Academy awards 2012: One Star, Two Oscar-Worthy Performances

Since the Oscar race shapes up, several top stars and filmmakers may find their finest competition for just about any nomination is ... themselves. No less than 10 from the year's finest overachievers can be nominated because of not basically one but two movies. And perhaps even greater than two if you're running odds for, say, Jessica Chastain, how will you decide whether 'The Help,' 'The Tree of Existence,' or 'Take Shelter' is most likely to earn her a use an Academy Award? By reading through through our handicapping, below. For further round the Oscar race, mind to GoldDerby.com [CLICK PHOTO To Create GALLERY] Academy awards 2012: One Star, Two (or maybe more) Oscar-Worthy Performances George Clooney in 'The Descendants'George Clooney in 'The Ides of March'Brad Pitt in 'Moneyball'Brad Pitt in 'The Tree of Existence'Ryan Gosling in 'The Ides of March'Ryan Gosling in 'Drive'Jessica Chastain in 'The Tree of Existence'Jessica Chastain in 'The Help'Jessica Chastain in 'Take Shelter'Viola Davis in 'The Help'Viola Davis in 'Extremely Noisy and very Close'Michael Fassbender in 'Shame'Michael Fassbender in 'A Dangerous Method'Carey Mulligan in 'Shame'Carey Mulligan in 'Drive'Steven Spielberg for 'War Equine'Steven Spielberg for 'The Adventures of Tintin'Steve Zaillian for 'Moneyball'Steve Zaillian for 'The Girl While using Dragon Tattoo'Abi Morgan for 'Shame'Abi Morgan for 'The Iron Lady' See All Moviefone Galleries » [Photo: The brand new the new sony] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook Follow Gary Susman on Twitter: @garysusman

Homeland Bosses around the Season Finale: Showtime Wanted Damian Lewis for an additional Year

