Favorite tweet of the fest? Alamo Drafthouse professional partier Henri Mazza: "Ryan Reynolds totally just touches my 'abs'" Credit: Photo by John Anderson
Favorite tweet of the fest? Alamo Drafthouse professional partier Henri Mazza: “Ryan Reynolds totally just touches my ‘abs'” Credit: Photo by John Anderson
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Film writer Elvis Mitchell presented Roger and Julie Corman with the Syfy Imagine Greater Lifetime Achievement Award – no cheapie plated statuette, but rather a wicked-looking 50-inch broadsword. “[Roger Corman] is a citizen of the world,” Mitchell said in his speech. “He was born in Detroit, and I was born in Detroit, where, by the way, [gesturing toward the sword] this would be a bread knife.” Credit: Photo by John Anderson
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After awarding martial arts legend Yuen Woo-Ping (right) a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Paramount on Saturday night, the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA showed up at the HighBall’s Chaos Reigns Karaoke Party, where he shared the stage with Elijah Wood, Tim League, and directors Nacho Vigalondo and Eugenio Mira for a cover (cum drunken melee) of Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling.” (For video, see austinchronicle.com/pip.) Credit: Photo by John Anderson
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In opening night film Let Me In, young actor Dylan Minnette plays a kingpin bully far more chilling than the film’s bloodsucking vampire. “How does it feel to have a thousand people hating you?” Tim League asked him during the post-film Q&A at the Paramount. The young actor grinned back, “It feels wonderful.” Credit: Photo by John Anderson
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