the next day, i got a call from steven spielberg's office.g. she put me in this three-piece suit. [ laughter ] with a little gold chain hanging out of the side pocket. [ laughter and applause ] yeah. so steven came out. gave me -- saw how uncomfortable i was. gave me the biggest hug. the warmest smile. and says, "ke, i want you to come back next day, but wear something comfortable." [ laughter ] i went back the next day. i walk in the room, and there was steven spielberg, george lucas, and harrison ford. >> jimmy: wow. >> we spent an entire afternoon together. and three weeks later, i was on a flight to sri lanka, and it was the best adventures of my life. >> jimmy: i bet. [ cheers and applause ] were you like, oh my god, it's han solo? it's indiana jones? >> no, no. i didn't know who they were. i'd never seen "star wars." i'd never seen "e.t." at that time. >> jimmy: wow. >> certainly not "raiders of the lost ark." it was not until after the movie, steven and george screened it to me. then i realized, holy [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] these are r

well, it's funny when you mentioned steven spielberg. i said to him... i love daniel day—lewis. before. he's come back. i know. but ijust think he's amazing. i'm a giant denzel washington fan. me too. ijust love watching him. i'm a big fan of his. my dream was to get the two of them in a movie together, but that dream won't come true, so hopefully i can just get denzel. scott stuber, thank you so much for coming on the media show. thank you very much. thank you. i appreciate it. hello. a glorious day for many, you can hardly believe it is only the end of march when we see sights like this, not a cloud in the sky. there are some showers to be found, mostly across the northern and western isles. this is the western isles earlier on this morning. that is because we have that cloud stubbornly sitting there unfortunately spoiling the sunshine. a little fair weather cloud developing across southern scotland down to north west england as well, but the emphasis is dry, settled and sunny with light winds continuing through the afternoon and once again the temperatures peaking quite widel

well, it's funny when you mentioned steven spielberg. i said to him... i love daniel day—lewis.e that before. he's come back. i know. but ijust think he's amazing. i'm a giant denzel washington fan. me too. ijust love watching him. i'm a big fan of his. my dream was to get the two of them in a movie together, but that dream won't come true, so hopefully i can just get denzel. scott stuber, thank you so much for coming on the media show. thank you very much. thank you. i appreciate it. hello there. for most of us, saturday brought much in the way of sunshine. top temperature of 20.5 celsius was recorded in north—west wales in porthmadog. i want you to concentrate, though, on the skies in the east of england, where we had lots of sunshine and temperatures quite widely17—19 degrees. big change on the way, though, for sunday afternoon. those temperatures are going to be a lot lower. now, the reason for that, is we are going to see an area of cloud that at the moment is in the north sea and that is set to swing england as the winds of change direction to more of an easterly around ou

well, it's funny when you mentioned steven spielberg. i said to him... i love daniel day—lewis.that before. he's come back. i know. but ijust think he's amazing. i'm a giant denzel washington fan. me too. ijust love watching him. i'm a big fan of his. my dream was to get the two of them in a movie together, but that dream won't come true, so hopefully i can just get denzel. scott stuber, thank you so much for coming on the media show. thank you very much. thank you. i appreciate it. hello there. there's going to be some major changes next week, and things could look a little different on sunday across some parts of the country. but on saturday, we've got more of the same. it's going to be a cold start, but there will be plenty of warm sunshine. temperatures early on saturday could be close to freezing in some rural areas. it'll warm up quickly. any mist and fog in northern ireland will lift. it will stay quite cloudy in the far north of scotland. 0therwise lots of sunshine, just a bit of fairweather cloud once again and the winds will be light. and temperatures on saturday simil

well, it's funny when you mentioned steven spielberg. i said to him... i love daniel day—lewis.ore. he's come back. i know. but ijust think he's amazing. i'm a giant denzel washington fan. me too. ijust love watching him. i'm a big fan of his. my dream was to get the two of them in a movie together, but that dream won't come true, so hopefully i can just get denzel. scott stuber, thank you so much for coming on the media show. thank you very much. thank you. i appreciate it. hello there. the weather has been turning colder, and on tuesday, it was certainly cold enough for snow in the far north of the uk. that was the wintry—looking scene for a weather watcher in shetland. those colder conditions continue to sink southwards behind this weather front, the front bringing some outbreaks of rain, but with some sleet and snow mixing in, especially over high ground. and to the north of that weather front, a very cold start to wednesday. particularly in northern scotland, a widespread frost. further snow showers giving some accumulations in places and the risk of ice, but there will be

