2009 in Review: My Favorite Photos

As 2009 draws to a close, we at Slackerwood decided to do the same damn thing every single other website and publication does, and write some retrospective entries. We've got lists on the horizon; you've been warned. But we're having some fun with the lists and with our "2009 in Review" series, so I don't think you'll be disappointed.

I'm going to kick things off with a photo essay of my favorite photos that I took in 2009. I could probably do another essay of other people's photos (and who knows, I just might), but it was difficult enough to pick a manageable selection of my own. Some of these are good photos, some are not great but I like 'em anyway for various reasons. I'm not including a lot of text because this is a photo essay, not a novella.

Local filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Richard Linklater look like they're up to something, but really they're waiting for the ribbon-cutting ceremony during the reopening of Austin Studios revamped soundstage (article, Flickr set):

An actual "Jump to Conclusions" mat on the red carpet for the 10th anniversary screening of Office Space at the Paramount (article, Flickr set):

Filmmaker Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) kindly stopped for photographers who recognized him as he entered the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards event (article, Flickr set):

McAllen-born filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) looked like she was having fun on the Texas Film Hall of Fame red carpet:

Finally, from the same red carpet, actor Dennis Quaid:

Film critics Scott Weinberg and Karina Longworth on a panel during SXSW (SXSW Flickr set):

Filmmaker Andrew Bujalski (Beeswax, which was shot in Austin) and SXSW Film Director Janet Pierson outside of Alamo South Lamar during SXSW:

The subject of the documentary Along Came Kinky, Kinky Friedman, during a Q&A at the Paramount after the film's premiere at SXSW:

A shot of Robert Rodriguez at Troublemaker Studios during the film incentive bill signing event in April (article, Flickr set):

Mike Judge offers a rare grin on the Extract red carpet (article, Flickr set):

Woody Harrelson is surrounded by the undead on the "zombie red carpet" for the Fantastic Fest Zombieland screening at the Paramount. It was a toss-up between the photo below and this one.

Zombieland star Emma Stone having fun on the red carpet at the Paramount:

Alamo Drafthouse founders Tim and Karrie League taking a brief break outside Alamo South Lamar during Fantastic Fest (Flickr set):

Filmmaker Ron Howard on the Apollo 13 red carpet at Austin Film Festival (Flickr set):

Clint Howard, at the same red carpet, pausing to whisper something into the ear of a longtime local photographer. It felt kind of like high school for a moment:

Can't wait to bring you more fun photos of the Austin film scene in 2010.