[singing] the hollywood studios have been one of the major battlegrounds. such well-known names as paramount, columbia, 20th century-fox, and warner bros. have all been the focus of a series of major mergers and takeovers during the 1980s. [man] what has happened is that the major studios in hollywood, in the movie industry, in the music industry, in the tv industry have been increasingly taken over by global multimedia conglomerates like time-warner, for example, or like sony, the japanese firm, or like matsushita. um, ahem, and what i think is happening in this case is that these conglomerates are positioning themselves with respect to entertainment markets or entertainment and information markets, because now really hollywood is not just entertainment. it's also very much tied up with information. they're positioning themselves with respect to these markets in sound, in film, in tv, in printed material, and also in the technologies, the information technologies in particular, and the hardware that is used to disseminate this information and entertainment

. >> what if the hollywood studios hit a few home runs with some new films and record profits result? i'm not going to hold my breath waiting for democrats to haul george clooney up here to justify his income. >> reporter: the bill ending tax credits is not likely to pass. it doesn't have enough support in the house or the senate. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> hundreds of bay area commuters aren't paying for gas today. they ditched their keys and they biked to work. it is the 18th annual "bike to work" day. this morning, cyclists took advantage of some. freebies at an energizer station out by the golden gate bridge. advocates say the economy is convincing many people to change the way they get to work. >> higher gas prices go, easier it is people want to get out of their cars. >> studies by san francisco transportation experts show biking is increased almost 60% in the past four years. >>> bombshell allegations against a top bay area cop. plus, a drug scandal. now he is accused of running a brothel. >>> a terrifying light show caught on tape. what happened when one. w

." >> by and large, sequels are more expensive to make for the hollywood studios, but they're also the bet. >> reporter: those sequels come just at a time when hollywood could use a bit of a bounce. box office receipts were down 20% at the start of this year. but that's likely to change this summer. the studios have released something for him -- >> oh, holy -- >> where are we? >> reporter: something for her. >> i'm engaged. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: and plenty for the kids. >> my fist hungers for justice. >> reporter: but one movie's expected to cast the biggest spell at the box office. >> let's finish this the way we started it. >> reporter: the eighth installment of "harry potter," the most successful franchise of all time, hits theaters this summer. alone, it could gross $400 million. now, that's box office magic. miguel almaguer, nbc news, hollywood. >>> the musician gil scott-heron, who influenced generations of rappers with his fusion of percussion, politics, and the spoken word, died today here in new york. scott-heron was sometimes referred to as the godfather of rap music, a

it to make your screenplay more character and what this sense of being is a huge subsidy to hollywood studios because the military provides the hardware discount rate for the purpose of building it and the end hollywood basically submits to censorship that's been going on for decades a lot talked about and it's a huge amount of money and what you basically have is the pentagon treating access to the public's hardware remember that that's that stuff the military hardware is owned by the taxpayer the pentagon is trading access to that in exchange for pressuring and really forcing studios to change the content of their movies so that their content doesn't question militarism he'd give us any examples of certain movies or certain criteria that the military in places upon us now. certainly i mean the best example of it was top going to be a huge movie which really to put this into high. here where the military think that the status of the military charged the studio dates how can a combined total of about two million dollars for all of those f. sixteen s in exchange for being able to make sure tha

you represent the hollywood movie studios. you won with 50.1% when the top of your ticket, bob dole, got down out by 20 points. you can't be on the judiciary committee. the last thing you need, no offense to c-span, being on tv fighting with barnny frank and maxine waters over guns and abortion. you need to get on the commerce committee. i went and saw chairman hyde, i told him i'm flattered. thank you. the answer is no. i'll be with you on the votes that matter. i'm a social conservative. i don't need to get into all of the fighting. the next year henry kept coming and saying you are just the guy, i want you on the committee. i love to have you. for the same, i kept rebuffing him in a nice way. towards the end of the first year in congress, he found my achilles heel. he said you are a member. you got most of the hollywood movie studios. they are life blood and it's intellectual property and protecting intellectual property. he said we have an intellectual property subcommittee. that would be good for your district if you coul

