the rescue, saturday night at 6:30 p.m. saturday and sunday 6:30 p.m. oprah winfrey returns to the big screen after a 15-year gap. she stars with forest whittaker in the butler which opens nationwide today. it s based on a true story. it chases the dramatic upheavals of america. in the heat of the night with sydney portier. he s a white man s fantasy of what he wants us to be. what are you talking about? he s breaking down barriers for all of us. oprah and wittaker sat down with anderson.
here because this really was an extraordinary moment. a lot of people applauded the character, the butler. this is the dinner scene. let s watch. it s a wild man s fantastic si of what he wants us to bp. what are you talking about? he just won the academy award. he s breaking down barriers for all of us. by being white. by acting white. sydney portier a nothing but a rich uncle tom. look at you. all puffed up with your hat on your head, covering your ear, saying whatever you want. you need to go. what? get the hell out of my house. get on out. everybody just sit down. i m sorry mr. butler i didn t mean to make fun of your hero. everything you are and everything you have is because of that butler. very powerful scene. where are we in race relations today? a lot of people left that movie thinking so many things
and why he compares the gop field to the three stooges. i was thinking ron paul is sort of a shimp. this is piers morgan tonight. last time ricky gervais was he he had just broadly offended pretty much every show in hollywood. he is here again just about right after offending everyone at the golden globes. they took it better this time. they had a year to get used to it. the second time they are like they are jokes. is that dispointing? i don t think i said anything that bad the first time. and then there are jokes. i would rather people gasp. i cherish the gasps. sir elton didn t seem massively enthusiastic. he had a grumpy look on his face. at least he can use expressions. most of them are too botoxed up you can t tell if they have a smile. i made a decision there are 200 million watching at home. you want everyone to enjoy it. it is not a spectators sport. i tried to make it one. i really enjoyed it. i thought they were a lot lighter. i tweeted on the