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quentin tarantino's "django unchained." >> what's your name? >> django. d is silent. >> i sat down with tarantino and two of the film's stars, leonardo dicaprio and jamie foxx, for their only joint interview about this movie. which defies classification. an epic revenge fantasy -- >> i like the way you die, boy. >> romantic western. it's also surprisingly funny. a shock given the topic. slavery. >> anyone bring any extra bags? >> no, nobody brought an extra bag. >> i'm just asking. >> one critic said recently there is something for everyone to hate in this film. and something to make everybody mad. >> i don't think you do a film like this with quentin tarantino and not expect that. i think it's what you sign up for. a black person i was talking to says the "n" word bothered me. i said it's supposed to. >> what's your name? >> django. >> then you're exactly the one i'm looking for. >> foxx plays a freed slave on a blood-soaked mission to free his wife played by kerry washington. tarantino is explosive, loaded with violence and more than a hundred uses of t

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of those for a few days you know other than being a movie with a black hero what could cause django unchained to draw the ire of the hard right i saw the movie on christmas day with my wife louise and our kids in portland oregon the audience was all white they cheered the black guy in his way but was that enough to piss off the hard right now america i mean plenty of movies have african american heroes and they do really well with white audiences and they don't get trashed by right wing news websites it had to be something more than that and then it hit. the importance of this movie wasn't just about the horrors of slavery although that is an important part of or the story of a night off to rescue his damsel in distress which is told brilliantly or even brilliant acting in filmmaking. what it was really about was that this movie is a giant feud to the south and not just the south of eight hundred fifty eight it was an f. you to the south of today and all of the republican politicians from other parts of the nation increasingly including the midwestern states who have adopted those same divisi

. >> "django unchained," the new film by tarantino about slavery in the south, told like a spaghetti ern. >> i am a big fan of the director of the original "django" and his west is the most violent, brutal, and surreal west and no character is guaranteed safe passage and when i thought of the closest equivalent of that west that he pre sented, i thought, being aslave a slave in the antebellum south. >> in my world you have to ge t dirty. >> violence is a key subject of your work. >> it's the genres i work in. i have no moral problems. there are two types of violence in the film. dere's -- the violence that epicts what could happen to slaves, and that is ugly. and hard to watch. but then there's the cathartic violence. and it is surreal and big and operatic. >> so many movies are about the small guy taking on the big guy. is that how you see yourself in the world? >> maybe i felt that way at the very beginning but i'm not fighting with anybody. i have it lucky. i'm a lucky artist to do what i'm able to do and have people me but tput ust put up with work with me. >> tarantino is not uni

. >> "django unchained," the new film by tarantino about slavery in the south, told like a spaghetti ern. >> i am a big fan of the director of the original "django" and his west is the most violent, brutal, and surreal west and no character is guaranteed safe passage and when i thought of the closest equivalent of that west that he pre sented, i thought, being aslave a slave in the antebellum south. >> in my world you have to ge t dirty. >> violence is a key subject of your work. >> it's the genres i work in. i have no moral problems. there are two types of violence in the film. dere's -- the violence that epicts what could happen to slaves, and that is ugly. and hard to watch. but then there's the cathartic violence. and it is surreal and big and operatic. >> so many movies are about the small guy taking on the big guy. is that how you see yourself in the world? >> maybe i felt that way at the very beginning but i'm not fighting with anybody. i have it lucky. i'm a lucky artist to do what i'm able to do and have people me but tput ust put up with work with me. >> tarantino is not uni

they love "argo" and "django unchained." if they want to spread around and just give daniel day-lewis best actor for "lincoln," they could give best picture to a different film. there are only 85 people who vote, so the difference of one or two votes could cause a win or a loss for one movie or another. >> i have to ask -- who are you wearing and does it go along with the cast? >> you know, that is interesting. we have been comparing notes on dresses. i have not yet decided. i think i have a couple more choices i want to look at. but savannah, we will make sure that we match, do not clash. it will be fun. >> so, a different color based on -- >> there is a little wardrobe solution, i think, in the works for this. >> hopefully you are on the mend their, natalie. appreciate your time. you can catch the golden globes at 8:00 p.m. right here on channel 11. >> now your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> today started off with a beautiful sunrise. justin tuck then cloudiness -- just enough thin cloud

