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Houston Film Critics Society unveils 'favourites' for upcoming movie awards

The Favourite is a Houston critics' favorite.

Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos

It appears the film critics of Houston have a thing for movies about 18th-century English royalty being bitchy to one another.

That would explain why the period piece The Favourite, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Olivia Colman and Oscar winners Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, has a whopping seven nominations in the 12th Annual Houston Film Critics Society Movie Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.

The monster Marvel hit Black Panther and If Beale Street Could Talk, the James Baldwin-adapted latest from Moonlight director Barry Jenkins, are both tied with six nominations, while the Bradley Cooper-directed remake of A Star is Born and the Dick Cheney biopic Vice each have five. All these films are nominated for best picture, along with BlacKkKlansman, Eighth Grade, First Reformed, Green Book, Hereditary, and Roma.

“Once again, the HFCS nominations tell the story of the year in film,” Joshua Starnes, president of the organization (which this writer is a member), said in a statement. “By celebrating popular blockbusters as well as acclaimed independent films, the nominations remind us why we love to go to the movies.”

The winners will be announced on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at a free "Oscar-style" ceremony (with promotional assistance from ESPN 97.5 FM and SportsMap 94.1 FM, which is owned by Gow Media, which also owns CultureMap) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, starting at 7 pm.

There will also be awards given out the Best Poster (BlacKkKlansman and Suspiria both have two nominations) as well as Worst Picture (yes, Venom is in there). A silent auction benefitting the HFCS will include movie industry collectables and will be staged at the after-party at Hotel ZaZa, located in the Houston Museum District. Tickets are required to ensure a manageable level of attendance.

Here is a full list of the nominees:

Best Picture

A Star is Born

Black Panther

BlackKklansman

Eighth Grade

If Beale Street Could Talk

The Favourite

First Reformed

Green Book

Hereditary

Roma

Vice

Best Director

Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born

Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk

Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite

Adam McKay, Vice

Best Actor

Christian Bale, Vice

Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born

Ethan Hawke, First Reformed

Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody

Viggo Mortensen, Green Book

Best Actress

Glenn Close, The Wife

Toni Collette, Hereditary

Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Lady Gaga, A Star is Born

Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali, Green Book

Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy

Adam Driver, BlackKklansman

Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, Vice

Claire Foy, First Man

Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk

Emma Stone, The Favourite

Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

Best Screenplay

Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade

Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara, The Favourite

Paul Schrader, First Reformed

Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk

Adam McKay, Vice

Best Cinematography

Rachel Morrison, Black Panther

Linus Sandgren, First Man

Robbie Ryan, The Favourite

James Laxton, If Beale Street Could Talk

Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

Best Animated Film

Incredibles 2

Isle of Dogs

Mirai

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Original Score

Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther

Justin Hurwitz, First Man

Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk

Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs

Thom Yorke, Suspiria

Best Original Song

All the Stars from Black Panther

Ashes from Deadpool 2

Hearts Beat Loudfrom Hearts Beat Loud

Revelation from Boy Erased

Shallow from A Star is Born

Best Foreign Language Film

Burning

Border

Cold War

Roma

Shoplifters

Best Documentary Feature

Free Solo

Minding the Gap

RBG

Three Identical Strangers

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Texas Independent Film Award

1985

An American in Texas

The Standoff at Sparrow Creek

Support the Girls

Tejano

Visual Effects

Black Panther

First Man

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Best Poster

BlacKkKlansman (two different posters)

Mandy

Suspiria (two different posters)

Best Worst Film of the Year

The 15:17 to Paris

The Happytime Murders

Life Itself

Peppermint

Venom

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Concert News

Keith Urban's 2025 'High and Alive' tour includes a stop in Houston

Photo courtesy of ACM Awards

Keith Urban will play at Dickies Arena in 2025.

Country superstar Keith Urban will go on the road in 2025 as part of his High and Alive World Tour, a journey which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Saturday, October 11.

The 28-city U.S. tour is initially scheduled to take place in two legs, although more North American dates will added in the coming months.

It will kick off in Orange Beach, Alabama on May 22, with the first leg lasting through July. He'll then play 10 more cities in the fall, including The Woodlands and Fort Worth on October 9.

Urban will be joined by Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen, and Karley Scott Collin on all dates.

The tour is in support of his new album, High, which has already yielded two top 10 singles, including the No. 1 Go Home With U with Lainey Wilson.

A release promises that the tour will not only feature Urban's newer songs, but it will also be a celebration of his catalogue. He has 24 No. 1 hits in his career, including “Long Hot Summer,” “Days Go By,” “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” “Somewhere In My Car,” “The Fighter,” and more.

Urban knows Houston well. He played here in 2023 as part of the March Madness Music Festival. He's also performed at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale starting Friday, December 13 at 10 AM at keithurban.com.

KEITH URBAN’S HIGH AND ALIVE WORLD TOUR (U.S.)

May 22: Orange Beach, AL - The Wharf Amphitheater
May 23: Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
May 24: Charleston, SC - Credit One Stadium
May 30: Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion
May 31: Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park Raleigh
June 12: Gilford, NH - BankNH Pavilion
June 13: Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
June 14: Wantagh, NY - Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
June 19:Columbia, MD -Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 22: Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 26: Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
June 27: Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
June 28: Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center
July 17: Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
July 18: Salt Lake City, UT - Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 19: Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
July 24: TBA
July 26: Inglewood, CA - Intuit Dome
September 25: Chicago, IL - United Center
September 26: TBA
September 27: Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center
October 2: Hershey, PA - Giant Center
October 3: Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
October 4: Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
October 9: Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena
October 11: Houston, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
October 16: Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena
October 17: Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena

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Houston Film Critics Society unveils 'favourites' for upcoming movie awards

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