(theme music to "saturday night fever") (narrator) new hollywood arrived with the video cassette, cable technology and the multiplex cinema. it was the decade of a younger than ever market. of the george lucas and steven spielberg family. powerful talent agencies emerged as power brokers and management at paramount addressed the need for change. (theme music to "saturday night fever") we were t.v. guys. it was kind of worse than being a deprived ethnic group. we were t.v. we weren't invited anywhere, it was terrific. we just had to do what we did and we used t.v., in the pejorative sense, people like john travolta, john badham and barry levinson and all of the people today, major motion picture people, we used back then when they were all, like, in the ghetto with us. (shot fired) with the exception of "raiders of the lost ark," most of our successes were things like "elephant man" and "ordinary people" and "terms of endearment" and "saturday night fever" and i can name 10 others. (theme music to "jaws") all little movies made with new people, new directors and new actors. we went after

(theme music to "saturday night fever") (narrator) new hollywood arrived with the video cassette, cable technology and the multiplex cinema. it was the decade of a younger than ever market. of the george lucas and steven spielberg family. powerful talent agencies emerged as power brokers and management at paramount addressed the need for change. (theme music to "saturday night fever") we were t.v. guys. it was kind of worse than being a deprived ethnic group. we were t.v. we weren't invited anywhere, it was terrific. we just had to do what we did and we used t.v., in the pejorative sense, people like john travolta, john badham and barry levinson and all of the people today, major motion picture people, we used back then when they were all, like, in the ghetto with us. (shot fired) with the exception of "raiders of the lost ark," most of our successes were things like "elephant man" and "ordinary people" and "terms of endearment" and "saturday night fever" and i can name 10 others. (theme music to "jaws") all little movies made with new people, new directors and new actors. we went after

>>> tonight on "nightline," police are investigating whether a new party drug led to a grisly hollywood murder-suicide. why docs, cops around parents are worried about a little pill called smiles. >>> gentle ben. he traded the title of sexiest man alive for dad and director. of one of the best reviewed films of the year. tonight, ben affleck opens up about a transformation that goes far beyond the beard. >> that's for the ladies. >>> and sit, bowser. there's a new breed yapping its way to top dog. meet the cute pooches proving that when it comes to fighting crime, size doesn't matter. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 28th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. well, by now, you might have heard about the pararells that come from the synthetic street drug known as bath salts. but now there is another designer high causing concern. it is known by the street name smiles. ah ha lose jen with a high that can last for hours or days. and, it has become part of the national voca

&p--reporter pkg-as folllws -- (nats)a new hollywood thriller abbut one of the most secret missionssevvrthe operation to kkll osama bin laden (nats) the movie "zero dark thirty" is just hh latest in real- life top secret action becoming big screen boo office. also ii production a movie starring tom hanks about the ressue of captain richard phillips from somali pprates. film makerr used us navy ships off the east coast. navy seals are working as technical advisors. next up the marcus luttrell story. luttrell a navy seal,,was the only survivor of a 2000 afghanistan mission in which 199navy and army commandos died. a movie based on his book lone survivor is also likely to get military help. but is aal now too much hollywood? former navy seallharry huuphries was a consultant on black hawk down and mmny other &pproductions. he says some projects are telling too many too much that is being gotten - discussed about a community phat lives on the fact that its' a group offfolks that thrive on the concept of silent pride. the deeate &perupted after publication of no easy day. seen here in a 60 pin

than a century long history cinema has left sorry for experiments today in search for something new hollywood directors try out different things mostly itek like three d. and other effects europeans have chosen artistic one of the latest experiments of that kind was made by the brothers movie caesar must die is becoming one of the biggest breakthroughs of two thousand and twelve the younger brother this is my guest on the show. the brothers most recent major achievement is the golden bear the highest prize awarded at the berlin film festival they wanted last february for their latest movie caesar must die a documentary drama played by the inmates of a high security prison the career of poland vittorio jani began a one half a century ago they used to be journalists to filmmaking and in their first short film in nine hundred fifty four since then the brothers have always worked together . vittorio have shot about twenty movies so far then. hollywood filmmakers are among the most influential directors in europe they won the cannes film festival prize in one hundred seventy seven and the grand pr

google's new hollywood film.un and o wen wilson star in internship started filming saturday. laid up workers in their 30s that then become interns at google. the two actors have been spotted around town lately. said to release some time next year. well, thank you for trusting ktvu chnl 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. i'm gasia mikaelian, and our conch continues with the 10:00 news. tonight we'll investigate why lawmakers in one bay area city are deciding whether to set aside a day to honor bisexuals. tmz is up next right here on tv 36. ahhh, now that's a clean mouth. i just wish it wouldn't fade away so fast. let me show you something. [ dr. rahmany ] as soon as you leave here... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but now there's a way to keep the clean longer. introducing new crest pro-health clinical rinse. it's a clinical breakthrough that actually keeps your teeth 91% clean of plaque at 2 months after a dental visit. plus, it gives you these key benefits. new crest pro-health clinical rinse.