quentin tarantino for "django unchained."la foreman rice kingdom. >> for best achievement in directing, the nominees are david o. russell for "silver linings playbook." ang lee for "life of pi." steven spielberg for "lincoln." michael haneke for "amour" and benh zeitlin for beasts of the southern wild. these are five people who are the very best at sitting in a chair watching other people make a movie. >> the nominees for best performance by an actor in a leading role are daniel day-lewis in "lincoln." denzel washington in "flight." hugh jackman in "les miserables." bradley cooper in "silver linings playbook". juaquin phoenix in "the master." a little fun fact for you. denzel's character was actually as strong as half of the people who are up at this hour. >> guilty. >> for best performance by an actress in a leading role, the nominees are naomi watts in "the impossible". jessica chastain in "zero dark 30". jennifer lawrence in "silver linings playbook". emmanuelle riva in "amour." in the bea"beasts of the southe wild." >> at

films out right now, "django" unchained. it won a couple of golden globes tonight.t's nominated for a couple of academy awards. it's the source of big controversy. critics say the director, who is no stranger to violence and shock value, may have gone too far. our nischelle turner takes a closer look. >> what's your name, boy? >> his name is django freeman. >> it's not your average spaghetti western. "django unchained" has made a killing at the box office and blown away many in hollywood. >> nobody better. i'm a big fan. >> but not everyone a fan. >> be disrespectful to my ancesto ancestors. >> director spike lee told vibe tv he refused to see the film adding on twitter american slavery was not a sergio leone spaghetti western, it was a holocaust. >> he's absolutely right. >> roots star and winning actor louis goes set jr. imagined lee's version of the film. >> more informative, more sensitive to his audience. >> speaking of sensitive, it was only 15 minutes into "django" that goes set had enough, enough he says of feeling uncomfortable being the only black person i

and django unchained's big payday and the hovercraft. you' watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this friday morning. let me take you through your weekend forecast. and this is going to be the last little mild day before the agentic blast arrives so enjoy it today in minneapolis, 42. denver, enjoy that, chicago, enjoy your 40s. no problems with the exception of cape cod with some snow. as we go through the weekend, things are going to change. the arctic front coming through minnesota as we go throughout saturday with the arctic blast. you'll really feel the effects saturday night into sunday. chicago, really starting to see the brunt of the cold air with the great lakes. the low temperature into fargo sunday night into monday morning, it's supposed to be minus 22. >> oh, gosh. >> i don't even know what that feels like. >>> well, around said he would be back. the last stand marks arnold schwarzenegger's first leading role since 2003. that may not be enough for the box office weekend with jestica chastain's film mama expected to take

"django unchained." "amore" and "moon rise kingdom." >> best achievement in directing, "silver linings playbook." "life of pi." "lincoln." "amore." and beasts of the southern wild. these are final people who are very best at sitting to a chair and watching other people make a movie. >> the nominees for best performance by an actor in a leading role are daniel day lewis and denzel washington and hugh jackman and bradley cooper and phoenix in "the master." fund facts, denzel's character was as drunk as half of the people who are up at this hour. >> guilty. >> for best performance by an actress, watts in "the impossible." jessica in "zero dark 30." jennifer lawrence, and emanuel in "amore." a. wallace in beasts of the southern wild. >> at 85, emanuel is the oldest in history of the oscars and the youngest is wallace, she is nine. >> finally, we pleased to announce the film selects at best picture if if -- for 2012 or beasts of the southern wild. and silver linings playbook. "zero dark 30." and "lincoln." >>

quinten tarantino's film "django unchained."at down with two of the films stars, leonardo dicaprio and jamie foxx, along with the director, quentin tarantino. it's an epic, revenge fantasy. >> i like the way you die, boy. >> romantic westerns. one critic said recently, there's something for everyone to hate in this film. >> i don't think you do a film like this with quentin tarantino and not expect that. that's what you sign up for. >> i don't think anybody is going out there saying we used the word more excessively than it was used in 1858 in mississippi. >> reporter: leonardo plays the despicable calvin candee. >> we got us a fight going on. it's a good bit of fun. >> reporter: a plantation owner and all-around bad guy, who uses the "n" word repeatedly. >> i have to say, the first day on set was incredibly difficult for me. >> it's supposed to be tough. you're not supposed to feel like that's normal in 2012, 2013. >> reporter: and then there's the violence. does the director think the violence he puts on the screen makes real

we'll hear from the stars of "django unchained." fascinating interview. >> i have not seen it yet. i hear jamie foxx is pretty good. but tarantino does not shy away from controversy. >>> children, teachers and staff take up a familiar scene this morning, they are going to school. >> parents are being reassured that the new setng is the safest school in the entire country. abc's diana perez has more on this. good morning, diana. >> reporter: rob and paula, it's been less than three weeks since the mac kerr at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. it will be a long time before things return to normal for the children of sandy hook elementary. but in an effort to bring them one step closer, they saw their teachers again wednesday and walked through what will be their new school. >> children are coming up, so excited to see their teachers. the students coming in completes the circle. that's what is missing right now is getting our students back. >> reporter: class resumes today at a retro fitted middle scoot in monroe, c

