Julie And Julia

2009, Movie, PG-13, 122 mins

Damages: Can Chris Messina's Sanchez Trust His Superiors?

Chris Messina

There's a good reason Damages' Chris Messina seems jittery most of the time he's on the screen — and it's only partly because his character is a soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Patty goes to therapy? Things get flip-turned upside down on Season 4 of Damages

"I felt a huge responsibility to the soldiers to make it as honest as I could," Messina tells TVGuide.com. "I played a lot with sleep, and I think the most I didn't sleep was three days in a row. And I'm not a caffeine drinker, but I would play with drinking a bunch of Red Bull before the take. So, the sleep deprivation on top of the instant sugar-caffeine rush ended up making me very shaky."

Messina's Chris Sanchez has plenty of reasons to tremble. He's an employee for a Blackwater-esque private military company led by Howard Erickson (guest star John Goodman), and after Sanchez's last mission in Afghanistan went south, his entire unit was killed. Enter Sanchez's old high school friend Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne), who wants to make Sanchez the star witness in her wrongful death lawsuit against Erickson... read more

Chris Messina Joins Damages

Chris Messina

Chris Messina will join the cast of Damages in Season 4, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

Messina, who recently appeared opposite Amy Adams in Julie & Julia, will play... read more

Fey and Streep to Play Daughter and Mother in Tucci-Directed Movie

Tina Fey, Meryl Streep

Baby Mama star Tina Fey will play the baby of a mama played by Meryl Streep in an upcoming film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Golden Globes: Who Do You Want to Win?

Mad Men, Glee

The big night is finally here: the 2010 Golden Globes! There are no clear front-runners in the major races, which promises plenty of surprises. In the best dramatic film category, James Cameron's eye-popping Avatar goes up against critical favorites The Hurt Locker and George Clooney's Up in the Air. In the comedy category, two Meryl Streep flicks — It's Complicated and Julie & Julia — go up against the geek romance (500) Days of Summer.

On the TV side, Mad Men is up for its third drama series victory against House and True Blood. New series Modern Family and Glee compete against past winners 30 Rock and The Office.

Let your voice be heard! Check out our complete Golden Globes coverage, including our predictions, and post your picks and weigh in on the night's proceedings in the comments section below. Plus: Tell us your favorite jokes of the night from host Ricky Gervais.

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Inglourious Basterds Storms to Top of Box Office

Brad Pitt, Inglourious Basterds

previous best outing, Kill Bill Vol. 2, by more than $12 million. Basterds also took an additional $27.1 million overseas.

Last week's champ, District 9, earned ... read more

G.I. Joe Rises to the Top of the Box Office

Channing Tatum

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra took full command of the weekend box office, easily nabbing the No. 1 spot with $56.2 million.

The action figure-inspired film also reeled in $44.3 million overseas to give Joe $100.5 million in worldwide dough.

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Bowing in second place was Meryl Streep and Amy Adams' Julie & Julia, which cooked up $20.1 million. The weekend's other new release, slasher flick A Perfect Getaway, only managed to gross ...
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