that's your eye on entertainment, teresa garcia, cbs news, hollywood. >> paul mccartney, 70 years old. can you believe that? >> can't believe it. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. good morning, monika samtani. good to see you. good morning, howard bernstein. >>> today is wednesday. we'll get through it. today we'll see a couple of showers and storms but it's not

david wright, abc news, hollywood. >>> and we thank all of you for joining us for his music tonight.ere at abcnews.com. "nightline" later. we'll see you back here once again tomorrow night. good night. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning.

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bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. hi, how are you? hey, monika. what's going on? >> everything is great. >> how's traffic? >> traffic is moving well. >> she'll detail that momentarily. >> olga? >> looking good this morning. overcast skies, mild temperatures. we didn't get too cold. it's going to be a good start to your wednesday. midday we're going to get some cloud cover moving on in and just a slight chance for the late day shower or a storm to develop. right now, though, not so bad. most of the moisture this morning we have some pockets of those showers. most of the action has moved off toward our west. quiet on doppler 9000 and our planner for today is definitely going to feature the sunshine through the middle portion. i would say between 10:00 and 2:00. a lot of sunshine. you'll want the sungla

david wright, abc news, hollywood. >>> and we thank all of you for joining us for his music tonight.e at abcnews.com. "nightline" later. we'll see you back here once again tomorrow night. good night. >>> an 11-year-old boy comes home from the hospital in a house he now lives in fear. >> a former human rights commissioner now facing child pornography charge autos and a million dollars for getting pepper sprayed. how uc davis is making amendments for how police handled this occupation. >> and nfl replacement ref who blew that call on monday night football. >> i don't know why i got shot. i just got shot. >> thank you. >> and he's not a teenager but is a victim of gang violence in oakland. today, returning home to a neighborhood his family is afraid to live in. >> and this 11-year-old was asleep and bullets tore through that family home, one peergs his liver. tonight it's a bittersweet home coming. >> this is a strife you could say a happy ending. a child coming home safe and sound. but if te

news, dallas. >>> and still to come on "today," some of hollywood's biggest names come together in the fight against cancer. but first, this is "today" on nbc. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 number? you'll still need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out! >>> if you turned on the tv last night, even if you were flipping channels, you were bound to see it, the third "stand up 2 cancer" event brought together dozens of celebrities and cancer survivors to raise millions for research and treatment. nbc's diana aliar was there and has the latest from hollywood. >> cancer is one big book, but if we all stand up to cancer together, we can kick its ass so good, it will never come back. >> reporter: samuel l. jackson putting it the way only he can, just one of the dozens of hollywood stars, athletesnd celebrit

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. >>> google's mountain view campus is being used for a new hollywood movie.s live, they will tell us what scenes will be filmed and who is in this movie? >> reporter: well there are a lot of trucks on the google campus so it looks like they are getting ready for another day of filming and people are already texting and blogging about yesterday's shoot. you can make out the celebrities in the crowd. some were also spotted in the locker room after the 49ers game and they are here forming the internship, a movie about two laid off men in their 40s who get internships at a company where their bosses are in their 20s . they are looking forecasting calls and another one looking for an owen wilson stand in this week and no word on whether that role has already been filled. for now live in mountain view ann rubin ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> san jose is doing a nationwide search. they need a new police chief after the retirement of chris moore. moore said he wants to spend more time with his family and his announcement comes after a spike in violence in the city

. >>> a new hollywood film sparks protests across the country.of buzz over how teachers and unions are depicted. that's just ahead. >>> first, in afghanistan women typically don't have a place in society and they use violence to keep girls from getting an education. one woman has braved all that to set up a free school for girls near kabul. she is this week's cnn hero. >> in afghanistan, most of the girls have no voice. they are used as property of a family. the picture is very gram. my name is razia jan and i'm the founder of a girls school in afghanistan. when we opened in the school in 2008, 90% of them could not right their name. today, 100% of them are educated. they can read, they can write. i lived in the u.s. for over 38 years, but i was really a affected by 9/11. i really wanted to prove that muslims are not -- i came back here in 2010. girls had been the most oppressed and i thought, i have to do something. it was a struggle in the beginning. i would sit with these men and i would tell them, don't marry them when they're 14 years old. t

mira sorvino has traveled around the world on this issue and now, she's starring in a new hollywood film innocence. earlier, i spoke with her and started by asking her how important hearing the president of the united states in a campaign year talk about this issue is. >> for all of us working on modern day slavery, it was gigantic, to have the leader of the free world say that trafficking is slavery. make no mistake about it. that was huge. the fact he said to treat victims as victims, not criminals, the gigantic, especially in the realm of underage sex trafficking because too often across our country, children and teenagers are arrested for the crime of prostitution rather than being seen through the lens as victims of the severest form of human trafficking. >> and a lot of these victims are, you mentioned the word prostitutes, a lot of this is sex, right? >> in this country, it's about 50/50. 50% labor trafficking. 50% sexual slavery. >> where is it happening? i know it can be happening close es to places like the white house. >> it's happening about three blocks from the white house