well, it's funny when you mentioned steven spielberg. i said to him... i love daniel day—lewis.one that before. he's come back. i know. but ijust think he's amazing. i'm a giant denzel washington fan. me too. ijust love watching him. i'm a big fan of his. my dream was to get the two of them in a movie together, but that dream won't come true, so hopefully i can just get denzel. scott stuber, thank you so much for coming on the media show. thank you very much. thank you. i appreciate it. hello there. we've had quite a prolonged run of dry and sunny weather. it's also been very warm for the time of year, with temperatures last week reaching as high as 21 degrees. this week, it's set to get a lot colder, cold enough for some of you to even see a little bit of snow later on in the week, would you believe it. right now, we've got quite a bit of cloud across the west midlands, parts of wales, northwest england, working into the irish sea, across the isle of man and into eastern counties of northern ireland. so, a bit of mist with that, could even find an odd patch of drizzle. where we

well, it's funny when you mentioned steven spielberg. i said to him... i love daniel day—lewis. before. he's come back. i know. but ijust think he's amazing. i'm a giant denzel washington fan. me too. ijust love watching him. i'm a big fan of his. my dream was to get the two of them in a movie together, but that dream won't come true, so hopefully i can just get denzel. scott stuber, thank you so much for coming on the media show. thank you very much. thank you. i appreciate it. good afternoon. after the warm, sunny days we've had lately, i think the weather this week will come as something as a shock to the system because it's going to turn much colder and with that, for some of us, there will be some snow. the nights turning increasingly cold and frosty as well. where we have had low cloud, mist and fog today, it's been feeling quite chilly. that was the scene from a weather watcher in essex earlier on. some of these eastern areas will stay grey and murky through the day. west, more sunshine, lifting temperatures to around 17. this evening and tonight the area of low cloud, mi

she saw me. my hand, i immediately felt such warmth and it was still going on hollywood grant steven spielberged with the popularity of the game of squid according to him. this show has changed the rules of the game in hollywood if before, to draw attention to the project, the studios sought to invite at least one big star. now it has become clear that the series can become a super hit, even if there is not a single big name in it and, of course, now everyone is wondering when the second season will come out and what kind of showrunner hwang dong hyuk will admit that he has not started yet writing the script and is now coming up with ideas, but he promised that there would be even more games in the continuation of the series. and that he will try to bring back the actors from the first season. this is despite the fact that almost all of their characters died, but the director says that he will come up with something and hopes for it himself actors. we don't have a script yet. and as you guys know, we died in the first season. such e-walkers the director will return us in the form of twins of o

and i look and it's steven spielberg - [ light laughter ] who, like -- i grew up a a spielberg kid, ihat did you -- >> i said -- and i don't know why this came out of my mouth. [ laughter ] and i think about it every once in a while alone and just start cringing [ light laughter ] he goes, "i know that," and is pointing at the logo and i said, "yeah, the sketch doesn't take place in the actual park. it takes place on the ride." [ laughter ] why, dude? >> jimmy: wow, wow >> dude! >> jimmy: wow. >> that's so weird why did i -- i don't know why. >> jimmy: that's too much detail what did he do >> he didn't say, "hey, does this take place in the actual park?" [ laughter ] "oh, no, it took place on the ride." >> jimmy: no, but -- what -- even how do you that react to that as any human being? >> i recall him just, like, smiling like a normal person would and then kind of walking away [ light laughter ] and i thought about it for so long it's so dumb what >> jimmy: what if you went back in time, and could say something. could you think -- what would you -- >> i mean i've -- anything but what

Óscar a la mejor pelÍcula de animaciÓn..co musice >> ahora llevado a la gran pantalla grande por steven spielbergia no da tregua en ucrania y continÚa con sus bombardeos, aunque ahora parece que cambiÓ su estrategia y el blanco de los misiles son los almacenes de alimentos y depÓsitos de combustible.mientras tanto el presidente ucraniano dejÓ en claro que la primera condiciÓn para llegar a un acuerdo de paz y un compromiso para no entrar a la otan es la retirada de las tropas rusas de su paÍs. roger: saludos . el presidente ucraniano ha elevado sus crÍticas. se les que ha insistido en pedir a occidente mÁs aviones y mÁs tanques para poder hacer frente a las tropas rusas. ha dicho que occidente no tiene ni el 1% del valor que estÁn demostrando tener los combatientes que estÁn defendiendo a la poblaciÓn. el jefe de inteligencia ucraniana ha develado que rusia tiene intenciÓn de dividir al paÍs al estilo de las dos noruegas, corea del norte y corea del sur, atendiendo a la divisiÓn en base a las zonas que han sido ocupadas. hoy ha dejado entrever que estarÍa dispuesto a aceptar un estatus de neutral