Damian Lewis, Claire Danes [SPOILER WARNING: This story discloses key plot components from Sunday's season finale. Read at the own risk.]Homeland's first season finale posed the question: Would traitorous Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) really do a suicide bombing fond of the v . p . from the U . s . States? See where Homeland rated within our countdown of the greatest Television Shows of 2011The only-on-TV answer: It depends. Although Brody tried to blow themself and also the veep to smithereens, nothing happened when he turned the turn on his snazzy new suicide vest, because of a annoying loose wire. Barbara (Claire Danes), whose instincts are apparently infallible, designed a last-ditch effort to prevent Brody by telling his wife (Morena Baccarin) and daughter (Morgan Saylor) of her accusations about his terrorist ties. We all know Barbara is appropriate, obviously, but from inside, she looks a bit nuts - and she or he knows it. Within the episode's final scene, Barbara decides to endure electroshock therapy to make certain that individuals good instincts (also known as manic episodes) will not get her into anymore trouble. But simply prior to the anesthesia becomes effective, she takes note of that Brody stated "Issa," the title of Abu Nazir's boy, in the sleep, piecing together Brody's revenge-based motive for betraying his country.We requested Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, co-designers of Homeland and former 24 producers, to describe why they made a decision to keep Brody alive, what Barbara will remember after her treatment and just how naive and/or suspicious Brody's family will really become in Season 2. (Plus: That which was everything in regards to a mole?)Had you been nervous whatsoever about how exactly much story you resolved versus the number you left hanging?Alex Gansa: It's a bit like testing the soup. It needs to be perfect. We thought at the minimum the attack which was guaranteed within the pilot would either succeed or fail in the finish of year. We kind of felt, at this very fundamental level, that needed to be satisfied. And definitely, there's a panic attack, and also the attack is stopped via a confluence of occasions and also the direct actions in our heroes.What amount of the ending are you aware prior to the season started?Gansa: We understood that Brody would instigate a panic attack from the people who were accountable for Issa's dying - that there is likely to be an individual reason behind his actions. We would never know, for instance, he would be putting on a suicide vest. We thought there might be one other way he would remove the audience responsible. After we made the decision around the suicide vest, it opened up up lots of great options for all of us, the most crucial one being that people could put him inside a room using the v . p . and also have the vest malfunction.See Danes and Lewis within our Best Performances of 2011 photo galleryWhich also keeps Brody alive for an additional season...Gansa: Which was the truly amazing factor concerning the vest. We constantly our cake and eat it too. [Brody] turned the switch. Which means he would undergo using what he'd planned to complete, however it did not work. To ensure that appeared to provide us two excellent achievements: One, it resolved his story. ... And 2, it opened up up the potential of redemption.Have you ever think about a scenario where Brody was effective and died?Gansa: Absolutely. Whether Brody would survive the finale was virtually a wide open question up to we recognized the vest could malfunction. We would likely have ended it and introduced another thing next season, much in the same manner the Wire would introduce totally new stories every year. Which was really up for grabs for any very long time this year. Ultimately, we felt that there are just more to inform between Brody and Barbara. Therefore we made the decision to help keep him alive. Also, Showtime wanted Damian Lewis around for an additional year.Who could blame them? What exactly does the following chapter of Barbara and Brody's story seem like?Howard Gordon: The secret will probably be to obtain Barbara into the intelligence community in some way, because she has been ostracized and excommunicated from that type of work. So that's our narrative hurdles. The 2nd factor is how you can chart Brody's new strategy. He's now dedicated to Abu Nazir that he will move ahead within this political way, really playing the lengthy game. So we are going to need to work out how individuals two different strands from the story will intersect.I imagine you cannot just switch a switch and obtain Barbara in the CIA.Gordon: You will find there's very specific solution for your.Gansa: Jack Bauer was exiled virtually each year [on 24] and needed to be cut back in some way. [Laughs]Showtime orders Season 2 of HomelandLet's discuss Carrie's decision to endure electroconvulsive therapy. Is she really attempting to get a grip on her disease or perhaps is she in some manner attempting to erase her emotional link with Brody?Gordon: It is both things. I believe she's in a reason for her existence where her illness gets even worse - where it's cost her career. It is also cost her the connection using the another individual, that's, Brody, that she's attached to. I believe she's just in the finish of her rope. She's made the decision to get this done because she really, desires to get her existence back and wishes to try to control her feelings and also to control her trajectory on the planet. She can't persist at these extremes.Saul (Many Patinkin) very pointedly pointed out the potential of loss of memory. Is the fact that certainly the path you are selecting to follow along with next season, with Barbara failing to remember her last-second realization about Brody's link with Issa?Gordon: Absolutely. Among the unwanted effects of ECT treatments are short-term loss of memory. Clearly, it leaves Barbara within the second season using the audience waiting for now where she takes note of these items - where she relearns it or begins to start to suspect Brody again of really being the man she thinks he was.I believe it is good that Brody's family "knows" his secret, even when they do not believe Barbara. What type of tension will that produce next season?Gordon: The household will probably be requested to get together around Brody's campaign. They are likely to unnaturally be produced to do something as though it's all regulated for just one and something for those. However I think Dana especially includes a fairly obvious sense that her father is not declaring that everything. That's [the purpose] from the kind of ambiguous scene around the roof in the finish. So, what's the uneasy alliance one of the different people from the family? That will be considered a large, large area of the second season.Gansa: Among the fun parts from year to year is finding where figures have traveled throughout however enough time has transpired. Situations are greatly at play during these characters' lives, and i believe we are able to find them in quite interesting moments, which we'll deliver on hopefully through the season. Is Showtime's Homeland TV's first publish-publish-9/11 show?Have you got a sense about the length of time may have passed between seasons at this time? Gordon: We simply have no idea yet.We heard reference to a mole within the Agency this year. Is the fact that plot still alive? Could it be in some way attached to the vice president's cover-from the drone attack?Gordon: Individuals are generally excellent questions. I believe the mole is certainly alive. Odds are we will have who that individual is next season. And [we'll also see] the dynamics within the CIA, concerning the cover-up that's happened. The vice president's suggested as a factor within this drone attack. The energy struggle that continues between Estes [David Harewood] and Saul will probably be all grist for that mill for that second season.The question hanging over this year was: "Is Brody a terrorist?" Have you got a similar story engine at the middle of Season 2?Gordon: "The way Barbara learn how to suspect Brody again?" That's really the central question from the second season, however we choose to tell the storyline. Carrie's likely to in some way have to determine that they was right in the end which Brody is within some sense a menace to the nation, although in different ways. She's going to need to stop him, the guy that they loves.Earlier you stated that Brody includes a opportunity for redemption. Despite the fact that he's wiped out Tom Master (Chris Chalk), might he still abandon the reason?Gordon: Obviously. But Brody's mission won't be another terrorist attack. His mission will probably be a lot more insidious than that. It is going to possess a different dynamic than this year clearly. But the potential of redemption is up for grabs.What have you think about Homeland's finale?

ABC Cancels 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Exclusive)

Prashant Gupta / FX FX and Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter have prevailed in a lawsuit filed by an ex-Hell's Angel biker who claimed the idea for the hit drama series was stolen.our editor recommends'Glee,' 'Sons of Anarchy' Added to Amazon Prime Instant Video Streaming Service'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Kurt Sutter on Season 4's Bold Finale and Season 5 PlansFurious 'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Tells DirecTV Viewers 'You're Getting F---ed Over'; Reveals Banned Script Chuck Zito sued FX for $5 million in June 2010 claiming he had developed a show called Nomads (later The Wild Angels) and had agents at ICM set up a pitch meeting in 2004 with FX chief John Landgraf, during which Zito says he discussed ideas for a show about a motorcycle club. FX passed on the project but later developed Sutter's Sons, which ICM packaged and recently concluded its 4th season as a big hit for the network. "FX was obligated to pay Zito the reasonable value of his ideas, hire him to work on the series and afford him screen credit as creator," the lawsuit alleged. "Defendants breached an implied-in-fact contract with defendant." VIDEO: 'Sons of Anarchy': Ron Perlman Says Season 4 Was a Challenge At the time, Sutter took to his twitter account to blast the lawsuit, saying: "HAVING THE F***ING IDEA IS NOT THE SHOW. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE TV DRAMAS PITCHED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. NONE OF THEM HAS MADE IT TO SERIES, EXCEPT SOA. BECAUSE THEY SUCKED." STORY: 'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Kurt Sutter on Season 4's Bold Finale and Season 5 Plans Today a Los Angeles Superior Court judge agreed, ruling on summary judgment that Sons was independently created and Zito doesn't have a case. The judge relied on declarations submitted by Sutter, Landgraf and talent agent Matt Solo (now with WME), among others, showing Sutter's development process and the fact that Sons was pitched to several networks, including HBO and AMC, before arriving at FX, which bought the project in a bidding war. The judge saw no reason for the case to continue past the summary judgment phase. We've reached out to Zito's attorneys for comment. FX is represented by Scott Edelman at LA's Gibson Dunn firm and Rick Stone at Jenner & Block. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Sons of Anarchy' Red Carpet Premiere

Lindsay Lohan Back To Court For Probation Update

First Published: December 14, 2011 8:53 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Lindsay Lohan is seen at the LAX Courthouse after her probation was revoked in Los Angeles on October 19, 2011Lindsay Lohan is due in court Wednesday to give a judge her first progress update under strict new probation requirements intended to keep close tabs on the troubled actress. Lohan has been reporting regularly for work at the Los Angeles County morgue since being repeatedly threatened with a long jail sentence if she failed to complete the terms of her probation, which include community service and counseling sessions. The hearing is without the usual drama that precedes Lohans recent court appearances, which have focused on the actress shortcomings by missing court-ordered therapy sessions and getting booted from a community service assignment at a womens shelter. The Mean Girls star spent less than five hours at a jail last month as part of a 30-day sentence imposed by Judge Stephanie Sautner for Lohans continued misbehavior. The judge is requiring the starlet to report on her progress monthly and it appears Lohan has been successful in meeting the goals of Wednesdays hearing. Shes been doing fine, Deputy Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Tuesday, saying the actress has been showing up, working and leaving without incident. He said he did not know how many hours Lohan had completed. Her spokesman, Steve Honig, said Lohan has met or exceeded the terms of her probation imposed by Sautner last month. Shes working very diligently to keep up her days so she can finish up with probation, he said. Lohan remains on probation for a 2007 drunken driving case and a misdemeanor grand theft case filed after she took a $2,500 necklace without permission. She has consistently struggled with the terms of her various sentences, which have included jail terms, rehab, community service and counseling. Her appearance Wednesday comes days before a Playboy issue featuring Lohan in a mostly-nude pictorial hits newsstands. The magazine was forced to release the issue online early after photos of the Marilyn Monroe-inspired spread leaked out online. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

STUNNER! Legendary Pictures Postpones The month of january Oncoming Of Alex Proyas-Directed Paradise Lost

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Pictures has stopped intends to begin production early the coming year on Paradise Lost, the epic-sized Alex Proyas-directed film concerning the fight between good and evil that's inspired through the John Milton poem. Bradley Cooper have been set to experience Lucifer, Benjamin Master to experience the archangel Michael, and Diego Boneta playing Adam and Camilla Belle Eve, with a number of other stars arranged for that action epic. I’m told the film isn’t scrapped rather, Legendary’s Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and producer Vincent Newman continues developing it to change a financial budget which had passed the $120 million mark by 10% or 15%. The image has crewed up to have an Australia shoot and also the talent and beneath the lines are researching the postponement at this time. Films including Moneyball and American Gangster had their plugs drawn inside a month of production and returned back, but it's always a surprise whenever a large film has its own start date scratched so near to production, even when it's temporary. I’m relayed through associates this process has been compared towards the Lone Ranger, which Disney had initially scheduled to start production last fall, until Deadline revealed last August that it absolutely was unplugged abruptly, with Disney threatening to scrap it since the studio feared your budget would are a runaway train and may sail past $250 million. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski labored to create lower individuals costs through alterations in the script plus they and The Actor-brad Pitt made changes within their deals to create the film lower close to $215 million. Within the situation of Paradise Lost, there's a lot eco-friendly screen work and VFX the budget looked to become getting unwieldy. They'll attempt to rework individuals costs and perhaps obtain the film into production through the late spring or early summer time. Waiting for an answer from Legendary Pictures, but several sources have confirmed the postponement.

B.O. hosts quiet party for 'New Year's'

'New Year's Eve'A paltry $13.7 million opening for Warner Bros.' "New Year's Eve" party could not rouse what's the worst weekend overall in the domestic box office in 3 years. Overseas B.O. was much less dire, as Vital-DreamWorks Animation's "Puss in Boots" rallied having a chart-topping believed $45.six million. Although the star-powered ensembler still handled to conquer twentieth century Fox's new entry "The Sitter," which collected $ten million, Warners expected "New Year's Eve" hitting around $20 million for that weekend. "The Sitter" carried out consistent with pre-weekend forecasts. Stateside B.O., amassing within the mid-to-high-$70 millions, was lower even from last weekend's typically sluggish publish-Thanksgiving frame, at $81 million. In addition, B.O. conditions weren't this off because the weekend of Sept. 5, 2008, when overall totals arrived at just $67.9 million. "It's rare this week would fall below last week,Inch stated Warner domestic distribution chief Serta Fellman, who added that large game titles starting next weekend, for example "A Virtual Detective: A Game Title of Shadows" and "Alvin and also the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," is going to be an essential test for that industry. Prior to overseas summer break, "Puss in Boots" added 16 areas a few days ago, including top market Germany, which led $7.two million. Toon has cumed $142.3 million worldwide. While Stateside wide releases mostly fell short, the weekend's crop of niche game titles, brought by Focus Features' "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy," arrived strong. "Tailor" obtained the year's third-greatest per-screen average for any traditional theatrical release, amassing an believed average of $75,184 from four locations. ("Night time in Paris" and "The Tree of Existence" hold 2011's best per-screen perfs, correspondingly.) Componen, meanwhile, did well with Jason Reitman's black comedy "Youthful Adult," which released limited to have an believed three-day gross of $320,000. That's typically $40,000 from eight engagements. "Youthful Adult" must have a powerful female fanbase, based on Componen marketing and distribution mind Megan Colligan. That's one reason Componen made the decision to produce the film limited, before growing to roughly 1,000 locations next weekend. "It certainly is tricky with females within the days prior to Christmas," Colligan stated. "With 'Young Adult,' I believe it is important that we are not at 3,000 locations next weekend. "This can be a film that requires room to develop.Inch In comparison, "New Year's Eve" skewed heavily toward women, which repped 70% from the film's opening. The film delayed, however, with under-18 auds, just 22%. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Andie MacDowell's Daughter, Rainey Qualley, Named Miss Golden Globe 2012

Shares of Coinstar rose 8 percent Thursday after reports that the company's Redbox DVD-kiosk company will team with Verizon to launch an Internet business to compete with the likes of Netflix, Amazon.com, Hulu, Apple's iTunes and others.our editor recommendsStudios Mull 60-Day Delay on Netflix, Redbox DVD RentalsRedbox to Raise DVD Rental Price 20% Per DayVerizon Looked at Buying Hulu According to technology Web site TechCrunch, Redbox and Verizon plan to launch their TV and movies product by the middle of next year, and it will include content for streaming and downloading. The product, dubbed Project Zoetrope internally, will sell various subscription tiers beginning at about $6 per month. Some tiers would include DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks. Shares of Coinstar jumped $4.35 on the report to $47.45. Netflix shares fell 4 percent Thursday to $69.42. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Netflix's 10 Most Rented Movies of All Time Related Topics Amazon.com Netflix Hulu iTunes Redbox

Aaron Sorkins Cinemax Series Will get New Title: Newsroom

Aaron Sorkin’s approaching Cinemax drama series, referred to as More Because This Story Evolves, has become the official title: Newsroom. Based on the show’s Cinemax site, Newsroom is placed behind the curtain of the show at afictionalcable news funnel UBS and it is based loosely on Countdown with Kieth Olberman although it was on MSNBC. (Sorkin stayed shadowing Olberman while researching his new series.) Cinemax provides 2 clips of dialogue in the project, which stars Shaun Daniels as UBS primetime host Will McCallister and Law & Order‘s Mike Waterston as UBSNewsPresident Charlie Skinner. In one scene, a gifted youthful producer which was introduced to UBS from CNN knows that his job might not be as secure because he think it is. Okay, Im calling Jim Walton and pleading for any job. Here's an exchange between Will and Charlie from another scene. Will: Charlie, I cant pursue Halliburton and miss. Charlie: Oh report the goddam news, Will. Will: You remember a man named Serta Rather? Charlie: Serta first got it right. Will: Hes no more on tv. Free Airline Wing creator Sorkin, an Oscar champion for his Social Networking script, executive produces Newsroom with Scott Rudin.

Time Warner Cable CFO: 'We're Not in The Content Business' Despite Lakers Deal

NY - Cable giant Time Warner Cable this year struck a 20-year content deal with the L.A. Lakersnot because it wants to be more of a content company, but because it wanted to have more control over rising programming costs, CFO Irene Estevessaid here Monday.our editor recommendsLakers' Kobe Bryant to Play in Italy During NBA LockoutTime Warner Cable Mulls Bid for L.A. Dodgers TV Rights (Report) She also told a UBS media investor conference that broadband video competition to pay TV operators has been "a complement to our TV offering." She added: "It's not been a threat." If online video providers keep growing usage, "we have this wonderful hedge" in cable's broadband services, Esteves said. In that context, she said that usage-based pricing for broadband services will become a reality sooner or later. She emphasized that charging heavy broadband users more would be in line with pricing strategies in other industries and allow the firm to give consumers the option to pay less if they use less. She said TWC wants to introduce usage-based pricing "the right way rather than quickly" though. Earlier in the day, Comcast CFO Michael Angelakis said his company wasn't opposed to usage-based pricing, but sees no immediate need to "nickel and dime" customers. Esteves also told Wall Street on Monday that "we are not happy with our video losses." The firm is looking at new bundling opportunities and a better customer experience to address the issue, she said. Discussing the Lakers deal, which is reportedly worth $3 billion, Esteves said: "We're really dealing with the programming costs" and "incredible" sports cost increases, along with broadcast retransmission fees. "We're getting hit on all sides." The Lakers deal was an opportunity to take out the middle-man. "We're not in the content business," Esteves emphasized though. "We don't particularly want to be." But buying the Lakers rights was the lowest-cost option for TWC and allowed it to avoid "being held hostage on sports programming," she said. Reports recently said the firm will also look at a possible similar deal with the LA Dodgers. Programming costs have risen 8 percent for the past two full years, and 2011 will be in the same ballpark, the CFO said. Is cable still a growth business? "The short answer is yes," Esteves said. She cited the "terrific growth engines" of broadband and business services. And she highlighted that 2012 advertising sales should benefit from the U.S. elections and the Olympics. Asked about the TV Essentials program bundle for economically sensitive TV subscribers, Esteves said it has helped provide consumers a lower-priced option, but also given TW Cable the ability to talk to consumers. "We have been able to upsell them" when they call about TV Essentials, she said. "It's been very successful." Related Topics Time Warner Cable Los Angeles Lakers

