Houston Film Critics Society presents 11th Annual Awards Ceremony

Houston Film Critics Society presents 11th Annual Awards Ceremony

Houston Film Critics Society Awards: Best of 2015

Houston Film Critics Society Awards: Best of 2015

  • The Hobbit opens Friday
  • Daniel Day-Lewis plays the title role in Lincoln
    Photo courtesy of Touchstone Pictures

  • From The Shining: "Heeeeere's Johnny!"
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  • We'll never take a shower again after seeing Psycho.
  • Deborah Duncan, left, and Joe Leydon discuss scary movies.
    Photo courtesy of KHOU Houston/Channel 11

  • SuperEverything*, featuring The Light Surgeons
  • Maggie Smith stars in Quartet
    Photo courtesy of Lone Star Film Society

  • The Sapphires is a thoroughly engaging sleeper that could get lots of attentionat Oscar time.
    Photo courtesy of The Sapphires
  • Beauty is Embarrasing is Neil Berkeley’s acclaimed documentary that celebratesthe life and work of Wayne White, who won three Emmys for designing Pee-Wee'sPlayhouse.
    Photo courtesy of Beauty is Embarrassing
  • Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are getting Oscar buzz for their roles inSilver Linings Playbook.
    Photo courtesy of Silver Linings Playbook
  • Dustin Hoffman makes his directorial debut in Quartet, which features anall-star class that includes Maggie Smith.
    Photo courtesy of Quartet
  • Iceberg Slim reclines and smokes a pipe in the engaging documentary, IcebergSlim: Portrait of a Pimp
    Photo courtesy of Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
  • What would a film festival be without a Christopher Walken movie? He stars in ALate Quartet
    Photo courtesy of © 2012 Entertainment One Films U.S. and Opening NightProductions
  • A documentary on fashion legend Diana Vreeland will close the festival.
    Photo courtesy of Diane Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

  • Matthew McConaughey in Killer Joe
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  • A scene from Ek Tha Tiger
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  • I'm Carolyn Parker movie poster
    ImCarolynParker.com

  • Porco Rosso movie poster
  • Movie poster for 2016: Obama's America
  • Dinesh D'Souza traveling through Jakarta, Indonesia, in his movie 2016: Obama'sAmerica
  • Searching for Sugar Man, from Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, detailing theefforts of two fans to see if Sixto Diaz Rodriguez's rumored death was true -and if not, to discover what had become of him.

  • Jennifer Devoldère’s The Day I Saw Your Heart, a seriocomic French import hasits H-Town premiere at 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Aug. 30, and 5 p.
  • Trouble the Water makes a return engagement to 14 Pews.
  • Marcel Rasquin’s Hermano, a Venezuelan drama, opens Friday at the AMC Studio30.
    Courtesy photo
  • Chris Rock and Julie Delpy star in 2 Days in New York, opening at the SundanceCinemas Friday.
  • Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, a bubbly Bollywood romantic comedy aboutromantically attracted fortysomethings appears at least partially inspired bythe U.S. sitcom Mike & Molly. It is playing at the AMC 30.

  • Joe Leydon emulates Travis Bickle (from the classic Taxi Driver) by getting lostin the movies
  • Movie poster for Good Times
  • A scene from Good Times

  • Josh Brolin, from left, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black 3
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  • Jane Fonda in Peace, Love, Misunderstanding
  • The Amazing Spider Man
  • A scene from Savages
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  • The Dark Knight Rises
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  • Ashley Judd headlines the Children's Assessment Center luncheon on April 4.
  • Charlie Hartland, from left, at the Mission of Yahweh kick-off with MonicaHartland, Brad Marks and Joanna Hartland.
  • Mary and Tony Gracely hosted the Mission of Yahweh evening.
  • Oscar and Lynn Wyatt, pictured here at the Opera Ball, hosted Eva Marie Saintand Ben Mankiewicz at their River Oaks home.
    Photo by Gary Fountain
  • At Mission of Yahweh event.

  • John Waters
    Photo by Tyler Rudick
  • John Waters, Pet, 2009, C-print, Edition 4/5
  • John Waters, La Mer, 2009, Styrofoam, urethane, plaster and latex, Edition 5/5,signed and titled in ink: "La Mer" John Waters
  • John Waters, Neurotic, 2009, four C-prints, Edition 3/5
  • John Waters, Plus, 1996, two C-prints, Edition 4/5
  • John Waters, Bad Directors Chair, 2006, canvas, wood, steel and paint withleather bound script, Edition 1/5 signed, titled and numbered in ink (underfootrest): "Bad Director’s Chair 1/5, J. Waters"
  • John Waters, Visit Marfa, 2003, offset print, Edition 40/100

  • A clip from The Avengers
  • Matthew Broderick channels Ferris Bueller in the widely praised Honda ad.
    Honda
  • Clint Eastwood backs Detroit in a Chrysler ad
    Chrysler

CultureMap Night at the Movies Psycho screening with Joe Leydon

CultureMap Night at the Movies Psycho screening with Joe Leydon

  • Ethan Hawke
  • "The Artist" is expected to be an Oscar contender
  • Coriolanus, starring Ralph Fiennes, is also eagerly anticipated.

