. >> ♪ >>> super fan of stephen king mega mega fan of stephen king a orttle something special you. >>ig deal. before i get to that, in a couple of hours fua'mllg glyoiig down with the okmorr jow. i'm seeing the film ain which i'm very interested to sow t hh. erch's vouy t. across from joaquin phoenix now you'll see him as joaquins phoenix or joker. >> odd enough the night i saw joker the first time i saw i was at the toronto international film festival i went to an event after the movie was over and the weird part for me because the film is so disturbing and such -- >> it stayed with you. >> character dive int arthur fleck becoming the joker, i was wondering what he was going to be likwhen i saw him in person. coolest h guy. e was like happy, fun. >> oh, good. that will be fun today. at.it was weirdth transition for tomorrow and t phillips.m >> you mentioned stephen king. >> yes. >> this is a cool idea. essentially someone wants to p you $1,300 to watch 13 steph king films before halloween through dish nation. i'm sorry dishrk netwo. my apologies and the website says this. if you can

please welcome back to "the late show," stephen king! d applause ) nice to see you again. >> yeah, well, it's nice to be here. thank you. >> stephen: thank you, thank you for wearing what counts as formal attire in maine. ( laughter ). >> hey, this is my "man of the people" outfit. >> stephen: oh, of course, of course. and you're such a writer, you have a pen in your pocket ready to go at a moment's notice. ( laughter ) i expect you to-- >> thank you, sherlock holmes. >> stephen: there you go! now, this week we had on bill skarsgard, and james mcavoy, stars of "it chapter two," which you wrote in 1986. but i learned that you-- just learned, actually, you actually also appear in the film. there you are right there. ( laughter ) >> yup. >> stephen: who are you playing in this film? >> i'm playing a crotcheted old antique story dealer who basically screws the main character out of h childhood bike and charges him $300. which is a really yankee thing to do. ( laughter ). >> stephen: well, "the institute," your new book is your 61st novel. >>

and you know in a lot of stephen king stephen king books and stories you have this sort of didn't element is too blue and here it's that some parents don't like their kids and some adults don't like children which is a terrific setting for a film because the audience is really invested in what happens to those kids because those kids are already up against it so the 2nd chapter doesn't have this claustrophobic effect that it still suggests that the whole town is infected in a way by pennywise. it is not a shame really because it's such a terrific cast just quickly yet so great cast yes got jessica chest day and then there's james mcavoy and there's of course bill's zog i think one of the big stands out is james ransom who plays the adult he really captures this intense neurotic wound energy that. soul that the child had definitely something for aficionados it chapter 2 perhaps not delivering quite the bang for the buck that the predecessor did but nevertheless. thank you very much for bringing us back to town thanks melissa. well if all those scary images are not your thing then our next

hello there on a warm welcome to our arts and culture news of fans of stephen king our rejoicing because pennywise the clown is back in it chapter 2 and so we'll see if the sequel packs the same horrifying punch and meanwhile here's what else is in the pipeline. these little guys have a long history in germany and we'll visit one of the last traditional manufacturers of garden gnomes to find out if they're a dying breed. and in our series planet berlin we need a self-taught fermentation expert from japan for supplying a unique flavor twist to some of britain's finest restaurants. it's the most successful horror film of all time believe it it a chilling funhouse romp that centers around a sinister clown that loves to eat children based on stephen king's $986.00 novel of the same name it was the 2nd adaptation of the book following a successful mini series back in 1990 and so expectations were very high for the continuation of the tale. i used to live here. like you remember. we have you feel free to look around well i get the water boiling.

hello there in a warm welcome to our arts and culture news of fans of stephen king our rejoicing because pennywise the clown is back in it chapter 2 and so we'll see if the sequel packs the same horrifying punch and meanwhile here's what else is in the pipeline. these little guys have a long history in germany and will visit one of the last traditional manufacturers of garden gnomes to find out if they're a dying breed. and in our series planet berlin we meet a self-taught fermentation expert from japan was supplying a unique flavor twist to some of britain's finest restaurants. well it's the most successful horror film of all time believe it it a chilling funhouse romp that centers around a sinister clown that loves to eat children based on stephen king's $986.00 novel of the same name it was the 2nd adaptation of the book following a successful mini series back in 1990 and so expectations were very high for the continuation of the tale. to live here. like you remember cleaner. you feel free to look around while i get the water boiling.

