it's gotten me through the rough times. >> that was sandy kenyon reporting. >>> coming up on eyewitness news, fans cry foul after a dodger does anything but dodge. mets star player ruben tejada in a hard slide in to 2nd base. >> a woman now behind bars accused of driving a bridgeport teen to jump from a moving car in order to escape an attempted abduction. >> students forced to learn a lesson in grieving when an

sandy kenyon takes a look. >> it's really not about a color. >> reporter: pink and blue is a good movie that's good for you, as interesting as it is enlightening and so necessary as could be transformative. >> brca stands for br, breast, >> reporter: angelina jolie revealed she carried the genetic mutation that places those who have it at much greater risk for developing breast cancer. >> for braca carriers, they finally felt they had a voice. certainly didn't expect the connection and response to other women. and how much it would mean to me. i didn't realize what we were all apart of together. >> reporter: and it's not just women who are affected. >> there's a completely lack of understanding that men also carry a braca mutation and therefore can get breast cancer. >> reporter: this documentary was made by a guy with a personal stake in his subject, which is why called "pink and blue." >> it's really not about a color. it's not about a color, it's about a conversation. >> reporter: that's our own stacey sager who survived cancer on abc 7. and so saved the lives of others. >> i know if

sandy kenyon is at the center. he's our superhero. >> thanks , dianne rr -- diane and sade. some are hold ing bags here with the name of one title in particular. star wars, the force awakens, is still more than two months away but fans of the franchise are so excited, you'd think it was opening tomorrow. >> woo! [ laughter ] >> if you're a big nerd you've got to watch star wars. >> reporter: call them nerds or geeks if you want, but it's a captive audience of customers, tens of thousands of them. and no expenses spared to sell these true believers. so many new projects to hear about, so little time. but what is even more important is the chance to commune with kindred spirits. >> what do you get out of coming to comic con? >> the ability to dress like this and nobody looks at me any different. >> it's hard to find an area where you can come in, look normal. i tend to stand out. >> there's always somebody here who loves the same thing you do and you feel welcome. i love this place. >> reporter: comic con isn't confined to the city. the biggest of these gatherings is but this

sandy kenyon caught up with kimmel this weekend and he's here with more. >> liz, don't tell boss but jimmy kimmel is one of few stars that's so much fun to be doesn't feel like work. i was reminded of this when i took a stroll around his set at the brooklyn academy of music shows. >> this looks pretty realistic doesn't it? >> it's pretty good. >> the milbasen deli. separate jimmy kimmel's home from the brooklyn academy of music and the man who left as a boy of nine is making the most of his return to his native city. what for others must remain a fantasy kimmel has made happen for himself and for his show. >> we have bill murray the first night, jay-z the next night. >> his visit to the city is not limited to one borough. >> i went to the bronx zoo with tracy morgan, it was pretty funny. >> this is not the first time he has come home. >> tonight i returned to save my people from the storm. >> he helped us heal from superstorm sandy in 2012. >> did that have a special resonances for you because of where you come from? >> it did because you're always more affected by something that aff

sandy kenyon with the scoop on the new abc comedy dr. ken. >> and a programming reminder for this weekend. tomorrow night we will air a special breast cancer promising research and options, we'll look at the progress being made to fight it and the technology being used to treat it without abc7 and your tri-state ford dealers thank you for helping protect our children. >>> it's time now for the scoop. art imitates life for actor ken jong who is a trained doctor and now gets to play one as an actor. >> in entertainment news we begin with the story about a man behind the new series dr. ken. it premiers tonight on channel 7. it's amazing a physician playing a physician. sandy kenyon here with the scoop. >> and dave, shirleen, not the first time it's happened. you could say dr. ken jong left medicine behind when he switched careers and became an actor but that's not quite right. >> ken jong is a doctor, and he plays one on tv. >> did i mention the doctors are very, very sexy. >> as incredible as it may seem, the star of dr. ken is still licen

