if you want to hear exotic vocal characterization listen to the song of deborah performed by lawrence olivier. my jaw would be hanging open at the sounds this man could make. michelle... i don't know what you were listening to but... >> it was like two little command centrals. >> you're going into emotion. emotion time. (laughter) >> rose: and then there's the character of colin. tell me who he is. >> he was a young man aged 23. >> rose: he went to eton and oxford? >> yes and they was son of ken clarko he was a well connect young man but with a genuine passion to working films and we have eddie redmayne playing him and it was a touching day because eddie, like colin, had gone to eton school and there's a scene in the film where colin takes marilyn back to his old school and we have eddie taking michelle and our crew back to the school and it was a lovely... there's a few scenes. >> rose: it's a true scene of when he takes her back and the kids there at eton just react with a great... >> yes. this is colin's version of what happened in 1956 and we've tried to stick as closelyas possible to col

when she went over to london to make a movie with called "the prince and the showgirl" with lawrence olivier was her actual dressing room. i know. >> jimmy: did you freak out? >> yeah, yeah. yeah, i kind of did. they said it had -- it remained untouched since she left it. >> jimmy: did you wear the marilyn costume, like, when you went and ate lunch and stuff like that? >> no, i mostly took it off for lunch because i would take a shower. and you know what i like to do. >> jimmy: yeah. while you're eating -- [ laughter ] eating a hoagie in the shower. you made me laugh because right next to you shooting a pilot series was "pirates of the caribbean." >> true. >> jimmy: so, you -- >> once i passed jack sparrow in the hallway as marilyn. [ laughter ] and i thought, "this is so weird." >> jimmy: what would have made it more surreal was if there was stoners there. like, "what is going on?" [ laughter ] "there's jack sparrow. there's marilyn monroe." [ laughter ] it looks like a vegas tribute concert. it's -- [ laughter ] but basically this story is -- this young kid spends a week with you in, like,

. >> branagh plays lawrence olivier.e was livid about marilyn's antics on the set and off, always late, showing up woozy and appearing to be drugged up. playing olivier has its own challenges. >> he was the dominant figure in our entire business. many people knew exactly what he sounded like. >> my week with marilyn shows the several sides of marilyn monroe while delivering a heartbreak story of a star who could never find herself. sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. >> now, williams' performance as william monroe is generating oscar buzz for the actress. you can check it out yourself. "my week with marilyn" is now playing in theatres. >> get into the season of the spirit. at 6:00 p.m., andrea roane will switch on 27 acres of lights outside of fredericksburg, virginia. >> at mr. b's park. take a driving tour through the park for $5 per car, $20 if you have a bus with you. new this year, christmas tree lane plus enjoy the festive displays with homemade cookies, hot cocoa and an apple cider for sale as well. >> it is off o

lawrence olivier once called him "the nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of god." he was born in 1564 in the small provincial english town of stratford upon avon. he moved to london in the late 15s and in a remarkably short period of time became perhaps the greate play write of all time. the names speak for themselves. "hamlet," ""king lear" othello, macbeth, romeo and juliet. these plays have been passed down through generations, they dazzle us with an appeal that transcends time and culture. tonight in our first episode of the charlie rose shakespeare series we start with conversations on the greatness and the anything ma. we'll talk to oskar eustis, a director of the new york public theater. barbara gaines, director of the the chicago shakespeare theater. we'll also hear from some other shakespeare devoe taes from previous appearances on our program. they include shakespeare scholar steven greenblatt and harold bloom, also the director of the royal shakespeare coany, michael boyd. we then conclude our evening looking at "hamlet." sir john gielgud, whose portraya

kenneth brannaugh plays sir lawrence olivier in the film who is the co-star of marilyn at the time and he is also brilliant. i say probably he will be getting an oscar nod as well as michelle williams. a great date movie at this holiday season. and finally, got it give just a quick nod to -- got to give a quick nod to a film i reviewed last week still in theaters doing big box office, "twilight" breaking dawn. it's a great film. muppets hugo two great family films and if you want a little edge this weekend maybe on a date my week with marilyn and "twilight" breaking dawn. >> you want it take the kids, do the muppets. >> absolutely. i think that's the film to see for the whole family this weekend. >> what are you doing for thanksgiving? >> eating, maybe a little eating and perhaps a little bit later i'll have some room to do a little eating. [ laughter ] >> so wait. let me get this down, you're going to be eating today. >> hanging with family sharing precious time with friends and a great american holiday. >> we are glad you got up nice and early to share it with us. >> of course. do i

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this is whether she was making a movie with lawrence olivier?th the production assistant. in the movies. it's the kind of movie if you took your parents or grandparents to, they'd appreciate it. >> and then there is a black-and-white silent film called "the artist." >> it's black and white, a french cast of most li unknown to american audiences in is the movie that's going to get all the attention this year at the oscars. i think it will come in and sweep everything, the critics love it, it's a lot of fun and the person to watch for in in movie isn't a person at all. it's a dog named uggie, jack russell terrier and he steals the whole thing. >> now i will go. thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. that's going to do it for me. i'm chris jansing. i thank you for watching. i hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend. up next, "hardball" with chris matthews. let's go to vegas. alright, let's do it. let's do it, let's go to vegas. vegas baby! maybe we should head back to the dealership first? vegas! no, this is a test drive. vegas! [ male