Film & TV
July 24, 2017
The Wonderful World of Bluth
Animator Don Bluth returns to his birthplace of El Paso.
Film & TV
Incisive criticism, features, and news related to Texans on the screen—and behind the camera
Film & TV
July 20, 2017
Which Matthew McConaughey Movie Should I Watch?
The McConaughey flowchart to end all flowcharts.
Film & TV
July 7, 2017
Dallas’s David Lowery Won’t Leave His Old Haunts
The auteur behind summer art-house favorite ‘A Ghost Story’ on his abiding connection to his home city.
Art
June 21, 2017
Candid Cameraman
Jason Lee explains why he left Los Angeles for Denton and why, right now, he prefers taking photographs to acting.
Film & TV
June 21, 2017
Final Cut
When Texas’s film incentives program comes up for renewal, politicians and movie bizzers give performances that Matthew McConaughey would envy.
Film & TV
June 21, 2017
Richard Linklater Builds His Dream House
A look at Richard Linklater and the Austin Film Society’s new two-screen arthouse theater.
Film & TV
June 15, 2017
10 Filmmakers on the Rise
The Texas filmmakers poised to usher in a new Golden Age of Texas cinema.
Film & TV
June 15, 2017
Showtime at the Alamo
In a dark, uncertain time for the film industry, one man decided he’d had enough. His name is Tim League. His creation is the Alamo Drafthouse. And together, they’re on a mission to make moviegoing fun again.
Film & TV
May 24, 2017
Better Call Tina Parker
Dallas actress Tina Parker is hitting the big time with a role in 'Better Call Saul,' but back home her theater company is struggling.
Film & TV
May 17, 2017
The Texas Man Who Sued a Woman For Texting During a First Date Explains his Lawsuit
Austin’s Brandon Vezmar has found himself an overnight celebrity after a lawsuit he filed because ”men are being exploited by people like the defendant.”
Film & TV
May 2, 2017
The Edge of Youth — Video
Understanding the fear and determination that faces us at the edge of youth.
Film & TV
April 25, 2017
What The Film Incentives Program Means to The Texas Film Industry
The Rooster Teeth CEO Matt Hullum takes a quick break from directing ’Lazer Team 2’ to talk about the future of the film incentives program.
Film & TV
April 19, 2017
Gone Fishin’; Fishin’ Gone
A new documentary follows the lives of the 94 bayou folk, retirees, and reputed outlaws in the village of Uncertain.
Film & TV
April 19, 2017
Prime Opportunity
How a native Marfan's short story landed him a job on Amazon Prime's anticipated 'I Love Dick.'
Film & TV
April 19, 2017
Get the Picture?
A filmmaker’s effort to share stories from her home turf, one female-directed movie at a time.
Texas History
April 16, 2017
Remembering the Texas City Explosion
Seventy years after the deadliest industrial disaster in American history, a Houston filmmaker unites the survivors.
Sports
April 12, 2017
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the April 2017 issue.
Film & TV
April 6, 2017
A Healthy Dose of Optimism
Dr. Kent Brantly, the Texas doctor who was diagnosed with Ebola, talks about beating the disease and how to fight it moving forward.
Film & TV
March 16, 2017
‘As I Walk Through The Valley’ Tells The Untold History of South Texas Punk Rock
First-time documentarians Charlie Vela and Ronnie Garza capture fifty years of music history in their hometown.
Film & TV
March 16, 2017
Look Forward To Deeper Characters In The ‘Dear White People’ Netflix Series
The show, created by Houston native Justin Simien, picks up where the 2014 movie left off.
Film & TV
March 14, 2017
Director and Actor Noël Wells on Her New Film, Austin, and Mexican Food
San Antonio native Noël Wells chatted with us about her directorial debut, ‘Mr. Roosevelt,' which premiered at SXSW.
Film & TV
March 11, 2017
Jill Soloway on Navigating Hollywood When You’re Not a White Dude
At SXSW, the director of the upcoming Marfa-set ‘I Love Dick’ shared her thoughts on making films when you're marginalized.
Film & TV
March 11, 2017
Terrence Malick’s “Song to Song” Offers a Glossy Take on the Austin Music Industry
'Song to Song' doesn't accurately reflect the realities of the music industry, perhaps intentionally so.
Film & TV
March 10, 2017
SXSW 2017 Film Preview: What We’re Watching
The films, TV shows, and panels not to miss at the SXSW film conference.
Film & TV
March 10, 2017
Lights, Camera, Texas
Brush up on your Texas films—or see some of your old favorites on the big screen—during the Heart of Texas Film Series.
Film & TV
March 10, 2017
The Not-So-Secret Life of Terrence Malick
The world’s most private director turns his lens on the place where he’s always been most public: Austin.
Film & TV
February 24, 2017
Dan Patrick Praises Film Incentives
The lieutenant governor wants Texas to be a film capital.
Film & TV
February 23, 2017
A Brooklyn Bridge Too Far
Texas invades Brooklyn.
Film & TV
February 3, 2017
The Borat of Nashville
Texas filmmaker Ryan Ross tells the story behind his new movie, Wheeler.
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.