sandy kenyon went to the moment to check it out. >> it's being called a once in a lifetime event, the chance to see the best collection of picasso's sculpture ever assembled in a single place, and it fills an entire floor at the museum of modern art in midtown. >> if you want to come see a picasso like you've never seen him before, this is the place to do it. >> curators ann umlin and ann temkin spent more than three years borrowing works from around the world. >> we are looking at picasso's bathers. >> the amazing thing about picasso that comes through this show especially is his sense of experiment and his desire to invent. >> >> as the catalog for this exhibition makes clear, picasso loved to use common household materials in unusual ways. >> here are two kitchen colanders welded together making the head of a woman. >> this piece and his iconic guitars demonstrate the artist's inspiration came not from europe but from africa. this giant of the 20th century revered african art for its power. >> a power that you can't really explain or identify maybe, but that you feel. >> feel in yo

i'm sandy kenyon eyewitness news this weekend. >> i'm hungry just from the review. >> somebody got burnt. >> ouch [ laughter ] >> ow. >> sandy doesn't mess around. >> not on the fence, never on the fence. >>> coming up in the next hour of eyewitness news this saturday morning, breaking news to tell you about overseas, egyptian officials confirm a russian passenger plane with more than 200 people on board has crashed in the sinai peninsula. >> and more than two dozen people are killed when flames broke out inside a nightclub in romania. we'll have the latest on that as well. to call the home team and home field advantage helps put the mets back on board winning game 3 of the world series against the kansas city royals. who rob is calling the commoners today. >> kansas city commoners. >> very funny. >> and what temperatures can we expect out there for the game 4, amy freeze has the accuweather forecast. look at that. let's just take -- let that image take us to break. shall we? so how ya doing? enough pressure in here for ya? ugh. my sinuses are killing me. yeah...just wait 'til we hit ten

sandy kenyon has the review. >> good morning. events depicted in bridge of spies took place more than half war between the soviet union and the u.s., but director steven spielberg has brought this story to life today. >> the film is called bridge of spies because that's where a couple of prisoners were exchanged at the height of the cold war. one was an american pilot shot down over the soviet union, the other a russian agent held by the u.s. >> the soviet spy they caught, we want you to defend him. >> insurance lawyer james donovan played by tom hanks is recruited for the tough task of trying to ensure the spy gets a fair trial. >> this will be a first for the both of us. >> you should be careful. >> smart words as it turns out. >> you know how people like at us, the family of a man trying to free a traitor. >> the guy labeled the traitor could be just another stock bad guy, but he makes him a mysterious human being. this is the latest in a long line of decent men hanks has played, and it marks the fourth time he's been directed

>>reporter: sandy kenyon, channel 7 eyewitness news news. >> wow! that looks really good, really good. >> man, we were sucked in just sitting here watching sandy's review. >> i know. >> whoa! >> we'll hit the theater. thank you, sandy. to see more reviews, including the new movie "pan," head to our website, abc7ny/sandykenyon. >> wow, that was good. all right. i'm back. >>> coming up in the next hour of eyewitness news on this saturday morning, a teenager who fell to his death inside of an abandoned hospital on staten island. a lot of people are wondering, questioning why safety measures were not in place around that abandoned building. >>> and a woman accused of drunk driving is under arrest after a wild scene caught on camera on long island. >>> and it's chilly, it's cold outside on this saturday morning. expect and is it going to it'll be here before you know it. hello, halloween. it's the one night when everybody dresses up. and that includes dinner. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. i would kill for something sweet. wanna split that? no

kelly and michael this morning, and he spent some time with eyewitness news entertainment reporter sandy kenyon. you can see sandy's report later this afternoon. you can watch kimmel's first show in brooklyn on the abc watch app or right here on channel 7. actor bill murray and singer ryan adams will be on the show. it airs tonight at 11:30 right after eyewitness news at 11. >> just so funny. >>> channel 7nyu helping provide free dental screenings this week. >> it's an annual partnership, and today we want to focus on something many people think about getting dental implants. eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff has the story. >> rose patrovich is looking forward to smiling more often. >> practical and also the beauty, everything, and of course you need to eat. >> she says she knows she's in good hands with dr. edgar elchar, he's performed and seen thousands of dental implants as the post graduate director of nyu college of dentistry. dr. elchar says for most patients a dental implant with a titanium screw and porcelain alternative. >> it gives them confidence, it gives them aesthetics and hyg

