mel brooks is in a league of his own. welcome to "the stream." >> it is a pleasure to be here. >> we are honored to have you here. any slice of your career is great, the hits continue to come, old west to outer space and cyber space, it seems everything you touch turns to told. what is in is secret sauce? >> well, just enlarge and multiply what people are doing and thinking and actually being, just multiply that and you have a funny movie. >> that's so not true. i think if that was as simple as that, everybody would have a funny movie. there is something special you do. think about the movies, my dad who is 74 or i talk to a friend of mine in the 20s, everybody snows blazed saddles and blazing saddles and history of the world, something you do that endured, what is it, what did you tap into? >> you know, that's a remarkably good question, but i don't know. i suppose you need talent or gifted or you have to take observations and put them through some kind of brain change and come out with a plan for, you know, for presenti

there will never be a mel brooks, what is the next thing in this generation of the comics. we are asking mel who he thinks it is and you tweet us the same. we'll be right back. k news. ♪ >> you guys can't see and i'm looking at mel in the monitor and he's laughing. that is great. familiar face there. dave chapel and giving him a break on the big screen and opportunities for many of the up and coming comics. well, david, go ahead. >> mellow, mel, someone that shares some of the characteristics of your style as you influenced and impacted the comedians in their generation, including myself? >> david, try to get a job in a deli and make sandwiches and if you fail, go back to comedy. comedy is very hard and never give up. never stop being a comic, you will make it. i promise you. >> we have a number of questions for you. here's one. my producer bribed me and said i needed this. space balls, when will then be now, mr. brooks? [laughter] >> that was so much fun. i can't tell you working with the late great john candy and rick and everybody on, you know, and all of the ass holes th

i'm mel brooks, i make funny faces. i produced "the elephant man", and brought my name as far away from it. if i took my name to it the audience would expect something hilarious, silly and stupid, and we had an important story to tell with a character. >> you are referring to brooks films which is unbelievable an enterprise, which you did kind of silently. give us a sense of the movies coming out of your production company. it's amazing. >> thank you for asking that. brooks films has done terrific films. the first one was "my late great wife an-bancroft did "fat so", which is still a classic and i get letters with people who managed to see it. there's "francis", the story of francis farmer, a terrific film. graham clifford directed it so beautifully. and "my favourite year", maybe peter o'toole's best performance ever on film. there's "the doctors and the devils", directed by freddy francis, a brilliant film, and, i mean, there is - i'm going be on tcm some time in march, and robert osborne will interview me and we'll d

you have got the legendary mel brooks on the show tonight. >> i can't wait. the man is an icon.s had a 60 year career, full of risks and irreferrence. irre. >> that is a do not miss episode. "the stream" coming up after "real money." >> american technology companies continue to dominate the top of the list of fortune's 50 most admired companies. more impressive, apple is ranked the most admired company in the world for the second excessive year. that is -- sel consecutive year. >>> ibm, facebook, cisco, and google. >>> high technical gadget at a dive bar. according to some patrons they were suspicious that she was recording them through the device. google glass is a pair of glasses that enable you to do everything a smas smartphone do. maybe do's and don't's for users will prevent an attack in san francisco. >>> two google glass apps and on a campaign to raise users. what enables a consumer or small business owner to do what they can't do now? >> well, the value proposition for glass is really where the screen is located. because it's at eye level. and it also louse for you to h

. >> mel brooks, woody allen and neil simon created a cast of characters featured over owe 14 years. there was a slick prof s professor, the boy at his first dance, and the silent film ceasar won two emmys for his work. following decade took a hold in film, among many to star in its a mad, mad, mad, mad, world. later the contribution to comedy was recognized by peers after years of doing a live show every week, he once said i've got nothing more i want to do. abc news, hollywood. >> that is a group so talented that changed everything. >> well, we have to head outside to check on the weather. >> yes. abc7 meteorologist at the broadcast center. >> feels good up here, i'm just watching embarcadero. people are packed along embarcadero here. there is no moisture coming out of the clouds i'll let you know when we'll see rain. rain is to the north and going to stay there for the time being. so taking a look you can see cloud cover there. it's pleasant. 54 we're going to show you high clouds up above. there in san francisco, peeking through fog, 57. from our camera this is a gorgeous view lo

