the Mind’s Chew Toy

Plot: When a Russian mobster sets up a shady real estate deal that make millions of dollars suddenly available, London’s criminal element takes notice.

Plot: When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Saudi Arabia, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Foxx) quickly assembles an elite team and secretly negotiates a 5-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing. Once there, however, they discover themselves hamstringed by Saudi officials, who don’t appreciate them poking their noses in what they consider to be a local matter.

Although the Golden Globes ceremony was cancelled due to the Writer’s Guild Strike, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association released the names of the winners starting at 9pm EST, with NBC airing the names as they were announced. Here are the nominees…and the winners.

Plot: After a knee injury leaves him sidelined in football, Brandon (McConaughey) uses his knowledge of the game to predict game scores for a 900 number. Brandon’s accuracy attracts the attention of big-time gambling promoter Walter (Pacino), who decides to take Brandon under his wing. Inspired by a true story.

Plot: Kyle Fisher (Favreau) is about to get married to Laura (Diaz). Before the wedding, Kyle and his friends (Slater, Piven, Stern and Orser) set out to have his bachelor party in the heart of Sin City - Las Vegas. When one of them accidentally kills a stripper, they decide to bury the evidence. But fate has a hard time letting the truth stay buried…

Plot: The biggest trial of the year is about to commence in New Orleans. The Plaintiff, Celeste Wood (Going) has hired local New Orleans lawyer, Roir (Hoffman) to help her sue Vicksburg Guns in the shooting death of her husband (McDermott). Vicksburg Guns has hired the very powerful Rankin Fitch (Hackman) to make sure the jury goes their way. But what neither side counted on was juror #9 Nick Easter (Cusack). Based on the novel by John Grisham.

Plot: After Mitch (Wilson) finds out his wife is cheating on him, his friends try to cheer him up. In his new rental place near the local college, they throw him a huge party. With the Dean of the school (Piven) trying to get them kicked out of the house, they decide to create an unusual fraternity. Now all they have to do is prove they have what it takes to be a fraternity…even as Mitch tries to get his life back in order.