the Mind’s Chew Toy

Plot: Manny (Romano), Diego (Leary) Sid (Leguizamo) and Ellie (Latifah) return in this third film in the Ice Age series. Animated.

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: Harold Crick (Ferrell), an IRS agent leading a very mundane existence, has his life changed forever when he begins hearing a mysterious voice narrating his life. With the help of Professor Hilbert (Hoffman), Harold discovers he’s the main character of a novel-in-progress and that the voice belongs to Karen Eiffel (Thompson), an author famous for killing her main characters.

Plot: Sixteen years after the release of the original film, New Line Cinema is bringing a feature film adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway production Hairspray to life. Featuring new and original material based on John Waters’ 1988 cult classic about star-struck teenagers on a local Baltimore dance show.

Plot: When an accident at work leads to a CAT scan - and the news that she only has 3 weeks to live - ultra-conservative Georgia (Latifah) decides to finally live out her dreams. As she does her best to enjoy her last few days, her long-time crush Sean (LL Cool J) tries to track her down.

Plot: Manny (Romano), Sid (Leguizamo) and Diego (Leary) are back. By this point, the valley they live in has started to melt. When they learn their valley is about to flood, they team up to warn everyone. Now, as the flood looms closer, they must deal with a mammoth who thinks she’s a possum (Latifah) - not to mention a few nasty fish. Animated.

Plot: Gina (Latifah) is a hair stylist. After getting fed up with the way that shop owner Jorge (Bacon) treats her, she quits and decides to open her own shop. But, will Gina’s new shop be able to survive it’s opening, or will Gina have to go crawling back to her chair at Jorge’s?

Plot: When New York Det. Washburn (Fallon) loses his license, he has to grab a taxi to chase a couple of bank robbers. Lucky for him, it’s not just any taxi - it’s Belle’s (Latifah) souped-up ride. Based on the 1998 European film by the same name written by Luc Besson.

Plot: Roxie Hart (Zellweger) has always wanted to be a star. She’s even at the club on the night famed showgirl Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones) is arrested for murdering her sister and husband. A month later, Roxie finds herself as one of Velma’s cell mates after murdering her lover. Roxie is introduced to Velma’s hot shot lawyer Billy Flynn (Gere), and her star begins to rise, just as Velma’s begins to fall. But will Roxie be able to keep the limelight long enough to get a “not guilty” verdict out of a jury?