The 2nd film from clinton parent tina was less of reinvention of cinema and a re mix of old tropes and a new style. But it hit the movie world like a shock of address the abuse anybody everybody wanted. Yeah. Who wouldnt talk . Fixing premiered in 1994, it felt a bit different than the other movies that can, that year the, they were mostly class a european or how square like birth by the sun, 3 colors red films, supposedly about the real world, about history, about the politics of a big idea of the whole section was it like that whole fiction felt like a movie and pretty trashing. At that, it took recycled characters and story lines from a 1000 crime films weve already seen the so we had the story of the to hit man on their final job jewels winfield and then some vague, the, the story of the mysterious, all powerful gangster or sell us waltz best pri, pride that god damn the story, the gangsters was defense. A tall meal was the story of which i know the boxer who went through his fine
Getting that metal, getting the National Medal of the arts meant, personally for me, it was quite an achievement and one that i felt really humbled to receive. That the arts mattered. And to have the arts recognized at that level of the country of government, it was a profound act. Not just for me, but for every young person in this country who wanted to express themselves, whether with paint, words, song, or bodies and dance. It meant all of those things. I wrote as a hobby and i did not know it could be a profession at all. I had no role models. I had never met a novelist or a poet. All of these people that wrote these things were names in a book. And the only one i really had a visual was long gone. To me, it was something i did as a hobby. I really thought that i was going to be one of the three things, to be a doctor, lawyer, or teacher. I do not feel that pressure that you will become a doctor, lawyer, or teacher. It was just in the air. And i discovered creative writing classes.
Cemented in history. Im ellee pai hong. And im kerry sayers. And im your host, bill kurtis. Its superheroes, through the decades. As kids we all aspire be one of these. Not bird or a plane but a superhero. With abilities far beyond those of mere humans and as we grow up our fascination with superheroes doesnt go away. In fact, by judging by the box office reciepts of the past several decades, it only grows bigger. Today, were taking the hour to look at some of our favorite superheroes through the decades, from the caped crusader to wonder woman to your friendly neighborhood spiderman. But we begin with one of the most instantly recognizable superheros and the grand daddy of them all superman. Cloaked in blue and red and branded with a bold letter s, an icon that helped shape all the superheroes to come. Up in the sky, look its a bird, its a plane, its superman superman. The preeminent superhero was born from the minds of two teenage boys living in cleveland, ohio; jerry siegel and joe
And remembering batman. Celebrating a life of adam west, the campy caped crusader who bammed, powed and whacked his way into our hearts. And reaching a Younger Generation with cartoon comedy. What he said about how hed like to be remembered. Good sunday morning. You know, someone is waking up much richer this morning. A single ticket matching all six powerball numbers was sold in california. That ticket is worth almost 448 million, one of the largest jackpots in history. Well, we know since he showed up to work today that it wasnt Ron Claiborne who bought the ticket although he did walk away. Checking his numbers. It could be that. Well find out. Here he is. Hes coming back. Where are you going . I was going to go put my contacts in. There we go. Really . We love the bespectacled look on Ron Claiborne. We do the show same time every saturday. Welcome to gma. Thanks, rob. Well have much more on the powerball winner, aka not Ron Claiborne, coming up. But lets get to our top stories this
Bigoted. The idea that muslims are trying to impose shariah law is absurd. We are in danger of fascism being imposed on america. Reporter the police tried to keep the groups separate, even on their own representative Street Corners. The physical distance hinting at the wide ideological divide. They are here to kill, steal, and destroy america. Reporter the counter protesters say if they are concerned be about religious intolerance they need look no further than the mirror. We need unite to get something done in this country. Our Health Care System needs to improve. We spend all our time hating each other, creating division. Reporter in san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. Not just san jose. In the sacramento area about 100 people held their own protests against shariah law. Organizers insisted they dont have a hostile view towards muslims overall, but counter demonstrators stood on an opposite Street Corner to denounce antimuslim rhetoric. Members held up signs that said stand up to racism.