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"avatar" is the highest grossing movie ever. its interesting to see "the blind side" catch on, carried by word of mouth. great movies werent nominated. >> they didnt consult you. what were they thinking? >> theyre crazy. it was a good year, not great. a good year for actors. >> ben, thank you so much. i appreciate it. we look forward to watching the oscars. before that well see you next weekend, right? >> of course. always good to talk to you. >> thank you so much. have a great weekend. lets loo...

Failure. this is surprisingly dull. >> you were not willing to take flight with it. >> i was not willing to take flight with it. it didnt do well. it wasnt well received. its easy to understand why. its not terrible, but if we are going to do it quickly, by and large, skip it. >> all right. well talk about oscars -- sort of, kind of, in a way even though they havent happened yet we have heard about the nominees. oscars will be handed out next month, however next time we see you, ben, you will ta...

All right. another nicholas sparks romance comes to the big screen in "dear john" and john travolta is sporting a completely new look in the action flick "from paris with love." ben mankowitz, host of turner classic movies, is in los angeles. you are just all over the place. vegas, d.c., atlanta and now los angeles. good to see you. >> you, too, fred. >> lets talk about "dear john," channing tatum, a new heart throb -- well, new to me -- >> hes also not little. >> okay, true. hes not little. hes...

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