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Foxxed Out »
After his Oscar turn in Ray, Jamie Foxx seemed to lose his way. Can Django Unchained revive the career of one of our great actors?
January 2013 by Christopher Kelly
Wes Is More »
In Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson lovingly embraces his fantastical streak.
November 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Quaid in Full »
After years of bad choices and bad luck, Dennis Quaid—older, wiser, and emotionally raw—proves his mettle in a new movie and his first TV series.
September 2012 by Christopher Kelly
The Renaissance of Ann »
Nearly six years after her death, Ann Richards, who is the subject of a new documentary, book, and stage play, still casts a long shadow.
September 2012 by Christopher Kelly
How to Successfully Release a Conservative Film »
Movie distributors of 2016: Obama's America, which is on track to be one of the five highest-grossing documentaries of all time, focused their initial marketing strategy on a Houston release. Why?
September 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Men in Black Moods »
Tommy Lee Jones’s charming new romantic comedy.
August 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Sibling Revelry »
Are Jay and Mark Duplass too productive for their own good?
July 2012 by Christopher Kelly
The Indie Film Scene of Dallas »
The city is home base for a growing community of young filmmakers, who are making their mark on the independent film scene.
June 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Lights, Camera, Carthage! »
Nearly fifteen years after Richard Linklater and I started talking about turning a TEXAS MONTHLY story into a major motion picture, it’s finally hitting the big screen, with a little help from Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine—and a seventy-year-old retired hairdresser from Rusk named Kay Baby Epperson.
May 2012 by Skip Hollandsworth
A Killer Role »
In Killer Joe, Matthew McConaughey keeps his shirt on. For a while.
May 2012 by Christopher Kelly
A Q&A With Skip Hollandsworth »
The executive editor on what it was like to work with Richard Linklater on Bernie, the star-studded film based on an East Texas murder story.
May 2012 Interview by Karina Munguia
Behind the Scenes
Behind-the-scenes photos of Matthew McConaughey, Richard Linklater, and Jack Black at the May 2012 cover shoot.
May 2012
Somebody Up There Likes Bob Byington »
The Austin-based writer and director's new film, which is premiering at the South by Southwest film festival, may soon find mainstream embrace.
March 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Ready for Its Close-Up »
The SXSW Film Festival finally starts living up to its hype.
March 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Did It Their Way »
Austin filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner prove that Sundance still embraces their type of idiosyncratic, shoestring-budgeted work.
January 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Perfect Execution »
Into the Abyss dives deep into the death penalty debate.
December 2011 by Christopher Kelly
From Screening Movies to Releasing Them »
Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League starts an independent film distribution company, but can he make it work?
December 2011 by Christopher Kelly
Being a Hollywood Extra »
Jesse Heiman on signing up at Central Casting, working with Leonardo DiCaprio, and still not paying his own phone bill.
November 2011 by Brian D. Sweany
His Big Year »
Is Owen Wilson finally turning into—gasp!—a serious actor?
November 2011 by Christopher Kelly
Putting the Band Back Together »
Thunder Soul, a documentary about the Kashmere High School Stage Band's return to the stage after 35 years, makes a powerful argument for the necessity of arts education.
October 2011 by Christopher Kelly
Out on a Limb »
Terrence Malick: Brilliant or pretentious? Discuss.
July 2011 by Christopher Kelly
21st-Century Slacker »
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Slacker, a couple of dozen filmmakers remake Richard Linklater's indie flick.
July 2011 by Christopher Kelly
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