Countdown to the 2012 Hugos: The Nominated Short Films and TV episodes
Posted on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by fillups
Since 2003 the Hugo Awards have separated short form dramatic presentations (such as television episodes and short films) from long form dramatic presentations (movies and entire series runs). The short form results have been one of the more creative categories where anything from Gollum's MTV Acceptance Speech to Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog to five episodes from five seasons of the rebooted Doctor Who has been . . . more »
While the Hugo winners for writing have always drawn a lot of attention, the Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation are relatively unknown. This is unfortunate because the list of honored works has been impressive. The list includes such classics as: The Twilight Zone Sleeper Star Wars Blade Runner The current crop of films and television shows vying for the Hugo Award in 2012 are . . . 
The Hugo awards are coming! The Hugo Awards are coming! Science fiction's longest running and most popular award is going to be announced very soon on September 2nd. In anticipation, I will be highlighting the nominees in a few categories that you can check out at any SCCLD library. The Hugo award was first given out in 1953 and named for Hugo Gernsback, who founded . . . 
The hot summer days of vacation are drawing to a close for students everywhere as schools begin the noble purpose of education. What better way for all of us to celebrate the season than to watch a bunch of movies about the institution, SCHOOL? Back to School! The class Director Laurent Cantet directed star and co-writer Francois Begaudeau in this 2008 re-creation of his experiences . . . 
Attention Harry Potter Fans!! On Monday, August 20, at 6:00 PM the Wizard Rock groups The Whomping Willows and Lauren Fairweather will perform in the Milpitas Library Auditorium. Wizard rock is the term for music featuring situations and characters from the Harry Potter series. The concert is free for all! For more information, please call the Milpitas Library at (408) 262-1171 ext 3616. This program . . . 
Sight & Sound, the international film magazine, has conducted an esteemed polling of critics on the best films of all time since 1952. Since 1992, they have also polled some of the top director's across the globe for their take on the best films of all time. These challenging, personal visions of cinema are all available at the SCCLD libraries. Sight & Sound Director's Poll . . . 
Since 1952, the International Film Magazine Sight & Sound has been asking top film critics around the world every ten years to list their favorite films. For the first time since 1962, a film other than Citizen Kane has topped their acclaimed list. Hitchcock's moody, dreamlike, Vertigo finally was named the best film of all time! Check out all the Sight and Sound Top Ten . . .