dubbed king of the politically incorrect, mel brooks is join "the stream" in a live and rare interview. he's reflecting on 60 years of pushing the envelope in show business. >> we are bringing all of the

his eye for young comedy talent led him to hire mel brooks, woody allen, neil simon, and ryan. in the golden sage of television sid caesar was the undisputed king of comedy. >> ground-breaking, irreverent and an inspiration for generations of canadians. he was one of a kind. his series in the 1950s, "your show of shows," was among the most popular shows and poked fun at politicians, and every day lives of politicians. the punch lines and performances made him a fortune. in his early 30s, sid caesar earnt a million a year. after the show sid caesar faded from the spotlight and young riders were famous. sid caesar made people laugh, but battled depression and addiction. in the late 1970s, he welcomeded ashurmgance. from late night host to sitcoms and comedy clubs, his comedic touch leave a legacy of laughter. as ryan said in his statement. sid caesar set the template for everyone. john seigenthaler with more on his life. >> sid caesar made a name in television, and had success on broadway. including the epic comedy movie. "it's a mad, mad, thatted world." >> an accident involving

for an emmy every year from 1951 to 1957, caesar had an eye for talent, hiring young writers like mel brookslen and neil simon. >> you had to know your business because these guys were geniuses. >> reporter: born to immigrants in yonkers, new york, in 1922, caesar sketched comedies on saturday nights long before "snl." >> come on. >> it's a wonderful feeling when the audience laughs. oh, that's like -- that's the payoff. >> reporter: but the pressure nearly broke him. on top of the world in the 1950s, he bottomed out in the two decades after, struggling with booze and pills. >> i was doing a play in canada and i came out and i couldn't remember my lines, which never happened to me. and that's when i stopped drinking and i stopped taking pills. >> reporter: he would rebound with movies like "it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world" in 1967 and an appearance in "mad about you" in 1997. sid caesar, gone at 91. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," updates on the winter storm hitting the south and east coast. i'm anne-marie green, and this is the "cb

one of his writers, mel brooks, once called sacaesar the funnie man on tv.aesar was 91. >>> a 55-year-old barbie doll will be gracing the front page of this year's "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition. you go, girl. >>> your stomach may drop watching this last video. dare devil in spain attempted to walk between, oh! two hot air balloons and that didn't work. they are were 01,000 feet above. neither of the dare devils as you see made it across and were force to do parachoot doute dow earth. >>> an incredible sight that could bring classic car lovers to tears. details next. new multigrain cheerios dark chocolate crunch is breakfast... with benefits. start your day with a delicious new crunch. healthy never tasted so good. start your day with a delicious new crunch. ♪ nothing says, "you're my #1 copilot," like a milk-bone biscuit. ♪ say it with milk-bone. i takbecause you can't beatrning for zero heartburn. woo hoo! [ male announcer ] prilosec otc is the number one doctor recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 8 straight years. one pill each morning. 24

. >> a list of his writers, giants in their own right, including mel brooks, woody allen, and neil simon's famous tabloids, "the post" and "the daily news" have derek jeter on both the front and back covers this morning. >> that follows the yankee captain's announcement that he'll retire after the upcoming season. his 19th season in pinstripes. on his facebook page, he wrote, he has no regrets and it's time for a new chapter. >>> well, the east coast storm we've been talking about forced last night's duke-north carolina basketball game to be postponed. >> but there was plenty of exciting hoops action elsewhere. highlights of the other action from our guys at espn. >>> good morning, america. this is the los angeles "sportscenter" set, which will be going out of business for awhile, which is unfortunate. he's stan. i'm neil. >> we're still going to be working. just from a different location. >>> lebron james, he was working in oakland on wednesday night. heat there to take on the warriors. under 20 seconds to go, warriors down one, steph curry. wow. 29 points. put him on the line as well.

