Film & TV
Incisive criticism, features, and news related to Texans on the screen—and behind the camera
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Film & TV
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.
Film & TV
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.
The Daily Post
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 Daily Post
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.'
Film & TV
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.
Film & TV
July 23, 2015
The Next Picture Show
By reviving a small-town movie theater, can a Lubbock businessman revive a small town too?
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.
Film & TV
May 14, 2015
Urban Cowboy Turns 35
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.
Film & TV
May 13, 2015
That Sinking Feeling
Don’t invite a history buff to your "Texas Rising" viewing party.
The Daily Post
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.
The Daily Post
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.
The Daily Post
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?
The Daily Post
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!