udpated: ten to watch at sxsw

Here are the ten movies I’m looking forward to at SXSW, with descriptions provided by the fest. The full lineup is at indieWIRE and my full list of ten is after the jump.

Now updated a sentence explaining why…

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eug posted to Film Festivals on March 14, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

an oscar night gallery

New at indieWIRE, a gallery of black and white images from the annual Governor’s Ball. Below is one of my favorites, engraver Alex Youst displaying Jeff Bridges’ engraved name plate for his best actor Oscar trophy. Photo credit: Greg Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.

eug posted to awards season on March 10, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

gurus o’ gold: and the winner is?

The annual Guru’s o’ Gold survey of likely Academy Award winners came to a close on Oscar night, months after the game began. The final Gurus ballot polled the 15 voters in 19 categories. And the winner is, with 17 correct predictions:

Kris Tapley.

Probably the youngest of the group, Tapley is a terrific awards season writer with a great site (In Contention) who’s understandably taking some down time for a few weeks.

It’s funny to look back at the Guru’s first official ballot back on November 4th. Notably, in a few key categories, the race certainly shifted over time:

BEST PICTURE:
Only colleague Anne Thompson and I ranked “The Hurt Locker” at #1 for the top prize.

BEST ACTOR & ACTRESS:
No foresaw Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges winning.

ANIMATED FILM:
Everyone predicted “Up” would take the Oscar.

The results of the final Guru’s ballot are after the jump:

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eug posted to awards season on March 10, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

telegraph: james cameron strangles bigelow after kathryn beats him

Impossible to overlook this Oscar night AP photo from the Telegraph in London:

eug posted to awards season on March 9, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

nyc | soho

New York City this morning. More on Facebook.
photo by eugene hernandez

eug posted to nyc on February 26, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)