reminded of a couple of things, first that time in the 80s when gary oldman and contemporaries like daniel day lewis roth were the angry young men of british cinema and the future of british cinema. weren't they? now daniel day lewis has announced his retirement! and gary oldman will be playing winston churchill! so you feel very old watching this! secondly, more importantly, what alan bennett did with this script is capture the whit and boisterousness that made joe orton such a great playwright in the 1960s. gary oldman great, vanessa redgrave, for me, it is alfred molina's movie. he plays kenneth halliwell, orton‘s lover. they had an ultimately tragic and shocking relationship. he steals the show. but what is so striking, as you say, the film is 30 years old and it is a litany of wonderful actors because the mother of orton is played byjulie walters and his sister is played by frances barber, these people are part of britain's acting firmament. alan bennett has become even more part of the furniture. what he does brilliantly is give us movies that feel traditional but they are pretty out there whe

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i thought daniel day-lewis was astonishing. of carmichael: when people lincoln, i fear they will think of daniel day-lewis. when you think of patton, you think of the actor. mr. holzer: the lincoln would probably be happy. daniel day-lewis is a great-looking guy. [laughter] mr. holzer: that is an uptake in the image making process. we were going to talk about some of that image as lincoln as a towering guy. mr. carmichael: we will talk about that. one of the things i thought was brilliant about the movie is it showed lincoln and how he was at his best in a bareknuckle political fight. especially, i think -- google americans don't like to see -- typical americans don't like to see lincoln in that light. mr. holzer: they don't like to see the making of the sausage. mr. carmichael: that's right. so i thought this book -- we see a man in lincoln who seduces the press in some ways, that i would like you to talk to the audience about. in light of the fact that you avowed abou -- an lincoln man, and this is an area where lincoln does n

lincoln, you think of daniel day-lewis. when you think of patton, you don't think of scott. >> daniel day-lewis is a great looking guy, i mean that's an uptick in the image making process. >> well, i don't know. >> well, we were going to talk about some of that image, that lincoln as a towering presence. zbr . >>> we'll get to that in a moment. one of the things i thought was brilliant about the movie, was it showed lincoln and how he was at his best in that bare knuckle political fight. especially, i think, or typical americans, they don't like to see lincoln in that light. they see him as a states man. they don't want to see the making of the sausage. i thought this book, lincoln and the power of the press, we see a man in lincoln who uses the press in some ways that i would like you to talk to the audience about, in light of the fact that you are an avowed lincoln man and this is an area in which n lincoln doesn't look so good some of the time. >> he looks for complicated than woe thought. the only other book was a 1961 b

i thought daniel day lewis was astonishing. brilliant. >> my fear is now when people think of lincoln, they're going to think of daniel day-lewis. it's like potton, you don't think of patton, you think george c. scott. >> lincoln would probably be happy. daniel day lewis is a great looking guy. an uptake in the image process. >> i don't know. >> we were going to talk about that image, lincoln as a towering presence. >> we'll get to that in a minute here. we're fine on time. one of the things i thought was brilliant about the movie is it showed lincoln and how he was at his best in that bare knuckle political fight. typical persons they don't like to see him in that light. >> don't like to see the making of the sausage. classic. >> right. >> just want to see the results. >> i thought this book, "lincoln and the power to have press." we see a man and lincoln who uses the press in some ways that i would like for you to talk to the audience about, in light of the fact that you are an avowed lincoln man and this is an area in which l

reminded of a couple of things, first that time in the 80s when gary oldman and contemporaries like daniel day lewishe angry young men of british cinema and the future of british cinema. weren't they? now daniel day lewis has announced his retirement! and gary oldman will be playing winston churchill! so you feel very old watching this! secondly, more importantly, what alan bennett did with this script is capture the whit and boisterousness that made joe orton such a great playwright in the 1960s. gary oldman great, vanessa redgrave, for me, it is alfred molina's movie. he plays kenneth halliwell, orton's lover. they had an ultimately tragic and shocking relationship. he steals the show. but what is so striking, as you say, the film is 30 years old and it is a litany of wonderful actors because the mother of orton is played byjulie walters and his sister is played by frances barber, these people are part of britain's acting firmament. alan bennett has become even more part of the furniture. what he does brilliantly is give us movies that feel traditional but they are pretty out there when you look a

reminded of a couple of things, first that time in the 80s when gary oldman and contemporaries like daniel day lewisma and the future of british cinema. weren't they? now daniel day lewis has announced his retirement! and gary oldman will be playing winston churchill! so you feel very old watching this! a lot has changed. secondly, more importantly, what alan bennett did with this script is capture the wit and boisterousness that made joe orton such a great playwright in the 1960s. gary oldman great, vanessa redgrave, fabulous. for me, it is alfred molina's movie. he plays kenneth halliwell, orton‘s lover. they had an ultimately tragic and shocking relationship. i think he steals the show. he is exceptional in it. but what is so striking, as you say, the film is 30 years old, and it is a litany of wonderful actors, because the mother of orton is played byjulie walters, and his sister is played by frances barber, these people are part of britain's acting firmament. alan bennett has become even more part of the furniture. what he does brilliantly is gives us movies that feel traditional, but they are

