The Houston Film Critics
Society, of which yours truly is a member (along with the those two
guys that used to work for the Chronicle, among others), just
released their 2008 award winners. I'm already drafting a strong letter
of protest haranguing my fellow HFCS members for failing to acknowledge
Rambo's greatness in any category, but that's a story for
another day.BEST PICTURE -- The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonBEST DIRECTOR OF A MOTION PICTURE -- Danny Boyle, Slumdog
MillionaireBEST PERFO
Foreign students at the Glassell School of Art get a stipend, studio space and three years to make it really big. They've had a huge impact on Houston's art scene. But if the INS isn't impressed, they've got to go.