sandy kenyon is here with his review. sandy. >> shirleen, liz, the late great jazz sax phonist stan getz told me he never played a note he didn't mean. i was reminded of his words while watching a new movie called simply room, the two their roles with such total conviction. went down. >> a mother and her young son held captive in a single room. from that simple if horrifying premise comes a film that stops short of greatness but still must be seen for its acting miraculous. >> all right, well, i wasn't always in room. >> but her son was born in captivity. his biological father is their captor. hear us. >> the story is told from his point of view, and we realize how his mother has managed to make their drab prison a tolerable place by investing the simplest objects with a sort of magic. >> good morning lamp. >> good morning plant. good morning sink. >> because jacob tremble is a newcomer and brie larson not yet a big star, it is perhaps easier to believe they are real people. credit for that to their talent and the skill of

sandy kenyon caught up with him and he is in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter: for a man who has watched the race with his family steps from where he works near where he grew up, this honor clearly means a lot and spike lee embraced his role as grand marshal as we found out when eyewitness news paid a visit recently. >> the new york city marathon wants to do the right thing in the borough where he made one of his most famous films. we caught up with spike lee at his headquarters in fort greene. >> at the corner here, south elliott and lafayette is the path of the marathon. >> reporter: promos and public appearances are all part of the job he calls an honor. >> to me, the biggest blessing is the one that huh are not expecting where they come out of nowhere. >> reporter: spike is going the extra mile for the marathon by directing a short film to open sunday's telecast on abc 7. >> come on hospital. >> birth place of mike tyson and michael jordan. >> reporter: a couple of assistance for iphones for his segments while elsewhere -- >> we had like a team of six of my best cameramen

sandy kenyon has their stories. >> reporter: the unique form of dance is perpetuated by a group known as bsv. >> the bedside veterans. veterans of their community. >> reporter: filmmaker maria spent four years getting to known them for her documentary. >> i fall in love with the people, the dance, the characters. >> reporter: these performers are dedicated to making their community a better place by sharing what they know with the youngsters. >> i really look at them as heroes. because they have so little but the quebec so much. >> our purpose is basically to uplift each other, to make sure that all of our brothers and sisters in school. >> reporter: they take their inspiration from this man. >> george adam's, the original. >> reporter: his style came from an old injury that left him broke up or as folks in his native jamaica called it, "bruck up." >> from his leg, where he had this injury -- >> reporter: missile made its way to brooklyn in the 1990's. now the veterans have revived it to keep kids away from gangs and heal their own pain. >> i don't want to impress you. this is really,

sandy kenyon with all the highlights. >> in the history of show business only about 2500 people have been honored with a star, those who have been around a while and most likely to stay around. today it was kelly ripa's turn to enter the pantheon. >> only the brightest stars get their own place here on hollywood's walk of fame but after more than a quarter century in show biz and almost 15 years as cohost of "live." kelly ripa has earned the honor. >> i really am certain that there are so many people who are honor, but you will never find anybody more appreciative. >> reporter: her star has pride a place in front of the el capitan theater on hollywood boulevard, steps away from where jimmy kimmel tapes his late night show. >> there's no one like you, kelly ripa. you're the greatest. and that's why we got you such a good spot next to the car rental place and the tour bus. >> reporter: kimmel and joel mchale were there to cheer her on and so was her "live" co host michael strahan, producer, and disney executives. >> you have to surround ourfl -- surround yourselves with people better t

entertainment reporter sandy kenyon has all the buzz. >> reporter: you'll never be a geek to me, dave. let's talk about twitter. there were 17,000 tweets a minute while the trailer aired. then when tickets went on sale right afterwards, the online demand was so overwhelming, well, many ticket sites ended up crashing. >> reporter: it's about two minutes long, but this was the longest and the final glimpse of the much anticipated star wars the force awakens. >> it's true. >> all of it. >> reporter: the movie, set some 30 years after "return of the jedi" reunites fan favorites han and leia. >> i am finished. >> reporter: in the trailer, we even get a preview of a light saber fight between new characters kyla rim and finn. >> i was raised to do one thing. i've got nothing to fight for. >> reporter: speaking of finn, watch the actor who plays finn in the movie reacting to his first look at the trailer last night. he seems to like what he sees. >> what! what! [ laughter ] >> reporter: as did these cheering fans, who say the wait was worth it. >> i thought it was awesome! >> i'm, like, blown