. >>> katy perry and a new hollywood murder mystery. >> her ex-boyfriend just found dead. >> i'm at thetor and an elderly woman both passed away under suspicious circumstances. >>> tonight, "scandal" premiere and inside the white house with star kerry washington. >> you look good here. >> president frazier has a certain ring to it. >>> then -- inside britney's fashion evolution, from sexy schoolgirl to "x factor" bombshell. >> she dresses more like a grownup. >>> and -- inside tv's most extreme weddings. >> the couple tying the knot 24 times. >> two dogs saying i do. >> and the nuptials in the nude. >> my god, you know, i should start working out. >>> now from hollywood, "the insider" is on. >>> or, how about you put on a wedding dress? >> or that. >>

for instance, emmys, a new hollywood drive will help president obama. 20 to 30 stars will spend 15 minutes shoot. penny marshall will be there, ashley fink from "glee" will grace the twitter and facebook posts as well. and katie psychiatrstrickland f "private practice." the dress code here, black shirts and black pants and holding green leaves to reflect the keep it growing theme. this don't take it for granted push could reflect drops seen on social media recently. both of their twitter political indices which measure tweet sentiment dropped since the conventions. and a week on from the 47% comment which you were just mentioning there, they saw a 17-point spread at one point. that difference now settles to predust-up levels. the president still leads by other measures. facebook likes, for instance, romney has 7 million. romney, 28 million. on twitter last hour, obama has 20 million followers. romney, 1 million. but not all of these followers are real, says social media company status people. their engine finds that just 24% of obama followers are good, and 55% of romney's in these little

news. some of hollywood's biggest names put on their finest for awards. prime-time emmy >> i caught the opening number and that's about all. big winners last night, now highlights. >> homeland. >> it got the top honors in the new drama category. lewis won the best actor prize, says he's not much for competition. >> i don't think that you should judgethough i am delighted to be a winner. been toward ceremonies where five guys get nominated with ae guys walk away trophy and that would be my preference. danes as a high-profile fan. president obama. >> it is very cool. it means so much to us that he inconsistently -- he is tuning in consistently. >> modern family winning again. >> we don't pretend to be important in the way that national and international matters are, but i love that both ann romney and michelle obama said that modern family is their favorite show. it's a place where people can down and come together on the couch and laughing is the only thing that matters. and modern family won for best supporting actor in a comedy. >> if you stick with it a

before the emmys, hollywood's new plastic surgery. >>> plus, melissa gilbert's past addictions. >> i was drinking tw

new device. >> two hollywood heavyweights are turning a bay area landmark in to the backdrop for a hollywood movie. >> i cannot remember a film cloaked in so much secrecy being shot in the bay area but this is the film called the internship. we were able to access the site today and go on their location. we found about 100 people working on the set and they will be here probably until about 9:00 tonight. owen wilson and vince vaughn are the stars and basically from what we understand from twentieth century fox, it is a buddy film where they come up with a scheme to get internships at google after they were laid off. unfortunately they closed off most of the turnout and parking areas so some french tourists we ran into were a little bit upset that they did know who the actors are. you know who owen wilson is? >> i know him but i didn't see any movie with him for the moment >> what about vince vaughn? >> yes, big muscles, action movies. >> i thought he was a comedian but what do i know? will farrell is in this movie so i use that to get in, he is an anchor man and i am an anchor man, it didn't work.

now just in time for this new season the hollywood power couple behind that show has produced a new seriesith a very personal touch. with lee cowan now we pay these two partners a visit. >> that helicopter right there? yeah reporter: chatting in beverly hills with a pair of comedy writers >> that's david going to the market. yes, i think that is >> reporter: you learn very quickly even their neighborhood is material for a joke >> yes, that's a black hawk going to get a couple of avocados. that's when you get when you live in beverly hills >> reporter: max and david are a true hollywood power couple in a platonic sort of way. >> we are basically one for the price of two. >> reporter: life-long friends, we are one of "the" most successful writing duos in a generation. their credits include boston common, twins >> and good morning, miami reporter: and a little show about our business too. good morning, miami. >> you've got a nun doing the weather >> i have it on very good authority that we'll have early morning clouds clearing out by this afternoon. thanks, big guy. >> reporter: they not only

