to her hometown to stir things up. >> i've got baggage, too. >> i would take all of this to yourself. i would find a therapist. >> the oscar winner says she couldn't pass up the role in the movie "young adult." >> i saw great potential in trying to find the person underneath all of these kind of hideous, human characteristics. >> she plays mavis, a teen literature writer trying to win back her high school boyfriend played by

. >> coming up next, charlize theron stars in what don calls an almost comic version of the çk here'sthe winning numbers from last night's souper lotto plus. no one got all numbers. wednesday night's jackpot is estimated at $15 million. we should look back and find out when is the last time someone picked the numbers on saturday night. in theaters this weekend, a new comedy, "young adults" starring charlene theron. arts and entertain men reporter don sanchez gives us his review on the isle. >> you are a piece of work. >> surge up charlize theron, the girl with the locker next to tim back in high school a lot has happened since then. she writes books for young adults, thus the title, but she's without direction and drinks too much. she goes back to the old town to go after her old boyfriend. >> how are you? >> good. >> that's patrick wilson. there is a problem. he's married. and a new dad. she calls him a hostage. she is the delusional and unrealistic. >> buddy and i are men to be together and i'm here to get him back. >> i'm pretty sure he's married with a kid on the way. >> i mean, i

but charlize theron plays her so well. you kind of don't like her, but you root for her in a way. the film comes to an incredibly awkward scene. very dark comedy. 3.5 stars. >> "shame"? >> "shame" is noteworthy because of a star-making performance. he was in "inglorious bastards." he's completely nude in it, ladies. he plays a successful ad agency worker, and his secret is he has a sex addiction. he's a normal person by day and a sex addict by day and night. he has internet happening at work. you feel like the walls are closing in on him and his addiction is going to be exposed. it is a very uncomfortable film to watch. very, very well made. excellent performances. three 1/2 stars. >> next week, "i bought a zoo." >> fun for the whole family. >> you can read all of max's reviews at baltimoremagazine.net.ne >> welcome back, everyone. we're joined in the 11 news kitchen. >> hello, lisa. >> thank you. you have some wonderful things. >> ideas, things you can do from pantry to party. things you have in your house for the most part. common ingredients. we'll show you how to put them toge

it stars charlize theron. said this was the best movie he saw all year. >> really? >> yes. is he a reliable source? >> generally speaking, he is a good reliable source. >> so "diabol cody" is coming up very soon. >>> plus, this is a great year for electronic gadgets. you might want to keep these in mind while you go holiday shopping. we're going to take a look at some of the not so successful tech items that didn't quite catch on with the public. >> yes. >>> but first here this morning, an update on tyler clementi. before he left for college, he told his mother he was gay and felt he was friendless. >> michelle miller recently talked with his parents about their loss and their efforts to make something good come of it. michelle, good morning. >> good morning to you. it's taken more than a year for joseph and jane clementi to speak publicly about their son, tyler. the rutgers student didn't leave any explanation for why he took his life. but the clementis are devoting their lives to trying to prevent other pare

we are talking about charlize theron. >> she sat down with kevin mccarthy to talk about her latest rolet food. stay with us. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> time now to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. quana me almost l is up early today feeding her five-day-old son. congratulation to you. i know exactly how you feel. >>> when you see this 500-pound bear, 500 pounds, it is hard to believe the giant animal was captured not in the wilderness, but instead hibernating in somebody's house. a cable repairman made the startling discovery as he attempted to fix cable inside the basement of the small home on a mountain trail not in alaska bu

