i advise anyone, if you get a call from mark wahlberg, take it and do whatever he says. t was not a call from mark. i was invited to meet with james -- david at mark's suggestion. of course, he had seen "frozen river." i went with every intention to tell david, thank you, but no thank you. maybe down the line. i don't see myself in that part. five minutes into the conversation with him and he has me hook, line, and sinker, because he believed in me. as an actor, you really want that in a director. there is a bridge of trust between you. that belief from the director, clearly, i learned, his belief can be stronger than mine, and it can work. tavis: market is on record saying that when he saw you in "frozen river," he knew he wanted you for this role. it is a beautiful thing to of the director believe in you, but how cool is that when the producer says, this is the person i want, and they come and get you? >> he had been living with the story for a long time, probably knows alice better than anyone. it was a remarkable honor to me that he would name me as the one to play th

he and mark wahlberg sound like they have a lengthy relationship together.pire the hbo series "entourage" and mark wahlberg fought to make this movie for four years so it seems natural he might give it to someone he's worked with. she went on to say he did a fantastic job. the thing that bothers me is i couldn't get an interview. they said a man only can direct this movie and she felt she was denied the opportunity to try. she's talking out saying sexism stopped me from directing this film and it needs to be addressed in hollywood, the celluloid ceiling. >> i'm sure there's a lot of hollywood talent that isn't surprised. she had enough credit to get a foot in the door and get an interview. that's sad. >>> more scientology news making the skinny this week with tom cruise, specifically. apparently a new article out in "the new yorker" in which paul haggis, 34 years as a scientologist, very well known director and screenwriter, now he's kind of spilling the secrets on the church in this lengthy feature in "the new yorker" and basically as a result of this, the

playing mark wahlberg and christian bale's mother. first big winner of the night.ople did hear that f-bomb. >> can you imagine sitting there with your fourth grader, sorry about that? speaking of christian bale, let's take a look at next category, best supporting actor. there was no doubt in either of our minds who would win this award. we both went with "the fighter's" christian bale and once again we nailed that. bale won for his portrayal of dickle e the troubled boxer. "the fighter" knocks out the competition. >> best performance by an actress in a leading role. a lot of amazing competition in this category but great minds think alike. we went with everyone's pick for this, a no-brainer, natalie portman for her role in "the black swan" and the winner, natalie portman. she was the heavy favorite for her portrayal as a delusional ballerina. the very pregnant actress' first oscar. she looked good in the violet gown. we're both 3-0. >> i love how her soon-to-be husband and choreographer escorted her up the stairs. >> nice moment for her. >> well done. speaking of l

mark wahlberg there, but not you, not you, not you. in the skills challenge. the passing and dribbling arsenal. 28.2 seconds and beat the likes of chris cole and russell westberg and a lucky high school student gets a scholarship thanks to wright. the three-point competition finished with 11 points did not advance out of the first round. dunk contest, what would blake griffin do, why is baron davis in a car? why is the car under the hoop? why am i asking so many questions. >> got to love the kid. >> little dude is ready to play and from the tank, and to the fence and then making the colorado net minder look selley. where have you been. the third period break away, back to the net. first career hat trick and sharks scored four times and shut out colorado. huge night in vegas last night between two of the best boxers in the world. each fight that is. one is local, known as the filipino flash. and versus fernando. the bantem titles on the line. slow motion capture look at this. the left hook to his head, technical knockout, and then the 25th straight win. that wa

mark wahlberg there but not you, not you and not you. in the skills challenge, a dribbling arsenal. 28.2 seconds. a lucky high school student gets a $3,000 scholarship thanks to steff. finished with just 11 points. did not advance out of the first round. what would blake griffin do. why is he in a car, why is that car under a hoop? why am i asking so many questions. the slam dunk competition. he's got his mask, his jersey. little dude ready to play. splitting the defense. i don't know where you've been all year. 1-0 sharks. the third-period break-away. two of the best little boxers in the world. huge fight that is. one is local known as the filipino flash. wbo and wbc on the wire. talk about packing a punch! this is crazy! with today's slow motion capture, look at this. texas will knock out danair's 25th straight win. that is nuts. 26-1 in his career. his iconic stature will only grow larger in the philippines. mike shumann continues coverage from scottsdale and including daytona highlights. have grate day, everyone. i'm collin rush. >>

