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Us to -- theres no way were doing this in less than 20 seconds. upon who it was incumbent on us to thank. robin williams. my brother casey whos brilliant in the movie. cole haaser. my mother and one of the most beautiful women here. chris moore produced the movie. patrick rice the best agent in hollywood. and for showing us how to give our acceptance speech. all our friends and family. and everybody back in boston watching us tonight. >> thank you so much the city of boston. and i know were forg...

George clooney. >> george clooney. >> george clooney. >> i just sat there in front of the tv going i cant believe it. >> i saw my face on tv. >> jason wrightman for ""juno". >> i realized i had been nominated for a kn academy awar >> where i grew up? i didnt expect to hear my name. did they just say my name. >> i was on an indian reservation, an shoshone reservation i think in utah when i got word that id been nominated. >> benecio del toro in "traffic". >> you get nominated and go on that carou...

It. its called "labor day" directed by jason wrightman. its the most daffy, romantic fantasy about an escaped murderer who takes refuge with a mother and essentially fatherless boy, but he doesnt abuse them. he sits down and he makes chili and teaches them how to do a pie crust. you want to use lard and butter. you want to make it hard, cut it in and use your hands. then he helps, teaches the boy how to catch a baseball and fix leaks and makes love to the woman. he ties her up first because she ...

>> thats not why were playing it. thats a healthy ego. >> you got to go with the joke. >> i know. were just teasing. >> just want to honor my man. >> this is in honor of don cornelius. we announced his death yesterday. soul train, did you watch "soul train" ever? am i right, saturday morning? >> did you pass by the channel or actually stop? >> we have a lot to get to. let me introduce our panel to you will cain, john fugelsan, i mangle your name all the time. soledad obrien -- >> thats...

Kind of film. are those my words or bens words? film critic and host of classic movies, back with us now for a look at the new dvd releases out this weekend. lets begin with up in the air. lets begin with the flick. all the awards they are looking for. you like this one. i think you said you liked this one. >> i did. its like losing the super bowl. you had a great season and up in the air is a terrific movie. i thought it might win for a best screen play oscar for jason wrightman and it didnt, b...

Goes to lee daniels. >> i cant dream that far. im just happy to be at the party. >> who will win an oscar and walk away empty-handed, everyone is waiting for the envelope, please. lets talk about the big night with lauren sanchez, the weekend host of "extra," good to see you. >> reporter: good to see you. >> lee daniels, hes got some pretty stiff competition there in that best director category. were talking about kathryn bigel bigelow, james cameron, jason wrightman, and quentin tarantino. yike...

Out there and i had such a wonderful time, just a wonderful experience working with the people from paramount. they were just wonderful, great people. >> now, you were great. so why not get a gig in acting? have you called up central casting and said, hey, make me a regular or somebody get me into tv and movies? >> yes, thats what i plan on doing. thats the game plan right now, absolutely. >> are you close to anything? >> yes. well, you know, im hopeful and im thinking positive every day. you ne...

Only extremely professional people, but they are -- you know, they have hearts of gold. and that makes a tremendous difference. >> well, big switch from working at chrysler for more than 30 years, huh? >> yes, absolutely. >> all right. well tell you what, lets fire it up. were going to start the clock. arthur hill, give us your 30-second pitch. >> hello. my name is art hill and im in the best movie of the year "up in the air" with george clooney. i have had the fortune of working with award winn...

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