Film &amp; TV

February 24, 2016

Lights! Camera! Ambiguity!

A Texas documentarian tries to see how far he can bend the truth.

By Christopher Hooks

Arts & Entertainment|

February 24, 2016

The Checklist

What to watch, read, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.

By Texas Monthly

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.

By Texas Monthly

January 27, 2016

The American

After decades under the radar, Margo Martindale has turned herself into that rarest of things: a famous character actor.

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.

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.'

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.

December 23, 2015

Richard Linklater, Matthew McConaughey, and Jack Black Are Holding A Fundraiser For Bernie

Tiede, not Sanders.

November 19, 2015

‘True Conviction’ Follows Group of Texas Exonerees Investigating Wrongful Conviction Cases

Who better to investigate wrongful conviction cases than exonerees?

By Doyin Oyeniyi

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

September 17, 2015

“Let’s Go Dig Up Dom”

The hopelessly devoted, surprisingly normal, not at all creepy cult of Fandango.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

August 28, 2015

Our Alamo Drafthouse #DontTalk Bracket Begins Monday

The iconic Texas movie theater chain's "Don't Talk" PSAs get broken down and ranked—by you.

August 19, 2015

Five Questions With The Director Of Austin’s Public Access Television Documentary

The indie filmmaker is days away from the end of his Kickstarter campaign to tell the story of one of the nation's most vibrant public access television scenes. Here's what he's learned.

August 12, 2015

Seven Things We Learned From The First Episode Of The Texans’ Hard Knocks

J.J. Watt and friends had their HBO debut last night. Here’s what you might have missed.

The Culture|

August 4, 2015

Can The World Handle Another McConaughey? Meet Rooster, Matthew’s Brother

Here’s all that you need to know about Rooster McConaughey and his new show, 'West Texas Investors Club.'

By Jeff Winkler

August 3, 2015

‘Friday Night Lights’ Is Revived In New Alamo Drafthouse PSA

Kyle Chandler dons his blue polo and delivers an inspirational locker room speech — but this time it’s to remind you how to behave in a movie theater.

July 23, 2015

The Next Picture Show

By reviving a small-town movie theater, can a Lubbock businessman revive a small town too?

By Robyn Ross

Uncategorized|

June 8, 2015

Willie Nelson’s Daughter Is Making a Documentary About His 90-Year-Old Roadie

Texas’s favorite octogenarian looks like a spring chicken next to his longest-tenured roadie.

May 14, 2015

It was part musical, part dance movie, and part love story, and in June 1980 it unleashed an unprecedented fervor for country music, Western wear, and, yes, mechanical bulls. More than three decades later, the film’s stars (including John Travolta, Debra Winger, Mickey Gilley, and Johnny Lee) and many Gilley’s regulars recall the movie that made America fall in love with Texas.

By John Spong

May 13, 2015

That Sinking Feeling

Don’t invite a history buff to your "Texas Rising" viewing party.

April 23, 2015

The “Friday Night Lights” Parody on “Inside Amy Schumer” Is Basically Perfect

“Full hearts, clear eyes, don’t rape” is a motto worth shouting.

April 1, 2015

5 Takeaways From Bun B’s Reddit AMA

The patron saint of Houston hip-hop took to Reddit to answer questions from fans about his Rice course, religion, Houston restaurants, what’s hot in Texas hip-hop, and more. Here are some of the highlights.

March 26, 2015

Texas Sues to Stop RadioShack From Selling Your Personal Information in Bankruptcy Proceedings

What’s considered an “asset” when a corporation goes under in 2015?

March 25, 2015

New Austin Pizzeria Hires Exclusively Via Snapchat

Apply to sling pizzas via the same medium politicians use to send their mistresses photos of their junk!

March 23, 2015

Look Who Owns All the Obvious Cruz Campaign Web Addresses

Might we recommend that the first official candidate of the 2016 season snatch up the currently available “CruzingToThePresidency.com”?

March 18, 2015

SXSW 2015: Rob Thomas Has a New TV Show About a Young, Blonde Female Detective and It’s as Great as You Might Hope

At the SXSW premiere of the CW’s iZombie, Rob Thomas and cast introduced a singular vision with a few similarities to his previous singular vision.

March 16, 2015

SXSW 2015: Andrew Bujalski, Welcome to the Club of Big-Deal Texas Filmmakers

After 2013’s breakout indie hit Computer Chess, the Austin filmmaker followed it up with something completely different—Results, a romantic comedy with Cobie Smulders and Guy Pearce that sticks the landing.

March 11, 2015

The Alamo Drafthouse Will Allow Select Teenagers to Attend Without a Parent, Starting This Year

The Texas-based movie theater chain has been famous for its strict policies regarding texting, talking, and arriving late to screenings. But it’s not treating those as teenager-specific problems anymore.

March 9, 2015

Is GameStop the Next RadioShack?

The Grapevine-based video game retailer announced plans last month to buy leases on more than 160 former RadioShack locations. But can the niche retailer, selling a product that there’s increasingly little need to go to a store to purchase, avoid the fate of the company whose stores it’s inheriting?

March 2, 2015

George R. R. Martin Gave the Texas A&M Library Its Five Millionth Book

That’s very nice of you, George. Now where is Book Six???

February 27, 2015

Who Owns Texas City Names on Twitter

If you want to reach out to the city of @Austin, you’d better look at @AustinTexasGov. If you’re looking for @Dallas, check out @1500Marilla. So who owns the more logical Twitter usernames for Texas cities?

February 19, 2015

Could “Boyhood” Get Shut Out at the Oscars?

Richard Linklater’s masterpiece went from being the overwhelming favorite for the Best Picture and Best Director awards at Sunday’s Academy Awards to being an underdog. How does that happen?

February 19, 2015

Watch “The Odd Couple”/”True Detective” Mashup You Never Knew You Needed

Oscar and Felix, meet Rust and Marty.

February 18, 2015

Richard Linklater Thinks You Should Be a Vegetarian

In a new video for PETA that spoofs his own Boyhood, Linklater explains why spending the past thirty years as a vegetarian has been such a great decision for him.

February 17, 2015

El Paso Bishop Says That Going to See “Fifty Shades of Grey” Is a Sin

Catholics who see the racy film may have to get on their knees afterward.

February 13, 2015

The Oscar Boys

Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, and their near-identical path to Oscar glory.

By Christopher Kelly

Music|

February 12, 2015

Watch a Short Documentary About Willie Nelson and His Iconic Guitar, Trigger

A short documentary by Rolling Stone, narrated by Woody Harrelson, affirms how essential the Martin classical guitar is to Willie Nelson’s sound and persona.

February 11, 2015

A Passenger Plane Made an Emergency Landing in Houston Without Nose Gear

Somebody give that pilot a raise.