and you know in a lot of stephen king stephen king books and stories you have this sort of didn't element is to boo and here it's that some parents don't like their kids and some adults don't like children which is a terrific setting for a film because the audience is really invested in what happens to those kids because those kids are already up against it so the 2nd chapter doesn't have this claustrophobic effect that it still suggests that the whole town is infected in a way by pennywise. it is not a shame really because it's such a terrific cast just quickly yet so great cast yes got jessica chest day and then there's james mcavoy and there's of course bill's gonzague i think one of the big stands out is james ransom who plays the adult he really captures this intense neurotic wound energy. soul the child's head yeah well definitely something for aficionados it chapter 2 perhaps not delivering quite the bang for the buck but the predecessor did scary nevertheless. thank you very much for bringing us back details thanks melissa. all those scary images are not your thing then our next t

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we're talking about another stephen king movie that's on the way plus a music video with the message.avid daniel has those stories and more in this morning's hollywood minute. >>miley cyrus sings about giving up the party scene and apparently her breakup with liam hemsworth in her new video for slide away. miley commented on twitter recently i had to make a healthy decision for myself to leave a previous life behind. the overlook hotel still stands and danny torrance is all grown up in the final trailer for doctor sleep based on stephen king sequel to the shining ewan mcgregor kiley current and r chel ferguson star in the final trailer for the whole flick which arrives in theaters november 8 everyone knows the stories of haley as well as had plenty of missions as peggy carter in the marvel universe. but our next one it may be impossible. according to the hollywood reporter, the british actress is joining the cast of the next mission impossible movies. the 7th in the series. >>no title yet, but they have times the film's not due out until july of 2021 in hollywood, i'm david daniel. >>

stephen king is going to be here tomorrow.him. >>> but now, let's get to matthew mcconaughey. the actor just officially became a professor at his alma mater, the university of texas at austin. and now he's trying his hand at another role, sports analyst, mcconaghey joined the "college gameday" crew. when the texas longhorns took on the lsu tigers saturday. if he shows up to class the way he showed up to "gameday," his students are in for quite a semester. there he is slow riding in. the greatest entrance ever. once mcconaughey made the desk, he made his picks for the big matchup, and he sang the texas fight song. and you see the fans behind him, mcconaughey who is obviously biased picked texas. check out what happened when fellow analyst lee corso decides he was going to go with the tigers instead of the longhorns and put on a giant tiger head. ♪ >> beating the longhorns, 45-38. >> and you hear about giving back to the university all the time. >> yes, he does. >> yeah. he now holds two titles. he's also the minister of culture

an adaptation of the stephen king novel. 27 years later, the losers club returns back to derry by theof it, the clown —like shape shifter. the problem with this film, the first was a coming—of—age story with horror elements in it. i thought it was really well directed. this feel like something which is altogether more episodic, altogether more bitter. it is nearly three hours long. it has numerous strands and operates over two different timeframes with individual set pieces, you are saying one now, which are played out really brilliantly and well orchestrated. but for a movie which concentrates so much on memory, forgetting, on characters going underground and discovering what lies beneath, the film itself is much more about service. its individual moments work in and of itself, when you put them together, they do not add up to a coherent narrative. my biggest problem is that i think for horror to work properly, you have to be emotionally engaged and i found myself 90 minutes into the nearly three hours of this thinking that is engagement is not kicking in. that is not to say it is no

one viewer to watch 13 stephen king horror movies before following a document their experience, hearting, i'm totally applying for this. the best movies obviously are thinner, the shining, misery, kojo, christine, it's so exciting, i'm totally applying. don't apply because i want the job. >> wow, you like horror stuff. >> stephen king. >> never miss an episode of "the five," we want to see you. "special report" is up next, hey, bret. >> bret: hey, thanks. good evening, i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, joe biden is still the democratic front runner. he and his two closest challengers all beat president trump in head-to-head matchups in the latest bowls and supporters of both parties say they are extremely motivated for 2020. those are all takeaways from this brand-new fox news poll. biden up 11 points on bernie sanders and 13 on elizabeth warren. all three of them must kamala harris are pulling ahead of president trump in one-on-one contests, and there is plenty of enthusiasm on both sides with two-thirds of respondents saying

