Film & TV
June 23, 2023
Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Made Me Feel Like I’m From Another Planet
The 1950s-set comedy is being hailed as the director’s best work in years, and I can’t figure out why.
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Film & TV
April 27, 2022
Every Texan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ranked
Texan actors have a strong presence in the MCU. But which performances would we watch in any multiverse, and which would we prefer blipped out of existence?
Film & TV
February 10, 2022
‘Marry Me’ Is a Fun, Ridiculous Revival of the Big Budget Rom-Com
Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, perhaps surprisingly, have enough chemistry to carry the film's outrageous premise.
Film & TV
December 21, 2021
Ten Notable Performances From Texan Actors in 2021
From newcomers to reliable veterans to a pop star remaking her TV career, these were the actors worth watching this year.
Film & TV
April 23, 2021
Gabriel Luna and Pedro Pascal Will Star in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ Bringing Texan Authenticity to the Apocalypse
Plus: Matthew McConaughey leads Greg Abbott in the polls, Hilary Duff will lead a ‘How I Met Your Mother’ spinoff, and Post Malone makes music history.
Film & TV
February 7, 2020
Hollywood, Texas: Owen Wilson Joins the Marvel Universe
Plus, Jerry Harris of ‘Cheer' is ready for his closeup, Jessica Simpson’s comeback, and Post Malone’s Super Bowl commercial.
Film & TV
December 23, 2019
10 Notable Performances From Texan Actors in 2019
Whether on cable TV or in arthouse cinema, these Texas exports all did us proud.
Film & TV
March 27, 2018
Getting Together to Say ‘Wow’ Like Owen Wilson Is the New Flash Mob
All around the world, people are gathering in public spaces to say "wow" in their best impression of the North Texas native.
The Culture
April 20, 2012
Austin Sees the Original Unaired “Party Down” Pilot
Rob Thomas, the Austin-based writer and producer whose next project is an HBO pilot with Ira Glass and Owen Wilson, also said a Party Down movie is still in the works.
Hollywood, TX
October 31, 2011
His Big Year
Is Owen Wilson finally turning into—gasp!—a serious actor?
Film & TV
May 31, 2003
The Story of O
Never mind that he got kicked out of St. Mark’s and dropped out of UT, or that his line readings seem a little . . . off. Somehow, Owen Wilson is the kind of guy who gets movies made. And he gets $10 million a pop, dude.
Artist Interview
December 1, 1998
Love Stories
Once you get past a pregnant Drew Barrymore waddling through a characterless Texas backdrop, there aren’t many laughs in the comedy Home Fries, which was shot in Austin in 1996 and opened in theaters around the country on November 25. On the fall film festival circuit, audiences groaned at the
Film & TV
April 30, 1998
The New Kids—Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson
The show-biz establishment loves them almost as much as their parents do.
Media
July 31, 1996
Spiel Burg
A Spielberg-backed cyberguide comes to Texas.
Art
April 30, 1996
Her Three Sons
For the Wilsons of Dallas, taking pictures was a family affair. Today the mother is a successful photographer and her boys are hot Hollywood commodities. Here’s a look at Laura Wilson’s personal album.
Film & TV
February 1, 1996
Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson
As befits the creators of a movie called Bottle Rocket, the careers of Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson have taken off with a bang. The twentysomething filmmakers, who met at the University of Texas, first produced a thirteen-minute black and white short of the same name about three bumbling wannabe