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Martin Short is still not funny. No one in HTG Hollywood wishes to use him. Such a waste.

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Do you see it? The mystifying puzzle in the above pic? Hmm? (That is, besides the misspelling that keeps appearing, even though it occasionally gets corrected by a certain game admin, haha.)

Yes, Miracle Pictures is releasing a big chunk of the movies out at the HTG theatres now. Six of the twenty out at this time, in fact, are releases of that “back up” studio. Oh, don’t get me wrong. Presenting critical hits and box office smashes are a thrill. But, really, where are the other studios?

Marlowe, studio chief of Miracle Pictures (and EIC of this news source), has spent 15 of the last 21 days out of state. And he’s going to spend 15 of the next 21 away as well. He doesn’t have time to release all of the good flicks. He does have the new Ninjalibrarian film, Ode to Tennessee, slated for November. (Keep an eye out for ads!) And a couple producers are knocking on his door with feverish intensity. Marlowe even has a movie he’s working on. And then there are promises for a half dozen others.

And remember the two franchises that he purchased earlier this year so that two HTG writers could pen adaptations for MP? They’ll come eventually. (Crossing fingers.)

So, back to the big question… If Marlowe is out of town 73% of the time, why is he releasing 75% of the recent movies? (Three of the last four out.) C’mon, fellow studio heads! Let’s see some product out there!

And to those award-winning or potentially award-winning producers who wish to release with Miracle… thank you for your patience. Marlowe will be back regularly soon.

The above editorial was sponsored by the undefeated Kansas Jayhawks. Booyah!

It took the publicity sensitive people at Disney just over a month to fire Vanessa Hudgens after several provocative pictures (including one nude photo) of the High School Musical star leaked online. Quick to snatch (sorry, no pun intended) her up are the folks at Hand Made TV, who highlight her in the new Mac the Movieguy drama Lake Hope.

“What’s the big deal?” pondered a rep from HMTV. “Vanessa was skinny and 18. Isn’t getting naked and taking pictures of herself what she’s supposed to do? Besides, we’ve already seen the worst, what else could happen? If Disney wanted to fire someone, they should have fired that little freak Zac Efron. I don’t even want to know what kind of leaked crap he’s gonna have. Probably something involving a ball gag and him being bent over in a horse stable.”

Although Lake Hope got off to a slow start last week, HMTV has high hopes for the show.

“Like Mac says,” continued the network source, “there’s never been a better time to start watching. Getting in on the ground floor of the new series is a bonus.”

Lake Hope shows Tuesday nights on Hand Made TV. Starring alongside Hudgens is Jeffrey Dean Morgan, formally of Grey’s Anatomy.

Were you unable to attend the 5th HTG Awards? Here is a list of the winners!

The nominees for Best New Producer are:
Elvishgal
Mr. Bungle/Hugo
Carrifel

The winner is… Mr. Bungle/Hugo

The nominees for Best Short Film are:
Square Deal
Johnny Firecracker
After Life
Berlin
The Descent into Madness of Michael Mathis

The winner is… The Descent into Madness of Michael Mathis (Alex Love)

The nominees for Best Critic are:
Lucian
DCE
Teufel
Newman

The winner is… Lucian

The nominees for Best Journalist are:
DCE
Marlowe
Alex Love

The winner is… Marlowe

The nominees for Best Ad Campaign are:
Star Wars, Episode X: A New Order
Phillip Ford is Dead
Dark Fury
The Greatest Band that Never Was
The Earth Was Bleeding

The winner is… Star Wars, Episode X: A New Order (Trax)

The nominees for Best Film Site are:
My Life in Detroit
The Greatest Band that Never Was
The Earth Was Bleeding
Star Wars, Episode X: A New Order
Dark Fury

The winner is… Star Wars, Episode X: A New Order (Trax)

The nominees for Best Poster are:
Berlin
Star Wars Episode X: A New Order
The Earth Was Bleeding
Happy For The Rest Of Your Life
Johnny Firecracker
Dark Shadows II
The Greatest Band That Never Was

The winner is…. Happy For The Rest Of Your Life (Lucian)

The Nominees are Best Creative Company are:
TraxStar Art
PixelPunk
Nu/Art Inks

The winner is… PixelPunk (Sureshot)

The nominees for Best Soundtrack are:
The Greatest Band That Never Was
The Gifted Grafton Owls
My Life in Detroit
Happy For The Rest Of Your Life
Dick Tracy: The Killing Moon

The winner is… The Gifted Grafton Owls (Matthew Trixie)

The nominees for Best Director are:
The Coen Brothers, “Philip Ford is Dead”
Rian Johnson, “The Earth Was Bleeding”
Michaelangelo Anotonioni, “After Life”
Tim Burton, “Dick Tracy: The Killing Moon”
Takeshi Miike, “Johnny Firecracker”
Takeshi Kitano, “Vendetta”

The winner is… Tim Burton, “Dick Tracy: The Killing Moon” (Bryan Bishop)

The nominees for Best Adapted Script are:
Dick Tracey: The Killing Moon
Star Wars Episode X: A New Order
Berlin
Dark Shadows II
Arthur: Age of Excalibur

The winner is… Dick Tracey: The Killing Moon (Bryan Bishop)

The nominees for Best Cast are:
Club Siberia: Last Call
Dick Tracy: The Killing Moon
Star Wars X: A New Order
Dark Shadows II
The Earth Was Bleeding
The Greatest Band That Never Was
After Life
Philip Ford is Dead

The winner is… Club Siberia: Last Call & Dick Tracy: The Killing Moon (Bryan Bishop for both)

