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Alan says: I am in favor of limiting the governor to two consecutive terms. But blacklisting someone after eight years altogether, regardless of how good or bad they did their job, can needlessly force an effective public official out of public service. Many state governors throughout history have served well over eight years without their constituents regretting it. I would point out that such a system is wholly unworkable in twenty-first century America: we live in the era of the permanent campaign and the 24-hour news cycle. A governor facing re-election every other year would essentially do nothing but fundraise (which is close to what most do anyway even with four-year terms). (November 19th, 2009 at 11:09pm)
Stories on Film
Apocalypse Now »
Hey, movie people, leave Cormac McCarthy alone!
by Christopher Kelly [November 2009]
Bonus Scenes »
Watch the making of The Eves, a new horror flick filmed in southeast Texas.
by [November 2009]
Getting Lost »
Reviews of two films, The Messenger and How I Got Lost, which premiered at the Austin Film Festival.
by Raquel Villarreal [November 2009]
Finding Texas at the Film Festival »
Texas doesn’t get a whole lot of screen time. But at this year’s Austin Film Festival, two smaller films seemed to capture the spirit of the Lone Star State.
by Deg Ronilo [November 2009]
Skating By »
Drew Barrymore keeps Austin weird.
by Christopher Kelly [October 2009]
Family Portraits »
Austin-based and independent filmmaker Andrew Bujalski talks about Beeswax, relationships, working with friends, and the allure of documentaries.
by Raquel Villarreal [October 2009]
Oh, the Horror! »
Christian Sosa, the producer of a new horror flick called The Eves, talks about the film, the cast, and shooting in southeast Texas.
by Molly Wahlberg [October 2009]
King of The Hilarious »
How Mike Judge got his groove back.
by Christopher Kelly [September 2009]
Angel Heart »
Before her death, Farrah Fawcett achieved what had long eluded her: three-dimensionality.
by Christopher Kelly [August 2009]
Soul Food »
Julie Powell, the author, blogger, and inspiration for the film Julie & Julia, discusses living in New York, missing Austin, and seeing her life on the big screen.
by Laura Kelso [August 2009]
Dreamgirl »
How Beyoncé could become a great actress. Seriously.
by Christopher Kelly [July 2009]
This Film Is Not Yet Rated »
Bob Hudgins, director of the Texas Film Commission, talks to Katy Vine about the “Waco” controversy, tax incentives, and how to get your movie made in Texas.
Interview by Katy Vine [July 2009]
Mist Opportunity »
Why Tommy Lee Jones’s newest film went straight to DVD.
by Christopher Kelly [June 2009]
Kinky Uncut »
David Hartstein’s film about Kinky Friedman’s 2006 gubernatorial run shows the candidate’s earnest sincerity, a quality frequently obscured by his larger-than-life persona.
by Sarah Sumadi [April 2009]
Vote for Kinky (the film)! »
Witness Kinky’s excellently documented adventure at this year’s South by Southwest festival.
by Paul Stekler [March 2009]
Bottoms Up »
The brave new world of Web serials and how they make money.
by Christopher Kelly [February 2009]
Gossip Boys »
Boy toys will be boy toys.
by Christopher Kelly [November 2008]
Everybody Must Get Stoned »
Politically motivated hit job or serious work of art? That’s the looming question about Oliver Stone’s W., his new movie about the life and presidency of George W. Bush. To answer it—or more accurately, to speculate about the answer—we convened a discussion between two Hollywood pros, an eminent historian, an ex-Bushie, and a film critic who learned all he knows about the Kennedy assassination from watching JFK .
[October 2008]
Minor Movie Star »
The Jessica Simpson oeuvre.
by Christopher Kelly [October 2008]
“W.”: Video Roundtable »
Douglas Brinkley and Matthew Dowd discuss the president and Oliver Stone.