the top is always, for my mom, daniel day-lewis. >> who? m just joking. >> seth: wonderful actor. >> yeah, no, very good. >> seth: you should definitely look at his work. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: but you know, now he's saying he might get out of the game. >> really? >> seth: yeah. >> yes! no! >> seth: exactly. [ laughter ] >> that's -- >> seth: but i'm just saying, if you keep up your high quality of work, i feel like you could hit that new pinnacle for my mom. >> oh, really? >> seth: yeah. >> again? just joking. [ cheers and applause ] no, no, no. this is awkward. >> seth: it's great now, but like six hours from now, when this airs -- [ laughter ] -- the roof of our home, my childhood home, is gonna blow off. [ laughter ] >> larry's like, "who?" >> seth: why? congratulations on this film. this is -- this is a series of eight books, the "dark tower" books. >> yeah, yeah. >> seth: this is the first one. are you a fan of this sort of fantasy/horror genre? >> you know what, i'm a fan of stephen king. >> seth: sure. >> i think he's an incr

reminded of a couple of things, first that time in the 80s when gary oldman and contemporaries like daniel day lewisure of british cinema. weren't they? now daniel day lewis has announced his retirement! and gary oldman will be playing winston churchill! so you feel very old watching this! secondly, more importantly, what alan bennett did with this script is capture the whit and boisterousness that made joe orton such a great playwright in the 1960s. gary oldman great, vanessa redgrave, for me, it is alfred molina's movie. he plays kenneth halliwell, orton‘s lover. they had an ultimately tragic and shocking relationship. he steals the show. but what is so striking, as you say, the film is 30 years old and it is a litany of wonderful actors because the mother of orton is played byjulie walters and his sister is played by frances barber, these people are part of britain's acting firmament. alan bennett has become even more part of the furniture. what he does brilliantly is give us movies that feel traditional but they are pretty out there when you look at what is going on. now quick thought about the

we are talking about the daniel day-lewis character. i think it was the first episode he prayed. it was the stiffest praying i'd ever seen. it was so odd. the idea of equating -- these are all things were trying to challenge and move past. that is the beginning of something and those conversations that followed on, oftentimes conversations that don't feel necessarily helpful but actually are. i would say that because i'm a talker. i think these are things we have to consider. it's from all levels, and people working in tandem with one another, all these other structures that help to push things forward. >> i think if you are interested only in your own liberation, the liberation of society as a whole, that is not liberation for anyone. there is a way that muslim americans have to be deeply concerned about everybody's liberty. but that's also actually on the other side of things. there's a tremendous opportunity around -- muslim american issues are also at the core. you don't have to convince people of this anymore. you had to really convince people there is a reason why they shou

we are talking about the daniel day-lewis character. i think it was the first episode he prayed. it was the stiffest praying i'd ever seen. it was so odd. equating -- these are all things were trying to challenge and move past. that is the beginning of something and those conversations that followed on, oftentimes conversations that don't feel necessarily helpful but actually are. i would say that because i'm a talker. i think these are things we have to consider. levels, andl people working in tandem with one another, all these other structures that help to push things forward. i think if you are interested only in your own liberation, the liberation of society as a whole, that is not liberation for anyone. is a way that muslim americans have to be deeply concerned about everybody's liberty. but that's also actually on the other side of things. there's a tremendous opportunity around -- muslim american issues are also at the core. you don't have to convince people of this anymore. you had to really convince people there is a reason why they should be paying attention to muslim a

reminded of a couple of things, first that time in the 80s when gary 0ldman and contemporaries like daniel day lewisit and boisterousness that made joe 0rton such a great playwright in the 1960s. gary 0ldman great, vanessa redgrave, fabulous. for me, it is alfred molina's movie. he plays kenneth halliwell, 0rton's lover. they had an ultimately tragic and shocking relationship. i think he steals the show. he is exceptional in it. but what is so striking, as you say, the film is 30 years old, and it is a litany of wonderful actors, because the mother of 0rton is played byjulie walters, and his sister is played by frances barber, these people are part of britain's acting firmament. alan bennett has become even more part of the furniture. what he does brilliantly is gives us movies that feel traditional, but they are pretty out there when you look at what is going on. now, a quick thought about the dvd? raw, belgian/french horror movie about a student who goes to vetinary college and discovers her cannibalistic tendencies. it is beautifully unsettling. this is a film that is determined to freak you out