The nominees for Best Original Script are:
The Earth Was Bleeding
The Gifted Grafton Owls
Philip Ford Is Dead
After Life
Johnny Firecracker
Fourth Wall
Vendetta
Club Siberia: Last Call

The winner is… The Earth Was Bleeding & The Gifted Grafton Owls (Mark Chua & Matthew Trixie)

The Nominees for Best Cinematography:
The Earth Was Bleeding
Dark Fury
Dick Tracy: The Killing Moon
Vendetta
After Life

The winner is… Dark Fury (Cassy)

The nominees for Best Supporting Actress are:
Chandra Wilson, My Life in Detroit
Abigail Breslin, Dark Fury
Gillian Anderson, Arthur: Age of Excalibur
Ellen Page, Philip Ford is Dead
Kelly Reilly, The Greatest Band That Never Was
Suzuka Ohgo, Vendetta

The winner is… Abigail Breslin, Dark Fury (Cassy)

The nominees for Best Supporting Actor are:
Paul Giamatti, Dick Tracy and The Killing Moon
Michael C. Hal, The Earth Was Bleeding
Ron Livingston, Jersey Clowns
Takeshi Kitano, Vendetta
Graham Greene, Remember the Rain

The winner is… Paul Giamatti, Dick Tracy and The Killing Moon (Bryan Bishop)

The nominees for Best Actor are:
Clive Owen, The Earth Was Bleeding
Jack Nicholson, After Life
Ryan Gosling, The Descent into Madness of Michael Mathis
Tom Hanks, Dick Tracy: The Killing Moon
Vincent Gallo, Berlin

The winner is… Clive Owen, The Earth Was Bleeding (Mark Chua)

The nominees for Best Actress are:
Rosario Dawson, Dark Fury
Arielle Dombasle, Berlin
Rinko Kikuchi, Vendetta
Jennifer Hudson, My Life in Detroit
Alexis Bledel, Club Siberia: Last Call

The winner is… Rinko Kikuchi, Vendetta (Teufel)

The nominees for Best Producer are:
10K Cases (Bryan Bishop)
Top Hat (Newman)
Slacker Mafia (Mattricks)
Trax Star Productions (Marcus Trax)
Ship of Fooles (Lucian)
MC48 (Mark Chua)
Alex Love (mg102)

The winner is… MC48 (Mark Chua)

The nominees for Best Picture are:
The Gifted Grafton Owls
Club Siberia: Last Call
Dick Tracy: The Killing Moon
The Earth Was Bleeding
After life
Philip Ford is Dead

The winner is… The Earth Was Bleeding (Mark Chua)

Congratulations to all new holders of the Golden Yoda. The 6th HTG Awards will be given after the new year, celebrating accomplishments for the second half of 2007.

Update: Word has it that Matthew “Mattricks” Trixie will host the 5th HTG Awards. A veteran to the hosting duties, some comparisons have been made between the critically acclaimed producer and recent Emmy host Ryan Seacrest.

“I’m just going to keep it quick paced,” declared Matt.

Make sure to drop by the awards ceremony in chat! Come by early if you can for the red carpet fun.

After much anticipation by the HTG community, the 5th HTG Awards will take place tomorrow (Sunday, October 14). Set to open at 4PM Eastern time (1PM Pacific), the awards will celebrate films and a few other things from January 1 of this year through June 30. Held in the HTG Chat Room, the ceremony will be co-hosted by HTG movie/television show producer Quantum. All citizens of HTG Hollywood are invited to drop by early for the usual nonsense, plus rounds of trivia and spins at the HTG Casino. Who will win? Who will show up and make a drunken fool of themself? The answers will be revealed tomorrow.

The Happening staff wishes all nominees good luck.

The Happening staff will be away for the following week. Please check out other HTG news sources for your HTG news. Don’t forget about the game update blog!

The road to a successful film release isn’t always a smooth one. With the opening of the 10,000 Cases movie Until 5 on slate for Friday the 12th, Miracle Pictures head Marlowe is taking an overdue breather.

“There seemed to be something coming up all the time,” remarked the studio chief. “Paparazzi were hounding the talents involved, trying their best to get the stars into compromising positions. Embarrassing news reports involving the Until 5 actors, even the producer, popped up. They served no purpose other than to demean what I would call excellent work on the film.”

Commencement of shooting got off to a rough start when two of the talents were replaced.

“Originally we had Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch in the film,” Marlowe explained. “But they were fired by Bish (10,000 Cases producer Bryan Bishop) because of a faux pas at an early meeting of the cast and crew.”

According to a studio insider, Bryan Bishop became infuriated when someone passed gas at the closing benediction to the film’s first all-staff meeting. The gathering was meant to be a “pep talk” to everyone involved, but it quickly became a witch hunt when someone “let one rip” during the blessing.

“Bishop went nuts,” said the studio source. “He yelled and yelled, wanting to know who farted. He wasn’t allowing anyone to get started on their work until the culprit stepped forward. It took a while, but eventually Emile Hirsch confessed. When the young actor said that he didn’t think that it was such a big deal, Bishop fired him. Right there. And when Emile’s friend, Elisha Cuthbert, protested, Bishop fired her, too.”

Replacing the two talents took very little time. Deals were struck with Bishop favorite Matthew Trixie, still hot from his starring role in Americatown, and Lost actress Evangeline Lilly.

“Let’s get this puppy in the can,” exclaimed Bishop as the shooting began.

Until 5, a Judd Apatow film, premiers this coming Friday. Besides Trixie and Lilly, the movie features Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Michael Cera, Christina Applegate, America Ferrera and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss.