>> we used, for about 30 minutes in the film, we used imax cameras.ole sequences for imax. and we kept talking about that popcorn experience. >> jimmy: oh, it was unbelievable, it was so fun. everyone in the audience was screaming, flipping out. >> that's cool. >> jimmy: when you're on the side of that building, the world's tallest building, you feel sick to your stomach. you're like oh my god. >> did you feel sick to your stomach? >> jimmy: well, yeah. i vomited, but i do that every time. [ laughter ] anything moving i throw up. but no, but, you're hanging from this thing, it's insane. picture of this -- look at this. this is really you doing this. this is nuts. >> yeah. >> jimmy: oh, you guys, i swear, it's insane. you feel like -- why would you do this, first of all? [ laughter ] can't you get a stunt guy to do this? >> he was afraid of heights. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i mean, this is wild. you just like have no fear. are you like an adventurous dude, right? >> you know i like -- >> jimmy: danger. >> -- yeah, and i want to entertain an audience. whe

you saw imax. can see it in the imax -- oh, my gosh. >> yeah. >> jimmy: it feels like i'm floating above belgium. it felt like i was stuck to the -- that scene in dubai? >> in dubai. yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: what was -- that's like the tallest building in the world. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: was that scary? that scared me in the imax. i wet myself. [ laughter ] i wet my pants in the theater. i was removed from the theater. >> you should probably not say that out loud. >> jimmy: very loud urination. >> it is terrifying. how do you, you know -- >> jimmy: sorry. >> i'm not sure how you prepare for heights, you know. you know, i don't think i was really afraid of the heights. i'm afraid of the jerk behind me trying to play a practical joke and like mock shove me out. >> jimmy: no. >> you see what i mean. >> jimmy: see, i wouldn't laugh at that at all. >> yeah. and there's a guy like, on his cell phone holding me with a wire on my belt. >> jimmy: get off the phone, will you. i mean, come on get off the phon

"mission: impossible - ghost protocol" is in imax and theatres everywhere today!his christmas." please welcome back to the show aretha franklin! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ oh ♪ angels we have heard on high sweetly singing o'er the plains ♪ ♪ and the mountains in reply echoing their sweet refrain ♪ ♪ ♪ gloria ♪ in excelsius deo ♪ ♪ gloria ♪ in excelsus deo ♪ yeah ♪ come to bethlehem and see come and see christ who's birth the angels sang ♪ ♪ come adore on bended knees christ the lord the newborn king ♪ ♪ ♪ gloria ♪ in excelsus deo ♪ ♪ gloria ♪ in excelsus deo ♪ in excelsus deo ♪ in excelsus deo ♪ glory to god in excelsus deo ♪

. >> imax as a huge thing. a lot of these are not actually shot in imax but this film is.rk knight in imax, what you will be seeing on screen is very cool. it will be black bars on the top and bottom of the screen for the scenes that are not shot in imax and then it expand to show over the entire screen. i saw the movie last night on a six-story screen and there is a sequence where tom cruise is on the top of the tallest building in the world in dubai. when he walks out that window, i was squirming in my chair. it is one of the most jarring experiences i've ever seen when watching a film. brad bird directing this who also did the incredibles. he is back with the fourth mission impossible. this time around, they have to do the mission rogue and clear the name and stop the villain from creating a nuclear war. tom cruise is easily one of the best action stars in the world. you have simon peg now, paula patton and jeremy repper. it drags a little too long at times but anybody who says it is not worth going for a theater and paying for movies anymore and waiting for the netflix