. >> in four years later, he ushers in this new era of leveraging hollywood personal biography and opening your heart to deal with a negative public image in a brilliant way. >> he went on arsenio hall. that was, that was a critical time in the run-up to his nomination. and he went on arsenio hall, put on his sunglasses and played a sax that was the spontaneous authentic moment. about who he was. and people could identify with this rogue from arkansas. who was whip-smart, no question about that. and he represented his generation. this was a breakthrough. we had not had a boomer at that point. you know everybody else had come out of the world war ii generation. and bill clinton gave voice and imagery to how a lot of people felt. >> in 200 8 he speaks, we were looking at the tape, a thunderous applause. and he, he finally says you know, i'm going to run out of time if you don't stop cheering for me, and he pulls back and says, i love this. that's in 2008 after he had been so critical of obama. eel play a huge role again in 2012. trying to sell the president's economic visions. >> one of the

a new hollywood film that hits right at the heart of the debate on how to improve the ranks of teachersd the white house is slamming a new column that accuses the president of skipping a majority of his daily intel briefings including a suggestion that he has not had such a briefing even this week. measuring thiessen, the -- marc thiessen, the man behind that report, is here to defend and debate the issue of what the president knew ahead of the recent attacks. >> for the president of the united states to put a fundraiser in las vegas above getting to the bottom of this and depending upon a piece of paper and not bothering to meet with the intelligence leadership in person is really astonishing. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. with features like scanning a barcode to get detailed stock quotes to voice recognition. e-trade leads the way in wherever, whenever investing. download the ultimate in mo

new segment, "last week, this week." this week, some members of the hollywood elite showed up to endorse president obama. no likey. >> do the american people want to listen more to hollywood celebrities than who they endorse? sometimes they can't get into the details of policies. or do you want to listen to people who have actually lived it? >> jon: yeah, exactly. by the way, how did you feel about hollywood select last week at the rnc? >> i loved clint from beginning to end. >> many thought he was fantastic didn't sound like a politician. >> he was so clint eastwood. >> that's what i love about him. ( cheers and applause ). >> jon: yup, spoken bike a woman who spends most of her mornings sitting next to two empty chairs. i tried to gauge the level of fox news' amnesia-- look, we already know fox completely forgot the bush presidency ever happened but that was, like, four years ago. now i realize they can't remember what happened a week ago. like eric bolling, who heard touching personal stories at both conventions. >> the story about mitt's father leaving a rose on his wife's stand every single day. >>

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. >>> in other hollywood news this morning, tom hanks is remembering his friend and fellow actor, michael clarke duncan, calling him, quote, magic and a treasure. duncan earned an oscar nomination alongside hanks for "the green mile." he was known as one of hollywood's true general giants. duncan suffered a heart attack on july 13th and never fully recovered. he died in a los angeles hospital yesterday at the young age of just 54 years old. >>> and here's a story that is going to resonate with some of us at the desk. a newborn who couldn't wait for the hospital. mom was already in the back of the ambulance when it became clear baby jane was on her way. so, her grandad, who is a paramedic, plunged right in and brought the little granddaughter into the world. >> they say i delivered the baby. but moms deliver babies. we're just there to catch them and keep them from falling on the floor. >> as you can see, they finally made it to the hospital. we should let you know that mom, baby jane and her grandpa are all doing fine. and diana is just 13 days away herself from becoming a new mom. so, ho

. >>> sad news out of hollywood. actor michael clark duncan has died. his publicist says he died monday morning in a los angeles hospital after nearly two months of treatment following a heart attack. duncan and in dozens of box office hits like armageddon and planet of the apes but he was best known for the green mile. he was nominated no an oscar for his performance. he was 54 years old. >>> a former navy seal turned author is now in fear for his life. we'll have that story ahead. >>> we have talked about it being the first day of school. today, kids in all of northern virginia's public schools are going to head back to school. take a look at these two. frankie and alexis have already been back to school. time now is 4:41. we'll be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring.k. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! we got a lotta empty cans. tomato basil, potato with bacon, 80 different kinds... no wonder we're going through this stuff! hey, hon, want some soup? you be

that trifecta of love, money, and murder isn't new to hollywood. beautiful women who turn out to be as tough as a five dollar steak. and the men who somehow find it in themselves to forgive them. 32 dinero i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, good

that trifecta of love, money, and murder isn't new to hollywood.iful women who turn out to be as tough as a five dollar steak. and the men who somehow find it in themselves to forgive them. 32 dinero i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, good