it did well at sundance film festival. but in essence, then, they can say, "well, you see? your story just isn't out there pulling those millions of audience members." >> right. it's not big enough, and there's not enough interest in the subject matter. >> hinojosa: and so you just continue to beat your head against the wall and say, "we're going to do it." but let me ask you about this, wes, because again, your life story is so fascinating. the fact that cherokee was your first language, i want to bring that back to you, because you have become something of an activist, an educator. you wrote children's books in cherokee. and you have become active in the indigenous language protections here in our country. why? why does it matter to you so much, and why should it matter to all of us? >> it really is a matter of self identification, and a way of... how you identify yourself in the world to other individuals. it's a matter of really identity. you know, you have an identity that is based in a language other than english, gives you a perhaps different outlook on life. maybe i

author of four books and i am holding in my hands here is a memoir, he is serving at the sundance film festival now as a feature film developed for the movie adaptation of this book. it's a brilliant book, a memoir, and you see i have pulled out right here shoot me with this knowledge. he and i, we were in studio and we were spent together. we might freestyle up in here. i'm looking at this book it looks like a gun gun and i say is this you son? [laughter] he is a brilliant young man, a brilliant artist, a brilliant writer, and he is presented and performed more than 40 countries and received a key to the city of dallas. you have no doubt seen his film, engaging with kwanzaa. he is a remarkable artist and a man who operates in several different genres simultaneously. really knocking knocking down these artificial barriers between the digital, expression and articulation of knowledge, the sonic articulation of knowledge, and the literary one. we are we are honored to have him here today. next to him is doctor morgan. you have heard professor peterson shout out her deconstructing, old dirty maste

he's serving at the sundance film festival now as a feature film fellow for the movie adaptation of thisook, "buck." it's a brilliant book. it's a memoir. and you see how it pulls out right here -- [laughter] is that done? huh? [laughter] yeah. what'd you say? robbing negroes of ignorance. shooting you with this knowledge. anyway, he and i were in the studio, and we were spitting together. we might freestyle up in here. i'm looking at this book, it looks like a gun. i look and i say, is this you, son? [laughter] this' just amateur. anyway, but he's a brilliant, brilliant young man, a brilliant artist, a brilliant writer. and he's presented and performed in more than 40 countries and received a key to the city of dallas. you've no doubt seen his film engaging with kwanzaa. he's a remarkable artist and a man who operates in several different genres simultaneously, really knocking down these artificial barriers between the digital, if you will, expression and articulation of knowledge, the sonic articulation of knowledge and the literary one. so we're honored to have him here today. >> that

gi film festival. called sundance for the troops. a lot of though films are playing in fairfax. 're interested in seeingri those movies go to gi film festival.com. we have three guests on the show from that festival for thm e movie this evening hours which is michael bay's movie, tig and oz will be here the two actual contractors fromrs fo ben many benghazi and thenyengh actor who played tig in the film. film. robert patrick will be here atck 10:30 who terminator two judgment day my j favorite movie of all time. move >> i love it. >> start off now with alice witl through the looking glass sequel to alice in wonderland.rl the first movie by the wayvie be made over $1 billion, okay. o that is huge.s h it was directed by tim burton.t. this directed by the director do of the muppets.of t this time alice is traveling tri back through time to try and save the mad hatter johnny depp's character. you have mia what is kowski i find myself more engaged. engag johnny depp is amazing. amazing there are some issues. i thought anne hathaway wasway way overacting. ovectin i think these she's a

here in d.c., we have the film festival, the sundance for troops.t weekend for movies in general. first off, we have apocalypspoc. the usual suspects, one of the greatest movies of all times. this movie deals with the first mute tant ever. essentially the x men at the time fight apocalypse and defeat him. the quick silver sequence is phenomenal. that scene in days of future past, where he runs around in slow motion, that scene is done here with a 3,000 per frame phantom camera. that looks unbelievable. it's a little too negative at times. some of the dialogue is cheesy. it's not as good as days of future past, and i gave it a 3 1/2 out of 5. one of the stars of the movie is jennifer lawrence. she plays mystique. she's part of hunger games and x men films. what if her catnis and mystique meet? >> i see them fighting. >> who would win in that fight? >> mystique. she only likes akita when he's dying. as soon as he's almost dead, she's like oh, my god. >> that movie opens up today. i gave it a 3 1/2 out of 5. i recommend the 2 d even though it was shot

films to be shown at the upcoming g.i. festival in washington. some people call it sundance for veterans. is is a tenth anniversary of the festival. some of the news4's barbara harrison on midday. >> a lot of films are coming out in hollywood where they didn't portray veterans respectfully. he realized it was a pr problem and he said, why not a film festival. let's show what service and sacrifice are all about. >> the festival starts on saturday. it runs through the following weekend with 78 films being shown at several theaters around our area. >>> this is national foster care month, and to mark the month several hundred people gathered at the civic center in silver spring to honor a local charity. some very special things for children who so often have to move from home to home. the organization comfort cases provides suitcases and backpacks filled with pajamas, blankets, toys, and other items. they're all meant to help ease the transition for foster children who may have to move frequently. barbara harrison was celebrate the organization's founders who adopted four children from foster

sundance, and then it showed at this festival. it's interesting to look at your work laid out end to end, because as much as this film is your story, a number of these films have been your story. - yeah. - you're comfortable telling your story in different ways, going all the way back to slacker, which literally, from the very first scene, is your story. it's you. - i think i'm, i will admit, i'm one of the few who will admit, like, oh yeah, this was a point in my life, or this was me and my friends, or yeah, i met a girl in philadelphia, and we walked around all night. - that becomes three movies. - you know, the trilogy's kind of based on one night i had, so i'll talk about that. i think you're supposed to kind of say, "oh no, i just, you know, "make these things up," but i kind of like, i'll acknowledge it, just kind of like, you know, a lot of novelists kind of will admit, you know, oh, this was this point of my life, or a moment in time, so, i have no problem doing that, and i think it, you know, people you're working with, i think they kind of like that, 'cause it gives you a certain authority. it's like, no, this is exactly