"mission: impossible - ghost protocol" is in imax and theatres everywhere today!don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be home for a while. [ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $4.99 a pound. pair it with a nicely priced cabernet. we have thousands of wines. and we'll help you find the right one. safeway. ingredients for life. ♪ >>> brought to you by old navy -- "come fun, come all." >> jimmy: our next guest is making her third appearance on the show this year. we're so happy to have her back to perform the holiday classic "angels we have heard on high" from her album "this christmas." please welcome back to the show aretha franklin! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ oh ♪ angels we have hea

can you talk about the difference between the two different imax formats?eir aspect ratios are slightly different. the method of getting them on the screen is different. the bottom line is releases for big films of owe huge these days that the print runs are massive and there is no way to control. the goal is to try to get them in as many theaters as possible. and so on opening day, you can see a movie in a good theater or a terrible theater. and we wanted to have a little window where all the first people that saw this movie saw it on a big screen with a bright sharp image and great sound. we thought that would be unique in its own way. >> does that kill you as a director knowing that there may be a bad theatre out there showing your beautiful film. >> i only go to specific theaters because it is bright and vibrant and massive. how does it feel knowing there are bad screens. >> we don't like it. when we judge all this stuff, we turn or bulbs up bright and we calibrate our machines and that is the way we look at it. we kind of kid ourselves thinking is that

i saw it in imax. it's only showing in imax this weekend. definitely see it in imax.hat tower in dubai. the sets are really exciting. it gets a little confusing. they bounce all over the world. you don't really know why except it lets them go to exotic locations. >> okay. your grade. >> it's like an old james bond movie. i give it a "b." it's a lot of fun. >> a little washington, d.c. in there as well. that's going to be fun. i'm looking forward to that one. you know, everybody wants a really good movie on christmas day. this one definitely looks to be it. >> this is a great one to see. >> matt, thank you. maybe not christmas day. it would be wrong to leave the family. how about the day after? >> take them with you. >> all right, matt. see you. thanks so much. have a great holiday. >> you too. >> all right. >>> 17 days away until the iowa caucuses, and the republican contenders are on the trail. checking in on the cnn political ticker after this. [♪...] >> male announcer: book now, save up to 65%. call 1-800-sandals. >>> all right. time for a cnn political ticker upda

i saw it in imax. it's only showing in imax this weekend. but definitely go soo see 2 in imax.u're going to fall right off that tower in dubai. so the set is exciting. gets excusing. bouncing all over the world. you don't really know why, except it gets -- let's them go to exotic locations. like an old james bond movie but a great mothvie and i give it a. >> a little washington, d.c. as well. fun. looking forward to that one. everybody wants a really good movie, christmas day kind of flick. this one definitely looks like that. >> this is a great one. a great one to see. >> all right. thanks so much. maybe nor christmas day. wrong to leave the family on christmas day. how about the day after? >> i'm come wig you. >> okay. my family won't be mad. matt, thanks. have a great holiday. >> you, too. >>> always love her to reviews from matt. the gop presidential varace is becoming a family affair. find out who you'll hear a lot more from in the weeks ahead, next. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, available only from liberty mutual insurance, if you

ha ha" park says: "the only reason i came to see it tonight was to see it in imax."- - especially wiih the growing popularity of imax and 3-d movies. park says: "no, i mean it's a completely different experience when you watch it in the theater vrs your phone."bishop says: "you get the better sound effects and all the special things that come with the imax experience."grimsley says: "you get in the theather it's a collective grouppyou know the emotions are high the emotions are low i think everybody feeds off everybody." 3 the owner of the largest trove of artifacts salvaged from the titanic is putting the vvst collection up for auction in april.that's the 100th anniversary of the world's most famous shipwreck. thousand items including fine china and portions of hull will be up for saae.the estimated value of the items on the auction block?189 million dollars. dollars.and just in time for the 100th anniversary of the titanic... the blockbuster movie is back... like you've never seen it before. titanic natsmy heart will go on on this time... titanic will be in theater