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so did mel brooks, neil simon, woody allen and many others.ne of sid caesar's most famous characters, the professor, had a famous fan. >> still in good shape! >> reporter: albert einstein wrote caesar a fan letter. one genius to another. david wright, abc news, hollywood. >> love that note. and sid caesar liked to say he had a simple philosophy. when it comes to humor, never take yourself too seriously. >>> still ahead on "world news," an urgent rescue under way at this hour. victims trapped by an avalanche. and the amazing video. how do you survive when a mountain of snow tumbles right on top of you? we're back in two minutes. [ male announcer ] if you suffer from a dry mouth then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. [ crickets chirping ] but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? [ exhales deeply ] [ male announcer ] well there is biotene. specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants, biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy, too. [ applause ] biotene --

for an emmy every year from 1951 to 1957, caesar had an eye for talent hiring young writers like mel brooksllen, and neil simon. >> you had to know your business. these guys were geniuses. >> reporter: born to immigrants in yonkers new york in 1922, caesar pioneered sketch comedy on saturday nights long before s.n.l. >> you're fired! >> reporter: and observation comedy decades before seinfeld. >> come on, we're waiting to go! let's go. >> it's a wonderful feeling when the audience laughs. oh, that's like -- that's the payoff. >> reporter: but the pressure nearly broke him. on top of the world in the 1950s, he bottomed out in the two decades after, struggling with booze and pills. >> i was doing a play in canada and i came out and i couldn't remember my lines-- which never happened to me. and that's when i stopped drinking. i stopped taking pills. >> reporter: he would rebound with movies like "it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world" in 1963 and receive an emmy nomination on "mad about you" in 1997. >> i made people laugh. when you make people laugh, they're getting better and that's a wonderful th

so many people you know owe their careers to him, mel brooks, carl reiner, and the funniest thing i saw sae -- caesar he's had a huge impact on television. >> ernie kovacks, milton berle, and the sketches were often very long, in depth and cerebral, it was really a golden age of tv. one of the great things for sid caesar he lived a life into his 90s and had two or three careers, as a tv star. >> and on this day that he's passed he hasn't gotten as much credit as he deserves. bill wyman, thank you for joining us. the show may be over, but the conversation continues. we'll see you next time. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> hello welcome to the news hour. i'm jane dutton. a missing anti-drone campaigner resurfaces in pakistan saying he was abducted and tortures. >>> russia accuses the united states of trying to derail peace talks. >>> and israel's prime minister drives himself to the palace to

his eye for young comedy talent led him to mire mel brooks, woody allen, neil simon, and ryan , he wasthe undisputed king of comedy. ground breaking, irreverent and an inspiration to generations of comedians. he was one of a kind. in the 1950s, his series "your show of shows" was among the most popular tv programs, watched by millions. it peaked fun at celebrities. >> doris, that's what you call asleeping. >> the punch lines and performances made him a fortune. in his early 30s he earned a million a year. he faded from the spotlight after the show, and young requires became famous. sid caesar made people last but battled depression and addiction. he appeared as a coach in "grease." >> put the putt down. >> from late night host to sitcoms to comedy clubs, his touch and gift for spotting brilliant writers led a legacy. as carl reiner said, "sid caesar set the template for everywhere." >> from sid caesar to the humour of jon stewart. he used al jazeera's coverage of the french president's visit to the u.s. to make a point about the meed yax. >> the two hoped to talk about strengthening ec

the show also had a stellar of writers including mel brooks. sid caesar has died.. >>> and the house officially passing legislation to officially suspend the debt ceiling until march of next year. the bill goes to the president. it was must pass legislation because it allow this government to pay the bills that it has already racked up. again, the senate has passed the suspension of the debt ceiling. a clean debt bill has gone through. the bill now goes the president. much more breaking news from fox news. i'm shepard smith in new york. much more news and information. >>> breaking news keeps coming, the obama administration released brand new health insurance enrollment numbers and show a big jump in the month of january. what do we know about these numbers? how do they stack up compared to what they wanted? >> reporter: positive signs for the administration but really a mixed bag. at the end of the day the numbers show the president is likely to fall short of his initial goal signing up 7 million people for private insurance by the end of march. that was the initi