so too quentin tarantino's "django unchained." but all four movies are up for best picture.l independent movies got into the final five for best director, benh zeitlin's "beasts of the southern wild" and michael haneke's "amour." a foreign language film so far showing in just three theaters here in the u.s. 85-year-old emmanuelle riva is the oldest ever nominee for best actress. this year the category also includes the youngest ever nominee -- >> who the man? >> i'm the man! >> 9-year-old quvenzhane wallis. on the men's side, slightly more conventional picks. >> he has won before. he's won before. he has won before. he has won before. he has won before. >> reporter: all five best supporting oscar nominees are previous winners. but two of the actors left off the list, both from "django unchained," are not exactly slouches. >> what makes you such an expert? >> i'm curious what makes you so curious. >> reporter: no nomination for jamie foxx or for leonardo dicaprio. >> leonardo dicaprio is sort of always the bridesmaid when it comes to the oscar. he's been nominated four times

phil i seymour hoffman and -- >> anyone could win. >> it's unbelievable in "django unchained." >> "djangoher people treating other human beings like that. >> this is the snubbed category. >> ang lee, steven speilberg for "lincoln." >> every time i see him nominated i'm thrilled because he only does great work. michael haneke. >> that's for "amore." >> david o. russell. >> that's for that movie that we hadn't heard of before. >> right. then benh zeitlin. >> those are new names, and this is fun. >> tom hooper from "les mis" didn't get a best director nomination. >> a lot of people were put off by how -- >> ben affleck did not get a nomination for "argo." >> he so so beloved by that community. love that movie. >> this was a big shocker. catherine big low defendant's exhibit get one for directing "zero dark 30." >> she won that big award the other night. so did the film. >> this is what i have never understood. how can a movie be the best picture nominee and the person who is responsible for making it so good is snubbed is this nobody has ever been able to explain that to me. >> you're right.

but two off the list, both from "django unchained" not slouches.ie foxx for for leonardo dicaprio. >> leonardo dicaprio is always the bridesmaid when it comes to the oscar. he's been nominated four times in the past. he's never won. this year, he didn't even get nominated. >> reporter: as expected,

. >>> it's one of the hottest films out right now, "django unchained."n globes tonight an academy awards. itis the source of big controversy. critics say director quentin tarantino is no stranger to violence and shock value may have gone too far this time. michelle turner takes a look. >> what is your name, boy? >> django freeman. >> reporter: it's not your average spaghetti western. the comedy and violence made a killing at the box office and blown away many in hollywood. not everyone's a fan. >> be disrespectful to my ancestors. >> reporter: spike lee said he refused to see the film. on twitter, american slavery was not a sergio spaghetti western. it was a holocaust. >> he's right. >> they midge lee's version of the film. >> sensitive to the audience. >> reporter: 15 minutes into it gossip had enough. enough of feeling uncomfortable being the only black person in the theater. >> everybody looks at me. i had to go to the back of the theater to see it from the beginning to the end. >> reporter: by the end, he heard the "n" word more than 100 times in thr

what will oscar voters make of quentin tarantino's "django unchained." >> django is the wild card here. it could get a ton of nominations or virtually nothing. >> reporter: the d may be silent but critics haven't been. some of them aconfusing tarantino of trivializing slavery. >> it's such a box office hit. that can only help. >> reporter: the controversy should make for a suspensionful oscar nomination announcement. now, if the academy decides to expand the best picture category, "django" could get a nomination if they go to six, seven or eight movies but it would be a bit of a surprise if jamie foxx does get a nomination for best actor for that film. the best actor category one of the tightest this year. we probably will see people like daniel day-lewis and denzel washington get nominations, but there could be heavy hitters in hollywood like richard gere, bradley cooper or joaquin phoenix that could find themselves on the other side of the nomination. >> all right. lots of drama there. you can stick around for our special coverage of the oscar nominations that begins at 8:nic8:15 thi

over the christmas break, i saw quentin tarantino's new movie "django unchained."ou know him from "pulp fiction," "reservoir dogs," and "inglourious basterds." this is worth the price of admission. after i saw it, i tweeted doubt spike lee would be upset if he watched. it's twisted, engaging, farcical, and judging, but mostly a condemnation of slavery. i was struck by spike lee saying i would not see the movie. i can't speak on it because i'm not going to see it. the only thing i can say is it's disrespectful to my ancestors to see that film. no doubt he was making reference to the frequent use of the n word in the movie. tarantino responded in an interview he did with harvard professor louis gates. he said, "personally i find the criticism ridiculous because it would be one thing if people were out there saying i you use it much more excessively in the movie than it was used in mississippi in 1850. nobody is saying that. if you're saying that, you're simply saying i should be lying, i should be watering it down, i should be make it more easy to digest. no. i don't