steven spielberg, the first person ever to be nominated for best director in six consecutive decades. your eyes ♪ his competition this year, "belfast" director kenneth branagh for seven awards in seven different categories in his career. >> to end up on the boulevards of hollywood, going to the academy awards is pretty surreal and trippy and beautiful. and it reminds you that the movies always, always did allow people to dream big. >> reporter: meanwhile, denzel washington breaking his own record once again, earning his tenth nomination, making him the most nominated black actor in history. >> how many black creatives do we have that step into a director's chair and are also acting the same year? you know we don't get a lot of that. >> reporter: and this year, cate blanchett appears in two of the best picture nominees, "nightmare alley", and "don't look up." >> well, the handsome astronomer can come back anytime, but the yelling lady, not so much. >> reporter: making her the most successful actress of all time. in that regard. and troy kotsur is up for supporting actor for his work in

. >> steven spielberg wanted to cast the movie as authentically as possible.ly said, i want to make this movie if we can't do that. >> sandy tillman is a casting director, the first contact for performers looking for a job and a key asset for any filmmaker looking for a perfect ensemble. >> what's important is to build one cohesive whole without losing any individual actor's voice. >> tillman cast a wide net, auditioning 30,000 people for the main roles. >> we started a social media campaign, created a fire that went viral. >> when a new jersey team sent in an audition tape recorded and her bathroom, tillman told spielberg, you got to hear this. guess who got chosen to play maria? on broadway, arianne a debose was so busy as disco donna summer she didn't even want to audition for the movie musical until cindy convinced her to try out. >> i would not be here had she not drive me in the room. before stephen said yes, someone had to open the door, and it was her. reporter: now she is nominated for an oscar, winning trophies on the way to oscar sunday, and her gra

se volviÓ tendencia en redes fue esta foto que se tomaron varios directores de renombre como steven spielberges para sebastiÁn, quÉ emocionante ha de ser. carolina: viva colombia, hay que decirlo porque encanto es ver a colombia allÁ en hollywood, quÉ hermoso. el vÍdeo mÁs viral de la noche de los Óscar fue la cachetada del actor will smith al comediante, quite explicamos lo que pasÓ. [mÚsica] [mÚsica] [audio en inglÉs] [risas] borja: lo han visto todo, todo comenzÓ porque el comediante se burlÓ de la alopecia que tiene la esposa de willis smitr comparÁndola con la imagen de demi mooreh en donde aparece sin cabello. carolina: la alopecia es una condiciÓn que causa la pÉrdida de cabello en todo el cuerpo y no tiene cura, afecta a una de borja: smith se enfureciÓ ante esta burla y optÓ por defender a su esposa descargando su ira en pleno show en vivo. la agresiÓn de smith parece haber sido causada por la falta de sensibilidad de la broma de rock. hacia la lucha que tiene la seÑora pinket, ante la alopecia. smith se ha disculpado en el incidente y rock dijo que no va a presentar cargos contra el

yeah -- so, the other day i sat on the table with steven spielberg and i sat there before anyone elsen spielberg section he shouldn't be here >> yeah, yeah, exactly and he was just so lovely and down to earth. and then penelope cruz and javier bardem just sat down next to me and that's such a cool couple, oh my goodness >> jimmy: yeah and there fun too. >> but it was crazy, and i met andrew garfield who is like the loveliest guy. i scored some points with my brother because he's a big "spider-man" fan so, it was so much fun >> jimmy: i have a picture here of you meeting someone you kind of freaked out for will smith [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: how was will >> i love him. he's so cool okay, so, i need to really stop saying this on tv -- because i don't want people to think i fancy him, but at the s.a.g. awards, i kind of noticed him from a far and i didn't want to, kind of, fangirl and go up to him but i also just noticed how gorgeous he was in real life absolutely -- like, perfect. nothing was wrong with him >> jimmy: flawless skin. >> everything. he was just so well-groomed. and