[October 2008]
W. of Mass Destruction »
I attended the premiere of Oliver Stone’s "W." at the Austin Film Festival. Hopefully I can spare you the same fate.
by Eileen Smith [October 2008]
I Wish I Knew How To Depict You »
The gay cliché.
by Christopher Kelly [September 2008]
American Booty »
Alan Ball’s near-great teen sex flick.
by Christopher Kelly [August 2008]
Porn Yesterday »
A porn classic turns thirty.
by Christopher Kelly [July 2008]
Frozen Asset »
The best sitcom you may never get to see.
by Christopher Kelly [June 2008]
Urbane Cowboy »
Julian Schnabel’s metrosexual Texanness.
by Christopher Kelly [May 2008]
Bombing Iraq »
Hollywood loses the Iraq war.
by Christopher Kelly [April 2008]
Action Heroes »
Action Heroes 2008.
by Christopher Kelly [March 2008]
Tim and Karrie League »
Both 37, cinemaphiles, Austin
[February 2008]
All Your Movie Are Belong to Us »
Geeks from Austin will destroy American cinema.
by Christopher Kelly [February 2008]
Sorry, Charlie »
Charlie Wilson’s warts.
by Christopher Kelly [January 2008]
Crude Truth »
Paul Thomas Anderson drills a dry hole.
by Christopher Kelly [December 2007]
Blood Brothers »
The Coen brothers do Cormac.
by Christopher Kelly [November 2007]
Fatally Hip »
Hip-checking Wes Anderson.
by Christopher Kelly [October 2007]
Grounds for Suspicion »
Conspiring minds want to know …
by Christopher Kelly [September 2007]
Please Stop Directing »
An open letter to Ethan Hawke.
by Christopher Kelly [August 2007]
Tommy Lee Jones Is Not Acting »
On screen and off, his affect is that of someone who should not be disturbed: a crotchety, contentious, impatient, and thoroughly genuine West Texan. That’s what makes his characters—including his latest, the lead in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada— so believable.
by Skip Hollandsworth [February 2006]
Home Movies »
From Red River to Rushmore, the 25 best Texas films on DVD.
by John Bloom [February 2006]
Mr. Not-So-Nice Guy »
Executive editor Skip Hollandsworth on his most difficult interview, actor Tommy Lee Jones
Interview by Patricia Busa McConnico [February 2006]
They Came. They Sawed. »
And they most definitely conquered. The inside story of how a ragtag bunch of hippies made the wildest Texas movie ever (and spilled no more fake blood than was absolutely necessary).
by John Bloom [November 2004]
Heard the Buzz? »
Writer John Bloom, who wrote this month’s “They Came. They Sawed,” talks about slasher flicks and horror-movie audiences.
Interview by Kimberly Jeffries [November 2004]
Lost in Translation »
Hollywood often fumbles the sports movie—but it could get back in the game right here in Texas.
by Jason Cohen [June 2004]
Alamo Heights »
So much is at stake that we almost—almost—believe the release date of Disney's epic-to-be was delayed from Christmas Day to April for the reasons the studio claims. But given the way historical movies usually turn out, can you blame us for smirking?
by Don Graham [December 2003]
The Critic »
Writer-at-large Don Graham discusses this month's cover story, "Alamo Heights."
by [December 2003]
On Film »
Photographer Dan Winters talks about being on the set of the Disney movie The Alamo.
Interview by Casey Wilson [December 2003]
The Spirit of '76 »
How Matthew McConaughey got discovered, why Renée Zellweger's part is so small, why some of the actresses can't eat ketchup to this day, and everything else you didn't know about the making of the classic high school flick Dazed and Confused.
by John Spong [October 2003]
The Rookie »
Miguel Salas talks about his role as a Big Lake Owl baseball player in the film The Rookie.
Interview by Gina Petrelli [May 2002]
Bill Broyles, as Ever, at War »
Baytown wunderkind. Officer in Vietnam. Founding editor of this magazine. A-list screen writer. With a resume this stellar, you'd think he'd be satisfied. Not even close.
by Gary Cartwright [March 2002]
Mission: Impossible »
Rumor has it that director Ron Howard and screenwriter John Sayles are coming to Austin this spring to make a $100 million movie about the Alamo. It may be too much to ask that they get Texas' defining battle right (since no one knows what really happened), but I've got my fingers crossed—and a few friendly words of advice.
by Don Graham [February 2002]
Grand Royal »
Director Wes Anderson's new movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, deals with death, despair, and other dark subjects. And—what do you know—it's hysterically funny.
by Pamela Colloff [January 2002]
