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Jonathan Kesselman wrote and directed The Hebrew Hammer, a comedy about an Orthodox Jewish Blaxploitation hero (Adam Goldberg) who saves Hanukkah from the evil offspring of Santa Claus (Andy Dick). The film has become a cult favorite, and you should add it to your holiday viewing list this year. In addition to being a successful screenwriter, Jonathan teaches Writing Comedy for Film and Television at Yale University. He has some great tips for aspiring comedy writers.

Cinematical: When did you know you wanted to be a writer?

Jonathan Kesselman: I always loved writing. When I was in the 5th grade, I was pulled out of my class and put onto the 12th grade yearbook staff writing copy. For a while, I thought I wanted to be a journalist. In college, I majored in Psychology -- neuroscience was my field. I realized that I didn't like slicing rat brains. I remember really searching for what it was that I wanted to do with my life. And I had always been obsessed with movies. I remember having this existential crisis pre-graduation, and then seeing a documentary on Your Show of Shows, and it hit me that I was put on this earth to make fun of people.

Cinematical: So you threw the rat in the air triumphantly...

JK: I ate the rat -- tasty! Yeah, I graduated, and decided I wanted to go to film school. I eventually went to graduate school at USC for film production.

Back in December, we gave you your first glimpse of the teaser poster for Ocean's 13 the third star-studded installment in director Steven Soderbergh's light-hearted caper franchise. Today, we offer you an exclusive ganders at the new -- and final -- theatrical poster for the film (click on the image above for a larger version).

Those of you who have already seen the aforementioned teaser poster will notice that it is quite similar to the new poster. There are, however, a number of subtle differences. I count five. How many can you spot?

Ocean's 13 finds Danny (George Clooney), Rusty (Brad Pitt) and co. on a mission to mete out revenge against a ruthless casino owner (Al Pacino) responsible for forcing Reuben (Elliot Gould) out of the biz. Along the way Linus (Matt Damon) falls for an attractive older woman (Ellen Barkin), the boys join forces with longtime nemesis Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) and Danny cries during 'Oprah.'

Enjoy the poster, and come back tomorrow to see 12 new Oceans 13 photos -- such as the one of Brad Pitt to the left -- right here.

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