school, -- prep school, and no point in that experience in los angeles where the executives of hollywood studios live, and actors and such, people within the industry, at no point during that period of time did i hear conservative thought. at no point did i have any opportunity to become anything other than liberal, so i considered myself a default liberal. >> host: let me interrupt you. in your book you talk about one of those life-changing moments. you're watching the justice thomas hearings. what happens to andrew? >> guest: well, i just graduated from college, a place like where it was by barmitzfa. i left feeling empty, but i was open for a spiritual experience. i didn't get it. i felt the exact same way in college where i was an american studies major, and the stuff that i was reading was incomprehensive. it was a lack of comprehension to a person who doesn't understand a language, and it was demoralizing. i graduated less skilled, less motivated, and -- >> host: robbedded you of stuff? >> guest: it did. my education was a lack of an education, and so i was waiting tabling d tables after g

in the antiyour experience in west los angeles where the executive of hollywood -- execs of hollywood studios lived and actors and such, at no point during that period of time did i hear conservative thoughts. at no point in did i have any opportunity to become anything other than liberal. so i consider myself redefault liberal. >> host: in the book you talk about one of those life changing moment. you're watching justice thomas anita hill hearings. what happens to andrew brietbard? >> guest: i just graduated from college, a place where it was like my bar mitzvah. i fought in my bar mitzvah i would learn education about judaism but i left feeling into because i just learned how to chant. so i was open for spiritual experience. i didn't get. i felt the exact same way in college where i was an american studies major and the stuff i was reading was incomprehensible and was jargon, it was noam chomsky like in its lack to a person who doesn't understand that language, and it was demoralizing. and i graduated, less motivated, and i was a waiter -- >> host: you got yourself. >> guest: i did. my educ

entire experience in west los angeles where the executives in holy -- you know, executives of hollywood studios live and actors and such and people in the industry -- at no point during that period of time did i hear conservative thought and at no point did i have the opportunity to become anything other than liberal so i considered myself a default liberal. >> host: let me interrupt you, in your book talk about one of those life-changing moments. you're watching the justice thomas/anita hill hearing. what happens to andrew breitbart? >> guest: well, i just graduated from college, a place where -- it was like my bar mitzvah i thought i would learn an education about judaism but i left feeling very empty and i learned how to chant. i was open for a spiritual sxeerngs and i didn't get it. i felt the exact same way in college where i was an american studies major. and the stuff that i was reading was incomprehensible. and it was jargon. it was noam chomsky-like to a person who doesn't understand that language. and it was demoralizing. and i graduated less skilled, less motivated and i was a waiter

list along with sylvester stallone and if you thought of a major hollywood and recording studios and abandon that technique of going after individual download and if they'd switch the focus to lobbying washington well then you'd be right this is a whole new ball game that we're talking about the case is being led by the u.s. copyright group a coalition of indie film producers who pioneered a new strategy that most say is all about making money and not about combating piracy now contacting the downloads personally offering a settlement of two or three thousand dollars those that it never goes to court that's the strategy there and most people end up saying yes it sounds like a massive scam but the problem is it's legal and altogether there are about one hundred and forty thousand bit torrent downloads who are currently being targeted in lawsuits across the country so here to tell us more about what's going on is a health care an international activist at the electronic frontier foundation and thank you so much for joining us tonight. first of all if we can start with the basics can yo

do you think of this is something that is the future of hollywood or you're going to see more of these independent studios independent filmmakers trying to i guess practice this form of lawsuit perhaps with their money or if their movies aren't big moneymakers because they're indie films this is the way they really get to cash in. i think that this is something the boy is are trying to talk independent filmmakers into but honestly not a lot of independent and in filmmakers have gone for it a lot of independent filmmakers understand that this is actually a bad proposition you don't need money in your hands and i know i want to know i can only do i think this is not the future but i hope it's not the future because in filmmaking yeah i would i would hope so too i guess hurrying your fans or so in your fans is never a good idea you know that one thing at the fed has been working on here too is trying to stop so they can't just group thousands of people together and then you have to sue them in certain locations do you think that that's a policy that's going to work. and has worked in several cases already th