christian veil as mark wahlberg's brother in "the fighter" is a knock out as ma melissa as his tough acting mom. i will get inception. best visual effects. i know it is win, i dreamed it. gll nyfinally, toy story 3. it is nominated for best picture. it will win best animated feature. you will be waiting to see what they wear and to see who the academy has picked for top honors in the annual ceremonies. will you agree with them? >> because i have a right. >> and i have a voice. >> yes, you do. >> congress done, ab abcdon sa. >> the academy awards this sunday on channel 7. coverage starts at 2:00. collin says if he takes home an oscar sunday night and it seems, he will celebrate by eating an in and out burger. with the word that he likes fast food, burger king made him an offer that they are inviting him to create his own collin furth burger. >> doesn't sound as good as the larry beil burger. >> they really wanted to entice him, they would let him dress up in the king costume. i mean that is big time right there. >> i see bidding war coming. >> oh, yeah. >> the warriors get another dos

mark wahlberg there but not you and not you and not you. flashing a passing and dribbling arsenal. high school student gets a $3,000 scholarship. finished with 11 points. did not advance out of the first round. why is baron davis in the car. why is that car under the hoop. why am i asking so many questions? in the slam dunk competition. he's got his mask, jersey. little dude is ready to play. from the tank, splitting to the fence and where you been all year, my man? scored later in the first and the third period breakaway. back in the net, his first career hat trick. four times and shut out colorado. huge night in vegas last night between two of the best little boxers in the world. huge fight that is. one is local and is known as the filipino flash. wbo and wbc titles on the line. you talk about packing a punch. this is crazy. with today's slow motion captured, look at this. the left hook to monthel's head. technical lockout. 25th straight win. his iconic status will only grow larger in the philippines. mike shumann continues his spring training coverage from scottsdale and larry b

mark wahlberg pushed for the show.en't seen it but i hear it's terrific. >> lots i have to see, catch up. >>> thank you so much for watching cbs 5 "early edition." we'll see you back here tomorrow bright and early at 4:30. >> in the meantime, have a

heart and soul of "the fighter," mark wahlberg, no.o gave one of his best performances. in a movie called "get well." they said, good-bye, we're not interested. michael douglas has had such a tough year and in that tough year, gave two great performances, one in "solitary man" and in "wall street 2: money never sleeps," a lousy movie, but gordon gekko is amazing. what are you thinking? what is going on out there? all right. i've gotten the rage out of me. the category, best picture. here are the ten nominees. "social network," "the king's speech," most nominated movie in the world, "black swan" with natalie portman, "inception" directed by the forgotten man, christopher nolan. "the fighter" with mark wahlberg and christian bale, "true grit" by the coen brothers, james franco, "127 hours" and an animated movie "toy story 3". manages to get into that category. i know what you're saying. i just counted eight. you're right. there's two more. and why don't they have huge ads in marketing campaigns? because they're independent movies because

mark ballberg -- wahlberg there but not you and not you.igh school student gets a $30,000 scholarship thanks tho steph. wright, just 11 points, did not advance, james jones won it. dunk contest. what would blake griffin do, why is baron davis in the car and why is the car under the hoop? griffin wins it. he has his mask, jersey, sharks and avalanche in the tank. where you been all year. 1 or sharks. in the third, make it a hat trick. shut out colorado. >> huge night in vegas tonight between -- huge fight between two of the best little boxers in the world, one is the filipino flash, and wbl and wbc ban tomweight titles on the line. broke his head. now 26-1 for his career. two titles for him, wbl and wbc. amazing. >> alan: good night. previously on "grey's anatomy"... there's nothing sexual between you and georgie? mom! don't you dare come to me for forgiveness, you traitorous bitch. our marriage is falling apart. you're never here. (mark) dr. hahn-- i have a thing for her. (derek) it's gonna end badly. you know what? cardio is my thing. you

the fighter couples were there, christian bale and mark wahlberg and their ladies were there.t. blaine zuckerman for "people" magazine. hope you had a good oscar evening and morning. we'll be right back. [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed. they continue to profit... by selling kids the same lies... to get them to use... the same deadly products. don't be big tobacco's next victim. >>> chris wragge a rough assignment out there. still looking good this morning, by the way. >> somebody's got to do it. >> it's a rough gig. we've been wondering whaul morning what was the highlight for you? >> i think, excuse me for name dropping here for just a moment but i'm going to at the weinstein party the other night i had a chance to talk with colin firth for a little while and it was great to see him win. i think he was kind of the cinch of all the nominees but i thought this speech was wonderful. i loved when he

at 50, leo isn't much older than mark wahlberg and christian bale, her silver screen children.irector had to convince leo. >> he had a very strong belief after not very long with me that i could play alice. i hesitated. i peel so close to their ages. >> reporter: leo seemed like a sure bet to win the oscar. >> melissa leo. >> reporter: she's already won nearly every other major award for her gritty performance, a shoe-in said critics, that was until she create and paid for this ad campaign simply entitled consider, it was seen by some as unnecessary and self promoting. now insiders say she may have koed her chance to win. >> i've also talked to voters who say that she lost their vote after putting those ads out that some people found them a little bit tacky. >> reporter: leo says the campaign was meant to be humorous, maybe remind folks here who she is. in the '80s, leo was on the television soap "all my children." the min but she captured hollywood's eye in 2003 for her performance in 21 grams. and later frozen river garnering leo's first oscar nod. >> she's one of the workhor

he went from a boxer to a skeletal crack addict and stole the movie away from mark wahlberg.interesting potential oscar winners. one being 14 years old, hailee steinfeld. you were just saying earlier we were chatting you said she's really kind of a novice in terms of acting. >> her biggest role up until now was in a k-mart commercial. she beat 15,000 girls for this role. this is a quintessential american story. now, peggy, the interesting thing is that up until a couple weeks ago melissa leo was a shoo-in but she started taking ads asking people to vote for her. that's a big faux pas and now because of that hailee steinfeld has the inside track to snatch the best supporting actress award. >> that would be great to see. >> hollywood politics behind the oscars. fascinating to me. big ones of the night, what's your thoughts on best actor this year? >> oh, god, by far colin firth. rumor has it that out of the 6,000 academy members, about 50s are, 60% of them have already voted for him. this is his to lose. >> exactly. ever since i saw him in spandex in "mama mia" he's got my vote

. >> reporter: mickey ward is the inspiration for mark wahlberg's character in "the fighter."unch himself out. >> you can't be me. you had a hard enough time being you when you had your chance and that's why you're in here. i will fight sanchez the way i fight. >> i'm talking about the way you fight, you moron. >> reporter: boxing set it is stage but the heart of the film is family and the rumbles that happened outside of the ring. >> family, right? >> little bit more. >> reporter: the film is set where the men were raised and live -- lowell, massachusetts. while mickey's career soared, dicky's dived including a documentary in an hbo. >> dicky's a junk bag. he's a junk bag. >> i'm his family. >> i want dicky back and you, and o'keefe and my family. what's wrong with that? >> reporter: hollywood offered a feel good ending but in real life the battle never ends, just like in the ring. where are you now? >> in a good place. i'm here every day -- except sunday. >> as long as he's here, he's good. >> reporter: if you don't mind me asking, are you -- have you been able to put your a