steven spielberg famously came out swinging against streaming in an interview with itv in 2018. >> once're a tv movie. you certainly -- if it's a good show deserve an emmy. but not an oscar. >> reporter: but now the streaming revolution seems unstoppable. >> today amazon said it will acquire legendary film studio metro goldwyn mayer, known as mgm. >> reporter: amazon acquiring mgm for $8.5 billion. and in 2021 even spielberg closed a deal with netflix. is there a place for movie theaters in this new world of streaming? >> i think there always will be a place for movie theaters. but that is what everyone in the industry is trying to figure out. how do the theaters stay alive and how can you simultaneously at the same time keep these streaming services going? >> reporter: this sunday night the best movies of the year will take center stage. no matter where you watch them. >> and up next, the ballads that battled it out for oscar nods. and why we still don't talk about bruno. ♪ we don't talk about bruno, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ we don't talk about bruno ♪ and ask your doctor about biktarvy. bik

to netflix, including martin scorsese, who made the irishman, as well as alfonso cuaron and steven spielbergu cannot go around saying to people that there's a100% chance that they're going to die. and big stars like meryl streep. don't look up is also nominated for best this year. do you think the way we'll watch movies will change? i mean, what will it look like in ten years and 50 years? you know, istill think the same, to be honest. i don't think there's a better version to watch a film than on a big screen, or on a big screen in your home. i don't think that those two things will change. i do think there are obviously people now who watch them on ipad or on a cell phone. does that offend you? if someone tells you they've watched... it bums me out a little bit but then i go, "well, that's their choice." what matters this week, though, is the oscars showdown in la, and the chance when it comes to best picture for netflix to prove it really does have all the power. katie razzall, bbc news, los angeles. to football, and wales are just a game away from reaching the world cup finals for the fi

to netflix, including martin scorsese, who made the irishman, as well as alfonso cuaron and steven spielberg 100% chance that they're going to die. ..and big stars, too, like meryl streep. don't look up is also nominated for best picture this year. do you think the way we'll watch movies will change? i mean, what will it look like in ten years and 50 years? you know, istill think the same, to be honest. i don't think there's a better version to watch a film than on a big screen, or on a big screen in your home. i don't think that those two things will change. i do think there are obviously people now who watch them on ipad or on a cell phone. does that offend you? if someone tells you they've watched... it bums me out a little bit, but then i go, "well, that's their choice." what matters this week, though, is the oscars showdown in la, and the chance — when it comes to best picture — for netflix to prove it really does have all the power. katie razzall, bbc news, los angeles. the duke and duchess of cambridge have arrived in the bahamas for the final leg of their caribbean tour which has att

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steven spielberg participates in this lake of means of soviet history with a remake of the famous 1961usical . it's about love in the spirit of romeo and juliet. the lovers belong to opposing street gangs. critics. the painting was received with enthusiasm. but for good. she collapsed about the sports drama king richard with will smith in the title role. we have already told in our issues this story is about the father of the venus siren williams, who, even before their birth, set herself the goal of raising the first rackets of the world from her daughters and against all odds, paul anderson achieved his inspiring movie about growing up and first love, in which it is not clear what more comedies or dramas, but the main thing in it is a lot of lives, the film code is a child of deaf parents exactly what is said in the title, and teenage girls who grow up in a family deaf and dumb and faces a choice between the dream and the duty of guillermo del. toro is up for the oscars of the salts of nightmares. well aria is an image from a circus starring bradley cooper. well, finally, the tenth n

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. >> it appears steven spielberg is ray to bring bullet back to the big spring.er steve mcqueen. mcqueen's son and granddaughter are executive producers on the project. the film also had a legendary car chase through san francisco considered for decades as the best chasten them -- in film. who plays the next bullet? steve mcqueen, is hard to top. who is the up and coming next action guy? >> chris pine. i will throughout the name, there are so many actors that are remote -- remarkable. that movie is so old, still holds up, but i think a remake is probably a good idea at this time. that car chase and that car. i was in love with that car for years. >> he did all of his own stunts, right? >> is that right? >> i would like to suggest that we we -- that maybe we consider an actress for the rollable it -- role of bullet? how about a new kind of flip ofo phone, it can fold inward and outward, it has a three 60 degrees rotating hinge to bend at the phone in any direction -- 360 degree rotating hinge to bend the phone in either direction. no word on when or if it will act