so many people you know owe their careers to him, mel brooks, carl reiner, and the funniest thing i saw sae -- caesar he's had a huge impact on television. >> ernie kovacks, milton berle, and the sketches were often very long, in depth and cerebral, it was really a golden age of tv. one of the great things for sid caesar he lived a life into his 90s and had two or three careers, as a tv star. >> and on this day that he's passed he hasn't gotten as much credit as he deserves. bill wyman, thank you for joining us. the show may be over, but the conversation continues. we'll see you next time. br >> buried in snow and it's still falling in some places. the winter storm that has nearly crippled all of the eastern u.s. >> a gay rights battle playing out in the heartland - laws that some say is the most homophobic in the nation. >> the health of the united states -- the united states must stop harassing afghanistan. >> tough talk from afghanistan president karzai telling the u.s. to

mel brook, it is a pleasure having you on the show. >> it was a great experience. the only disapointment is that what i get paid to do it. otherwise it was fun. >> good evening everyone. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. morning from the u.s. to russia not to intervene in ukraine. still in hiding, reports that the former president is under russian protection and may speak. day of action, sending a message to free al jazeera staffers held 61 days for doing their job. and the fine print, plans for new labels on food and the new information you will get. we begin tonight with ukraine and dramatic developments in the eastern region of cry mea. governments seized russian buildings. and also a warning not to intervene in ukraine and the former president is hiding in russia. we will have more on today's developments in kiev. but first, lawrence lee is in crimea. >> there are attempts to turn the capital into a source of kiev but the reverse. the parliament building in the hands of heavily armed men protecting it from what they see as undemo

[laughter] do you remember blazing saddles, any mel brooks fans? huge mel brooks fan. do you remember when they set up the toll gate in the middle of the desert, was it slim pickens or someone who played the role? they can't get through the toll? i imagine the general said we need a mess of oars. the river's too swift, the river pushes them way down current. as we try to get ashore, out of the woods comes the indians, and they're attacking. day three, we're going to try to cross, the cannons start blowing up our boats. the americans go back to the american side and refuse to cross over the river. we finally, ultimately, find a hero. genuinefield scottment you've all heard that name. 24 years old, 6-4. scott gets 300 men, he crosses, and he takes queenston heights. we're finally going to have a victory. he refuses and his men, they refuse to deal with the general whom they call van bladder, he's such a coward. they take queenston heights. scott tells his man to spike the cannon so it can't be fired. brock sees this happening, of course, brock's in the front. he gets sho

his writing staff included future legends like mel brooks, carl reiner and larry gelbart just to nameesar died yesterday at his southern california home at 91. >>> loved him in "grease," too. sid caesar is trending this morning. also trending, barbie. next week the doll will be featured as a model for the 50th anniversary of "sports illustrated." the justin bieber fans are causing some trouble at madam toussaud's in new york city. the museum has taken down its wax version of bieber due to excessive groping. >> derek jeter will be retiring from baseball after the 2014 season, also trending. and, of course, valentine's day. the fbi has issued a warning that holiday scammers are on the prowl. they know people tend to think more with their hearts than heads tomorrow. beware of fake identities and report any incidents where people ask you for money. and remember, you can follow us on twitter at #cbssf. >>> all right. here's a spoiler alert now with new results from the olympics. team usa sweeps the men's ski slopestyle competition. josh kristin zen won the gold. gus kenworthy took the silv

mel brooks of alabama is joining us and jeff devin of california. thanks for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> i want to go back to this poll which asks folks what do they thigh should be the 2014 legislative priorities for congress. gun policy, immigration, and something else. something else ranked higher than immigration. so when a lot of analysts say the gop should just stick to hammering health care, congressman, why the push for immigration now? >> first of all, i think we need to work on a variety of different issues. immigration is not only one of those issues, but immigration touches almost every single one of those issues that you named, including the economy and its amount of debt. $1 trillion over the next two decades will be contributed to our economy through immigration reform. let's get undocumented people off of food stamps, off of welfare and paying their fair share of paying back taxes, paying fees and working towards being legal. >> congressman brooks, we have the outline of what was unveiled after your conference getaway