it's the latest in disney's hollywood studio "star wars" themed attractions. 15 years in the making.if you're a fan, you're going to love it. >> we have packed more "star wars" references in here than ever before and if you're not, you're just going to love it because it's a wild and crazy adventure. >> my partner on my star tour, my 8-year-old son lucas. after donning a pair of 3-d glasses we boarded the simulator and prepared for liftoff. do you think we'll see darth vader. >> maybe. >> i hope not. it's going to be awesome. once that simulator start, man, it's unbelievable twists and turns with appearances from all kinds of beloved "star wars" characters. that was awesome. >> i want to do it again. >> reporter: more than three decades after the release of the original movie "star wars" still has major star power. fans for the star tours hoping lininged up for days to be part of the experience and get a glimpse of "star wars" legend anthony daniels, a/k/a -- >> human relations. >> reporter: i got a lesson on how to channel high inner c3p ch. . >> hello, i am c3p0. >> i can't. it's e

what if the hollywood studios hit a few homeuns with new films and record profits result? i'm not going to hold my breath waiting for democrats to call george clooney up here to justify his income. i do not believe we want to go down the dangerous road of deterring u.s. businesses of becoming too profitable. i'm afraid we're going to see you try to score political points today. i have a chart depicting what i believe this hearing will turn into. there you go. that's a really nice picture. >> bst the horse and who's the dog? >> i think we both know. i know who the horse's ass is, i'll put it that way. i shouldn't have said that. elaine is going to give me heck when i get home. it perfectly appropriate to examine the purpose, design, and intent and effectiveness of tax incentives that promote the production of oil and gas. let's have that detective. in 2004 congress passed the american jobs creation act. the centerpiece was the domestic manufacturing deduction. this provision was designed to strengthen the domestic mastering sector. it is a deduction for manufacturing everyt

what if the hollywood studios hit a few home runs with new films and record profits result? i'm not going to hold my breath waiting for democrats to call george clooney up here to justify his income. i do not believe we want to go down the dangerous road of deterring u.s. businesses of becoming too profitable. i'm afraid we're going to see you try to score political points today. i have a chart depicting what i believe this hearing will turn into. there you go. that's a really nice picture. >> bhost the horse and who's the dog? >> i think we both know. i know who the horse's ass is, i'll put it that way. i shouldn't have said that. elaine is going to give me heck when i get home. it's perfectly appropriate to examine the purpose, design, and intent and effectiveness of tax incentives that promote the production of oil and gas. let's have that detective. in 2004 congress passed the american jobs creation act. the centerpiece was the domestic manufacturing deduction. this provision was designed to strengthen the domestic mastering sector. it is a deduction for manufacturing ev

that means every company in the country, whether it's a hollywood studio, the "new york times," however it is, every company is somehow or other subsidized. now, if we are talking about leveling the playing field, especially in the context of broader reforms that makes our tax code simpler and more fair, i welcome that discussion, and i think many in this chamber do. it would be a much different conversation if we were considering a reduction in the corporate tax rate, but, instead, we are here debating whether or not to give different tax treatment to essentially punish a handful of companies in just one sector of our economy, and really there's no policy justification for it other than that they can afford it. they are making money. they can afford it, so i would ask my colleagues is this the kind of business climate that we want for the united states? i really have to wonder then if the answer to that is yes, who the next target will be? if making large profits signals to congress that you should be taxed at a higher rate, in reality, domestic energy producers are already amongst the

