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Aired December 14, 2002 - 08:46 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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ARTHEL NEVILLE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, all the Trekkies are flocking to theaters this weekend to see the latest Star Trek movie, "Nemesis." It's not only the one hitting the big screen, though. Jay-Lo, Jennie from the block, better known these days, as I just said, Jennie from the block is back in theaters -- I beat the scriptwriter on that one -- is back in theaters with her new movie "Made In Manhattan."
And for all the buzz, we're going to go to L.A., where, you know, the big man Paul Clinton is standing by. He got up early for us here.
PAUL CLINTON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Very early.
NEVILLE: Paul, good morning, first of all.
CLINTON: Good morning, Arthel.
NEVILLE: What is this installment number 10, is it?
CLINTON: Yes, it is installment 10 and the legend has it that the even Star Wars are the best and the uenvens, of course, are not as good. And this is an even Star Wars and it's pretty good. As usual, Star Trek, what they do is they take current social issues and they put them into space in the future.
`And this time the issue is cloning. Newcomer Tom Hardy plays the evil clone the Romulans have made to take over basically the world and to destroy earth and take over the universe. Nothing that hasn't been done a million times for Star Treks.
But it's quite good. There's lots of action. One of the main characters does die in this one. I won't say which one. But, of course, they always come back on Star Trek. You never can tell.
Now, they are advertising this as the last Star Trek, but they're being very coy about it. And I called the people at Paramount and they would neither confirm or deny whether this is the last one. And the cast members have all said they'll keep coming back and doing this when they're on walkers and doing oxygen.
NEVILLE: I'm sure they will. I guess so.
Hey, listen, let's talk about "Made In Manhattan."
CLINTON: Well, "Made In Manhattan" is Jennifer Lopez's new film and her leading man is Ralph Fiennes. Now, usually British actors and sex scenes are not used in the same sentence. He's kind of a cold fish. But he comes across fairly well in this, although there is not that whole, not a whole lot of chemistry between the two.
But Jay-Lo can act, unlike a number of other divas that will remain nameless. She can act. She pulls this off pretty well. But it's not that great of a movie. The script is really stupid, even though it is a fantasy. It's a Cinderella fantasy. It doesn't stay within the realm of its own reality. It breaks its own reality time and again. I'm sure it'll be a big hit, but the story by John Hughes and by Kevin Wade, who wrote "Working Girl," is really, really ridiculous.
NEVILLE: Wow. Well, I still want to see it anyway, so there.
CLINTON: I'm sure it's going to make a lot of money. It'll be fine.
NEVILLE: All right, so, you know, these days if you mention Jennifer Lopez, you have to mention Ben Affleck, right? But what is this Benifer? What is this?
CLINTON: Benifer. Well, I was talking to Kevin Smith the other day. He's got a new DVD out where he goes, from his college tour where he went around the country, you know, discussing all this movies. And the DVD is wonderful. But I went to talk to him and he was talking about Jennifer Lopez and Ben and the publicity machine for his new movie, "Jersey Girl," which they are both starring in. And we have that on tape.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
KEVIN SMITH, DIRECTOR: I mean that's the beauty of this movie is it feels like, with the movies in the past, I've always had to kind of get out there and promote them. But this is the movie that like just add water. It promotes itself. Like you've got Jen and Ben in it and suddenly it's the Benifer movie.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
NEVILLE: All right, all right. Well, I guess we have to wait for that one, too, to see Ben and Jen, Jen and Ben.
All right, let's...
CLINTON: Well, that's a new word, Benifer. I think it's going to be in the dictionary within a couple of years.
NEVILLE: Benifer. I just, leave it at Jen and Ben for me, OK, or Ben and Jen, or however you like it. But Benifer, I'm not sure I'm working with that, OK?
CLINTON: OK. You're not going to get on that bandwagon. Fine.
NEVILLE: I want to move on, though, to "About Schmidt" with Jack Nicholson.
CLINTON: "About Schmidt," now we're getting into Oscar territory. This is a really, really excellent movie. It is directed and written by Alexander Payne along with his partner, Jim Taylor. They're responsible for "Citizen Ruth" and for "Election," which put Reese Witherspoon on the map.
This is a very, very good movie. Jack Nicholson is definitely going to get nominated for an Academy Award and he might win one. When he's nominated, it'll make his 12th nomination, which will make him at once, as always, the most nominated male. But he'll now be tied with Katherine Hepburn and Meryl Streep for Oscars, although Meryl Streep will probably pick up another nomination this year for "Adaptation" or for "Hours."
But this is a brilliant, brilliant script. It's a wonderful story. It's a coming of age story for a 66-year-old man, Jack Nicholson. His wife has died. He's been retired from his job and his whole world has collapsed and fallen apart. And it takes place in Omaha, Nebraska. He gets in a Winnebago that he and his wife were planning on touring the country in and goes to rescue his daughter, played by Hope Davis, who is marrying a real loser, played by Dermott Mulroney, who's a waterbed salesman with a mullet haircut.
And his mission in life is to stop that marriage. And it's a beautiful story about love and redemption. Nicholson is perfect in it. Kathy Bates is hilarious. There's a nude scene with Katy Bates now. And when she climbs into a hot tub with Jack Nicholson, his expression is wroth the price of admission, trust me.
NEVILLE: OK, well, a must see, no doubt.
All right, Paul Clinton, OK, so it's 10 till six out there. Are you going back to sleep?
CLINTON: I'm going back to bed.
NEVILLE: All right, good night.
CLINTON: No doubt.
Good night.
