Film & TV
February 3, 2017
The Borat of Nashville
Texas filmmaker Ryan Ross tells the story behind his new movie, Wheeler.
Film & TV
Incisive criticism, features, and news related to Texans on the screen—and behind the camera
Film & TV
February 1, 2017
Dallas Director David Lowery’s New Film Is the Talk of Sundance
'A Ghost Story' is a fable of loss and mortality starring Casey Affleck as a bedsheet-wearing apparition.
Music
January 3, 2017
Terrence Malick’s Austin Music Movie Is Finally Actually Happening
The reclusive Texas filmmaker’s long-simmering saga of love and betrayal in the Austin music world premieres on March 17.
Film & TV
December 22, 2016
Dallas Writer Kurt Eichenwald Turns to the Courts to Get Twitter to Identify a User Who Sent a Seizure-Inducing Tweet
Our brave new world gets braver and newer.
Art
December 21, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, listen to, and look at to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
November 23, 2016
The Checklist
What to watch, listen to, and read this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.
Film & TV
November 23, 2016
The Canonization of Tree of Life Continues
But is Terrence Malick’s film deserving of such reverence?
Film & TV
November 4, 2016
An Interview With Trevante Rhodes, The Rising Texas Star Of ‘Moonlight’
Trevante Rhodes told himself he wouldn't come back to Texas without a film. Now he's back with the captivating 'Moonlight.'
Film & TV
October 24, 2016
Lyndon Johnson on Film: A Historical Survey
How Woody Harrelson's LBJ stacks up against the many other portrayals of the famous Texan.
Books
October 19, 2016
The Checklist
What to watch, listen to, and read this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Books
October 19, 2016
Ben Fountain’s Long Hollywood Talk
The Dallas author on Steve Martin, Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel, and the “good weird experience” of watching Ang Lee turn his award-winning novel into a major motion picture.
Film & TV
October 17, 2016
Jeff Nichols’s ‘Loving’ Is a Subtle Retelling of Relevant Recent History
The Texas filmmaker levels up on his fifth feature, ‘Loving,’ which tells the story of an interracial couple trying to get married in the fifties.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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 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.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
Film & TV
December 23, 2015
Richard Linklater, Matthew McConaughey, and Jack Black Are Holding A Fundraiser For Bernie
Tiede, not Sanders.
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.