what if the hollywood studios hit a few home runs with new films and record profits result? i'm not going to hold my breath waiting for democrats to call george clooney up here to justify his income. i do not believe we want to go down the dangerous road of deterring u.s. businesses of becoming too profitable. i'm afraid we're going to see you try to score political points today. i have a chart depting what i believe this hearing will turn into. there you go. that's a really nice picture. >> bhost the horse and who's the dog? >> i think we both know. i know who the horse's ass is, i'll put it that way. i shouldn't have said that. elaine is going to give me heck when i get home. it's perfectly appropriate to examine the purpose, design, and intent and effectiveness of tax incentives that promote the production of oil and gas. let's have that detective. in004 congress passed the american jobs creation act. the centerpiece was the domestic manufacturing deduction. this provision was designed to strengthen the domestic mastering sector. its a deduction for manufacturing everythi

thursday, june 2nd, yours truly will be the new host of the world famous studio tour at universal studios hollywoodrs and applause ] i give the tour. i'm on a ride! i'm -- officially, i'm a ride. yeah. i'm on the tram. so, yeah, i'm a ride. so come ride me in hollywood. seacrest out. >> steve: seacrest out, man. >> jimmy: that's right. this is a tour where you go around the back lot, you see all the sets and how movies are made and stuff like that. i'll be there, showing everything to you. you'll see "jaws" a big 3d "king kong" thing is fun. you'll see the "back to the future" car. there's so many things. it's awesome. but not only that, we're having a little contest for all the fal-pals out there to find the biggest fan of "late night." okay? if you win, universal will fly you and a friend out to hollywood to take the first tour with me june 2nd. here's how you enter. [ cheers and applause ] very easy. [ applause ] here's how you enter. you make a one-minute video about how you're the world's biggest "late night" fan. be creative and make yourself sound interesting. i'll pick my favorite one. we'l

as those of you in the studio knows, hollywood boulevard has men dressed up like superheroes take picturesurists for tips. some have migrated to las vegas where batman ran into a real-life joker. look at this. this is -- somebody videotaped this. there's batman. and something's going on there. it looks like they're playing around but you'll see in a minute that they're not playing around. he's playing around. batman's getting mad. you see badman might be related to the situation there. now the shoving starts. watch this fighting style. look at this. this is -- a batman slap fight. i don't know what batman is doing but -- suddenly batman starts getting pounded. and body slammed. and somebody call the bat-bulance. robin is going to get the crap kicked out of him when he gets home. it's thursday night. time for our weekly tribute to the fcc where we bleep and blur things whether they need it or not. it is "this week in unnecessary censorship." >> she says to you, if you don't stick your [ bleep ] down my throat, we're through. >> when you're just at home being tom hanks, what are you doing? >

what if the hollywood studios hit a few home runs with new films and record profits result? i'm not going to hold my breath waiting for democrats to call george clooney up here to justify his income. i do not believe we want to go down the dangerous road of deterring u.s. businesses of becoming too profitable. i'm afraid we're going to see you try to score political points today. i have a chart depicting what i believe this hearing will turn into. there you go. that's a really nice picture. >> bhost the horse and who's the dog? >> i think we both know. i know who the horse's ass is, i'll put it that way. i shouldn't have said that. elaine is going to give me heck when i get home. it's perfectly appropriate to examine the purpose, design, and intent and effectiveness of tax incentives that promote the production of oil and gas. let's have that detective. in 2004 congress passed the american jobs creation act. the centerpiece was the domestic manufacturing deduction. this provision was designed to strengthen the domestic mastering sector. it is a deduction for manufacturing ev

. >> these tos are from march 1978, a photo shoot at the studios here in hollywood bay freelance photographerhe is reginald garcia and i met him this week. he showed me these remarkable photos that have been in the closet in a box in his home for the last three decades. he recently pulled them out because he needed something to fund an electrical invention he's got, an energy-efficient electrical motor that he says he think could make a big difference in the world and selling these photos he thinks will finance that. >> how much will these photos go for. >> i've heard estimates of $40,000, $50,000. you got two things. you got the actual photos, the slides, the contact sheets, the prints that exist the originals if you will and then you have the copyrights. i'm understanding the copy rites have just been doubt buy by kia morgan. he's talked about his remarkable photo collection. they are helping to sell the originals. quite a story in how reginald garcia came about these. >> very interesting. alan duke great pictures to look at. we appreciate you getting this story for us, a cnn exclusive and

