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A new mini contest has been announced on the message board here. Returning to one of the old favorites, this one concerns naming movie posters used to make up the image given.

In the past, mini contests have included identifying movies that cars come from and general trivia.

“It’s something to get everyone in the community involved” stated mini contest coordinator Marlowe. “Everyone, with a little work, should be able to get at least one guess correct. That’s a contest point there, which can add up if we can keep up with new ones.”

For the newer players in town, the HTG movie database can be accessess through the dropdown menu on the front page. It’s got a vast amount of information, including poster images from past HTG films.

Hi, it’s me, Wrestleboy, your source for news from the squared circle and beyond.

You all know John Cena. He’s a hotshot WWE former champ. He’s going for the title again on Sunday night at WWE’s 25th Wrestlemania. Cool stuff. Will he make an appearance in TCW, our very own wrestling franchise here in HTG? Beats me. I hear yes, I hear no. I guess when it happens, it happens.

But you can’t miss what’s going on at the Coliseum Hall. John Cena’s having his very own concert! How cool is that? Lucian Carter wrote some songs for the part-time rapper/actor. I’m really psyched! Cena’s also going to be in The Kid 2: The Rise, opening this upcoming weekend. It’s the sequel to the surprisingly good The Kid (of course). I guess that makes this John Cena week. Woo hoo!

Did you notice that those TCW guys are asking for input on their wrestlers on the HTG message board? Viewer input’s cool. I can dig it. I can’t wait until they ask about BLZ Bubb. He threw his lunch at me the other day when I was poking around. I’m going to say he’s a grouch. When he gets a piledriver in some upcoming match, I’ll laugh. Laugh out loud.

Anyway, go to the coliseum to watch John Cena’s concert. It’ll be major cool. Thanks. See you all when I have some juicy wrasslin’ news.

A new HTG Mini Event has begun, a name-that-movie contest. Intended to break up the everyday routine of HTG Hollywood life, mini-events provide contest points, prizes or sometimes good ol’ HTG dollars. All HTG citizens are invited to enter the current contest and earn some contest points. Even a completely wrong entry will earn a person points.

Mini events are shorter in duration than normal Town Events. Another event is planned for the near future.

It was an enjoyable afternoon for many in HTG Hollywood. The 8th HTG Awards had taken place and many were on their way to various parties and gatherings to share in good cheer. But the day turned out to be anything but enjoyable for actor Milo Ventimiglia.

According to eyewitnesses, Milo was driving a vehicle after the ceremony with actress Alexis Bledel in the passenger seat. While their car was stopped at a stop light, it was swarmed by a large number of movie fans. Milo could not proceed with the people in the way, so he took a step out to ask people to back away. When the people refused, Milo lost his temper.

“It was wild,” declared a person at the intersection. “That guy got out of his car and started yelling at us. All we wanted was an autograph from Best Actress Alexis. But, no, her driver wouldn’t hear of it. He started pushing people away from his car. He even spit on a woman near me. Her boyfriend didn’t like that, so he rushed the driver. Fortunately for that guy from the car, police had arrived to break things up. I bet it was going to get pretty messy. The cops backed up everyone so that Alexis could leave. We didn’t get her autograph, but we sure did enjoy her winning the Yoda tonight. Good for her.”

Apparently no one at the scene recognized Milo Ventimiglia, who was nominated for Best Actor.

“I guess people are attracted to winners,” guessed a Happening staffer. “Maybe Milo can win something next time.”

Chief Winslow of the HTG Police Department has stated that no charges will be brought to anyone involved in the brief incident.

The 8th HTG Awards ceremony was held on the afternoon of Sunday, February 8. For those who could not attend the gala ceremony, here is a list of the nominees and winners of each Yoda. Congratulations to all. Stay tuned to Happening for extra reports concerning the bi-annual event.

Best New Producer
Goose
BillyWalsh
TheJD

WINNER: Goose, TLM Productions

Best Critic
Lucian
Quantum
Bishop
Suicide Jocky

WINNER: Lucian

Best Journalist
Marlowe
RS
Lucian

WINNER: Marlowe

Best Creative Company
RS Creative
Random Art Media
TheJD

WINNER: RandomFX, Random Art Media

Best Cinematography
Ballad of Mike Roulette
Halo
Obsession
Watching Destiny
Murder Castle

WINNER: Obsession

Best Soundtrack
Ballad of Mike Roulette
Halo
Hot Coco
I Love You
Crooked Little Vein
Yesterdays

WINNER: Halo

Best Advertising Campaign
Obsession
Ballad of Mike Roulette
Dick Tracy: Domino Midnight
Neverwhere
I Love You

WINNER: Neverwhere

Best Cast
Ballad of Mike Roulette
Obsession
Two Families
Dick Tracy: Domino Midnight
Neverwhere