." >> $11 million in domestic imax. $13 million for its u.s. limited release.tocol" the highest grossing debut ever, setting up tom's return to the big screen. >> when we come back, we are a target or we don't come back. >> who exactly was in tom's aim? the film opened with 425 theaters in the united states, mostly metropolitan areas. 300 of those screens were in imax. tom's worldwide media blitz increased the foreign numbers with stops in munich, london, and dubai. prime to challenge mission impossible three totals $263 million. expectations are high when the film opens wide on wednesday, and we have a peek at one of the movie's lighter mission. >> your mission, should you choose to accept it is to penetrate the kremlin. >> no mission impossible would be complete without these famous words. >> this message will self-destruct in five seconds. good luck. >> as always, tom's assignment starts with a bang, or does it? i guess they don't make them like they used to. >> tonight is the big new york premier of "ghost protocol." christina mclarty will bring you the exc

impossible" fourth film in the popular tom cruise franchise already made $18 million in a five-day imax run and opened wednesday with 9 million bucks and expected to finish the weekend number one with as much as $30 million. >>> the girl with the dragon tattoo, much awaited adaptation of the first novel of the swedish mystery series opened with $5 million wednesday. rated "r." it will make back the studio's $90 million investment over the long haul but this weekend it will finish second with only about $15 million. steven spielberg's cartoon hero tribute "the adventures of tintin" already made $239 million overseas but expectations are much lower, should finish fifth with under $10 million. >>> finally, the unanimated, noncomputer generated option "we bought a zoo" won't crack the top five and won't even pass $9 million. what are you thinking? when you got that script, matt dam damon? >> maybe he thought we will just play with some animals. >> he doesn't have to get dressed up. he was confused. >>> this comes to us from ksl 5 news in salt lake city, utah, where an army of postal service

. >>> the weekend's only bright spot was "mission impossible: ghost protocol" in a handful of imax theaters. finished third with a whopping $13 million. i wish i knew it was out. didn't know it was playing. >> did you see the second or third one? >> yes, i absolutely did. >> i will quiz you after the show. >>> this comes to us from raleigh, north carolina. where nearby in johnson county helping others was the only request on one teen's burt day wish. mckenzie's sweet 16 bash didn't resemble the sweet 16 party we've seen thrown so many times. for these me first kids. instead, this birthday girl wanted to give. she told party gusts to come with donations for the toys for a little holiday comfort showing the teen generation, showing that it can be better to give than receive. >> you are saying my big sweet 16 party was out as a me first kid. >> where you got your new jeep with the big bow on it? >> a hummer, jeep wasn't good enough many. >> i'm not surprised. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> home to the largest sa scu

impossible" fourth film in the popular tom cruise franchise already made $18 million in a five-day imax run and opened wednesday with 9 million bucks and expected to finish the weekend number one with as much as $30 million. >>> the girl with the dragon tattoo, much awaited adaptation of the first novel of the swedish mystery series opened with $5 million wednesday. rated "r." it will make back the studio's $90 million investment over the long haul but this weekend it will finish second with only about $15 million. steven spielberg's cartoon hero tribute "the adventures of tintin" already made $239 million overseas but expectations are much lower, should finish fifth with under $10 million. >>> finally, the unanimated, noncomputer generated option "we bought a zoo" won't crack the top five and won't even pass $9 million. maybe because they named it "we bought the zoo." come oshg we can do better than that. >> i always want to be a part of that meeting where they say, what should we name this movie? >> postcards on the wall, somebody says "we bought a zoo," that sounds like a good idea.

simulated experience where we can bring 30 or 40 people into the room at one time and they can watch an imaxovie where they can get an interactive experience of what it is like to be on a boat. we are working to make it even more dynamic as we go forward. this is about a youth movement, about attracting a younger audience, about having an event for the first time. we also have a series of nighttime concerts'. certainly, in 2013, when we're here for the better part of three months, a tremendous amount of programming and content being provided in the area, from smaller events to the big, mass spectator events. this is one of our three live concert. as you can see, it was quite a popular event. i think that is the end of this overview. as you know, everything is on americascup.com, it is also on our youtube page. we would encourage everyone to have a look at what is going on and visit us in san diego for a face-to-face look. thank you. >> next up, we are going to hear from kerry. -- carrie. >> good morning, everybody. i had the pleasure of being in portugal. it was absolutely tremendous. both m

