Film & TV
September 29, 2016
American Honey Star Sasha Lane Is One to Watch
The DFW native turns a strong performance in her first-ever film.
Film & TV
Incisive criticism, features, and news related to Texans on the screen—and behind the camera
Energy
September 29, 2016
Truth and Fiction on the Horizon
The worst offshore oil disaster in U.S. history is getting the Hollywood treatment in "Deepwater Horizon," out today.
Art
September 21, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, listen to, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Film & TV
August 31, 2016
Taylor Kitsch Is Going To Play Branch Davidian Leader David Koresh In a New TV Miniseries
We haven’t even begun to reach peak nineties nostalgia, but this is quite an announcement.
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Film & TV
August 26, 2016
What Does the New Show ‘I Love Dick’ Say About Marfa?
A new Amazon Prime show is partially set in the West Texas town, the latest Hollywood-ification of the far-flung locale.
Film & TV
August 25, 2016
Elon Musk Has Apparently Been Into Amber Heard For A Long Time
The newly-divorced Texan has been on the billionaire’s radar at least since she shot ’Machete Kills’ in Austin.
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Dan Solomon
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Books
August 24, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, listen to, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Film & TV
August 4, 2016
The Life and Times of Matthew McConaughey’s Personal Brand
McConaughey just signed on to be the creative director for Wild Turkey’s advertising. How might this affect his movie career?
Film & TV
July 20, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, listen to, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Film & TV
July 20, 2016
This Film Was Taylor Made
How screenwriter Taylor Sheridan—and his latest project, Hell or High Water—came to be.
Film & TV
July 18, 2016
A Man Was Arrested For Threatening To “Purge” Pokemon Go Players Online
Police made the arrest because of ”the credibility of the threat.”
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
July 15, 2016
On the Shoulders of Giants
How the essence of the Lone Star State was captured on film.
Books
June 22, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Film & TV
June 2, 2016
How We Talk About Chris Kyle
It’s possible to be both a hero and a liar.
Film & TV
June 1, 2016
Johnny Depp’s Famous Friends Are Going All Out On Disparaging Amber Heard
After Heard filed for divorce—and a restraining order—Depp’s friends have declared that she’s 'blackmailing' him.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
May 27, 2016
Bernie in Hell
Two decades after killing Marjorie Nugent, Bernie Tiede was sentenced this spring for her murder—again. So what do we make of him now?
Books
May 26, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Politics & Policy
May 20, 2016
LBJ on HBO
Playwright Robert Schenkkan talks Vietnam, Bryan Cranston, and Donald Trump.
Film & TV
May 16, 2016
Watch The Trailer For ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,’ Starring Vin Diesel, Steve Martin, and Kristen Stewart
The scathing cultural satire comes to the big screen under the direction of two-time Academy Award winner Ang Lee.
Books
April 20, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Film & TV
April 15, 2016
A Different Kind of Horror Film
A new documentary tells the story of the San Antonio Four, a group of lesbians who were accused of sexually abusing two children in what many consider a modern-day witch-hunt.
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Michael Hall
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Film & TV
April 7, 2016
A Big Linklater Fan’s Big Disappointment With ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’
The Texas treasure is back with his eighteenth film, but we miss the Richard Linklater of the past five years.
Books
April 5, 2016
Lonesome Dove Reunion Proves That the Three-Decade-Old Mini-Series Is Timeless
The Lonesome Dove Trail and Reunion in Fort Worth brought together cast and crew, who waxed nostalgic on the seminal series and the book that inspired it.
Film & TV
March 16, 2016
SXSW Film: First Half Recap
As we enter the second half of SXSW Film, a look at the highlights of the first part of the film conference.
The Daily Post
March 14, 2016
Wendy Davis And ‘Trapped’ Director Dawn Porter Talk Abortion, Television, And Davis’s Political Future
The former Texas gubernatorial candidate readies her second act at SXSW.
Film & TV
March 10, 2016
SXSW 2016: Film Events Worth Knowing About
Your guide to the Texas-based directors and plots appearing at this year's SXSW Film conference.
Film & TV
March 10, 2016
Will the Real Smithville Bank Robber Please Stand Up?
An Austin artist's youthful experience as a bank robber was—kind of, sort of—the inspiration for a recent movie. But the real story of her life is even stranger than what made it onto the screen.
Film & TV
February 24, 2016
Lights! Camera! Ambiguity!
A Texas documentarian tries to see how far he can bend the truth.
Arts & Entertainment
February 24, 2016
The Checklist
What to watch, read, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Film & TV
February 8, 2016
The Friday Night Lights Reunion Is Happening—So Who’s Gonna Show Up?
The big question for the biggest thing to happen in Dillon since the Lions won State.
Arts & Entertainment
January 27, 2016
The Checklist
What to watch, read, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Film & TV
January 27, 2016
The American
After decades under the radar, Margo Martindale has turned herself into that rarest of things: a famous character actor.
Film & TV
January 19, 2016
Watch An Exclusive Clip From PBS’ Bonnie And Clyde Special
The special, which airs Tuesday night, tells the story of the Barrow Gang.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
January 12, 2016
Matthew McConaughey Re-Fights The Civil War In The First Trailer For ‘Free State of Jones’
The McConaissance continues with Oscar-baiting Civil War drama, 'The Free State of Jones.'
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
January 6, 2016
Chewbacca Actor Invited The Family Of A ‘Star Wars’ Fan Who Died To His Farmhouse In Boyd
”Hhhrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeerrrrrrr” is what it sounds like when a Wookie makes us cry.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
December 23, 2015
Richard Linklater, Matthew McConaughey, and Jack Black Are Holding A Fundraiser For Bernie
Tiede, not Sanders.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
November 19, 2015
‘True Conviction’ Follows Group of Texas Exonerees Investigating Wrongful Conviction Cases
Who better to investigate wrongful conviction cases than exonerees?
Texas History
November 18, 2015
Five Questions With Filmmaker John Paris About the Bubblegum King of McAllen
John Paris’ father, Andy, was one of the most famous men alive in post-WWII America and Mexico—that is, until his bubblegum empire crashed hard.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
November 18, 2015
John Wayne, Texan?
No, he wasn’t from here. But that hasn’t stopped us from claiming him as one of our own.
The Daily Post
November 6, 2015
The Lance Armstrong Biopic ‘The Program’ Brings The Austin Film Festival To A Close
It takes a lot to make us feel bad for Lance Armstrong, but this movie did it.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
October 27, 2015
SXSW Cancels Gaming and Harassment Panels to Preserve “Sanctity” of Its “Big Tent”
Amid threats of violence, organizers opted to nix the controversial panels. But the decision has some disappointed.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
October 23, 2015
Five Questions With Director Kat Candler And Her New Short Film
The Austin filmmaker talks about directing a pair of ’Hunger Games’ stars and the future of Texas film.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
October 22, 2015
The Texas Law Hawk Is the Internet’s New Favorite Lawyer
Fort Worth defense attorney Bryan Wilson lands a body blow in his quest to claim the ”most ridiculous lawyer in Texas” crown.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
September 17, 2015
“Let’s Go Dig Up Dom”
The hopelessly devoted, surprisingly normal, not at all creepy cult of Fandango.
Film & TV
September 10, 2015
Exclusive and NSFW: Watch Bill Hicks In A Never-Before-Released Stand-Up Performance
Taped in Colorado in 1990, the extremely NSFW clip captures Hicks working a deep shade of blue.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
September 10, 2015
AMC’s ‘Preacher’ TV Show Gets Ordered To Series—Here’s Everything We Know
The most 'Texas' comic book of the past two decades is ready to be the most Texas TV show in years.
By
Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
September 8, 2015
Ann Richards Is The President of the Magnited States of America
The Alamo Drafthouse #DontTalk PSA bracket has a winner, and we talked to the director of the spot.
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Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
September 4, 2015
Watch The First Trailer For ‘My All-American,’ Based On UT Player Freddie Steinmark and Coach Darrell K. Royal
And get your hanky ready.
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Dan Solomon
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Film & TV
September 2, 2015
Alamo Drafthouse Founder And CEO Tim League On The Story Behind The Top Eight #DontTalk PSA’s
Learn about how Ann Richards would prank Drafthouse customers, and what the lawyers said when they heard the Magnited States of America voicemail.
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Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
August 31, 2015
Vote For Your Favorite Alamo Drafthouse PSA In Our #DontTalk Challenge Bracket
The iconic "don't talk" PSAs get broken down and voted on—by you.
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Dan Solomon
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