sandy kenyon talked to the star about what it was like to team up with spielberg again. >> events depicted in bridge of spies took place during the cold war. in the air between russia and the u.s. so the movie has new relevance. the story has a special connection to our city. the character tom hanks plays was born in the bronx and raised his family in brooklyn heights, even served on the board of education in the city but james donovan was a man forgotten by history until his role in the cold war was brought to life by steven spielberg. >> my generation lived under the threat of the atomic mushroom cloud. we were terrified that we would be incinerated. >> reporter: the director has often turned to history for his best films and the chance to make a movie about a slice of new york history proved irresistible. acting on a tip in 1957, the fbi picked up a russian spy and an american lawyer, james donovan was hired to represent him. later the same attorney was called upon to negotiate a swap, an exchange for an american pilot shot down over the soviet union. >> where do they want the negotiati

entertainment reporter sandy kenyon with how much the movie makers got correct about the future. sandy. >> dave liz, i hadn't seen back to the future 2 since it came out so i was surprised to see just how accurate it was when i screened it recently, and some of its bigger ideas might still come true, a few may be soon, others perhaps a little later. >> where are we? >> when are we. >> when they flew into the future in 1989, they landed today. >> wednesday, october 21st, 2015. >> not all of the science fiction has become science fact. >> cubs win world series. >> after last night's third straight win by the mets that prediction remains. >> i think it's a long shot. >> no baseball in miami back then. now that's a reality, but cars don't fly yet, at least not in the cool way doc's delorean did in the movie. >> as they said in the film back to the future, where we're going we don't need roads. >> roads are still required, but nike is said to be close to making this real, and this. >> it's a hover board. >> may be closer than you think. a company is developing one that requires a speci

sandy kenyon here with his review. >> dave, some setup required. i had to watch several dark and depressing movies this week, so by the time i headed to rock the kasbah, i was ready for a good laugh, and i got more than a few. i have to say i enjoyed this one. i tell you, i'm apparently the only critic who >> rock the kasbah may have been certified rotten by the nation's movie critics but bill murray is a hoot and a half as a has been rock tour manager who truth be told never really amounted to very much. >> i'm famous for these right here. >> richie's taking a break from auditioning hopeless singers to take his assistant, an aspiring performer on tour. >> to afghanistan? >> the very talented dewey day shoe melodies appears from the movie which is completely illogical. >> the girl is gone. >> bruce willis as a mercenary, danny mcbride has too little to do. another who's making a fortune off of this is the prostitute played by kate hudson. >> can you sing? >> sweets, i can do things to you that are illegal in every civilized nation. >> with so many

entertainment reporter sandy kenyon is here with his review >> the studio releasing pan is set to lose at least $100 million on it and frankly it's easy to see why. watching this one was pure misery for me. every so often it's my job not to just review a movie but to actually warn you away from it, which is why i simply must pan pan. >> i'm going to tell you a story about a boy who would never grow up. >> an attempt to reimagine the story of peter pan is so bad it's painful. a flop of epic proportions, a terrible waste of money for those who made it and for those of you unlucky enough to have to see it. >> mind if i cut in? >> even hugh jackman's biggest fans might not recognize him as an evil pirate, and he looks to be having a good time playing such a bad guy. >> but the star is the only one having any fun in neverland, a name most fitting for a place in a movie that should never have been made. >> if black beared is going to destroy everything i stand against. >> the story of an orphan named peter and his adventures in the land of the fairies has captivated children for generations.

here to tell us more about it, entertainment reporter sandy kenyon. >> dave, liz, beasts of no nation is harsh, violent and so worthwhile it is fair to call it essential. point of view and left me feeling raw. >> rarely has a must see movie been so tough to watch. beasts of no nation takes us to west africa where boys are literally forced to become men. >> that boy has hands to strangle and fingers to pull triggers. >> the world knows them as child soldiers and these kids who are under the command fighting government forces after a military coup. >> but in the hands of the young. >> agu's family has fled the fighting and he is alone in the jungle when he is captured by the rebels. he is offered a choice, kill or be killed, and we wince at his initiation, which is followed by scenes of brutality so harsh even in the trailer for this movie. psychologically the movie is fascinating because we see how elba's character keeps control of his young troops. >> they are my family. >> the relationship between man and boy forms the sick spine of this movie. newcomer abraham ata both deserve oscar