her new movie getting a lot of buzz starring charlize theron.d this was the best movie he saw all year. >> really? >> yes. >> is he a reliable source? >> i think generally speaking he is a reliable source. >> all right. that's a good bit of information. >> so diablo cody is coming up very soon. >> good deal. >>> plus this has been another huge year for electronic gadgets. our friends at c-net will reveal their picks for the best tech gadgets of the year, like, for example, the iphone 4s. we'll also take a look at some of the not-so-successful tech item that say didn't quite catch on with the public. >>> first an update on the story of tyler clementi. his roommate used a webcam to spy on him with another man and four weeks later he killed himself. >> michelle talked with his mother. >> good morning to you. it's taken more than a year for joseph and jane clementi to speak publicly about their son, tyler. he didn't leave any explanation of why he took his life but they believe cyberbullying may have played a part in their son's tragedy. they're dev

she won an oscar for the movie "juno," and her new movie, "young adult," starring charlize theron.cinating woman, diablo cody, and later, a special christmas song performed by pink martini. everybody's doing christmas songs this year. [ cheers and applause ] i have a superstition, it's not officially christmas until i hear nat king cole's christmas song. >> rickey: yeah. >> jay: you know? but i can't play it myself. it has to appear magically, either on a radio or somewhere. [ light laughter ] so i turn radios on, i walk around, and when i hear it -- i heard it today, it is now officially christmas. [ cheers and applause ] hey, tomorrow night, charles barkley will be here. and later this week, we've got jonah hill, who's just unbelievable in "moneyball," if you haven't seen that. thomas haden church will join us as well, and our old buddy, terry bradshaw. it's not christmas without terry bradshaw. >> rickey: yes sir. [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: folks, it's monday night. time for "headlines." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jay: i know it's christmas, i think they could have worded

he's a hilarious stand-up, and he's starring in the new movie "young adult," opposite charlize theronis dropping by. >> steve: oh yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: patton oswalt! he's killer in the movie, he's great. also, she is so cute, she's beautiful, gosh, we love her. super talented. oh, we love her so much. i think she's 11 years old? >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: willow smith is in the house, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i whip my hair back and forth i whip my hair back and forth ♪ ♪ i whip my hair back and forth ♪ >> jimmy: she's so good, oh my gosh. "fireball" is the new song. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: that's the one you guys want to download. "fireball." yeah. willow smith. yeah. and then we've got music from a little band, i think you've heard of them. the roots will be performing for us tonight. >> steve: oh snap! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the roots. the record came out today. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ it came out today. it is out today. does it feel good to finally come out? now you don't have to do any press about it really, except for tonight. >> quest

charlize theron's new movie. getting some serious oscar buzz. what's trending in the new year? -- [ laughter ] "dumb adult." [ applause ] yeah, "dumb adult." what else trending in the world of film? i am so excited to see this movie when it comes out. it was my favorite play this year. "war horse." steven spielberg's new drama -- [ cheers ] about a young boy's horse being sold into the calvary during world war i. this hits theaters christmas day. very anxious. what's trending tomorrow? the worst product tie-in ever. [ laughter ] yeah. [ audience ohs ] yeah. in every happy meal. let's see what's trending in pop culture. trending now, "vampires." [ cheers ] whether you're a fan of "twilight" -- look at that. see, or "true blood," no denying vampires are more popular than they've ever been. what's trending tomorrow? mitt romney changes from the mormon look to the vampire look. [ applause ] there you go. and let's face it, he -- you know -- he was halfway there with the hair. let's see what's happening in politics. trending now, rod blagojevich. a jury has sentenced rod blagojevich

. >> charlize theron stars in "young adults". an almost comic version of "fatal attraction" but is that a good thing? we'll find out. >> thank you very much. and the holidays will be a lot more glamorous for some underprivileged young women and teen-aged girls. venture capitolist and friends loaded up boxes with help from the san francisco fire department. the event is a culmination of something called project glimmer, firefighters told her teenagers are often overlooked point holiday toy program. >> i think that girls are sometimes for yoten about so it just seemed like a nice thing to do. >> it was a nice thing to do. this rear, the fire department plans to distribute a thousand pieces thanks to pry project glimmer, maybe you can help, too. >> yes. very nice. >> world news is coming up next. th

tom hanks, charlize theron and madonna on her super bowl. >>> then, the top ten stars of 2011. who was on "e.t." the most this year? >> oh, there's the kiss. and the crowd is going crazy. >> will and kate's 155 appearances. 101 for brad and angelina. the kardashians at 125. oprah, charlie, clooney, arnold's love child. bieber fever reaching new heights. the star breakups and breakdowns. >> winning! >> who made the most headlines? >>> now, in depth on the biggest entertainment stories from around the world. >>> hi, everybody. and welcome to "entertainment tonight."