. >> steven spielberg still going strong, but first to be non-summative -- nominated once a decade for six decades, this time for website story, the first movie remake to be nominated and the first to be denominated or vexed picture -- to be nominated for best picture twice. >> is arguably the most famous people. it hardly watches movies. >> the animated documentaryentan is the first film to score nominations across three categories, documented -- document rate, animated feature and international. >> it is told through animation and it is powerful, which is why got nominations in three categories. >> hosts wanda sykes, amy schumer and regina hall, three women posting the award show for the first time ever. reena roy, abc news, new york. larry: our anchor will be in los angeles for the special coverage, it's this friday and the weekend. you can watch the award show and now most admired alum! get up there. this is so embarrassing. there's no way it's me. you know her.... you love her.... ruh roh. what are you doing here? it's anna gomez! who? our first gigillionaire! with at&t fiber, ann

. >> wasn't steven spielberg a few years ago who said they should not be in the running?tables have turned. wax apple tv won. >> moving on we want to talk about the pandemic and inflation as we approach easter. more people are planning to attend church services in person this year according to a survey from the national retail federation. soaring prices have families bargain-hunting, the same survey shows consumers are planning to spend $169 this year. it was last year about $179. maybe you are like me, you just go after for the easter treats that are on clearance after all of it, 70% off. >> after 40 days of not eating sweets and fried food i might be heading that i'll. -- that aisle. i understand a lot of people like to go to the sunrise service and the fact you can have it outside and more people can gather, i see why attendance will be up this year. >> it seems like people are making for lost time. i don't know if you plan to do anything differently. >> we will have a get together which we are looking forward to very much. it is a nice time of year and a great holiday

laura dern, steven spielberg and many more. they released a letter, a statement. cnn obtained it. in it it states they asked will smith to leave the dolby theater, which answers the questions so many reasons why will smith was allowed to stay. they say it's because he refused to leave. brianna. . >> hmm. they have security. there's so much more -- they could have, if they wanted to. we will see what that is about here ahead. thank you so much. live for us from boston. >>> up next, thousands of ukrainians trapped in the bombed-out city of mariupol. there's a different way to treat hiv. it's every-other-month, injectable cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete hiv treatment you can get every other month. cabenuva helps keep me undetectable. it's two injections, given by a healthcare provider every other month. it's one less thing to think about while traveling. hiv pills aren't on my mind. a quick change in my plans is no big deal. don't receive cabenuva if you're allergic to its ingredients or taking certain medicines, which may interact with cabenu

first up, a growing list of celebrities stepping up and pledging support for ukraine, including steven spielberg$500,000 to the organization war child holland. he wrote on twitter about 6 million ukrainian children are currently out of school, we know it is a critical time to provide access to education and would like to support them to deal with the extremely traumatic experience. we told you a couple weeks ago about mila kunis, ashton kutcher's fundraiser. they reached $30 million goal and encouraged others to donate to similar causes. >> impressive they did that so quickly. >> exactly. i bet the efforts will keep going. nextup, the rollingstones, making new music without long time drummer charlie watts. keith richards revealed on the music now podcast they're recording with drummer steve jordan. watts who died in august encouraged the stones to keep rocking with jordan. >> in the beginning of the tour three months ago, i was in, oh, no, i cannot do this without charlie, and it wasn't except charlie saying to me listen, keith, you can do it with steve. you've done it many times. you know he ca

she won for anita in steven spielberg's remate of "west side story." he is taking home the best male actor for his performance in coda. >>> it's not being ignored by the stars of the oscar. chloe millas reports. >> reporter: hollywood paid tribute to ukraine at the academy awards. celebrities such as jamie lee curtis, tyler perry and samuel l. jackson wore blue and yellow ribbons to show their support. mila kunis, who was born in ukraine, took a moment while introducing a best song of the year nominee in performance to address the war. she said, quote, recent global events have left many of us feeling gutted. yet when you witness the strength and dignity of those facing such devastation, it's impossible to not be moved by their resilience. one cannot help but be in awe of those who find strength to keep fighting through unimaginable darkness. the academy also posted a message of support on the screen that read in part, quote, we'd like to have a moment of silence to show our support for the people of ukraine currently facing invasion, conflict and prej

steven spielberg's west side story the first remake of a former best picture winner that's nominated best picture. that film landing ariana debose the honor of being the first afro latino to be nominated. >> it's weird to have all these firsts attached to your nomination? >> it's one that i'm externally proud of for so many reasons. morgan: and the a-list stars will be out in full force with presenters including lady gaga, p diddy, halle berry, and more. i morgan norwood in hollywood. liz: abc 7 is your home for everything oscars. kumasi aaron is in ally for the oscars. she is going to have special coverage throughout the weekend. you can watch the awards show tomorrow night at 5:00 right here on abc 7. and tomorrow, live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. with on the red carpet live countdown to the oscars. stay with us for american idol at 8:00. at 9:00, on the red carpet after the oscars. at 11:00, abc7news will have local reaction, plus the date's headlines on abc 7. we'll be talking about that storm on the way. lisa: pretty impressive considering what we've had in the past three mont