  • Teri Polo and Ethan Hawke in Mystery Date
  • Reality Bites
  • A scene from Before Sunrise
    Courtesy photo
  • Tape
  • Ethan Hawke in Training Day
    Courtesy photo
  • A scene from Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
  • Assault on Precinct 13

  • Kim Padgett, from left, Laurette Veres and Miya Shay visit the Great Wall ofChina.
  • Jessica Rossman and Gordon Bethune hosted a Planned Parenthood fundraiser.
    Photo by Seth Vaughan
  • David and Mary Ann McKeithan at his 75th birthday bash at the Briar Club.
  • Annie Criner, left, Sanford Criner and Kate Criner Bellin joined the screeningof "Trust."
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchLightGroup.com
  • Jewelry designer Kathy Bracewell congrats Jennnifer McCord at Tootsies party.
  • Michelle Kolcun, left, Bill Boyar and Hallie Kuntz at El Tiempo graduationcelebration.

  • Movie still from "Brotherhood"
  • "Brotherhood" movie poster
  • Will Canon, from left, Jon Foster, Lou Taylor Pucci, Arlen Escarpeta, TrevorMorgan at a screening of the movie in New York
    Photo by Liz Casanova
  • Director Will Canon
  • Arlen Escarpeta
  • Trevor Morgan
  • Lou Taylor Pucci
  • Jon Foster

  • The Bullitt scene is the most famous and influential movie car chase of alltime.
  • Jacqueline Bisset's wet T-shirt scenes in The Deep were another iconic PeterYates moment.
  • Yates died in London on Sunday, Jan. 9. He was 82 years old.
  • "Bullitt" (1968), his first American film
  • "Robbery" (1967), a crime thriller
  • He gained four Oscar nominations, one for Best Director and a second for BestProducer for the film "Breaking Away" in 1979
  • Yates received another two Oscar nominations (Director and Producer) for "TheDresser" (1983). "The Dresser" was also entered into the 34th BerlinInternational Film Festival.
  • Peter Falk in Yates' "Roommates"

  • Behind the walls of an Oklahoma prison, there's a cowgirl a-brewin'.
  • Rodeo practice makes rodeo perfect.
  • Director Bradley Beesley will be on hand to chat with you at CultureMap's Nightat the Movies.
    Photo by John Anderson
  • Go behind the scenes of the only behind-the-walls rodeo in the world.
  • The women have described the rodeo experience as "the first time ever in my lifethat I've felt free."
  • Foxie, one of the inmates, said, "There's more to life out there."
  • Oklahoma is the number one state to send women to prison.

  • The star and her critic, MacLaine and Leydon.
    Photo by Carolina Astrain
  • MacLaine signs a portrait made by a fan, who presented a copy to the actressafterwards.
    Photo by Carolina Astrain
  • Leydon and MacLaine talked to each other like old friends.
    Photo by Carolina Astrain

  • Anthony Perkins eventually came to grips with being Norman Bates.
  • You won't find a more iconic flick for the second CultureMap Night at theMovies.
  • Watch Mother when you're in the shower.

CultureMap Night at the Movies

My day with Norman Bates: A lesson in the power of a Psycho

  • Divergence Vocal Theater juxtaposes different artistic genres to tease all thesenses.
  • Rothko Chapel turns 40 this year.
    Hickey Robertson
  • Take a beautiful hike with vino through the gorgeous trails of the HoustonArboretum.

  • "Black Swan" doesn't fit into any of the typical Hollywood boxes.
  • Natalie Portman doesn't hold back in the highly-charged "Black Swan."
  • Black Swan gets a Cinema Arts moment Sunday.

  • Lena Dunham as Aura in "Tiny Furniture"
  • Real-life mother and daughter Laurie Simmons and Lena Dunham star in "TinyFurniture," written and directed by Dunham.
    Photo by Lance Edmands

  • Jim Sturgess stars as a disfigured photographer with a personal grudge againstdemons who haunt the streets of his bleak neighborhood in "Heartless."
  • Should "Avatar" have won Best Picture at the Oscars? Michelle Rodriguez thinksso
  • We side with Rodriguez, shown here in a scene from "Machete"
  • A highlight of Fantastic Fest is the regional premiere of "Stone," a twistyneo-noir drama about a hardened convict (Edward Norton), his sexy girlfriend(Milla Jovovich) – and a cynical prison counselor (Robert De Niro) they may ormay not manage to manipulate.

Versatile actor dead at 85

Tony Curtis was a man of many moods — but he was never dull

  • A champagne pourer dangled from the ceiling of the Hobby Center at a blowoutbash for attendees at the National Business Travelers Association conference.
    Photo by Shelby Hodge
  • Tootsies' owner Mickey Rosmarin, center, and models are in the pink.
    Photo by Eric Hester
  • Ramadan is important even to fair-weather Muslims, says Fayza Elmostehi.
  • Catalan's restaurant week lunch menu includes a tomato theme.

  • The 1967 film, "Bonnie and Clyde," ensured Arthur Penn's immortality.
  • Arthur Penn died this week. He was 88

  • Get a glimpse into Afghanistan with "Restrepo."
  • An all day art affair — how could you miss it?
  • Tito's Vodka — one among many you will try at the Throwdown.
  • Four hours of classic movie viewing.
  • Hari Krishnan and Srividya Natarajan can really cut a rug — in a Bharatanatyamkind of way.
  • Baseball with the LGBT community — sure to be a blast.

  • MacGruber opens tomorrow — and is already being dismissed by critics
  • Top five. Ever.
  • Still quoting it? Win.
  • Dear Coneheads, thanks for preparing me for the birth of my sister.
  • These greasy brothers make me feel gross
  • Roger Ebert called it, "desperately unfunny"

Cheapskate's Guide to the Finer Things in Life

Free flicks at WorldFest today and Friday

Cheapskate's Guide to the Finer Things in Life

Cineastes rejoice: More free movies at WorldFest

  • Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

  • It's good to be Brad Paisley.
  • Paisley's babe-o-licious wife, actress Kimberly Williams
    Photo courtesy of Kimberly Williams-Paisley
  • Having Capt. Kirk over for dinner doesn't suck.

  • Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw from the 1970 movie based on Erich Segal's book,"Love Story"
  • Author Erich Segal
  • "Love Story" spawned the catch phrase, "Love means never having to say you'resorry."

Erich Segal 1937-2010

Love Story and the search for pop culture immortality

  • Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick
    Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
  • Jennifer Lopez
    Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
  • Miley Cyrus
    Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
  • Anna Kendrick
    Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
  • Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon
    Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
  • Zoe Saldana
    Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
  • Mo'Nique, Sidney Hicks
    Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

At the vanguard of the French New Wave

Eric Rohmer influenced a new generation of filmmakers

  • Best Picture: Avatar
  • Best Actor: James Bridges, Crazy Heart
  • Kathryn Bigelow, Best Director, The Hurt Locker
    Photo by Ed Araquel/Summit Entertainment
  • Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
    Courtesy photo
  • Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious
  • Best Foreign Film: The White Ribbon

Academy Awards 2010

Quick Pix: Here's how to win your Oscar pool

  • A scene from "The Hurt Locker"
  • "Up in the Air" star George Clooney was awarded Best Actor by the Houston FilmCritics Society
  • "Up" won the best antimated film award
  • "The Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow received the Best Director prize fromHouston film critics
  • HFCS gave the Best Supporting Actress award to "Up in the Air" co-star AnnaKendrick

Houston Film Critics Society

The Hurt Locker wins top award from Houston film critics

Ticking down to 2010

Death doesn't take a holiday

  • Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray in "Dirty Dancing," the 1987 movie thatcapulted the actor to stardom.
    Photo courtesy Vestron
  • Swayze's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
    Photo courtesy Patsy Swayze
  • Swayze in a photo taken earlier this year.
    Photo courtesy A&E

Paying Tribute to a Houston Legend

Critics salute Patrick Swayze

Must See TV — Stars, stars, stars

Oscar Lite: Why the Golden Globes are so much fun to watch

He starred in "The Houston Story"

Gene Barry was one cool dude

  • Sandra Bullock received two Golden Globe nominations: As best actress in a dramafor "The Blind Side" (shown here where she plays Memphis matriach Leanne Tuohy)and best actress in a comedy or musical for "The Proposal."
    Courtesy photo
  • "Up In The Air," starring George Clooney, led Golden Globe film contenders withsix nominations, including best drama, best actor for Clooney and best directorfor Jason Reitman.
  • The cast of "Glee" (clockwise from left): Jenna Ushkowitz, Chris Colfer, CoryMonteith, Amber Riley, Kevin McHale and Lea Michele. The TV musical comedysnared four Globe nominations
  • "Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe was nominated for best actress in a drama.

"Up in the Air" flies high

Making sense out of the Golden Globe nominations