and charlize theron talks about her new comedy "young adult." keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

tom hanks, charlize theron and madonna on her super bowl. >>> then the top ten stars of 2011.s on "e.t." the most this year? >> there's the kiss. crowd is going crazy. >> will and kate's 1555 appearances. 101 for brad and angelina. the kardashians at 125. oprah, charlie, clooney, arnold's love

and, xena, i swear if you hurt him -- >> tonight, jimmy welcomes charlize theron and the queen of soulklin. that's on your local nbc station. >>> time for your first look at entertainment news. there's a hodgepodge of hollywood heavyweights that will find themselves atop the box office chart this weekend. despite truly awful reviews the star-studded ensemble comedy "new year's eve" is set to open and ring in the weekend with a chart-topping debut with $20 million, featuring among others sarah jessica parker, jessica biel, halle berry, ashton kutcher and even robert de niro. >> how many you can cram into one movie. >> the list does go on. >>> jonah hill brings the r-rated comedy back to the box office in "the sitter," another not so well rated opener. >>> katy perry who hosts this weekend's "saturday night live" admits to being a little stalkerish when it comes to kristin wiig. last time she was on "snl," she tweeted she wanted wiig's hair and wiig actually sent her one tied in a blue bow. now you're silent. >> because i love her too and i think if i should do it. >> think about that re

." >> charlize theron is not a very nice person in "young adult." she's on a mission to win back her high-school boyfriend. >> i would see a therapist. >> this comes from the brighter- director of "juno >' >> i agree. is my best disguise. >> robert downey jr. played sherlock holmes and meets his nemesis. it is long and a little much, but it integrate. as tom cruise prevents world were iii . best bets -- the descendants, the muppets my week with maryland, a young adult, hugo. next week, we will have a "the girl with the dragon tattoo" and also christmas. i think we will have a dozen movies opening between now and christmas. >> ok. something ridiculous. >>> up next, the top five most rented netflix dvd's of all times. >> end paying complete strangers bills. here's the shocked shoppers next. >> >> as you know by now, the occupy movement has taken over the streets are around the country. but they are also taking over some businesses. >> natasha barrett of live -- is live. >> they are very close to a lot of businesses. press trust shops keeping a lot of

. >> "young adult" is an edgy, the with charlize theron.ck to her hometown to reclaim her marital high-school boyfriend. oswald stands out as the voice of reason. 3.5 stars. >> is one of my best disguises. >> lots of the venture in sherlock holmes and even more in a mission impossible. great action. 4 stars for the descendants and for the muppets and for my week with marilyn. restarts for 3 stars for sherlock holmes. dew point 5 for michigan possible and to your seat. 2 for twilight and shame. arch campbell, abc 7 entertainment. >>> let's give a last look at the traffic. >> a live look in loudoun county xv, traffic being alternated passed an accident. delays both ways near leesburg and white's ferry. >>> temperatures are dropping [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billio

that has charlize theron in it. >> now we're going back to some super heroes. >> "the amazing supermanth andrew garfield, this fantastic british actor. he's brake at spizer -- spiderman. >> he was also in "social network." >> and great stuff on british television. they have emma stone in this one. she is playing a different character from the comic books. >> staying on the superheroes, you have "the avengers." >> that goes way back. >> it goes round and round. this is the ultimate fan boy superhero movie. it's got ironman, thor, black widow and the hulk. >> who directed that? >> it was josh wieden. they are all six giant superheroes in this movie together. >> another action film is "john carter." tell us about that. it's a family film? >> it it a fascinating property that started out in 1912. it was about a guy who is a sported to mars.r and he gets a. on mars he discovered that he has superhero strength. he meets, as you do, a hot marsh princess in a bikini. right? >> i would expect nothing less. >> the interesting thing about this is that andrew stanton who directed wall-e and "findi

