al pacino in "china doll." bruce willis in "mizly." james earl jones and cicely tyson in "the gin game." while those actors draw big box offices, some are having trouble remembering their lines. each has reportedly used teleprompters or an ear piece so someone offstage can cue them. the reviews are not great. al pacino's "china doll" may be the worst reviewed play of the season. "the wall street journal" says, yes, he's using teleprompters. and he was not at ease with his lines. the "new york post" writes, al lines in terrible new broadway play. >> the more they use celebrities to drive ticket sales for plays or musicals, you're going to come up with a problem which is that you need to have assistance. >> reporter: david cody is "time out new york's" theater editor. he says audience members walked out after the first act watching pacino search for teleprompters. >> somebody used to film acting will have a little more difficulty in a play where they have to sustain a scene over several minutes. >> reporter: cody doesn't hold back on wil

al pacino in "china doll," bruce willis in "misery." and james earl jones in cicely tyson in "the gin game." but while those actors draw big lines at the box office, some of them are having trouble remembering their lines. each has reportedly used teleprompters on an earpiece so someone off stage can cue them. the reviews are not great. in fact, al pachono's "china doll" may be the worst reviewed "the wall street journal" says yes, he's using teleprompters. and that he was not at ease with his lines. "the new york post" writes al pacino needs teleprompters for lines in terrible new broadway play. >> the more they use celebrities to drive ticket sales for plays or musicals, you have this problem with that you need assistant. >> date cote is time out new york's theater editor. he says audience members walked out after the first act, watching pacino search for the teleprompters. >> they will have more difficult when they are in a play and have to sustain a scene over several minutes. >> cote doesn't hold back on willis' performance either.

al pacino in "china doll." bruce willis in "mizly." james earl jones and cicely tyson in "the`gin game." while those actors draw big box offices, some are having trouble each has reportedly used teleprompters or an ear piece so someone offstage can cue them. the reviews are not great. al pacino's "china doll" may be the worst reviewed play of the season. "the wall street journal" says, yes, he's using teleprompters. and he was not at ease with his lines. the "new york post" writes, al pacino n nds teleprompters for lines in terrible new broadway play. >> the more they use celebrities to drive ticket sales for plays or musicals, you're going to come up with a problem which is that you need to have assistance. >> reporter: david cody is "time out new york's" theater editor. he says audience members walked out after the first act watching pacino search for teleprompters. >> somebody used to film acting will have a little more difficulty in a play where they have to sustain a scene over several minutes. >> reporter: cody doesn't hold back

and justice for all" with al pacino. >> jimmy: come on. how cool is that?clear, i'm the one on the left. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, that's you. oh, right. that's you right there. >> look what -- >> jimmy: how tall is al pacino. how tall are you? you're very tall. >> i think -- i used to be -- i have no idea what to say here. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: well, how tall are you? >> i'm 7 -- how tall are you? >> jimmy: what's up, man? >> hey, man. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm six even. six foot. >> really? >> jimmy: yeah. >> i'm not. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm gonna go around here. you're not? >> no. >> jimmy: yeah. you have to be. >> let's go back to the -- hey. >> jimmy: am i a little bit taller? >> no, but i'm enjoying whatever we're doing. [ laughter and applause ] hold on. back, back. i can try -- hold on. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i just want to say happy holidays. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i didn't know pacino was that tall. >> no. he -- anyway, on that thing -- you're not getting me there? >> jimmy: oh, i didn't know. >> i think i was standing on -- they use

willis and pacino worked through numerous screen changes through previews.hat gave them less time to medical rise their parks. for actors like jones and tyson reciting their lines is complicated by having to play a card game throughout the entire play. even broadway great angela lansbury needed some help. the 90-year-old actress used an ear piece in the 2009 production of "blithe spirit." but she won her fifth tony for that performance. >> delicious. >> as you get older, it gets worse, more difficult. >> reporter: mark davey chairs the graduate acting program at nyu. he says remembering lines is challenging, especially for older actors who have been away from the stage. ear pieces can be a solution. >> if you want to see a major movie star, you don't necessarily want to see an incredible feature, you want to see them being relaxed and responsive. if that's what it takes, it seems to me that's fine. >> james earl jones, cicely tyson, al pacino. fabulous. >> reporter: new yorker cheryl rubin is a big theater fan. she says she didn't notice any of the actors ge