so looking forward to this. >>> also, steven spielberg met a girl named maria and apparently that wasrst foray into the genre, that bucket is now apparently full. however, he will use his experience with the sharks and the jets to help another project near and dear to his heart when he acts as a producer for the upcoming musical adaptat so he t he's gngo od he's stl but he >>> also in the news this morning, congratulations in order for "mean girls" director jonathan bennett and his husband. they tied the knot over the weekend with some beautiful inclusive touches like a gender neutral wedding party they refer to as their bests as opposed to groomsmen and bridesmaids and they asked all guests to wear white to symbolize being part of one family. the couple telling "people" magazine when you're part of the lgbtq plus family, not everything in the wedding space is for you. well, guess what, they changed that. the couple finishing off the night with a fireworks display set to the soundtrack of "the greatest showman." i love it. i wish i was there. congratulations to jonathan and james. >>>

[speaking foreign language] >> translator: i'm most surprised to be in the same grouping as steven spielbergdrive my car" is also nominated for best picture, the first japanese film to ever be nominated for the category. it's the latest foreign film to sweep up nominations following "roma" in 2019 and "parasite" in 2020. the movie focusing on a widowed stage director who befriends a chauffeur following how they deal with loss and grief. that sentiment meeting the moment for many viewers during the pandemic. >> why do you think so many people were moved by this film? [speaking foreign language] >> translator: one of the reasons i think has a lot to do with the coronavirus pandemic, and a second part really is it's a story about what it means to keep on living. >> reporter: the film coming at a historic time during the academy when massive changes were made after the 2015 and 2016 oscars so white backlash when they were accused of lacking diversity. [speaking foreign language] >> translator: i think there has been many great japanese films in the past, but -- so a part of me thinks there's a c

reporter: film maker steven spielberg still going strong, the first to be nominated once a decade forthis time around for his remake of "west side story," which is now the first movie remake to ever be nominated and the first to be nominated for best picture twice. the animated documentary first film to score nominations across three separate future from categories. documentary animated and international film. >> the story of five a refugee -- of a refugee, and it is really powerful. that is why got nominations in those three categories. reporter: also the talk of the tent, hosts wanda sykes, amy schumer, and regina hall, three women hosting for the first time ever. reena roy, abc news, new york. jobina: now just five days away from the oscars are you can watch the words show only on abc 7, , sunday morning with countdown live. big show starts at 5:00. the most exciting part, kumasi will be in los angeles for the oscars special coverage friday and throughout the weekend. 55, ane hills.hat. east bay hills camera, offshore breeze will warm us up quickly. look at mount diablo, gusting to

by oprah winfrey and steven spielberg. >> the legacy that the the color purple, you know, has just howit is like to be a part of in this new adaptation is so dope and i hope, you know, i do it and being part of this cash like everything about them, the movie's going to be insane. yeah, it's like the beginning for me and my acting debut. >> yeah. the pride of the color purple musical is expected to be released next year in december. forward to that, go to that wraps up kron. 4 news at 9. thanks for being with us. going to toss it over to pam moore and ken wayne who are now standing by with kron 4 news at 10. her is dope. your dough. for, we're thank you, grant and take a look the thursday night. violent incidents involving homeless people. unfortunately, they are not new in the bay area. a san francisco woman recently suffered serious injuries after authorities say a homeless man with mental problems hurled a soda can in her face. >> the victim's friend saw it happen. she sharing her thoughts tonight on the governor's new proposal to tackle the state's homeless crisis. plus, ufc fightin

steven spielberg west side story the first remake of a former best picture winner that is nominated for the film landing ariana debose, the honor of being the first afro latina to be nominated. >> it is surreal to have these firsts attached to your nomination. i am proud of it. reporter: not only is is i celebration of hollywood's biggest and brightest, this year's ceremony marks the beginning of the return to normalcy. not only for hollywood, but the film industry. morgan norwood alive in hollywood, abc7news. liz: we appreciate it, see you soon. we are your home for everything oscars, kumasi aaron is and l.a. four the oscars and is going to have special coverage throughout the weekend. you can watch the 94th annual awards show tomorrow night at 5:00 right here on abc 7. tomorrow, live coverage begin at 10:00 a.m. with red carpet life countdown to the oscars, the show starts at 5:00 p.m., then you can stay with us or american idol at 8:00. 9:00, on the red carpet after the red carpet after the oscars. 11:00, abc7news will have local reaction and the days headlines. that is all here on a

