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Cnn new york. >> thank you very much. that was a nice story there. joining me now, the star of the iconic 1980s comedy "three men and a baby." and talk radio host, and also the former jeopardy champ. he wrote about it. and nina who writes for the rolling stone. thank you everyone for joining us. steve, hollywood has taken quite a rap since this latest shooting. some of the titles that have been named, knocked up, super bad, 16 candles, superman 2. on and on and on. is hollywood really part of th...

>> would you dare claim to be mayor? thats exactly what james billington did posing as the mayor of straff -- strafford, evening land. it fooled many. he was invited to many charity events even cutting the ribbon at the alton towers theme park. he was discovered after the mayor tweeted that the mayor reminded him of a villain in superman 2. it could have been worse. he could have said superman 4. after hearing of the fake mayor, the real mayor/counselor responted saying nobody minds a bit of fun...

Political train going straight for them. because republicans are going to go back to what republicans should worry about, debt and jobs and this political gimmick to raise money and raise names will be washed aside. we will get back to business, number one, debt and jobs. >> well, i think what we will see is i think what boehner is trying to come up with, he still doesnt want to pass anything thats clean, but theyre trying to come up. you saw yesterday they floated the idea of forcing super comm...

This weekend at the box office. ticket sales put him at the top of the heap with a whopping $125 million. the next closest was this is the end at more than $20 million. the top five were rounded out by now you see me and fast and furious 6 and the purge. i should point out that warner brothers, which made man of steel and cnn are both owned by timewarner. the superman story is a classic of pop culture. this particular version is markedly different from ones before. here is citizens rick baldwin....

Franchise with man of steel. >> its not an s. in my world, it means hope. >> here, its an s. >> why has it been so hard? it started off well enough, 1978, superman the movie ushered in the era of the super man franchise. christopher reed really did make us believe a man could fly. it took liberties when he reversed the earths rotation to stop lois lane from dying. why wouldnt he do that every time something horrible happens. superman 2 has its fans. despite looking like mick fleetwood on the cov...

Way ahead of you, brian. but it was a confusing concept to sell to audiences. even singer took liberties. he gave superman a son with lois. how would that work? >> his krip tone yan buy logical makeup is enhanced by the -- >> the movies have never totally gotten superman, that most american of superheroes. hes an ideal. the way wed like to think of ourselves. patriotic. benevolent. but dont screw with us. lets face it. no one fantasizes about being clark kent. >> the fwlaglasses. the business su...

Steel," out today already has earned 21 milli$21 million. i impressive, yes. that doesnt stack up to day one top earners ever. harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2. twilight breaking dawn. twilight eclipse. no one wants man of steel to be good more than me. not just because time warner owns cnn. superman is a classic, i say. in the era when even b-list heroes have big movie franchises, why has superman remained so earthbound? >> theyre robbing the truck! >> superman has long been at home ...