May 1998
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Features
Hooray for Hollywood, TexasThe players. The stories. A special report on our booming film business. The Starlet—Sandra BullockSpeeding toward her new life in Austin. The Fan—Harry KnowlesThe studios’ inside info? He Knowles it all. The Power Couple—Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth AvellanA match made in heaven and blessed by Hollywood. The Subversive—Mike JudgeCould he be Texas film’s new king of the hill? The Boosters—Nancy Schafer, Barbara Morgan, and Marsha MilamTheir film festivals are one of the state’s feature presentations. The New Kids—Wes Anderson and Owen WilsonThe show-biz establishment loves them almost as much as their parents do. Behind the ScreensFrom location scouts to production designers, the most important people you’ve never heard of. |
Glory DaysTexas high school football may be in decline, but filmmakers still want to play. FilminismI thought it would be hard to make movies in this macho state, but we’ve come a long way, baby. We Are the WorldWant to see Kuwait, Iowa, and Washington, D.C.? Go to El Paso, Austin, and Houston. Unreality BitesAs ever, Texas looms large in the movies’ imagination—large and largely inaccurate. The Hero Had Two FacesFor fifteen years Galveston knew Tim Kingsbury as a civic leader and do-gooder. Then the wife—and life—he deserted back in Ohio caught up with him in Texas. The Lone Starr StateIndependent counsel Kenneth Starr was born in Vernon, and that’s just one of the many Texas connections at the heart of his investigation of Bill Clinton. Hot Plates!Recipe for a great new cookbook: Combine a celebrated chef, a veteran food writer, and an innovative approach to contemporary Tex-Mex; serve. |
Columns
MusicJazzedCan yet another independent label survive in today’s rough- and-tumble music business? The young founders of Dallas’ Leaning House Records sure hope so. |
TravelMetal of HonorI wanted to see lightning strike the steel rods that artist Walter De Maria installed in a New Mexico field. I didn’t, but the trip was still illuminating. BooksThe TexpatriatesAs Sandra Scofield, Shelby Hearon, and Janet Peery are proving, you don’t have to live in Texas to be a Texas writer. TelevisionA Stand-up GuyPlano’s Steve Harvey has been a successful comedian for years. Now he’s a sitcom star too. |
Reporter
ReporterMiller TimeAfter years of attacking members of the Dallas City Council, journalist Laura Miller wants to be one. The Ex FilesJaclyn Smith |
Now Hear ThisSour Grupos |
Miscellaneous
RecipeMango-Key Lime MargaritasThe Inside StoryAn Evan Smithee ProductionRecipeShrimp Cocktail HuatulcoTexas PrimerThe Newton BoysRoar of the CrowdA Few Good Men |
RecipeBlack Bean SauceState FareHouston’s restaurateur to the stars, Tony Vallone, goes full boar. RecipePineapple PicoState SecretsCity LimitsRecipeNuevo Guacamole |
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