hollywood. back to you guys in the studio. >> kristine, one is wealthy, the other a movie star.o we have any idea what they are worth? >> reporter: because of a prenup, what money is his will remain his. what money is hers will remain hers. but she will likely get about $100,000 a month in alimony and then about $40,000 a month in child support. now, that would be for the couple's two minor children and once those children became older than 18 then that child support would dwindle significantly. also if she goes back to work and starts making money on her own then the $100,000 a month would go down, as well. but what he was telling us is really they probably have an ironclad prenup that designates all of this. if they don't have one, then he says that would likely have been against all advice from their attorneys when they got married. and as for what exactly will happen if they handle this in mediation, then it won't be made public. we won't know any sort of settlement could be completely under wraps. if they go to court, though, then it would be in a public courtroom and we wo

we have the largest studio outside of hollywood. so there's all kinds of opportunity in illinois.ow here. we have companies that are -- small companies and large companies, ford is building an energy efficient suv that's had a huge increase in sales, and our workers are the ones building that. we understand the importance of energy efficiency, those are jobs in your own backyard that don't get exported to a foreign country. we believe in made in the usa and have companies like fiat, chrysler, ford, caterpillar, john deere, all doing very well. >> all right. governor pat quinn of illinois, thank you so much for joining us. >>> he mentioned the corporate tax rates and what tax foundation, people advocates for lower taxes point out that when you add two different taxes together, that 7% tax rate he was talking about, 2.5% tax on called property replacement tax, that's 9.5%. that's what the corporations focus on. >> fudge the numbers a little bit, but, you know, it's clear as we've been talking to the governors, they're trying what they believe is best to try to generate jobs for thei

hollywood. my 5-year-old grandson doored the cartoon as 5-year-olds have done for more than six decades, and what's more at the disney studio took the myth and put it over the top. studio executives were more than prepared to defend their work. in a lengthy response to florence dated june 23, 1948, and on the wall behind me, it's one of the wonderful treasures of this museum, how the manager of the story department explained how the animated film, particularly johnny's guardian angel came to be. he wrote, was a simple and unassuming man believing his mission of planting trees in the i believedderness to be devinely inspired and believed in the direct physical manifestation of heavenly beings on the earth. it seems to follow that johnny's devine interpretation might take the form of a frontier angel, but he didn't stop there. we believe, he concluded, that our interpretation of a johnny appleseed story, though presented with a certain whimsical humor, is the nearest approach on a sermon of brotherly lovable ever attempted in our media of entertainment. i can't disagree with that. the cartoon is as described, a sweet sermon o

hollywood. my 5-year-old grandson adored the cartoon as fibrils have been doing now for six decades, more than six decades. and what's more is the disney studio took the appleseed myth and push it over the top. the storyline was already headed that way and studio executives were more than prepared to defend their work. in a lengthy response to florence murdoch dated june 23, 1948 and on the wall behind me one of the wonderful treasures of this museum how it oquist comanager disney apartment explained how the animated film and particularly johnny's guardian angel came to be. johnny it oquist was a simple and unassuming man. he believed his mission of planting trees in the wilderness to inspired and firmly believed in a direct physical manifestation of heavenly beings upon the earth and thus it would seem to follow in oquist with the johnny's divine interpretation might well take the form of a frontier angel. but it oquist didn't stop there. we believe, he concluded, that the johnny appleseed story, though presented with a certain whimsical humor is the nearest approach to a sermon on the subject of brotherly love and unselfishness ever attende

hollywood hills in los angeles. it's amazing on this street. it has a number of architecturally signature homes, this house is amazing. it looks out on a beautiful view on universal studioslley beyond are just the beginning. from this hollywood hills perch one can witness the diverse array of neighboring homes. >> it's a really great kind of quirky neighborhood. you've got 10,000 square foot houses next to amazing architectural houses right next door to this house is a schindler house. you've got a great mixture. you feel up in this area because you've got winding streets, a lot of greenery, you feel a million miles away from the city except the incredible views and the feel the city is all around you, but far enough away. >> this estate has its own hollywood pedigree. >> the former owner of the house was one of the producers/writers of "the mr. magoo show" back in the '50s or '60s. he lived here many, many years. i acquired the house after he passed away. it's got a great, old hollywood history to it. as you walk into the house, you see this amazing atrium with this very, very classic stairway that goes up to the second level of the house. once you enter the house, you'