those stories and oscar winner charlize theron is in the house. to you two. >> big fan of charlize. and stanford luk, has laura striking a pose here. he won two of the big three awards he was up for yesterday. named the nation's best college football player. that's usually a precursor to the heisman award. he did lose out on the o'brien award for the nation's best quarterback. that went to robert griffin, the third of bailor. that's luck's main competition for the heisman. >>> it's friday. that means time for gadgets. scott mcgrew says this time of year he gets all kinds of questions. >> should i bye an ipad as a gift and yes, you should. what's the best speaker system? apple engineers should tell you the best kind is this kind, the wireless kind. you can hold your ipad or iphone in your hand from your living room couch and still enjoy your music. that's why if you look closer at the stereo itself you can see that the howard jones mark is on the stereo? and it was able to connect much better? it's very cool. it's also $400. it's also quite loud. t

also saw "young adult" with charlize theron. she is such a great actress.i loved her nonetheless. >> i want to see that. you have internet passwords. i use the same one for everything. >> just say no. >> they ranked the worst internet passwords ever. number five, abc 123. number four, qwerty. it's right across the line. >> just to make it simple as possible. >> 12345678. 123456. >> the number one is, password. is your password in there? >> mine's not. i hope no one ever finds mine out. it's for everything. i might have to fix that. >> most annoying words, are we going to do that? how much time do we have. we better get to favorite things. >> come on. these are the most annoying words of 2011, all right? these are the most annoying words of 2011. try to erase these or we'll have new ones. seriously. >> seriously. >> i can't believe this next one is on here. just sayin. >> you know. and like. >> never going to leave. >> and whatever. those are the worst. >> we weren't on the best mannered list. >> we should have been. >> we weren't on the worst mannered. so t

. >> charlize theron, probably be delighted. >> oh. >> it has been a pleasure to meet you. >> really nice to meet u. >> thank you so much. >> thank you very much. thank you. >>> welcome to our special for cnn on the front lines where any reporter wants to be where it's happening when it is happening. it's been a busy year for us and the world. a year that mattered to millions. people who felt the earth torn apart and saw their world washed away, their faith in science rocked by a nuclear catastrophe. they watched friends and neighbors die in streets and tasted freedom. you'll experience all of that through the eyes and minds of my colleagues and friends, where it happened right from the start. january 2011, the rumblings of an uprising in cairo. crowds begin to gather in tahrir square. a revolution has begun. what is your message to president mubarak? >> he should leave tonight. >> mubarak has been the leader for years. they want him out. mubarak digs in and the once peaceful protest grows violent. >> this is an unmistakable military force. fighter jets flying low over tahrir square,

charlize theron was here helping us. >> thank you. >> and, of course, without your help, these childrenn't have a present to open on christmas day. so it's really, really important and we appreciate it. we thank everyone who has been so generous. and among our most fill an anthropology partners is mary kay. when i read how much mary kay was donating, i had to reread it. i wasn't sure. >> this is our seventh year in a row to donate to this great cause. so on behalf of the mary kay corporate employees and our 2 million sales force members across the globe in 35 countries, we have $7 million again this year of our fabulous skin care, and products as well as for the children. that's $25 million over the last seven years that we've donated. >> you all are so amazing to us. and we thank you because it goes a long way, especially women with domestic violence and abuse cases. we appreciate that, as well. thank you so much. >> thank you. don't forget, if you want to donate, you can do it on our website, today.com. we'll be back. i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit