. >> osgood: albert brooks has a long record of playing movie roles for laughs.ot in his newest role, however, and thereby hangs a tale. mo rocca has our subject profile. >> i want you to meet mister bernie rose. >> nice to meet you. >> my hands are all dirty. >> so are mine. >> reporter: albert brooks kills in his latest film, and not in the knock 'em dead funny kind of way. had you wanted to kill somebody in a movie for a while? >> well, i wanted to play a part that was different than something i've played before for a while. i didn't, you know, i didn't put out on the casting call "want to kill." you know? >> reporter: it turns out albert brooks, who has made us laugh for 40 years, can be a really good bad guy too. (gun flifer) film "drive" is a crime drama with ryan gosling as a solitary wheel man and brooks as small-time mobster bernie rose. >> any dreams you have or plans or hopes for your future? i think you're going to have to put that on hold. for the rest of your life, you're going to be looking over your shoulder. i'm just telling you this because i wa

. >> osgood: albert brooks is known far and wide as a very funny actor and director. so what's behind his latest movie role as a very menacing bad guy? this morning mo rocca grills him on that subject and more. >> kid, i want you to meet mr. bernie rose. >> reporter: albert brooks is drawing raves as cold-blooded killer in "drive." >> my hands are a little dirty. >> so are mine. >> reporter: not what you expect from the man who usually makes comedies about the human condition. you said, "i like movies about failing." >> well, i like characters that fail because people fail. >> reporter: albert brooks on his characters and his success later on sunday morning. >> osgood: the return of christmas is the talk of the town. in the community our bill geist has just been to visit. >> reporter: on christmas morning what better place to be than seneca falls, new york. the town proudly and loudly proclaims that it was the inspiration for the christmas film classic "it's a wonderful life." >> merry christmas. >> reporter: so this is the real bedford falls. >> this is the real bedf

>> reporter: it turns out albert brooks, who has made us laugh for 40 years, can be a really good badfer) film "drive" is a crime drama with ryan gosling as a solitary wheel man and brooks as small-time mobster bernie rose. >> any dreams you have or plans or hopes for your future? i think you're going to have to put that on hold. for the rest of your life, you're going to be looking over your shoulder. i'm just telling you this because i want you to know the truth. >> reporter: film critics from new york to san francisco named him best supporting actor. he's been nominated for a golden globe. it's not like the signs weren't there all along. >> where did you get that number? >> reporter: brooks has specialized in playing guys thwarted, frustrated and pushed to the limit. >> how much is left in the nest egg? >> nothing. give or take a thousand. >> give or take a thousand? >> yeah. >> reporter:. >> if people were sitting in the dark for 30 years hoping i would pick a knife up and kill one of the people in my own comedies, then maybe this is very pleasing. i mean, listen, a lot of my beha

. >> osgood: albert brooks is known far and wide as a very funny actor and director. so what's behind his latest movie role as a very menacing bad guy? this morning mo rocca grills him on that subject and more. >> kid, i want you to meet mr. bernie rose. >> reporter: albert brooks is drawing raves as cold-blooded killer in "drive." >> my hands are a little dirty. >> so are mine. >> reporter: not what you expect from the man who usually makes comedies about the human condition. you said, "i like movies about failing." >> well, i like characters that fail because people fail. >> reporter: albert brooks on his characters and his success later on sunday morning. >> osgood: the return of christmas is the talk of the town. in the community our bill geist has just been to visit. >> reporter: on christmas morning what better place to be than seneca falls, new york. the town proudly and loudly proclaims that it was the inspiration for the christmas film classic "it's a wonderful life." >> merry christmas. >> reporter: so this is the real bedford falls. >> this is the real bedf

from the former mouseketeer ryan gosling dark but compelling drive hesit with twist committee and albert brooks of dramatic chops and no. 9 movie of the year political thriller ides of march george clooney directed dirty dealings of the public that the public rarely sees and #81 of woody allen's best midnight in paris owen wilson magical world if friends ernest hemingway and some of the world's most famous writers >> go to a fight club? >> without a doubt the funniest movie of the year plus kristen wiig melissa mccarthy and maya rudolph bridemaids funny made a lot of money from female oriented outrageous comedy no. 7. 6th best of year, swan song escalation of the amazing harry potter series everything you want in a movie much less the final chapter of magical story spectacular ending to the series and the first great film of the year thankfully did not get forgotten by voting bodies despite controversy about the content of the film i think in the help was well made well performed at the story of long overdue civil-rights movement that was well known but seldom heard george clooney second film o

best actress going to tilda swinton and albert brooks with his movie "drive."cool indy movie with ryan gosling. i saw that movie. it was great. really good. it is 6:35. is ryan gosling sexy? >> no. team bradley cooper all the way. you're at 48. that keeps you warmer when you think about bradley cooper. and we have showers out there. give yourself time to reach your destination safely. it's been raining for the past three hours. the showers are widespread. you're not going to bypass slick conditions wherever you're waking up with us. it has been raining over the greater bay area. you can see showers pushing up from the south to the north. from fremont and hayward. you're getting a batch of rain headed your way. the same for redwood city. we have an area of low pressure that will continue to push to the south. we're already noticing the trend. you see all the showers starting to wind down through the north bay. the bands of rain wrap around the core of low pressure. as it continues to move south we're going to continue the sew the light scattered showers on and o

and albert brooks took top honors for his work in the movie "drive." >>> some hollywood big hitters saying nothing short of ba bah humbug. the worst weekend in more than three years. they have a whole cast of stars on that one. and the comedy, "the sitter" opening up in second place, just $10 million. >> i was just thinking, i love to go to the movies. i can't name a movie playing in the theaters right now. >> couple good ones coming up want i want to see mission impossible. >> tom cruise. >> i-max. >> of course. >> 5:25. still to come, a mid-air scare at a christmas in the park in the south bay. >>> we'll tell you about the freak ferris wheel accident that left people swinging in their seats. >>> and we're track showers on the radar. >>> and while i'm watching both the roads and the rails this is a live picture from the chopper over the west oakland bart station. bob redell has been following the occupy oakland movement going on today affecting the ports. this right now is affecting your access into the station. we'll track this and anything else going oncoming up. >>> and a lot of buzz b

albert brooks "drive." jonah hill "money ball." "a dangerous method." woody allen "midnight in paris." george clooney "the ides of march." michael hasinovichich "the artist." alexander payne "the descendant." martin corsez "hugo." >> best performance by an actress in a motion picture drama, glenn close "albert nobs" viola davis "the help" rooney mara "the girl with the dragon tatoo" meryl streep "the iron lady." tilda swenton. we need to talk about kevin. best performance by an actress in an motion picture, comedy, or musical. jodi foster "carnage." charlize theron "young adult." kristin wigg "brides maids." michelle williams "my week with marilyn." kate winslet "carnage." best motion picture drama, "ram part" opens january 27th. but i don't see it on the list here. just a lot of things left off today. i just want to say. okay. "the descendants," "the help," "hugo," "the ides of march," "money ball," "war horse." >> congratulations to all the nominees. don't forget to join us on sunday, january 15th, for the golden globe awards hosted by ricky gervais l

. >> branagh facing off against albert brooks for "drive."performance. jonah hill said he never could have imagined a world where his name was mentioned alongside all those great stars. we also continue to get all kinds of reaction from around hollywood. just got a statement from angelina jolie. her directing debut him "in the in the land of blood and honey" was not named in the best foreign language category. here's what she's saying this morning -- "i am grateful that the hollywood foreign press association is honoring our film. this is a true collaboration and i am forever indebted to our cast and crew who experienced their own personal tragedies in the bosnian war and gave me an authentic perspective into the conflict. this nomination is a tribute to the collective talent and passion of this extraordinary cast." brad pitt will be there for his personal labor of love, "money balanc ball." it is up against spectacular films. we all know that the golden globes, one of the big award show parties that truly is a party, this year a parade of a-

albert brooks. jonah hill, "money ball." christopher plumber "beginners."the descendant >> best performance by an actress in a motion picture drama. glenn close "albert nobbs." davis "the help." ruby marna "the girl with the dragon tattoo." meryl streep. tilda suinten. best performance by an actress. jodie foster, "carnage." charlize theron, michelle williams "my week with marilyn." kate winslet "carnage." best motion picture drama. rampart opens january 27th. i don't see it on the list. there are a lot of things left off today. i just want to say. "the descendants," "the help," "hugo," "the ides of march," "war horse." >> congratulations to all the nominees. don't forget to join us on sunday, january 15th for the golden globe awards hosted by ricky gervais live on nbc. >> let's get some instant reaction to the golden globe nominations. joining us again from beverly hills "showbiz tonight" nishelle turner. it was exciting. that is my instant reaction that woody haralson is a riot. there's so much to digest when these nominations come out. but a couple of th