dish is offering $1,300 to one person to watch 13 stephen king films by halloween.ns for a limited period. it will also provide a fitbit to track their heart rate during the intense scenes. the money will be paid once the individual finishes watching, logging, and reporting back. my handwriting would not be that great because i'd be like, aah! >> you're a jumper? >> oh, i'm a -- i'm a jumper, i'm a smacker, i'm a puncher, i'm a runner. >> okay, so don't watch a horror movie with you, so we're not watching "it 2"? >> we are not watchinging "it 2" together. >> aww, and here i was so excited. >> a scary clown. >>> when we come back, janet jackson's rhythm nation turns 3-0. >> "the skinny" is next. ♪ rhythm nation ♪ rhythm nation >>> it's time now for "the skinny" starting with the milestone birthday celebration. >> today is officially the 30th anniversary of janet jackson's "rhythm nation" 1814 album, one of the most successful albums in music history. the groundbreaking concept album addressing social issues went platinum six times, has sold 12 million copies worldwid

it might work with stephen king's it's chapter 2 but it's unlikely to add much to an art house film sharing the experience is apparently crucial to the concept. it's about experiencing a movie in a very immediate way to see if you laugh more if you're in a group but it's also about the group's reaction you know what did you make of it and on what did you like about it. the more. we romanticize the idea of cinema as a place to talk about film it never was we might discuss movies with our friends but in my old life no one's ever come up to me in a cinema and said i don't know you but let's discuss the film we just saw the. discussion a film now takes place on social media and fun sides. but that doesn't mean it's any less impassioned. in 1917 friends wrote in his diary went to the movies. these days the film might still make as we we just probably wouldn't have gone to the movies to see it . there's one film in venice the best can buy the personal drama of in the cinema with the spectacle of blockbuster movies it took an iconic character from a comic book and turned him into an antihero for o

you get a flashlight, blanket, popcorn, candy and stephen king paraphernalia to set the stage. also a fit bit to track your heart rate and a movie theater gift card. people can apply through october 15th. >> i might have to check out the application on that! >> sign up! >> i know. >> get some extra cash. >>> i'm not sure about the clowns. a reminder if you have a consumer problem or a question, e-mail us, consumerwatch @kpix.com or call 888-5-helps-u. we'll be right back. >>> that is it. that is all we have for your here at kpix 5 news at noon. >> you're watching scary movies right now. >> i know. what am i going to watch? halloween! it is coming up. >> have a great afternoon, everyone. ♪ - can i just talk to you about something? - ridge, wait. come on. we don't need to keep talking about this. you and i are going to not see eye-to-eye all the time. i mean, that's inevitable. but we have to do it better than we did last night. you know, be more sensitive. i really don't want to argue with you. i don't like it. and i just want you to know that, even though we don't... aren't rea

the sequel to stephen king's "it" is hoping to scare up audiences.niel has our preview. pop)(pennywise nat david daniel. (pennywise nat pop) "we feel a lot more confident going into this year"n-f-l football is back...the 49ers are entering the season with high hopes and a whole lot of new faces...looking to build off last year's 4-and-12 campaign. "guys are stepping up in certain spots and it's making for good competition, which is going to make us a good football team" after missing most of last season, quarterback jimmy garoppolo says he's healthy and ready to go...backed by some elite veterans...the number-two-pick in this year's draft...and a new-look defense surrounded by hype."we're gonna be really physical, we're gonna be fast, we're really fast, fast and physical"san francisco's set to make some noise in the n-f- c west...and it all starts with their first test...a trip to take on the buccaneers in tampa bay. we're breaking down that matchup and all things