here's sandy kenyon with his review of burt. >> my parents started food and wine magazine so i was brought up to appreciate the best of both, food and drink. fine cuisine is tough to translate on the big screen but the new movie called burnt does a decent job even if the story amounts to pretty thin soup. >> service. >> burnt is a feast for the eyes and bad reviews shouldn't necessarily stop you from enjoying its pleasures. bradley cooper isn't quite believable as a bad boy chef, and the script is weak. >> i want to make my kitchen >> but the chemistry between the two leads makes this film worth seeing, and it's further proof sienna miller is one of the most underrated performers working today. >> she doesn't know how good she is. >> the chef is trying to go straight in london after a career in paris he barely remembers. >> there were at least a dozen people who tried to have you killed. >> he owes money to a drug dealer in a plot point that goes nowhere, ditto his relationship with a therapist, a story so insignificant it doesn't even make the trailer, and there's a rivalry with another c

sandy kenyon here with more. >> the new abc tv series has got a great title that really fits its time and place. during the 1980s i worked on hollywood's sunset strip which was anything but glamorous. the title for the new tv series is no exaggeration, l. a. in the 1980s was a wicked city. >> neon lights and billboards and clubs and it just feels so fun even though there's a seedy underbelly. >> her character is covering it as a reporter. >> what's the story? >> all this. >> detectives played by jeremy sisto and gabriel luna are trying to make sense of the underworld. >> it was the serial killer capital of the world. there were serial killers from all over country just like there were artists and other ambitious people. >> ed westwick who previously starred on gossip girls plays a creepy serial killer. >> i've never done anything like that. >> this is just the beginning. >> he knows how to manipulate. he knows what people want to hear, and for someone, you know, in betsy's position who is perhaps looking for that, you know. >> and your characters have what i would describe as a co- de

entertainment reporter sandy kenyon has his review. >> what if the computer was a beautiful object. >> the brilliance of his mind and the coldness of his heart is on full display in steve jobs. >> your apple stock is worth $441 million and your daughter and her mother are on welfare. >> it's easy to see why his widow reportedly tried to block this film but i'm glad she is the best movie i've seen so far this year. >> what do you do? >> i play the orchestra. >> michael fastbender embodies one founder of apple. seth rogen is equally brilliant as the other. >> we will know soon enough for you're leonardo da vinci or just think you are. >> the german actor has the right haughty attitude even though he doesn't look or sound like the guy so famous for. >> the iphone, the ipod touch and of course the mac. >> years before cancer claimed his life, jobs actually lost control for a few years of the company that he along with steve wozniak had started. >> i sat in a garage and started the future. >> his dismissal led in time to his triumphant return to apple and the decision to concentrate on a f

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sandy kenyon here with a review of the sandra bullock movie our brand is crisis. >> i was really looking forward to this one after seeing a preview for it while watching another film. now normally i like to go into a movie knowing as little about it as possible, but in this case my hopes were really high so i was really disappointed. >> our candidate is considered arrogant and out of touch with people's lives. >> the gap has never been larger between a terrific trailer and a movie that misses. with a great star is in fact a mean spirited mess. >> so why can you not say what you're supposed to say? where's -- >> of course you are! of course you're a puppet. >> what should be sharp as in smart is dull as in dumb, so much so i can't even muster up enough energy to care about what went wrong. >> you're a fighter, jane. i'm giving you another shot at the title. >> sandra bullock's character is a political consultant sent into exile by a series of defeats at the hands of a rival operator played by billy bob thornton. >> what are you doing here? i thought you were retired or gave up or somethin

entertainment reporter sandy kenyon is here with the details. >> the little i've heard so far says to me school of rock is going to translate just fine and i love that movie with jack black. this morning we met sir andrew lloyd weber who gave us the longest running musical in broadway history to hear why he decided to make the movie a musical. >> school of rock is based on a hit movie but has the added attraction of new songs by sir andrew lloyd weber. >> the first thing you have to remember when you're doing anything is not to destroy what people's memory of the movie was. clearly you have to be very loyal and true to it. >> and if -- [ music ] >> two songs from the original have been preserved as we found out in june when the composer previewed his new show at a small theater in chelsea. 22,000 kids auditioned for the class run by substitute teacher dewey finn with only a handful selected. and each of the young virtuosos really plays. >> it's about how music sets you free. >> a message not lost in moving to the larger winter garden theater once home to his big hit musical cats. the

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