Oscar loves Austin!

Want to know how and which Oscar nominated movies have ties to Austin?

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Temple Grandin opens in Austin!

The premiere of HBO's new film "TEMPLE GRANDIN" went down last night at the Austin Convention Center. Austin was chosen for the special premiere to highlight the local contributions that were made in making the movie. The premiere was hosted by HBO in partnership with The Austin Film Festival and Time Warner Cable of Austin. In attendance was Dr. Temple Grandin, whom the film is based on, Jenni Sherwood, Vice President of HBO Films, director Mick Jackson, as well as much of the cast and crew who worked on the film.

The film stars Claire Danes in the lead, along with David Strathairn(who has made a plethora of films but always makes me think of "The River Wild"), Catherine O'Hara(a Christopher Guest regular) and Julia Ormond(that lucky biotch from "Legends of the Fall").

Here are a couple pics of Temple at last night's premiere, one with director Mick Jackson, courtesy of photographer Jack Plunkett.

Coen Brothers' "TRUE GRIT" casting THIS WEEK!

PARAMOUNT PICTURES IS SEEKING EXTRAS FOR THE NEW COEN BROTHERS FEATURE FILM “TRUE GRIT.” The film shoots in TX (Austin area, incl Granger & Blanko) during March, April & May of 2010.

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Jeremy Renner Jams on Jimmy Fallon!

I finally saw "The Hurt Locker" last night. One word = intense.

Jeremy Renner was the guest on Jimmy Fallon went I went to the show a couple of weeks back. He sang with Jimmy to Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" which The Roots pianists/keyboardists did not know! How do you not know Billy Joel?

Anyway, here are some pics(actually taken of the TV b/c you can't take pics during the show. Duh.). Sigourney Weaver was the other guest that night.

Farewell to FOX 7's Crystal Cotti.

Reporter Crystal Cotti's last day at FOX 7 was Friday. CC started with FOX 7 News as an intern and UT reporter.

Married to Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives Mark Strama, Crystal will now be focusing full time on her family(which includes two of the most adorable little girls).

Here's a pic of me and a friend with Crystal at her going away to do on Friday. We were on our way to Accenture's 20s themed formal, btw.

How Matthew McConaughey got schooled on Sailor Jerry's...and I got a free drink.

So I said to Matthew McConaughey...

"Matthew! You gonna order a drink or just keep standing in my way?"

He asked me what I was drinking.

I told him "Sailor Jerry's and Diet."

He ordered, then asked the waitress what Sailor Jerry's is.She said, "It's like Captain Morgan but better."

He handed me my drink and said it was on him.

This went down at Liberty, btw, which is a kick ass bar on the East Side.And, as one regular believes, that bar is now ruined.

Not really...but you know what he's sayin.

I call this picture: "Two Aholes snap a pic in front of a celebrity."

MEET MM'S NEW BABY!

On his official website, Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend Camila Alves have released the first photo of their baby girl Vida, born Jan. 3 in LA (she weighed in at 7 lbs., 7 oz.).

"Our latest family member, Vida Alves McConaughey," McConaughey wrote under the baby's photo.

Alves, who makes her debut as host of the Bravo hairstyling reality show "Shear Genius" on Feb. 3, tells Us Weekly that the baby "is doing great."

The couple's first child, son Levi, was born in 2008.

Alves also told Us Weekly that the 19-month-old is "at the fun stage where he's talking. He loves saying Vida's name!"