Top Chef's Chuy: I Understood I Had Been Screwed

Chuy Valencia Chuy Valencia won the very first two elimination challenges on the top Chef, but he could not turn it into a three-peat moss. Rather, the Chicago-based chef got the boot after overcooking his fish with goat cheese dish. "I understood I had been screwed and so i was expecting it," he informs TVGuide.com. "It's difficult to forgive overcooking something." Discover when he recognized everything choose to go wrong and why he's happy he got removed.Top Chef's Richie: I wasn't thinking clearlyThe idol judges usually punish the overcooked dish, however they appeared to become pretty harsh on all everyone. Made it happen seem like it close between your four individuals or have you think it would be you?Chuy: Prior to the episode [broadcast], I figured it might be so apparent that it might be me, however when I viewed it, it did appear like these were evenly grilling the 4 people. I'm not sure. Standing there, they critiqued many of us, however i wasn't surprised it had been me. I understood I f---erectile dysfunction up, so whatever. [Laughs] It's what it's.How have you finish up overcooking the fish?Chuy: Well, I believe I should have just selected a dish [that needed] less focus on detail, something simpler to complete for the reason that period of time. I needed to make filling and perform a large amount of butchering, plating these little pouches. It had been certainly a lower-to-the-last-minute kind of factor for me personally and also at the finish you simply kind of start having a panic attack. I left it far too lengthy within the oven, so rather than it coming to a medium temperature, it had been overcooked. I totally realise why I went home. The dish was overcooked. There is no making your way around that. It isn't a large deal, but it is something, obviously, I learned from. It had been still fun to participate the entire factor in the finish.Top Chef's Keith: I understood Sarah and Lindsay would throw me underneath the busWhen have you understand it was overcooked?Chuy: I understood it had been overcooked after i got them out, but It was more after [the service] which i recognized how bad it may be. Whenever we were cleaning and packing our knives and becoming ready for elimination, I recall seeing the pouches around the dining room table also it appeared as if nobody really ate a lot of it, and so i type of figured I would be in route out.Tom seemed incredulous that you simply get this to dish at the restaurant.Chuy: [Laughs] Yeah, we make versions from it with sockeye fish or trout. They often sell perfectly, but clearly inside a restaurant you've additional time to give consideration and do things instead of when you are inside a competition of the character.Have you pick this dish since you understood it?Chuy: Kind of. It had been something I had been confident with. But additionally, because the party was type of family style, I felt like everybody might have their very own individual pouch rather than picking stuff up from the primary plate. It might be less work with the visitors.How annoyed had you been that the bromance with Chris C. ended this early?Chuy: If only I [had] remained longer, but it is awesome. I really like Chris and Chris Johnson from Chicago and Ty-Lor. They are all really awesome men. I did not want some of individuals men to visit home. They are awesome. I am talking about, you may think Chris C. may be among individuals stuck-up, good-searching California men or whatever, but he's a very awesome, lower-to-earth individual. I am glad I met everybody. I type of was happy it was me departing rather than them because I really like them and that i would like them to complete well. It had been like being a member of a fraternity almost.Is larger better? 5 things to understand about Top Chef: TexasI'm annoyed you left because I needed to listen to more tales regarding your father making stuff.Chuy: [Laughs] Oh, you will find much more tales! Maybe I'll tweet one out every week. ... My dad's one of individuals men that simply does everything themself. He never bought anything. He was that guy. He did all of the gardening, made cabinets, furniture, colored and roofed the home. He labored crazy hrs at his job. He's upon the market now, but he's still making stuff and doing the hardwood in the home. He's an exciting-around renovator.Does he have that handlebar mustache?Chuy: Oh, totally! Well, it does not possess the handle any longer, but it is still a awesome mustache. What exactly are you so far?Chuy: I am still at Chilam Balam. It's certainly been more busy here. I am attempting to figure exactly what the next factor is, maybe expand with a brand new restaurant or bar or perhaps a food truck. Just seeing what else I'm able to use time.