it is played by james franco. his lover is played by zachary quinto and demerol the play's woman that he eventually marries. and the triumph of this film is that it gives a very evenhanded treatment to what is, on the surface, and incredibly controversial subject. the so-called conversion therapy of gay people. my colleague had a chance to sit down with james franco and talk about some of the challenges this story poseses >> gus van zandt wrote to me and said i think it would make a good movie and i did not understand how. i thought, people are going to be like, what? that's not what i expect -- is this a pro-gay to straight kind of film? what is this? once justin got on board and it will search i think it will only work if it is balanced. it shows everything the character did but does it in such a way that he is not vilified. they can still engage with him every step of the way even if he is doing things that i don't necessarily agree with. if we are able to go all the way through with him and not be completely r

it stars james franco, who is quickly becoming ubiquitous this year. this is his third feature film. it also stars rachel mcadams and a french film star. first, let's get a look at them vendors, man -- vim winders. quick she just gives winning awards. he has been one of the leading lights of german cinema is the early 1970's. his early film, the goalkeeper's fear of the penalty, is a good example of his aisle. long, silent scenes are the directors hallmark. wings of desire attracted international attention. the film is about guardian angels observing the lives of people living within the walls of west berlin. hollywood later picked up the story and remade it as city of angels. he originally wanted to be an artist, but when he did not get into art school, he upon his saxophone to buy his first camera. -- he uponpawned his saxophone. >> i never sounded as good as john cole train, and others were better at me then painting. then i realize that filmmaking is something else were all that comes together, and that was an awesome moment. >> few directors can a

that's no different than james franco using instagram to meet hot children. good night, and long live the audience member of the week. [♪] >> from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is the "daily show" with jon stewart. ( cheers and applause ) captioning sponsored by comedy central >> jon: welcome to the "daily show." my name is jon stewart! our guest tonight-- oh, man is this fella talented, incredibly talented fella-- oscar isaac, from the film "a most violent year," is going to be here, but first-- ( applause ) that's for all the young kuwaiti kids who might be watching. ( cheers and applause ) that's all natural right there. ( laughter ) but first, america's election campaigns have become insanely expensive, but there's no need to pretend to reach for your wallet anymore. someone else is picking up the tab. >> the political network led by the koch brothers, has put a price tag on its spending plans. >> $900 million in the 2016 cycle. >> that's a lot of money. >> jon: now, you may think to yourself, oh, that's ( bleep ) up. ( laught

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leo and james franco, will ferrell. >> will ferrell. a big fan of will ferrell? >> i know. i really -- i know. i think i frightened him. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no. >> because he shrank back a a bit. and i ended up talking to his mother and his aunt because he was so overwhelmed by other fans. >> jimmy: he's such a good guy. >> he's such a good guy. >> jimmy: did you ever get starstruck before? do you get starkstruck? >> well, you know, i'm the generation, we were all in love with the beatles of course. >> jimmy: oh, yeah of course. [ applause ] did you ever see them live? >> i actually did. i went to the hollywood bowl when i was 12. and i was this tall when i was 12 i'm afraid. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: how cool. >> i was -- well it wasn't really. >> jimmy: well when you're a a 12 year old girl -- >> i was a geek. but anyway, my parents had just moved to california. i didn't know anyone. but i thought i have to go. i have to go see them. so, i was there by myself. and i remember they were playing and i was surrounded by all these girls wh

because, i mean at one point in the room would be leonardo dee cap pre owe talking to bradley cooper james francoevator paul mccartney and taylor swift are on stage. it was a strange night. >> the after party. >> yes. >> first of all, gentlemen, do you remember the after party before i even ask you about that? >> sufrl, yes. i wasn't -- >> horatio, do you remember the after party? >> i do. you know i can't say on television what i was doing with keith richards but it rhimes with my i go want in a. we were smoking my ig uchlt ana on stage. it's a little faint the pem ri but it was a great memory. >> okay. bill murray and emma stone i covered them iguama they didn't want any but i it felt i had to. just seeing chris rock it was like we won the super bowl and we didn't play anything. >> all right. let's talk about what we can talk about on tv other than this sort of refreshment that you dabbled in. >> and i walked past miley cyrus -- >> listen to you name dropping. >> miley cyrus asked if i wanted to do any gel owe spots with her. >> and you said. >> it sounded like an incredible idea. >> you turned

matt: not at james franco does not hosted -- host it.or would you rather see artists perform? matt: artists, thanks to your report. the problem is they picked the wrong people. someone like dylan does not win a grammy, and they give it to someone we have forgotten. stephanie: i am sure bob dylan has won grammys. i am excited to see kanye west's new sidekick, paul mccartney. if you saw, his collaboration kanye fans said who is the guy with the guitar? matt: it is his pot dealer, no? stephanie: no. do you like chicken wings? matt: i do. stephanie: do you like wings or the sauce. let me say wings, i will not be eating them while i watch the grammys. matt: good to know. stephanie ruhle, thank you for joining me. stephanie: guess who is joining me brendan greeley. that is hot. matt: i guess i will tune in. stephanie will coming up. stay with us on "in the loop." ♪ scarlet: it is 56 minutes past the hour. bloomberg tv is on the markets. i am scarlet fu. investors have now had almost 90 minutes to dissect the jobs report -- the january jobs rep

i used to volunteer with the late doug franco, james franco's father, and he would say -- we would do orphan development projects in high-conflict rural areas, and he would often say orphan development is the front line on the war on terror. what are your thoughts about these types of approaches towards leading with peace initiatives? >> guest: absolutely. and, by the way we did that at the beginning of the cold war. we didn't just create nato, we did the international monetary fund and the world bank. but also all sorts of social organizations around the world world health organizations development groups and u.n. development projects. at the aspen institute, we have a middle east investment initiative, for example, that helps palestinians and others in the muslim world create small businesses often with loan guarantees or loans from the israeli banks so that you get people working together. this is something benjamin franklin understood in nebraska. it wasn't just about -- in philadelphia. it wasn't just about big organizations, it was about people getting together to form civil cor

curious to see if james franco takes home a grammy for best spoken word. >> everyone is excited aboutd if you were hoping he would show up in the show. he is not going to get started. he is going to correct. too busy doing super bowl commercials. >> ricky martin with the first album. >> i won't insult the spanish language by saying the title, but it translates for those who want to listen. this is his 41st song to place on the latin charts. >> the "fifty shades of grey" sound track and beyonce is on that. >> and there is also a track called did that hurt? no subtlety there. >> really? >> really. >> no. >> yes. >> and minutes later you have the movie and a gozillion people have played that. the billionaire with all sorts of proclivities in the bedroom that we won't go into detail. did you read the book? >> instead of going to victoria secret she should go to home depot. >> exactly. >> thank you so much. >> up next -- >> and all the news you need before you walk out the door after this. duct tape, a how do i get hotel deals nobody else gets?... i know a guy. price-line ne-go-ti-a-tor! i