hollywood. by fibrograndson adore the cartoon as five euros have been doing now for six decades, more than six decades and it's more of the disney studio took the appleseed myth and pushed it over the top. the storyline was hardheaded that way and studio executives firm more than prepared to defend their work. and a lengthy response to florence murdoch dated june 23, 1948 and along the wall behind me, one of the wonderful treasures of this museum, how it'll angel crestor was manager of disney story department explain department explain how the animated film particularly johnny's guardian angel came to be. john nato quist was a simple and unassuming man. he believes his mission and planting trees in the wilderness tube be divinely inspired and firmly believed in the direct physical manifestation of heavenly beings upon the earth. thus it would seem to follow he wrote that johnny's divine interpretation might well take the form of a frontier angel. but he did not stop there. he believed he concluded that our interpretation of johnny appleseed story though presented with a certain whimsical humor is the nearest approach to a sermon on the

. >> some hollywood is, michelle williams is a good wage, at least that is what some studio producersing she will act like. sources say she has been offered the role of glen the the good witch and in upcoming remake of the wizard of oz titled cause a great and powerful. the of a big star will be james >> justin cooper on tour in asia, he stopped by the ambassador's house in tokyo to meet with nine children to survive in the earthquake and tsunami earlier, those kids came from some of the hardest-hit towns. >> he wanted to perform a concert in this in on a region that was impossible, so that need and greed was set up. there are two concert set in japan. >> linkedin went public today. a big story on wall street, that is really boosting the down. they are now at $105.00 a share. >> it was $136.00, it is going down there. >> originally priced at $45.00. a lot of people made a lot of money off of linkedin stock. the shares tripled. >> think you for joining us on the kron 4 morning news, we will see tomorrow morning starting at 4:00 a.m.. >> here is a live look outside. tha

hollywood, he is the most famous of all of them. he becomes a spokesperson and he begins to speak out on behalf of indian affairs. he also forms a casting company to pressure the studios to hire indians to play. it even though it is stereotypical it is a job. he said he wants someone who can really -- you want someone who can shoot a bow and arrow while they are riding a horse, not some italian or some mexican or whatever because the studios were none too fussy. with long as you look vaguely ethnic you are okay but jim said get give the job to us. he became quite a spokesman for that. >> did he die wealthy man? >> oh, no. he made good on me when he went to work for the giants and when he played in the minors in the 1920s. he made very good money. >> hollywood? >> he made a living and he made a fairly decent living. this was the depression remember but indians were not paid as much as white extras. he thought for that as well. by the end of his life, no, he is virtually got no money. and a very important thing to remember looking at the whole life and stepping back is jim thorpe as i said, is the advent, the beginning of american sports. he is pre-radio. he is pre-spor

hollywood establishment. only one person dared to approach me. her name is sherry. the head at the time of the paramount studios. she saw what was going on and so she walked up the center aisle in front of everyone to where i stood. my shoulders hunched over, my head bowed. she came right up to me and gave me a big kiss on the cheek. thank you, she said. it hurts now, someday you will be proved right. i am so proud of you. and then she kissed me again. that was pretty much it for the night. we sat quietly at our table and ate our roast beef. we decide to skip the party and went back to the hotel. i couldn't sleep so i turned on the tv. for the next hour i watched the local l.a. tv station to their oscar post game shows. and as i flipped through the glass, i realized i listened to one commentator after another question my sanity, criticize my speech, and say over and over in essence, i don't know what got into him, i can't see him having an easy time getting another movie made in this town. talk about career suicide. after an hour of this, i had a sick feeling in the, i believe that they were right. i got to list