NEVILLE: And you stay right there if you're watching us here on CNN SATURDAY MORNING. We're back in a moment.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Aired December 14, 2002 - 08:46 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
ARTHEL NEVILLE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, all the Trekkies are flocking to theaters this weekend to see the latest Star Trek movie, "Nemesis." It's not only the one hitting the big screen, though. Jay-Lo, Jennie from the block, better known these days, as I just said, Jennie from the block is back in theaters -- I beat the scriptwriter on that one -- is back in theaters with her new movie "Made In Manhattan."
And for all the buzz, we're going to go to L.A., where, you know, the big man Paul Clinton is standing by. He got up early for us here.
PAUL CLINTON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Very early.
NEVILLE: Paul, good morning, first of all.
CLINTON: Good morning, Arthel.
NEVILLE: What is this installment number 10, is it?
CLINTON: Yes, it is installment 10 and the legend has it that the even Star Wars are the best and the uenvens, of course, are not as good. And this is an even Star Wars and it's pretty good. As usual, Star Trek, what they do is they take current social issues and they put them into space in the future.
`And this time the issue is cloning. Newcomer Tom Hardy plays the evil clone the Romulans have made to take over basically the world and to destroy earth and take over the universe. Nothing that hasn't been done a million times for Star Treks.
But it's quite good. There's lots of action. One of the main characters does die in this one. I won't say which one. But, of course, they always come back on Star Trek. You never can tell.
Now, they are advertising this as the last Star Trek, but they're being very coy about it. And I called the people at Paramount and they would neither confirm or deny whether this is the last one. And the cast members have all said they'll keep coming back and doing this when they're on walkers and doing oxygen.
NEVILLE: I'm sure they will. I guess so.
Hey, listen, let's talk about "Made In Manhattan."
CLINTON: Well, "Made In Manhattan" is Jennifer Lopez's new film and her leading man is Ralph Fiennes. Now, usually British actors and sex scenes are not used in the same sentence. He's kind of a cold fish. But he comes across fairly well in this, although there is not that whole, not a whole lot of chemistry between the two.
But Jay-Lo can act, unlike a number of other divas that will remain nameless. She can act. She pulls this off pretty well. But it's not that great of a movie. The script is really stupid, even though it is a fantasy. It's a Cinderella fantasy. It doesn't stay within the realm of its own reality. It breaks its own reality time and again. I'm sure it'll be a big hit, but the story by John Hughes and by Kevin Wade, who wrote "Working Girl," is really, really ridiculous.
NEVILLE: Wow. Well, I still want to see it anyway, so there.
CLINTON: I'm sure it's going to make a lot of money. It'll be fine.
NEVILLE: All right, so, you know, these days if you mention Jennifer Lopez, you have to mention Ben Affleck, right? But what is this Benifer? What is this?
CLINTON: Benifer. Well, I was talking to Kevin Smith the other day. He's got a new DVD out where he goes, from his college tour where he went around the country, you know, discussing all this movies. And the DVD is wonderful. But I went to talk to him and he was talking about Jennifer Lopez and Ben and the publicity machine for his new movie, "Jersey Girl," which they are both starring in. And we have that on tape.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
KEVIN SMITH, DIRECTOR: I mean that's the beauty of this movie is it feels like, with the movies in the past, I've always had to kind of get out there and promote them. But this is the movie that like just add water. It promotes itself. Like you've got Jen and Ben in it and suddenly it's the Benifer movie.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
NEVILLE: All right, all right. Well, I guess we have to wait for that one, too, to see Ben and Jen, Jen and Ben.
All right, let's...
CLINTON: Well, that's a new word, Benifer. I think it's going to be in the dictionary within a couple of years.
NEVILLE: Benifer. I just, leave it at Jen and Ben for me, OK, or Ben and Jen, or however you like it. But Benifer, I'm not sure I'm working with that, OK?
CLINTON: OK. You're not going to get on that bandwagon. Fine.
NEVILLE: I want to move on, though, to "About Schmidt" with Jack Nicholson.
CLINTON: "About Schmidt," now we're getting into Oscar territory. This is a really, really excellent movie. It is directed and written by Alexander Payne along with his partner, Jim Taylor. They're responsible for "Citizen Ruth" and for "Election," which put Reese Witherspoon on the map.
This is a very, very good movie. Jack Nicholson is definitely going to get nominated for an Academy Award and he might win one. When he's nominated, it'll make his 12th nomination, which will make him at once, as always, the most nominated male. But he'll now be tied with Katherine Hepburn and Meryl Streep for Oscars, although Meryl Streep will probably pick up another nomination this year for "Adaptation" or for "Hours."
But this is a brilliant, brilliant script. It's a wonderful story. It's a coming of age story for a 66-year-old man, Jack Nicholson. His wife has died. He's been retired from his job and his whole world has collapsed and fallen apart. And it takes place in Omaha, Nebraska. He gets in a Winnebago that he and his wife were planning on touring the country in and goes to rescue his daughter, played by Hope Davis, who is marrying a real loser, played by Dermott Mulroney, who's a waterbed salesman with a mullet haircut.
And his mission in life is to stop that marriage. And it's a beautiful story about love and redemption. Nicholson is perfect in it. Kathy Bates is hilarious. There's a nude scene with Katy Bates now. And when she climbs into a hot tub with Jack Nicholson, his expression is wroth the price of admission, trust me.
NEVILLE: OK, well, a must see, no doubt.
All right, Paul Clinton, OK, so it's 10 till six out there. Are you going back to sleep?
CLINTON: I'm going back to bed.
NEVILLE: All right, good night.
CLINTON: No doubt.
Good night.
NEVILLE: And you stay right there if you're watching us here on CNN SATURDAY MORNING. We're back in a moment.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