dominated the weekend box office. [ laughter ] the highly anticipated sequel to the movie based on the stephen kingght in roughly $91 million. the lions gate film "angel has fallen" came in second bringing in $6 million. and "good boys" came in third with just over $5 million. >>> and a popular brand of alcoholic seltzer water beverage has confirmed a nationwide shortage. white claw's popular with millennials and gen-z drinkers along with gen-x. it's become a victim of its own success, blaming the shortage on the rising popularity. the seltzer has a low calorie count and sugar. it's working around the clock to boost supply. white claw did not specify when its stock will return to normal. >> i guess i missed the whole thing. apparently it's what everyone's drinking. >> i've been following it. it is the new thing, the new "it" beverage i've been following because a lot of people talk about it on twitter. it's also big with finance bros who use it -- >> oh. all right. good to know. >> yeah, yeah. >> now i'm in the know. >> yes, you are. >> it's too bad it's sold out because i'll never be able try it.

an awkward mix of humor and horror that brings stephen king's "it" to a disappointing end.n the nightmare becomes a daydream, it is best to call "it" a day. >> how is 67% decent? if your kid comes home with a 67%, are you going to say, well, that's decent? >>> this morning on "world news now," happening now, hurricane dorian whipping >>> this morning on "world news now," happening now, hurricane dorian whipping the carolinas with wind and rain. >> the storm has also spawned tornados, leaving people without a place to call home, and power is out to thousands. dorian is picking up speed. tropical storm warnings are now up for massachusetts. we have live team coverage. >>> death toll rises. dorian has claimed at least 30 lives in the bahamas. but experts warn the final toll could be staggering. and as we see more heartbreaking images from the islands, americans are stepping up their efforts to help those in need. >>> also this morning the growing list of retailers telling customers not to carry their guns in the store. five major chains and counting after the walmart mass shoo

but out is it really like that though stephen king said that life is not supposed to be a life support for the art it's dead the way around us very often yeah great poets or great artist are sad people that have a i don't know they have problems when they were young. the goes didn't want to kiss them so they wanted to become a genius yes it's true and then now they're mostly happy it's a problem and i've noticed that. some of my latest books written when they was hoping are very sad and so maybe when i write now i have a happy life but when i write i become. depressed again it's strange is a strange thing to write i put myself in the state where i was when i was frustrated and angry other listened. so i go back to these to these. this hate that they had inside my set and not hate but the rage the rage to. to to to to put this sentence on paper. to imagine like if you had to choose because your sake i'm almost almost all the time happy right now right and that's. good thing so if you had a choice to have weaves a happy life. and never ever write a book because you can't write when you'r

the movie is based on the stephen king novel and the demonic clown pennywise. >>> here's a look at thes fallen" a distant second. "good boys" third. "the lion king" fourth. and "overcoming" was fifth. >> nothing like a good horror movie. >> are you into it? >> me? just saying. you know. >> the way that you said -- >> i'll take all of you with me if you want to go. >> i'm in. >> okay, cool. >> there's food, i'm in. >> i second what chris said. >> if there's food, okay. >> he's buying. >> you're right, i am. that's it for abc 7 news at 6:00. see you at 11:00. alright, so this is how you are gonna say:wn. you'll get the best deal of the year on xfinity tv and internet! and you even get this. mike, you're on balloons. sarah, you're gonna high five everybody. ben, you're gonna be wowing them with your dance moves. don't miss the xfinity best deal of the year. now that's simple, easy, awesome. get amazing tv and internet during our best deal of the year! with huge savings of $600 over two years. plus a speed upgrade to 400 megs, free for 2 years. and ask about even more savings with xfinity

it is the other stephen king.other stephen king where he is economic advisor, same name as someone who does write about murder, that he is also a very famous author. greatchat well, head of strategy is with us. thank you for joining us. if you look at repo rate, i do not know what we should be looking at, whether we should be worried, because we had not seen this since 2008, or whether it is symptomatic of something else or you can explain it technically. my initial thought is that it is more technical than anything else. the federal reserve can come along and sort out the plumbing that will be an injection of liquidity rates and eventually we get back like we we should have been in the first place and the markets will focus on what the fed should be doing over the months ahead. i am also aware that back in 2007 -- 27 -- 2007 and 2008, strange things happen that indicated that there was something more protest leave -- grotesquely wrong with the system. there is worries that this could happen in such a short period