. >> pacino? >> not pacino, but robert de niro and benicio del toro and >> selma hay-- yes. >> yes. >> so, i think it really means something... >> right. >> ...that you -- there's something else, other things you could be doing. but to spend the time at rikers with people that a lot of folks have written off... >> right, right. well, you know what, everything stella lived for could be summed up in the idea, the insight that growth as an actor and growth as a human being are synonymous. and our mission is to create an environment that nurtures theater artists and audiences so that they value humanity, their own and others, as their first priority, while bringing art and education to the community. there's no reference in our mission to being a professional actor, though we, as you say, ones. but really it's about the quality of your humanity, your capacity to nurture your own yourself as a servant... >> mm. >> ...to other people, to the humanity of others, that the theater is a powerful tool to upl

artist allen pacino uses table salt for his work. he posted the finished product on instagram.ou can say that kolby is a legend worth his weight in salt. >> eight minutes after 4:00. a rainy morning and count on rain. we're tracking rain not this morning or just today. a couple days of rain, steady rain, mainly light rain. but as it's going to be here through tomorrow we could see more than an inch and a half of rain in parts of the area. but we're on track for weekend sunshine and temperatures that will be rebounding over the weekend. 40 degrees and rain and rain is falling in philadelphia at 47 degrees and cloudy skies over cape may. some rain there, too, 54 degrees right now. you can see the rain in the pocono mountains, the rain will be steady in the mountains as well and will only be rain there too. in philadelphia getting light rain. a couple breaks in the rainfall, but don't count on being rain-free. there's more wet weather to our southwest that's going to keep us in the rain for a couple of days. a neighborhood by neighborhood forecast calling for umbrellas, temperatur

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. >>> al pacino reportedly turned down the role of, hans solo way back in the 70's in the original star wars movie. >> he could not understand the the story too confuse to go him. >> iconic role shot harrison ford to superstar come. star wars could have been a different movie if al pacino was offer the role but he snubbed the franchise. >> he would be going look at that, the holy grail. >> the actor revealed, he could have snared the part of the human smuggler in the movie, starting with the first film in the original film in 1977 but he didn't understand the script. >> i think did he owe kay,al pennsylvania chin he owe. >>> almost 20 years ago will smith punched in,. >> and the sequel. >> the the wait is over. >> check out the trailer for independent day, inn surgeonens. >> oh, my gosh. y spent 20 years trying to get us ready for this we use our technology to strike our planet. i didn't think it would be enough. >> yes. >> yes. >> they are back. >> today we fight for our freedom. not the from tyranny, oppression. >> can we defeat them again. >> yes. >> my god. >> oh, my god. >> it hit

it was deniro, it was pacino. i'm telling you, it kept growing. jimmy caan.ey and then sly. ( laughs ) >> stephen: besides being an actor, you know, as i said, you were also nominated for best screenplay. you started off writing your own stuff. did you think of yourself as a writer? >> no, no, no. actually, and i tell people this, that i was not exactly what you call...i was not edgar allen poe as a student. i was not very erudite. but i learned that i was not doing well as an actor, perhaps never even going to make it as an actor. so at least try some other avenue. so i kept all these thoughts inside. and in my down time, i literally would write. or i would go to the movies with a tape recorder. tape record what was being played at the time, let's say it was "easy rider," and then listen to it and then try to rewrite the script with using different words, like play games. >> stephen: wow, yeah. >> and i just learned how to write screenplays. >> stephen: wow, that's incredible. like teaching yourself to play a musical instrument. >> i had nothing better to do

al pacino and that adventure tale had enough humor to land alongside best musical trio comedy. train wreck, jennifer lawrence in "joy" and melissa mccarthy in "spy." each scored a best actress nomination as did maggie smith and lily tomlin. mark barger, nbc news. >>> i want to show you some new video this morning. we do have a street sweeper went off i-680 northbound near northbound 84. it went off the road earlier this morning down an embankment. you can't see it from the roadway, but cal train's got to figure out how to get that thing back up the ditch. and that may slow down some of the traffic there. it's entirely possible. we don't know. but it's entirely possible it was those wet roads. >> yeah. some incredible video. hopefully that driver is okay. let's turn it over to meteorologist kari hall right now with a look at the rest of the day's forecast. >> and we will have a break for a little while. let me show you the rain that fell overnight in san francisco. at times at night the rain just came down in sheets. and then as the sun came out, well, the skies clear. and now w