i saw it in imax, which is the way you've got to see this movie. it's just killer.f theverge.com. joshua topolsky is back on the show tonight. >> steve: oh, j-top. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he's got the cool gadgets, cool cameras, he's a great guy. and the one and only, gosh, this guy is the best voice out there. rufus wainwright will be performing tonight. [ cheers and applause ] a lot of good people. >> steve: it's a good show. >> jimmy: hey guys, it's time to take a look at the stories making headlines today and weigh the good with the bad. it's time for "pros and cons." here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ pros and cons and pros and cons and pros ♪ >> jimmy: tonight we'll be taking a look at the pros and cons of throwing a holiday party. we've got hanukkah starting tonight, then christmas and new year's. everyone is getting together and celebrating, so, let's look at the pros and cons of throwing a holiday party. here we go. pro, no christmas party would be complete without assorted nuts. con, a.k.a your extended family. [ scattered applause ] pro, cele

. >> i saw it in imax. the stunts are incredible. not a lot of dialogue to master. it is good. if you like adventure. and guess who really wanted to

who knew, tom cruise's action sequel "mission impossible: ghost protocol," playing in a handful of imaxnemas. it finished third with a whopping $13 million. it's sad when that's something that will get you third place, but i guess that happens the week before christmas. >> i guess, but there's usually a lot of releases on christmas, go the week after, kids are off of school, so i think next week will be the big week. >> everybody's shopping, doing the last-minute grab. >> way too many things filling up, holiday parties. >> i'm lynn berry and this is "first look" on msnbc. but stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. [ speaking foreign language ] >>> that was the news this morning on north korean state television, a weeping anchorwoman announcing the death of north korean dictator kim jong-il, who passed away on saturday after 17 years in power. now, a huge test for the reclusive nation, where the country's few resources are diverted from a starving population toward a nuclear weapons program. security concerns are enormous. president obama already reaching out to

imax ties are a welcome back to the christmas episode of special of the cars a report i understand after a leveraged buyout hostile read by kohlberg kravis and roberts that was white knight in defense from warren buffett of santa claus the seven elves unfortunately were working with him had to be sold into prostitution but santa was made whole and mrs claus unfortunately has to pick cookies for the rest of her life in a gulag somewhere in the south pole things are still happening in senna's workshop stacy herbert did you follow all the apparently census stopped in at the kaiser report in the break max yeah he left this for me some silver right here are some blank let me check it out we have that silver some silver blame directed to stacy herbert i also got totally gangsta i got this ten ounce coin of gold and there's a bad one for you max let's see what you got. yours max is back i'm playing valuable . oh. you got to remember and. this is what santa gives really. good. this destroys one of the goldman sachs last clients who walked into the office looking to gather money managed that's ho

welcome back to the kaiser report imax guys are time now to go to iceland talk with yon thorstad of the hildy institute doris that a lot of back to the kaiser report your guys are excellent so yeah who is eva jolie and why is an institute named after her it was really. for marie oh investigative judge from france and she came to iceland in two thousand and nine to take part in the investigation into the fall and banks i think she was a great inspiration for a seat in iceland you know she is somebody who. stands up for democracy freedom and transparency and has been fighting corruption. for the last thirty years based on her example we decided because she has now left the investigation because of her up because since it's wrong and we decided that we wanted to keep her inspiration and build on it and. so we have set up this institute with the aim of fighting for these issues worldwide i let me ask you some of the bankers responsible for the collapse of the icelandic banking system have international warrants for their arrest they live in chelsea in london and yet the u.k. has not execute

