joseph gordon-levitt is with us.for my soul" johnny lang from the sony stage. tomorrow night, chris pine will be here from "shark tank" kevin o'leary will be with us. he's the mean bald one. and we'll have music from gregory porter, too. so join us then. our next guest is three-time oscar and eight-time golden globe winner who is to acting what michael jordan was to basketballing. she has a nominee once again for her work in "august: osage county" which is in theatres now. please welcome meryl streep! [ applause ] >> jimmy: it's great to have you here. i saw you at the golden -- well, i didn't see you, but i was watching you through the television set at the golden globes. >> i was sending you a message. >> jimmy: thank you for doing that. was it a positive message? >> let me on the show. >> jimmy: that's an easy message. i was wondering this. you go to so many of the -- you're nominated for so many awards. do you ever think oh, i hope i don't get nominated for this one because i don't want to -- >> no. >> jimmy: i w

seeking to reinvent the variety show format for the digital generation, joseph gordon- levittt, and then, gloria gaynor power of song. chronicling what it takes to overcome adversity. we are glad you could join us for those conversations coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. xlis: joseph gordon-levittt is on so many creative fronts as an actor, writer, director, singer. i hate this guy. he is now a variety show host with an eight part series on television which has just debuted on the network give it. the series makes good on showing short films, animation, and true interaction with its audience. here is a clip. i spent a day reading the instructions over and over again, waiting for night to fall. and then finally, the sun went down. yard light,ff our and we went outside. i put on the goggles and looked up into the sky. it was stretching above me like as far as i could see. there were stars, some of them clusters, all tightly together to make swirling patterns of white against the darkness. i stared. so that clip gives a sense

tonight, meryl streep, joseph gordon-levitt and music from johnny lang with cleto and the cletones. and now, what more can i say. here's jimmy kimmel. [ applause ]

join me next time for a conversation with joseph gordon-levitt and singer gloria gaynor. next time. we will see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> b >>> the following program contains language and subject matter that are adult in nature. viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >>> "imagemakers" is made possible from a grant, celebrating the power of the min

tonight, meryl streep, joseph gordon-levitt and music from johnny lang with cleto and the cletones. and now, what more can i say. here's jimmy kimmel. [ applause ] >> jimmy: we have an extra great

tonight, meryl streep, joseph gordon-levett and music from johnny lang with cleto and the cletones.immy kimmel. [ applause ]

joseph gordon-levitt showed off his accent talents on "ellen." >> they have leprechauns over there, yeah hard. they -- >> boston. >> no. not boston. >> not bad. >> i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it is your first stop of the day right here on nbc. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ natural energy from tea packed with real juice from delicious fruits and veggies. it's what you need for that extra boost! oh and did we mention it's only 50 calories? need a lift? could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. >>> leading the news in the huffington post, florida and the controversial warning shot bill. the bill would amend the state's controversial stand your ground law by granting immunity to florians who fire guns or fire warning shots in self-defense. >>> l.a. times, lung cancer rates down with a narrowing gender gap. the centers for disease control and prevention credit a nearly 3% yearly decline in men and 1% decline in women to tobacco control efforts there. >>> some stories we're watching for you, pakistani student is hailed as a hero after he sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber wearing 13 pou

joseph gordon-levitt will be here, as will matt leblanc, chris pine, kevin costner, kenneth branagh, kiwanuka, the fray and more. much, much more. not that much more, but a little bit more. our first guest is a ridiculously talented woman whom you know from "anchorman 2," "bridesmaids," "despicable me 2," "anchorman 2," "saturday night live," "saturday night live 2" and now a hilarious new mini-series called "the spoils of babylon." watch it thursday nights at ten on ifc. please welcome kristen wiig. >> jimmy: hue are you doing? >> i'm good. >> jimmy: you've been so n so many things lately. "secret life of walter mitty." "the spoils of babylon" "anchorman 2." i didn't know you were in "her." >> my voice. a choice that joaquin phoenix has phone sex with. i just want my dad to know i did that. don't see that one. >> jimmy: i'm planning to take the audio from that and inserting it into "despicable me 2." >> i've never done anything like that before. >> jimmy: you play a phone sex. >> yeah. it was just funny doing it because, smiek would come in and just like yeah, improvise and pant and

tomorrow night, meryl streep will be with us, joseph gordon-levitt will be here and we'll have music thursday chris pine. from shark tank, kevin o'leary and music from gregory porter. one of our studio members have a great idea for shark tank. i won't say what it is. i don't want to ruin it. our first guest became a house hold name playing one of the world's most beloved joeys, right behind the baby dang radio. -- kangaroo. now, he returns to the role he was born to play --himself --on the 3rd season of the very funn was born to play --himself --on the 3rd season of the very funny watch it sundays at 10:30 on showtime, please welcome matt leblanc. [ applause ] >> jimmy: i mentioned this to you before both on television and off. but the show is so funny. it's very, very funny. >> this is a good show, yeah. >> jimmy: no, not this show. >> oh, sorry. >> jimmy: this show has its moments. but your show, of course, i'm talking about. which is really, really good. >> oh, thanks. >> jimmy: you play matt leblanc on the show. and there's no one better for that. >> yeah, that's an audition that

and later this week, joseph gordon-levitt, chris pine meryl streep from "shark tank" kevin o'leary.d to meet kevin o'leary. so this will be special. and music from gregory porter and jonny lang too. join us for those shows. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest is an actor, an oscar-winning director, and when he was spare time a musician too. you can see him next play mentor to chris pine in the new thriller "jack ryan: shadow recruit." it opens friday. please welcome kevin costner! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] the service we provide. he's the purell guy. did you want a tissue? >> i'm a public school guy. it's okay. >> jimmy: you're all right? the reason i didn't kiss you when you came out here i didn't want you to think i was being standoffish. it's because i have a little bit of a cold. >> my same reason for you. >> jimmy: you have something going on with your throat, too. >> yeah. i lost my voice about six days ago. so i'm still trying to get it back. i apologize. >> >> jimmy: you were going to play here with your band. >> yeah. this was going to be the first time we played to a n

joseph gordon levitt wrote and hadcted "don john," and it a star-studded cast.latively priced expensive, $29 million for the movie. it only grossed $24 million. it got a lot of critical reviews. i want to bring in the experts. we are joined now by joanna vincente, international director at the -- director of the international film makers project. she has brought a lot of filmmaking right here to new york city, made in new york. here we are a day away for him sundance kicking off, the first festival of the year. how important is it gekko >> it is the most important festival for independent filmmakers. it is the ultimate destination, and every year, the wonderful thing about sundance is you can go in, not even know which film you are seeing, and you will always see something interesting. more often than not, you will be surprised. >> as an attendee -- but who attends? who are the most aboard people? entertainment professionals and journalists that attend the festival. there is a lot of business, even though the return on the dollar is not the same as it used to be