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the highly anticipated sequel to the movie, based on the stephen king novel, brought in $91 million. e lion king has fallen and brought an 69 dollars. >> diane king hall of cbs moneywatch.com. to see you. >>> no two clowns. not a lot of movies scare me. the time now is 5:39. >>> strait ahead, not your typical act of the day. why this georgia gator is getting so much attention. >>> good monday morning to you. a breezy start to the day. tracking the winds. i was the future cast gus and the wittiest conditions this morning. >>> are getting first reports of a crash along 680 near street. will have details and will look at your drive along highway 24. your business is up and running, but is it going beyond fast? comcast business gives you high speed internet. we also have solutions like powerful wifi that gives your entire business more coverage and automatic internet backup that can keep your business running. and it all starts with our gig-speed network. so give us 10 minutes. if we can't offer you faster speed or better savings than your current internet service, we'll give you 300 doll

tune in tomorrow when my guests will be james mcavoy, stephen king, and musical guest, vampire weekende today. the role of the national security adviser will be played by my frothy spittle. frothy spittle. >> jon: oh, wow. >> stephen: hi, ladies! we've had a complaint about noise. i am officer spittle. ♪ are you ready y'all to have some fun ♪ feel the love tonight don't you worry 'bout ♪ where it is you come from it'll be all right ♪ it's the late, late show

dish.com is looking for one stephen king fanatic to watch 13 of his classic movies.f the movies, a survival kit, and even a fitbit to track your heart rate during those jump scares. they also want you to track your sleep, if you're able to sleep after watching all of those. to apply for the position go online. 200 words or less explaining "why you should be tortured." i read most of his books and they are creepy enough. >> i have already booked, seen a movie. >> my daughters are now at the age where they are watching all those movies. >> i'm one for a comedy every now and then. >> thank you. >> the largest book sale on the west coast gets underway today at four mason in san francisco. the video with annual big book sale starts at 10:00 about 500,000 used books and other material will be for sale to benefit the san francisco public library. book lovers all of all ages are encouraged to attend. the sale ends sunday when everything left will cost only one dollar. >>> in this week's episode of bay area people podcast we sit down with lou ferrigno. better known as the hul

and classic horror with stephen king's it, chapter two.t what mark kermode thinks of that and the rest of this week's releases in the film review. it's five o'clock. our main story tonight: opposition parties in parliament have agreed to stop borisjohnson holding an election until brexit has been delayed beyond the 31st october. mps will vote again on monday about whether people should go back to the polls — the rebel alliance, as it's become known, which includes labour and the snp, has decided to either oppose an early election, or to abstain in the vote. some mps say that means an election is now unlikely before november. this afternoon, the house of lords has approved legislation aimed at blocking a no—deal brexit. our political corresponent chris mason reports. trying to strike a deal is rarely easy. £50 perfish. good god, that's expensive fish! if this looks like a prime minister on the campaign trail, that's because it is. hello, good morning. borisjohnson started the day in peterhead in aberdeenshire talking fish and talking to far

stephen king's classic work i'm still a creepy conclusion.nks of that and the rest of the week's releases in the film review. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister's demand for an early general election looks set to be rejected by mps after opposition parties agreed it shouldn't take place until after the eu summit in mid october. labour, the lib dems, the snp and plaid cymru all agreed not to support the government declaring they wanted an extension to the leave date of october 31st to guarantee no brexit without a deal. mrjohnson on a visit to scotland accused them of making an "extraordinary political mistake". it came as the bill to prevent a no deal brexit got its final parliamentary approval in the house of lords. it will get royal assent and become law on monday. here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. much easier, this, than leading the country. borisjohnson‘s trying to call an election before brexit to stick to his plan, leave on time deal or no deal. but he's lost control and he wants it back. we must get

