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Ever wonder how the North Pole’s most famous couple met?

“Online!” Carl Vandervoort, who plays Santa Claus at Tom’s Farms in California, tells People with a chuckle. “She was perfect.”

Carl and his wife of two years, Alisha Vandervoort, who now plays Mrs. Claus, found each other on Match.com in April 2011 and have been together ever since.

“He had photos of him dressing as Santa on his profile,” Alisha tells People. “The first time I saw him as Santa in person, it was like dating a rockstar, all the little kids loved him.

“It was a Christmas miracle!

The Austin Film Critics Association (Afca) has announced the nominees for its yearly awards. Winners will be revealed on Dec. 28. Here's the complete list of nominees:

Best Film:

Arrival

The Handmaiden

La La Land

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Best Director:

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Park Chan-wook, The Handmaiden

Best Actor:

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Colin Farrell, The Lobster

Denzel Washington, Fences

Joel Edgerton, Loving

Ryan Gosling, La La Land

Best Actress:

Amy Adams, Arrival

Annette Bening, 20th Century Women

Isabelle Huppert, Elle

Natalie Portman, Jackie

Ruth Negga, Loving

Best Supporting Actor:

Ben Foster, Hell or High Water

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

Trevante Rhodes, Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress:

Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women

Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Min-hee Kim, The Handmaiden

Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Viola Davis,...

'Worst Movie Ever?'   No way. But neither is Wayne Berwick and comic Jackie Vernon's tacky cannibalism tale a piece of art. When I say it's interesting, it's more as a study item than entertainment. Bad movie -- but a terrific restoration! Microwave Massacre Blu-ray + DVD Arrow Video 1983 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 76 min. / Street Date August 16, 2016 / 34.95 Starring Jackie Vernon, Loren Schein, Al Troupe, Claire Ginsberg, Maria Simon, Lou Ann Webber, Anna Marlowe. Cinematography Karen Grossman Makeup Effects Robert A. Burns Original Music Leif Horvath Editor Steve Nielson Written by Thomas Singer, Craig Muckler Produced by Craig Muckler, Thomas Singer Directed by Wayne Berwick

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

"Well, the only problem is, I can't make love to a woman, unless I eat her." Just as there are celebrities famous simply for being famous, there are movies that are famous for being bad. Last March I took the curiosity plunge and reviewed the notorious Manos,...

Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees:

Best Film:

Anomalisa

Carol

Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road

Spotlight

Trumbo

Best Director:

Todd Haynes, Carol

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Adam McKay, The Big Short

Winner: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

Best Actor:

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Winner: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Michael B. Jordan, Creed

Jacob Tremblay, Room

Best Actress:

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Winner: Brie Larson, Room

Rooney Mara, Carol

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Supporting Actor:

Benicio Del Toro, Sicario

Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation

Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina

Michael Shannon, 99 Homes

Winner: Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Supporting Actress:

Elizabeth Banks, Love & Mercy

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria

Winner: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Best Original Screenplay:

Winner: Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley,...

Todd Haynes' "Carol" led the pack of the Austin Film Critics Association (Afca) 2015 awards nominations. The film received seven nomination including for Best Picture, Best Director (Todd Haynes) and Best Actress (Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara).

Winners, as well as the Top 10 films of 2015 will be announced on Dec. 29.

Here's the complete list of nominees of the Austin Film Critics Assocation 2015 awards nominations:

Best Film:

Anomalisa

Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road

Spotlight

Trumbo

Best Director:

Todd Haynes, Carol

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Adam McKay, The Big Short

George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

Best Actor:

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Michael B. Jordan, Creed

Jacob Tremblay, Room

Best Actress:

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room

Rooney Mara, Carol

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Supporting Actor:

Benicio Del Toro, Sicario

Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation

Oscar Isaac,...

Asa Butterfield, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugo I Saw The Devil: Austin Film Critics Biggest Surprise Winner Best Film Hugo, directed by Martin Scoresese Top Ten Films (runners-up) Drive by Nicolas Winding Ref Take Shelter by Jeff Nichols Midnight in Paris by Woody Allen Attack the Block by Joe Cornish The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius Martha Marcy May Marlene by Sean Durkin I Saw the Devil by Jee-woon Kim 13 Assassins by Takashi Miike Melancholia by Lars von Trier Best Foreign Language Film I Saw the Devil, South Korea, directed by Jee-woon Kim Best Director Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive Best Actor Michael Shannon, Take Shelter Best Actress Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin Best Supporting Actor Albert Brooks, Drive Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter Best Original Screenplay Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen Best Adapted Screenplay Drive, Hossein Amini Best Cinematography The Tree of Life, Emmanuel Lubezki Best Original Score Attack the Block,...

Meet Robert R. Mutt (Josh Peace), a simple 30 something-year old from Riverside, Canada who serves as the main character and anti-hero of You Might As Well Live. He is innocent, and somewhat confused. Think of an older Canadian version of Napoleon Dynamite and you have Robert. We are introduced to this interesting fellow when he attempts to commit suicide by drowning himself. He is unsuccessful in his attempt and is subsequently placed in a mental hospital. After showing the doctors and orderlies that he is actually a really happy individual, he is kicked out of the hospital and forced to return back to “normal” society.