jobina: filmmaker steven spielberg is the first to be nominated once a decade. the last six decades. this time around it's for his remake of west side story. we are now just five days away from the oscars. watch the award show right here only on abc news. coverage begins at 10 on sunday morning with the oscars countdown live. the big show starts at 5:00. our friend will be there in l.a. she's going to have special coverage that is starting on friday. she'll be there throughout the weekend. giving you all the updates and looks. reggie: i can't wait. jobina: i'm so -- get ready. we are talking hair. gowns. beautiful gowns. reggie: gowns. beautiful gowns. i can't wait to see what party she sneaks into. jobina: and what piano she gets on with elton john. it will happen. reggie: seven things you need to know. jobina: as we go to break, bringing you the golden gate jobina: #:58. seven things to know this morning. drew: number one, about record warmth today. that sunrise is at 7:08. once that sun is up we are in the 70's and 80's later on this afternoon. jobina: number

and the next film i have coming out in the fall is steven spielberg's new film, and i play, like, a beautiful thing that came my way so we'll see >> seth: you know, you talked -- this is a deeply dark character, and even by the standards of the riddler, this is a very dark take your wife, zoe, is obviously in show business, as well she must understand what you have to do as an actor with that said, is it easy for you to leave a job like that at home when you come home? >> uh, i mean, i'm so scared to talk about it in public because, like, the internet pages -- like, people, like, pick up on what you say and it's -- it can kind of get blown out of proportion but i don't know if you had the experience doing "snl," like, where you've got all this energy going toward saturday night. >> seth: yeah. >> and the stakes are high and it's adrenaline. and it's -- you know, and then after the show, you can't just, like, go to bed, right >> seth: yeah, we rock out >> i mean, in your case, you guys get to go rock out. now, i didn't rock out after a long day of shooting, but it takes a while to come down >>

. >> i'm most surprised to be in the same grouping as steven spielberg, kenneth branagh, paul campionall of these directors is incredible to me. reporter: "drive my car" is also nominated for best picture, the first japanese film to ever be nominated for the category. if the latest foreign film to sweep up nominations, following "roma" in 2019, "parasite" in 20 toe, and "minari" in 2021. the movie focused on a director who we friends a chauffeur following how they deal with loss and grief. that sentiment meeting the moment for many viewers during the pandemic. why do you think so many people are moved by this film? sapp one of the reasons is the coronavirus pandemic. a second part is it's really a story about what it means to keep on living. reporter: the film coming at a historic time during the academy, when massessive changes have been made after the 2015 and 2016 oscar so white backlash, when they were accused of lacking diversity. >> i think there have been many great japanese films in the past, but a part of me thinks that there's a change in the academy that has also led to thi

. >> stahl: she knew that back in the '90s, after making the film "schindler's list," steven spielbergon named for the hebrew word for the holocaust, shoah, to film and collect testimonies from as many survivors as possible. they have interviewed nearly 55,000 of them so far, and have stored them at the university of southern california. but maio dreamed of something more dynamic-- being able to actively converse with survivors after they're gone. and she figured, in the age of artificial intelligence tools like siri and alexa, the technology had to be creatable. >> stephen smith: i've been involved in interviewing holocaust survivors for over 20 years. >> stahl: she brought the idea to stephen smith, executive director of the u.s.c. shoah foundation, and now her husband. he loved it, but some of his colleagues weren't so sure. >> maio: one of them looked at me-- she was like, "you want to talk to dead people?" ( laughs ) >> stahl: and you said, "yes, because that's the point." >> maio: that's the point. >> stahl: well, maybe people thought you're turning the holocaust into something,

soldier memorabilia letters things to go in the archive it but the money came in tom hanks and steven spielberg became impress. sarios fort fun now, it's they do it fundraises. i mean they have a lot of corporate support. its peak you it's a museum that just grows grows and grows because of the corporate support. there's not a company that doesn't want to support honoring our world war two. that's so you taught at two line you taught at the university knowledge would you teach i'm always the same american history brian, but i break it up. i've taught over the years my main stay i guess is cold war history, but i do history the presidents. i've done civil rights history environmental history. those are really the core one military history and i break them up right now. i mean my core courses. i'm the last few years. i'm doing one class on the 1960s and 70s and then a class on presidential history before we leave the the bus trips and all that. as you look back. what was the most? successful one stop as far as you could see the reaction of the students well, we there many but one that came to min