mel brooks remembering his old friend as a giant. >> a man who launched many, many careers. it's 8:11 right now. you're up to date. >>> 8:11 now on a thursday morning. are you as excited about the weekend as i am? hopefully. we have showers on the way. we really need the rain. we' we'll hit about 61 in san francisco. getting to your valentine's day, looking good all over the area. what we are expecting in san francisco is overall good. and still manning on showers as we head into the weekend mostly late saturday night into sunday. . and guess what? it's time for a new version of al's russian class. >> all right! >> yeah. brand spanking new. the other one was only three days old. so we're bringing it back. our students are snowboarders, kaitlyn farrington and kelly clark and we've got hannah teter and -- >> no, meredith. >> and meredith. sorry. >> i thought you pointed to her and said "hannah teter." >> easily confused. >> this is a new version of the so, ladies, and you folks at home, how do you say congratulations in russian? >> cou

mel brooks, carl reiner himself, woody allen, kneel simon and i gonameneil sometime un.the funnn is him did. back in the '50s when tv started it was so much more experimental you had these guys and writers doing things that the sketches were very hrofb, l, very in deposit and this cerebral it was a golden age of tv and one of the great things for sid cesar, is that, boy, he out lived his audience, he lived a great life in to his 90s. and had two or three lifetimes after his career as a big tv star. >> it's a shame on this day when he's passed that he hasn't gotten as much credit and as much attention as he deserves. bill wyman good to sigh thank for joining us. >> thank you. >> the conversation continues on our website aljazerra.com/considerthis. westervelt >> good evening, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. >> bitter blast - no relief from one of the worst storms in decades. >> thousands of flights grounded. nearly a million people in the dark and the new york mayor taking heat for not closing schools. >> ethnic cleansing in central african republic, inve

a number of writers on those shows, including carl reiner, mel brooks and woody allen, went on to even greater fame. sid caesar was 91 years old. still to come on the newshour; new questions about the effectiveness of mammograms; republican senator marco rubio on ways to tackle poverty; the 3-d printing revolution; the latest from the sochi olympics; plus, europe's struggle with immigration. >> wooduff: there's new fuel in the long-running debate about the value of mammograms for some women, and whether too many are being overdiagnosed. the research, done over more than two decades, found annual screenings did not reduce the risk of death among women between the ages of 40 and 59. it also found more than 20% of breast cancers detected through those mammograms would have been found otherwise and were not life-threatening. the study comes amid questions about who should be screened and how frequently. a government panel recommended most women under 50 could skip yearly mammograms. but several professional societies recommend them for women 40 and above. we assess the latest findings with

his writing staff included future legend like mel brooks, carl reiner and larry gelbart. sid caesar died yesterday, he was 91. >>> sid caesar is trending right now. also trending, barbie. next week the doll will be featured as a model for the 50th anniversary of "sports illustrated." justin bieber fans are causing trouble at madam toussaud's in new york city. the museum has taken down its wax version of bieber due to expected groping. derek jeter is trending. the yankees shortstop is retiring after the 2014 season and, of course, valentine's day is trending. that's tomorrow. >> is it really? >> it is already. >> i think lawrence has been telling us. >> your cards, chocolates and flowers. >> it's lawrence's favorite holiday. >>> 8 bucks to cross the golden gate. yeah, it could happen. the bridge district laid out four proposals at a public meeting held last night. each would raise the toll gradually up to $7 for fastrak and $8 for pay by plate. it will offset $142 million budget shortfall for golden gate transit. the proposed toll increases would begin in april. so if you

[laughter] remember blazing saddles, any mel brooks fans? [laughter] huge mel brooks fan.emember when they set up the toll gate in the middle of the desert, and they p can't get through the toll, so someone says go pack and get me a mess of -- go back and get me a mess of dimes? so they get the oarses, they're going to try to cross. the river's too swift. as we try to get ashore, out of the woods comes the indians, and they're attacking them. day three we're going to try to cross the cannons up on the high grounds start blowing up our boats. the americans go back to the american side and refuse to cross over the river. we finally, ultimately, find a hero, genuinefield scott. you've all heard that name. 6-4. scott gets 300 men, and the hell with it, he takes queenston heights. we're finally going to have a victory. his men refuse to deal with the general whom they call van ladder, he's such a coward. they take queenton heights. scott tells his men to spike the cannon. brock rushes his men up to attack. of course, brock's in the front. he gets shot and killed. brock dies in