fast forward to 2011, and the hollywood blockbuster is a roller coaster ride of imax, 3d and surroundt day at the multiplex? unheard of. until now. ♪ there's no need to adjust your volume. you see, the artist is a 2011 black and white silent film about silent films. >> reporter: the romantic comedy is also a trib courthouse to some of our greatest movie moments, like "singing in the rain." it's already won all sorts of awards and several critics are predicting a best picture nod come oscar time. >> i looked at the artist and i thought, we're missing something now, where everything is just shoved in our faces. >> reporter: it's been a hit with older audiences but younger ones, too. maybe it's because our world today is filled with so many noise noises. >> i think we're now overdoing it a little bit with all the still lake. and there's a way this kind of washes over us. >> reporter: we took eric klimenberg to one of the loudest spots on the planet. times square. >> the silent film is the kind of thing to force yourself to get deep with yourself and interact in a old fashion way that's v

welcome back to the kaiser report imax keyser time now to go to new york city and speak with josh brown of the reformed broker dot com josh also works with barry ritholtz over at fusion i.q. an online quantitative research firm josh brown welcome back to the kaiser report thank you for having me great to be on the right josh brown you write quote this group on i.p.o. was a disgusting scam tell us more well if you just look at for starters the structure of how they concocted it the whole goal was to present an image that this was a quote unquote hot deal how they did that was they limited the amount of shares they were going to allow to trade and this enabled them to get a much higher price so much higher valuation upfront it created an artificial sense of scarcity led to investors chasing it on the first day they got up to thirty last time i looked at it it was fifteen or sixteen bucks and we're talking about twenty five days afterward i.p.o. day so essentially it was two percent a day from the day came public and the only reason that was able to happen was because they priced it way to

welcome back to the kaiser report imax keyser time to get a london and speak with thomas mountain the only independent journalist living in eritrea thomas welcome to the kaiser report welcome back well it's good to be on the show max it's all right thomas mallon and it's that time of year for peace and goodwill toward men how are we doing in terms of peace and goodwill toward men in the horn of africa it's pretty desperado merrick's though life is getting worse there are the famine in the old been is getting worse the the abuse of the somali people the war on the somali people is getting worse and the one bright spot is a reach for where i live the island the food in the africa's horn of hunger is just had sanctions passed against that again by the united nations in security council i now a name that we often hear when people talk about africa and goodwill of the same sentence is bill gates and he's held as a great philanthropist in helping africans has he helped or harmed people in africa well you know bill gates has gotten so far. a malaria vaccine just so happens that the malaria v

welcome back to the kaiser report imax keyser time now to go to boulder colorado and speak with the rick ackerman of rick's pics newsletter available at rick ackerman dot com rick spent twelve years as a real market maker on the floor of the pacific coast exchange before turning to journalism and news letter writing wreck welcome back to the kaiser report payback so you do it very good now rick you write quote goldman's death dive sounds promising tell us more. promising maybe depending where you're sitting my guy says my subscribers love the idea goldman going to dizzy axis i've got a target down in the sixty's the stocks trading around a hundred bucks now but it's just bail stuff a number that tends to corroborate to zero target so i don't know i guess goldman's got some exposure and ok well everyone would love to see goldman sachs go to zero and go out of business so is this real art is there something to hope for is a sort of christmas gift or is it just another false dawn and we're going to another two years of these horrible financial terrorist destroying america and the global eco

welcome back to the kaiser report imax guys are with stacy arbor time to find out what your predictions were at facebook dot com forward slash max kaiser stacy over max the most popular of the sixty four predictions made by viewers of this program was from ash raised merkel and sarkozy to release a sex tape while they worked for paris hilton. and i mean if they were to release a sex tape i'm sure you've got a tremendous amount of views on you tube but speaking of releasing tapes online i want to ask you about this what you see for two thousand and twelve on the online distribution market because there's a very interesting story that broke at the end of the year and that was louis c.k. i am giving away half of one million dollars from live show so this is comedian louis c.k. and he announced he was giving away the lion's share is actually seventy five percent because he himself is only taking two hundred twenty thousand of the million for his own fee on the proceed. this from is on line only stand up comedy event live at the beacon theater so here is what he himself louis c.k. wrote on h