soldier memorabilia letters things to go in the archive it but the money came in tom hanks and steven spielberg became impress. sarios fort fun now, it's they do it fundraises. i mean they have a lot of corporate support. its peak you it's a museum that just grows grows and grows because of the corporate support. there's not a company that doesn't want to support honoring our world war two. that's so you taught at two line you taught at the university knowledge would you teach i'm always the same american history brian, but i break it up. i've taught over the years my main stay i guess is cold war history, but i do history the presidents. i've done civil rights history environmental history. those are really the core one military history and i break them up right now. i mean my core courses. i'm the last few years. i'm doing one class on the 1960s and 70s and then a class on presidential history before we leave the the bus trips and all that. as you look back. what was the most? successful one stop as far as you could see the reaction of the students well, we there many but one that came to min

making of a number of movies and most recently the eight air force movie with tom hanks and steven spielberg. so all of these folks are extraordinary talents and people who have been helping us to to sort through the history of world war two. and so i don't think anybody in this room. would not appreciate what's going on throughout the world even more. so in recently, it's all histories always been distorted and misused but but now it seems like it just everywhere. it's being politicized. mythologize and weaponized all over the globe and so you can see we need help of the best minds to sort through all of that. our museum is not a federal museum. we're not constrained by the federal government or by the state of louisiana or any other outside entity about how we tell our stories here. we're dependent on our membership our donors our board of trustees and our staff to keep this moving forward. so we try to follow the facts. we don't try to succumb to any of the myths. of the good war or greatest generation, but we do we do honor. the sacrifice the courage of veterans of all ages races and rep

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steven spielberg with me. all squashed up together. so many great memories. we had john legend.his farewell yellow brick road tour back up and running after covid, sir elton will have to miss his own party for the first time in its 30-year history. >> it breaks my heart i can't be there. it's an event that means so much to us. we have lady gaga, billy porter and the wonderful brandi carlile to help david, my husband, out. >> we're going to try to make up for elton not being there by me wearing something outrageous. you have to rise to the occasion because he'll see the pictures and hohl let you know if you don't. >> reporter: the foundation bringing in more than $500 million for those living with hiv. >> the most is raising the money. that's what we do it for. this year i think will be our biggest year, hopefully. >> and also a priceless amount of education and counsel, and visibility for people living with hiv and aids. >> 5 million lives saved because of the work of this foundation. >> you actually don't see the work that's been done and the people whose lives you changed. >>

also presenting, rachel zegler, the star of steven spielberg's west side story, after revealing justash this year's nominees a mix of big screen blockbusters and stand-out streamers. >> what little lady made these >> the power of the dog is going into sunday's awards with best picture buzz but coda is also a fan favorite. all eyes are on will smith for best actor, twice nominated before in the same category. smith's turn as tennis legends venus and serena williams' father in king richard could finally bring him oscar gold in the best actress category, three-time nominee jessica chastain as tammy faye bakker could also take home a win one to also watch, our friend lin-manuel miranda if he wins, for "encanto the 37-year-old will make history as the youngest egot winner to keep the 2500 guests attending safe, the l.a. times says the audience will be required to show proof of vaccination and at least two negative pcr tests the theater itself will only be at 75% capacity. and attendees in some areas will be spaced out and required to wear masks now, the awards show is already dealing with

very scary and cool and unbelievable, so -- >> we were standing side stage, oh, my gosh, that's steven spielberg> the oscars was like a family event at our house. we would have friends over. we get dressed and eat food and it's so weird to think that that's what this is. >> we're certain we'd never be nominated. >> that's the other thing. >> our dreams are so small. >> it's really true. ♪ >> reporter: the songwriting is such an achievement because it's a combination of your world and the intimacy of your world with the biggest movie imaginable. >> it was a big deal for us to make sure that we were not taking away from the sound of the franchise and also not straying too far away from myself that it felt nonorganic word -- not -- what's the - >> authentic? >> authentic. >> that's what we were trying to achieve the whole time. ♪ >> such a great song and pitch perfect for a movie, even those who worked on it told us is the first bond film that ever made them cry, guys. >> all right. good to see you as always, chris. the 94th academy awards are live march 27th, 8:00 p.m. right here on abc and tune i