christian bale, "the big short," steve carell, "the big short," matt damon, "the martian," al pacino, "danny collins," mark bear." best director, motion picture, todd haynes, "carol," alejandro inarritu, "the revenant," tom mccarthy, "spotlight," george miller, "mad max: fury road," ridley scott, "the martian." >> best performance by an actor in a television series drama. jon hamm, "mad men," rami lalic, "mr. robot." vag vagna mor. bob oden kirk, liev schreiber. best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture, jane fonda, "youth," jennifer jason leigh, mirren, "trumbo," alicia vikander, "ex machina." kate winslet, "steve jobs." best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture, paul dano "love and mercy." idris elba, "beasts of no nation," mark rylance, "bridge of spies," nikele spannen, 99 homes. sylvester stone, "creed." best performance by an actor in a motion picture drama, brian cranston, "trumbo." leonardo dicaprio, "the revenant," michael fassbender, "steve jobs." eddie redmayne, "the danish girl." and will smith, "concussion." >>

al pacino, "danny collins." mark ruffalo, "infinitely polar bear." best director, motion picture, todd haynes, "carol." alejandro inarritu, "the revenant." tom mccarthy, "spotlight." george miller, "mad max: fury ridley scott, "the martian." >> best performance by an actor in a television series drama. jon hamm, "mad men." rami malek, "mr. robot." wagner moura, "nars." bob odenkirk, "better call sasaul." liev schreiber, "ray donovan." best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture. jane fonda, "youth." jennifer jason leigh, "the hateful eight." helen mirren, "trumbo." alicia vikander, "ex machina." kate winslet, "steve jobs." best performance by an actor in a a supporti role in any motion picture. paul dano "love and mercy." idris elba, "beasts of no mark rylance, "bridge of spies." >> michael shannon, "99 homes." sylvester stone, "creed." best performance by an actor in a motion picture drama. bryan cranston, "trumbo." leonar dicaprio, "the revenant." michael fassbender, "steve jobs." eddie redmayne, he danish girl." and w

al pacino. mark ruffalo, infinitely polar bear. best director motion picture. todd hanes, carol.. george miller, mad max fury road. ridley scott, the martian. >> best performance by an actor in a television series drama. john hamm, mad men. malik, mr. robot. mora, narcos. better call paul. donovan. best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture. jane fonda, "youth." jennifer jason leigh, "the hateful eight." helen mirren, "trumbo." kate winslet, "steve jobs." best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture. paul donough, love and mercy. beast of no nation. mark rylance, bridge of spies. michael shannon, 99 homes. sti s s stallone, creed. >> best actor in a motion picture drama. trumbo. leonardo addicaprio. eddie redmayne, the danish girl. will smith, concussion. thank you. >> best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy. jennifer lawrence, "joy." melissa mccarthy, "spy." amy schumer, "trainwreck." maggie smith, "the lady in the van." lily tomlin, "grandma." best performance by an actress in a motion pictu

al pacino. and best actress. cate blanchett. bree larson. rooney mara. amy schumer in train wreck.sting how the different groups judge the nominations and they have different favorites. you know these guys favor the big names. the golden globe, the foreign press skoegs. >> does it bother you about carell now that you know it is not his real face? >> you got him to admit his vast history of plastic surgery. fantastic. >> have you seen a lot of the films? >> no. will now. >> the big show is january 10th a month from today. you can get all the nominations online. >> fantastic. thanks for bringing that us. newsroom happens after this quick break. ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my family? yep, totally. it's practically yours, but we still need your signature. the volkswagen sign then drive event. zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on a new jetta and oth

. >> jimmy: al pacino. >> i'd never done a film before, and i was playing opposite al pacino. >> jimmy: you went from that to "larry sanders", which you were just amazing in. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i told you this before. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. >> jimmy: "arrested development." >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and now "transparent."