. >>> when we return, what you think about the new movie ""django unchained."ball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> let me finish tonight with this. over the christmas break, i saw quintin tarantino's new movie "django unchained." you know him from pup fiction, reservoir dogs and "inglourious basterds." this is worth the price of admission. after i saw it, i tweeted doubt spike lee would be upset if he watched. it's twisted, engaging, farcical, and judging, but mostly a condemnation of slavery. i was struck by spike lee saying i would not see the movie. i can't speak on it because i'm not going to see it. the only thing i can say is it's disrespectful to my ancestors to see that film. no doubt he was making reference to the frequent use of the n word in the movie. tarantino responded in an interview he did with harvard professor louis gates. he said personally i find the criticism ridiculous because it would be one thing if people were out there saying i you use it much more excessiv

quentin tarantino for "django unchained." michael haneke for "amour." "moonlight kingdom." >> for best achievement in directing. david o. russell for "silver linings playbook. ang lee for "life of pi." steven spielberg for "lincoln." michael haneke for "amour." and benh zeitlin for "beasts of the southern wild." these are five people who are the very best at sitting in a chair, watching other people make a movie. >> the nominees for best performance by an actor in a role are. daniel day-lewis in "lincoln." denzel washington in "fight." hugh jackman in "les miserables." bradley cooper in "silver linings playbook." and joaquin phoenix in "the master." a little fun fact for you. denzel's character was as drunk as half of the people who are up at this hour. >> guilty. [ laughter ] for best performance by an actress in a leading role, the nominees are -- naomi watts in "the impossible." jessica chastain in "zero dark thirty." jennifer lawrence in "silver linings playbook." emmanuelle riva in "amour." sequin ken haney wallis, for "beasts of the southern wild.

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we're seeing "django unchained" from quinton terantino.hese slaves want to kill slave holders. now criticism from the left on how it portrays slavery. >> they sold my wife. i don't know who took her. >> that's the gentleman who wanted her. >> she's my property. >> and i can choose to do with my property whatever i desire. >> they rode a lot of miles went to a lot of trouble to get that gail. >> i'm surrounded by black faces. i only have one question why don't they just rise up and kill the whites. >> who knows what could happen. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> cenk: now, i saw the moviish and i absolutely loved it. i thought there were interesting points of slavery in the midst of humor as well. spike lee does not share my thoughts on this. he didn't see the movie and he doesn't like it any way. >> i can't speak to it because i'm not going to see it. i'm not seeing it. all i'm going to say it would be disrespectful to my ancestors to see that film. that's all i'm going to say. i can't disrespect my ancestors. >> cenk: whatever. he continues by saying, qu

. >> "django unchained," the new film by tarantino about slavery in the south told like a spaghetti western big fan of the director of the original "django" and his west is the most violent, brutal and surreal west and no character is guaranteed safe passage and when i thought of the closest equivalent of that west that he pre sented i thought being aslave a slave in the antebellum south. >> in my world you have to ge t dirty. >> violence is a key subject of your work. >> it's the genres i work in. i have no moral problems. there are two types of violence in the film. there's -- the violence that d epicts what could happen to slaves and that is ugly. and hard to watch. but then there's the cathartic violence. and it is surreal and big and operatic. >> so many movies are about the small guy taking on the big guy. is that how you see yourself in the world? >> maybe i felt that way at the very beginning but i'm not fighting with anybody. i have it lucky. i'm a lucky artist to do what i'm able to do and have people not jus tput upst put up with me but work with me. >> tarantino is not universal

just look at how many of this year's oscar nominees glamorize guns: "django unchained," "zero dark thirty," "argo," "lincoln" and the worst one of all "les miserables." who among us didn't want to shoot russell crowe? [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] and movies aren't the only culprit. the real problem is the media our kids consume. isn't that right, media adults consume? >> why does congress always take aim, if you will, at guns? >> you've got to talk about society, violent video games >> these are murder simulators. they rehearse the action. >> the extraordinary realism to video games and movies now, et cetera, does cause vulnerable young men, particularly, to be more violent. >> stephen: true, and in a lot of these games they're not just using guns but crowbars, baseball bats, and even chainsaws. that puts frightening ideas in kids' heads. at this point, if i see a teenager coming at me with a chainsaw, i'm sorry, but i cross to the other side of the street. [ laughter ] of course, video game violence is not a new problem. who can forget, in the wake of sim city, how children everywh