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simon was one of the writers that got their start on the show and others included woody allen and mel brooksts pressure. >> i was getting more and more tired. and i started to drink and i started to take sleeping pills because i could not sleep. >> caesar struggles with addiction for more than 20 years before quitting cold turkey in 1978. he continued to act and appearing in films like "it's a mad, mad, mad world," and "grease." he always knew what his legacy would be. >> the legacy is comedy. i made people laugh. when you make people laugh, they are getting better. that's a wonderful thing to feel. >> he was, as we said the king of sketch comedy. people that followed like "saturday night live," all those owe something to him. >> and one said sid was a flame, and every writer was a moth that wanted to be around that flame. he didn't do put-downs and things like that >>> six-time nascar sprint come winner jimmie johnson, getting ready. there he is. he is telling us about his quest for back to back wins. we're talking to him right after the break on "cbs this morning." after the break on "cbs

so did mel brooks, woody allen and many others., dug it up, still in good shape. >> reporter: albert einstein wrote him a letter, one genius to another. >> so cool. >> so cool. our own barry mitchell had the chance to interview caesar a few years ago. >> he spoke to barry about early years of television. take a listen. >> you started your show of shows back in 1950? >> 1949. that's when you're being in the business from the very, very beginning. >> caesar went on to share a story about a scene with another brilliant comedian. gene cocha. and he said the stage hands hit the pair with cold water again and again. finally became impossible to talk. so caesar improvised saying, kind of rough tonight, ain't it? >> and cocoa cracked up on live tv. the scene went in a completely unexpected direction, and you can look for the entire clip on wnnfans.com. i'll be checking that out. looks like funny stuff. >> just a naturally funny guy. he can do anything with the material and just be funny on the spot. that's our news for this half hour. >> r

the fake but funny languages and accents he would imitate.worked the laughs at the catskills with mel brooks or teleprompter on his hit shows.had an amazing group around him.carl reiner, imogine coca, howard morris.he is beautifully imitated by joe bologna in my favorite year.i interviewed him for his book 'where have i been?'.about his blackout drinking on grease 2.from mad mad world to silent movie.to great tv.sid caesar.one of the best. >> >> one of the brightest people i ever interviewed is bob costas.great about sports of course bu able to talk on any subject. he had to bow out of olympic coverage this week due to an eye infection. he fought it as long as he could but said it got worse, blurry and watery. matt lauer has been called in.but costas is hoping his eyes will get better.he says "the last thing in the world i want is to owe matt lauer a favor." >> she made history by ben the first woman to oppose the broadcast. >> have you ever noticed that many wealthy stars never give or do anything for charity? this one in particular could do so much, since the paperazzi follow her everywher

little bit is the web series they're advertising is much better than the commercial, carl reiner and mel brooksking about their lives together as widowers and it's heart rendering and kind of funny and this is not funny. >> what do you think? >> i think you guys are great. >> tiny tennis. that was the funniest thing. and the puppy thing, that caused conflict in the cuomo household. >> is it going to be like a cheerios spot now? >> she was a negotiator. >> i got some of those. this is really great. >> great to see you guys. thanks so much. >> coming up on "new day," the controversy surrounding the new tv show "friday night tykes." have they gone too far, even for tv? we'll take you through it. you're saying i can get at&t's network with a data plan and unlimited talk and text for as low as $45 a month? $45 a month. wow...no annual contract. no annual contract. no long-term agreement. no long-term agreement. really? really. ok, so what's the catch? there is no catch. ok, i'm obviously getting nowhere with you. i'm gonna need to speak with the supervisor. i am the supervisor. oh, finally someone i

he starred in your show of shows, launching the careers of a lot of legends, mel brooks, woody allen,l simon. >> film makers in india are censored, some directors forced to make changes to their movies to have them shown. many are in germany so their films can be shown without changes at the berlin film festival. >> bollywood is the public face of indian movies. a thousand of these films are made every year. for those directors whoing further, there may be problems ahead. one in particular, senatorship. real uproar in india not necessarily with fans, but with those who decide whether a film can be released. as far from bollywood can be, this goes into big issues, rape and homosexuality and in places derogatory about gandhi. you can't see it in india. the director had to make huge unwelcome changes. >> the first time, we get outright denial, not certifiable. we appeal that. >> films like this form a huge part of the identity. you have the big red carpet, the stars who come to town to show their movies. away from all of this, you have these smaller, independent films that show controver

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