When Robert returns home he is greeted angrily by his family who think he’s a retard, and his neighbor and former Cub Scout troop leader, Mr. Steinke (Stephen McHattie) who believes Robert is a pervert. Robert is basically forced out of town because of...

Texas to sell biogas to the public.

The San Antonio Water System (Saws) and the energy solutions company, Ameresco, have entered into a 20-year partnership to treat 900,000 cubic feet of gas and transfer it to a neighboring commercial gas pipeline and sell it on an open market, according to a statement. "In return, Saws ratepayers will receive a royalty on the sale of the gas, estimated at $200,000 a year, reducing the cost of Saws operations and keeping rates affordable," said the statement.

Saws previously burned off the biosolids using flares, so the new recycling plan represents a major turning point for the public utility owned by the city of San Antonio. The biosolids are reused and composted for landscaping, gardening, and other agricultural purposes. And 115 million gallons of recycled water are generated to supply parks, riverfronts, golf courses, and other public real estate.

"The biogas project is the first sustainable...

Ymawl won "most interesting film" when it premiered at Slamdance, and after recently playing Fantasia I finally checked up on it and found there's a trailer available now. We reported on clips for the film quite a while ago, and I haven't been able to get a screener since. Well now, the official website says it will be in theaters August 28th, but from whom and where? Anyways, watch the trailer, it looks friggin hilarious.

Robert R. Mutt has never had it easy. His family thinks he’s a moron, the neighbors think he’s a pervert, and almost everyone else thinks he’s a total douche bag. He’s failed at everything he’s ever tried to accomplish, including his own suicide. If that wasn’t enough, he’s just been kicked out of the only place where he’s ever felt at home, the depression ward of the Riverside Mental Hospital…...

Los Angeles New Cinescope Pictures (Ncp) announces their highly anticipated Sci-Fi project, "Thrillseekers" to move forward. Tracy Coogan ("Zombie Honeymoon", "Penance", "Dark Woods", "The Devil In The Kitchen") takes on a role in Robert R. Pfitzners new Sci-Fi action adventure "Thrillseekers The Indosheen". New Cinescope Pictures is one of the fastest growing Independent film studios and is gearing up for an exciting month. This month they will be starting pre-production on their first feature, "Thrillseekers". "Thrillseekers" is a Sci-Fi Action Adventure film, which merges innovate CGI and unique live sets and actors. There has already been a great amount of buzz surrounding this film and with the Sci-Fi Action Adventure genre being the most popular among audiences and...

This looks like one serious f'ed up madcap comedy and it comes from out friends up north in cold Canada-land. This is director Simon Ennis' first feature having done only a couple of shorts, both comedy related, and by the looks of the footage and the storyline, this might be a real winner.

Robert R. Mutt has never had it easy. His family thinks he’s a moron, the neighbors think he’s a pervert, and almost everyone else thinks he’s a total douche bag. He’s failed at everything he’s ever tried to accomplish, including his own suicide. If that wasn’t enough, he’s just been kicked out of the only place where he’s ever felt at home, the depression ward of the Riverside Mental Hospital… for being too happy. Despite all this, Robert is determined to prove that he’s “a real somebody,...

The Slamdance competition is open only to under-$1 million budgeted films from first-time filmmakers and runs at the same time as Sundance (in Utah) to show a more truer "independent" film style. This year they've got some great looking films, including a sweet looking vampire flick which has the Karate Kid Ralph Macchio himself, Rosencantz and Guildenstern are Undead. I Sell the Dead which was well received at Tad will be opening the fest. Also playing will be The Broken Lizard's latest film The Slammin' Salmon, and Mum and Dad.

Checkout the full lineup after the break!

Narrative Feature Competition

The Ante

Max Perrier (Director), Danek S. Kaus, James Chancellor & Simon Perrier (Writers)

West Coast Premiere, Black Comedy/Thriller, 2006, Canada, 82 minutes

An innocent man becomes the killer everyone wants him to be when he gambles with his freedom in order to save it.

A Quiet Little Marriage

Mo Perkins (Director/Writer)

Utah Premiere,...

"I Sell the Dead," Glenn McQuaid's darkly comic horror tale about bumbling grave robbers starring Dominic Monaghan and Ron Perlman, will serve as the opening-night film of the 15th annual Slamdance Film Festival, which runs Jan. 15-23 in Park City.

The fest will screen 29 narrative and documentary features, 20 of which come from the U.S. and 31% of which were directed by women. The 100-film lineup also includes shorts and, for the first time, music videos.

"This year we look forward to increasing our audience through new online formats we believe have the ability, in the long run, to level the playing field for the independent filmmaker," Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter said.

Bringing the fest to a worldwide audience for the first time, the films also will stream live at a new Web site, indieroad.net/slamdance, part of Slamdance's newly formed online venture with Indieroad.net.

The...