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• Title: The Brothers Bloom
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Con artist brothers (Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo) target a wealthy woman (Rachel Weisz) for one last big score before retiring.  Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane, Nora Zehetner, and Andy Nyman also star in the latest film from writer director Rian Johnson (Brick).  Check out the official site.  The con begins in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

• Title: Nothing But the Truth
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Kate Beckinsale stars as a reporter who goes to jail rather than give up the name of her source who happens to be a covert CIA operative.  Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett, Vera Farmiga, Alan Alda, David Scwimmer, Erin Dangler, and Noah Wyle also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens exclusively in New York and Los Angeles on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

• Title: Yes Man
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Jim Carey stars as a man who just can’t so no in this tale inspired by the real life of Danny Wallace.  Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Terrence Stamp, Danny Masterson, and Molly Sims also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Hollywood Foreign Press has announced their nominees for 66th Annual Golden Globes.  Who made the list?  How about best picture (drama) nominees Frost Nixon (yes!!!), The Reader, Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire (yes!!), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and for comedy – Burn After Reading, In Bruges, Happy Go Lucky, Mamma Mia! (hmm…), and Vicky Christina Barcelona (yes!!!).  In terms of nominations, my favorite category (Best Supporting Actor) pits Heath Ledger’s Joker against Robert Downey Jr.‘s Kirk Lazarus from Tropic Thunder (plus a few other recognizable names: Ralph Fiennes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Tom Cruise).

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LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK—The Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East today announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2008 season to be honored at the upcoming 2009 Writers Guild Awards on February 7, 2009, in Los Angeles and New York.

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