." >> with treme and django unchained new orleans is known as hollywood south.ies here have trippled things to a incentive. >> and that from a man who knows about making movies. we ran into gorge lucas walking the streets of the french quarter, he said hollywood projects brings in money bus it -- but it doesn't last. >> it helps the merchants. if you want to get local talent, acting, camera, director, writers, bringing people from hollywood doesn't help you. >> the city is trying to localize as much as it can with stage and post production facilities. >> when a movie comes everything they need is here. the props, costumes, camera houses. >> all this armor came from the movie alexander. >> he opened his costume shop 18 years ago and is weeked for 90% of the projects filmed here. >> my hope is that hollywood south is more of a reality. >> pretty amazing. lucas, you don't know who you will run into. >>> we've been getting 49er photos. >> who's the biggest superfan. this is shena, she wants to eat ravens for dinner. here's yalea from union city. >> and 4-year-old ma

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best supporting actor went to "djang "django unchained." and claire danes won best actress but damien lewis won as best actor. hbo's girls pulled a double surprise winning best comedy and best actress in a comedy for the show's creator. >> i thought i was going to be a cooler customer if this ever happened which i didn't think it would. >> reporter: kudos for best actor in a comedy went to don cheatham. >> he is no longer technically in show business. >> reporter: "lincoln" leads the academy awards with 12 nominations. >>> it was a weekend of record setting temperatures across the united states. in the west unseasonably cold weather. farmers have been scrambling there to save $2 billion in citrus and other crops from freezing temperatures. in the east cities topped record highs. in washington and philadelphia flights were delayed for hours due to dense fog. bill karins will have more on the extreme temperatures in a few minutes. >>> preparations are under way for next week's inauguration ceremony. lawmakers return to washington to take up t

making the news, politically charged films like "lincoln," django unchained and zero dark thirty.oining, ted johnson. how are you doing, ted? >> good morning. very good. >> it's been a political year at the box office. it's interesting to me because politicians seem to be so unpopular. why is hollywood suddenly so in love with politics? >> well, in fact, you would always seem to believe -- you would almost believe there was a big pool of oscar voters in washington, d.c. this year. i mean, just given the political movies that have been out. i think a lot is coincidence. a lot is the fact that, when you enter the fall, you have the studios release a lot of their serious movies. these are a little more difficult to market. it's a lot easier to market them when you can say it's based on a true story. and the fact of the matter, many of these best stories come from these great political debates. whether it's "lincoln" in the civil war. argo with the hostage crisis in 1979. and then obviously "zero dark thirty" with the hunt for osama bin laden in the role of torture. >> "lincoln" led t

. >> in "django unchained," he plays a bounty hunter who freeze a slave, intending to make him his partner on the road -- who frees a slave, intending to make him his partner on the road. >> and arnold schwarzenegger handed out this award. >> i never thought it handed an award in hollywood by an austrian. >> "amour" tells the moving story of a married couple in paris, both retired music teachers. when she has a heart attack one day, their love is severely tested. [applause] the biggest surprise of the night came when the front- runner, "lincoln," lost out to ben affleck's "argo." it tells of how six american diplomats were rescued from tehran. actress jodie foster was honored in a lifetime achievement award -- with a lifetime achievement award. in a moving speech, she confirmed long-running speculation that she is gay. this year marty award's 70th anniversary. the golden globes are thought to be a key -- this year marked the awward's 70th anniversary. the golden globes are thought to be a key indicator of the oscars. >> there were no upsets in the first round of the australian open. >> all

. >>> quentin tarantino's "django" unchained has officially become his top grossing best film. >>> founder robert redford reiterated the festival's independent spirit. >> as long as we go forward and we adapt to change, we keep in touch with our original purpose which is simply to support and develop new voices to be seen and heard. and do whatever we can to promote them. >>> sometimes, you never know what you'll see in the san francisco bay. including a delorean-themed hovercraft, straight out of "back to the future." wherever they're going, they definitely won't need roads. >>> and finally, justin bieber's ex selena gomez revealed who she turns to for relationship advice. taylor swift. yes, that taylor swift. maybe she's become an expert. well she's an exert in heartache. >> she and the b broke up. >> you're way behind. >> i'm way behind. i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "early today," this, your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in india, a brave rescue effort paid off for one lucky little calf. a baby elephant found stuck at the bottom of a well was unable to free h

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