WINNER: Obsession

Best Site
Halo
Ballad of Mike Roulette
I Love you
Wonder Woman
Taking Back the Day

WINNER: Halo

Best Poster
The Ballad of Mike Roulette
Dick Tracy: Domino Midnight
Obsession
Neverwhere
Someone to Play With
Taking Back the Day

WINNER: Neverwhere

Best Supporting Actor
Joseph Gordon Levitt as Oliver Duggan, “Obsession”
Matt O’Leary as Blue, “Yesterdays”
James McAvoy as Flattop Jr., “Dick Tracy: Domino Midnight”
James Franco as Walter “Groovy” Grove, “Dick Tracy: Domino Midnight”
James Roday as God, “How Immortality Can Be So Bothersome For a Simple
Minded Man Like Dave Denman”

WINNER: Joseph Gordon Levitt as Oliver Duggan, “Obsession”

Best Supporting Actress
Kristanna Loken as Maria Wainwright-Roulette-Wood, “The Ballad of Mike
Roulette.”
Eliza Dushku as Jillian, “The Murder Castle”
Scarlett Johansson as Ivy Brunswick, “The Ballad of Mike Roulette”
Nikki Cox as Lana Lang, “Superman: The Man of Tomorrow”
Olivia Wilde as Zoe, “Watching Destiny”
Leticia Dolera as Waitress, “El Diablo”

WINNER: Eliza Dushku as Jillian, “The Murder Castle”

Best Actor
Daniel Craig as Henry McCulloch, “Obsession”
Viggo Mortensen as Charley Hecker, “Obsession”
Matthew McConaughey as Mike Roulette, “The Ballad of Mike Roulette”
Milo Ventimiglia as Michael Stephans, “Two Families”
Benicio Del Toro as Manuel, “El Diablo”

WINNER:
Benicio Del Toro as Manuel, “El Diablo”
Matthew McConaughey as Mike Roulette, “The Ballad of Mike Roulette”

Best Actress
Alexis Bledel as Juliet Ross, “The Ballad of Mike Roulette”
Jessica Biel as Audrey, “The Murder Castle”
Lindy Booth as Destiny, “Watching Destiny”
Megan Fox as Wonder Woman, “Wonder Woman”
Kristen Bell as Coco Byrum, “Hot coca”

WINNER: Alexis Bledel as Juliet Ross, “The Ballad of Mike Roulette”

Best Original Screenplay
The Ballad of Mike Roulette
Obsession
Hollywood Swan Song
Murder Castle
Minions 2
Watching Destiny
I Love You

WINNER: Obsession

Best Adapted Screenplay
Halo
Dick Tracy: Domino Midnight
Superman The Man of Tomorrow
Artemis Fowl: Book of Fairies
Neverwhere

WINNER: Neverwhere

Best Short Film (Under 45 Pages)
El Diablo
How Immortality Can Be So Bothersome For a Simple Minded Man Like Dave Denman
Minions 2
Rejected
Bucket of Smiles

WINNER: El Diablo

Best Director
Sam Mendes, “Obsession”
David Cronenberg, “Ballad of Mike Roulette”
David Fincher, “Murder Castle”
Christopher Nolan, “Watching Destiny”
Alejandro Innaritu, “El Diablo”

WINNER: Sam Mendes, “Obsession”

Best Producer
Bishop
Jgraham
PJFlip
Mac
Blacksmith

WINNER:
Bishop
Jgraham

Best Picture
The Ballad of Mike Roulette
Obsession
Neverwhere
Dick Tracy: Domino Midnight
Murder Castle

WINNER: Obsession

Nominees for the next HTG Awards have been posted, with Checkmate’s (Bishop) Ballad of Mike Roulette and Miracle Pictures’ (JGraham) Obsession leading the pack of nominated films. Although vote counter Ritchie Steven declared that there were “some real surprises,” most nom votes were what was expected. Non-film nominations include for journalists RS of the Hollywood Times, Lucian for varied reporting and the new Musings, plus our own EIC Marlowe for this news source.

“I get very few votes otherwise” stated the Happ editor, “so I’m always thrilled to get that one.”

Final voting will commence soon, with an awards ceremony to be held some time after. Dates will be announced soon.

UPDATE: You can vote now, through three links on the same post (linked above). Voting will end at the end of the day on 2/12/09. The date for the awards ceremony has yet to be determined. Rumor has it that, in order to speed the event along, a new format might be given. No speeches? Sexy women in bikinis handing the Yodas out? Hmm.

It’s official, time to gather your nomination for the newest HTG Awards is here. Instructions on how to do so can be found here. The awards are granted two times a year (despite the “annual awards” in the title) to the best in film, journalism, critique and creative. Now’s the time to go over the possibilities (link to eligible list of movies is in the message) to see if any stick out in your mind.

Nomination voting will last approximately one week. Good luck!