Oscar's Big Night

After slow start, Seth shines as Argo grabs gold at one of most entertaining Oscars in recent years

By Joe Leydon

02.25.13 | 9:19 am

No less a notable than First Lady Michelle Obama delivered the Motion Picture Academy’s final verdict: Argo grabs an Oscar. And with that, one of the more briskly paced and consistently a ...

Beg your pardon

Grey Poupon plans condiment commercial comeback during Academy Awards

By Rachael Abrams

02.23.13 | 9:08 pm

Believe it or not, it’s been 16 years since one rich gentleman rolled down the window of his chauffeured ride to ask another rich gentleman, “Pardon me. Would you have any Grey Poupon? ...

The CultureMap Interview

Award-winning Austin jewelry designer Jeannie Vianney makes her Academy Awards debut

By Rachael Abrams

02.23.13 | 9:00 am

Jeannie Vianney has had quite the ride. She went from studying computer science at the University of Texas to working at IBM to starting her own jewelry line. Then, in 2011, her delicate, lace-cast ...

Silver Screen

Oscar predictions: Win your pool with our foolproof guide to the Academy Awards

By Duncan Carson

02.22.13 | 11:27 am

There is an entire Internet subculture devoted to predicting the Oscars. It has its own Vegas odds-makers, like sporting events, and several different blogs devoted to handicapping the ceremony. Ha ...

golden standard

Drafthouse Beverage Director Bill Norris shows us how to whip up Oscar-themed cocktails

By Caitlin M. Ryan

02.22.13 | 10:31 am

"If it's liquid — and it's not soup — and Tim League owns it, I'm in charge of it," Bill Norris says. You know that any hired gun of the Alamo Drafthouse is go ...

Movies Are My Life

Oscar controversy: Nomination snubs and shocks raise real questions, from Bigelow to Django

By Joe Leydon

01.10.13 | 4:00 pm

Snubs. Upsets. Cinderella stories. On Thursday morning, members of the Motion Picture Academy offered, in true Hollywood fashion, a whole bunch of unexpected twists while advancing the narrative of ...

Love, economic ruin & unknown singer

6 don't-miss films from Sundance Film Festival 2012 that may have Oscar magic

By Jane Howze

01.03.13 | 10:20 am

While others spent New Year’s Day watching bowl games and making resolutions, I was focused on movies. For the last four years I have reviewed films at the Sundance Film Festival, the grandda ...

Movie nirvana

Holiday film feast: The 5 most anticipated movies in December

By Alex Bentley

12.08.12 | 2:30 pm

December is the most anticipated month of the year for film lovers. This is when Oscar season kicks into high gear. Strangely, though, 2012 is almost completely devoid of typical holiday movies; th ...

Austin Film Society presents: Masquerades

Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar

04.03.12

After working for much of his life as a gardener in his dusty Algerian village, Mounir dreams of improving his family’s fortune and gaining a measure of respect by marrying off his narcolepti

Song Crisis

Are the Oscars killing music? Forget the J. Lo nip slip and Ryan Seacrest's surprise baptism, the lack of live performance is the real issue

By Bill Van Rysdam

02.29.12 | 2:15 pm

The Academy Awards provided many memorable moments for fans of the big screen and the glitz it attracts. From Jennifer Lopez’s alleged “Nip Slip” to Angelina Jolie proving her leg ...