anytime you get a chance to top up allies the cloud and get people upset about investing, i do stephen king's fame novel it this is a warner brothers movie which means it's water adventure, which means it's tied towards atnt $91 million domestically hollow wiens 2018 early says the number 3 horror film if you're keeping score. this will go on to make probably about million expected. so it could be a big one it's cheap to make no big actors put actors been big actors in the movie. rotten tomatoes didn't really like the movie the movie runs and at 2 hours and 49 minutes that also helped found receipts because obviously if they could more people in the seats are they had more show times per a day. that's the story on it and again i just like the penny wise on screen. that's that's my excuse for that story to go all right. >>and quickly poured into the question by the way this is this friday will be a friday, the 13th with a full moon rises happens pretty early. i got all right maybe go watch it chapter 2 on friday, the 13th. all right finally quit your questionrom susan is there a way to invest

the sequel to stephen king's it is hoping to scare up audiences. we have david daniel with a preview of that. >>and also of the things in your in statement news. >>the only real competition for it chapter 2 this weekend is the horror films own predecessor, the 2017 original debuted with a staggering million the longer more expensive sequel which continues. the terror tale 27 years later isn't expected to launch quite that well box office watchers predict an opening worth 85 to $90 million or more, maybe even 100 million easily enough to dominate the weekend box office in hollywood. i'm david daniel. coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news, a verdict is reached in the ghost ship warehouse fire trial. we have one defended free this morning the other though still behind bars will have reaction from the victims families. >>and breaking overnight a mobile home fire in the south bay leaves one person dead will have the very latest coming up in a live report and a sacramento mother says that her son's long's have failed and she's blaming it

we have a big film opening in theaters this weekend the sequel to stephen king's it and it's hoping tocare up some audiences. >>david daniel has a preview. >>the only real competition for it chapter 2 this weekend is the horror films own predecessor, the 2017 original debuted with a staggering million. the longer more expensive sequel which continues. the terror tale 27 years later isn't expected to launch quite that well box office watchers predict an opening worth 85 to $90 or more, maybe even 100 million easily enough to dominate the weekend box office in hollywood. i'm david daniel. >>that movie doesn't creepy of maybe this will. yes. 2 men in new jersey found a tooth headed baby rattlesnake actually study snakes for a living and they say this they think this might be the first to head a rattlesnake ever found in new jersey. they'd this is the theory they believe it was possibly twins that fused together during they get 2 completely separate heads and their tongues move independently, which tells them they've got to separate brains and the snakes. amazing right i thought it was a c

the sequel to stephen king's it is hoping to scare up audiences as i know it would for me.ew. >>the only real competition for it chapter 2 this weekend is the horror films own predecessor, the 2017 original debuted with a staggering million the longer more expensive sequel which continues. the terror tale 27 years later isn't expected to launch quite that well box office watchers predict an opening worth 85 to $90 million r more, maybe even 100 million easily enough to dominate the weekend box office in hollywood. i'm david daniel. >>take a look at this, you'd don't worry your eye sites not off. it's a two-headed rattlesnake 2 men in new jersey actually founded this two-headed baby rattlesnake now the men actually study snakes and other reptiles for their living and they think it's the first 2 headed rattlesnake ever found in new jersey. i'm over here and not even knowing we had other 2 headed rattlesnakes and they think was actually supposed to be a twin. but during development they found that somehow is fused together the snakes times actually flick separately you can see

. >>> it's part instruction manual, all of it written lum n inously as only stephen king can.ently. the answer to michal leng is c. china has begun to release thousands of frozen pork from the reserve in order to a lea alleviate a severe shortage in the united kingdom. it's difficult to overstate the importance of pork in china. half of the world's pigs live in the people's republic. and by 2018, the oecd reports chinese diners were consuming some 54 million tons of pork a year. that is more than china can produce, it turns out, meaning that despite eye-watering tariffs, the u.s. meat federation reports sales of republic pork in china are up compared to last year. the root of the shortage is a massive outbreak of african swine fever that has led the chinese government to kill over a million pigs this year alone. one million more have died from the disease. oh, and in case you've forgotten, 2019 is the year of the pig. evidently a very expensive and sick one. >>> thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. say hello to neuriva, a new b