The Texas Film Showcase Presents: ‘Auction’
In this documentary, filmmaker Joel Fendelman captures the auctioneer, attendees, and atmosphere at a small-town cattle auction in Gonzales.
In this documentary, filmmaker Joel Fendelman captures the auctioneer, attendees, and atmosphere at a small-town cattle auction in Gonzales.
Best-selling author and Rice University professor Justin Cronin, who wrote 'The Passage' trilogy, on taking his work from the page to the screen.
Mac Coleman always knew he wanted to be a professional bronc rider. This documentary film by TJ Martinez profiles the Texan as he pursues his dream—after losing his eyesight.
Bart, Homer, Lisa, Marge, and Grampa Simpson made the trip on Sunday night.
The funniest Texan alive was the first recipient of the Golden Globe's lifetime achievement award in television—and its namesake going forward.
A power ranking of Texas's Hollywood exports.
The adaptation of the 2012 bestseller looks like quirky fun.
The documentary, premiering on PBS December 17, looks to the elderly minister's hometown of Grand Saline to uncover why he set himself alight.
Step into the city's social scene with Chris Cates and Jose Gutierrez, the influencers behind 'When Where What Austin.'
Dolly Parton, teen self-confidence, and a young adult novel—what’s not to like?
The film isn't just a buddy comedy about a road trip—and it simply misses the mark.
Director Jason Reitman brought his Gary Hart biopic to the Paramount Theater just in advance of election day.
Director Hannah Fidell offers a contemporary coming-of-age road movie in her third feature.
Last week, reports indicated that Richard Linklater would be writing, directing, and producing a biography of the late Texas comedian.
Spoiler: The answer is yes.
It’s time to get intra-intra-diegetic.
Heading into the twenty-fifth anniversary of the film, we heard that straight from Richard Linklater himself.
And here's how we'll make it. Get the agents for Sissy Spacek, Debra Winger, and Margo Martindale on the horn!
The oddsmakers seem to think so.
Austin filmmaker Steve Mims shows why (in some decidedly non-political ways) Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke aren't so different after all.
It may be September, but the summer heat is far from over. Find some respite at the movies, from 'White Boy Rick' to 'A Star Is Born.'
Nearly thirty years after he died in relative obscurity, songwriter Blaze Foley is on the verge of newfound fame thanks to an Ethan Hawke–directed biopic. In a series of dispatches from her time on set, Sybil Rosen, widely known as Foley's muse, ponders the widening divide between the man and
Houston-born 'Queer Eye' designer Bobby Berk is changing hearts and minds one neutral color palette at a time.
We talked to Austin-based director Andrew Bujalski about his latest film, 'Support the Girls,' starring Regina Hall.
The adaptation of the novel by Kevin Kwan, who was born in Singapore and raised in Houston, is well worth watching.
Skip Hollandsworth revisits his epic story about a beloved funeral director, a wealthy widow, and their deeply troubled relationship.
The Texas Film Commission wants you to hit the road this summer.
Thank you, Ted Cruz campaign, for introducing the Whataburger-themed insult to Texas politics.
The film from Spike Lee and Jordan Peele is based on the experiences of El Pasoan Ron Stallworth.
Dallas native Terence Nance’s new HBO series is a dream with a dark edge.
In her twenties, Dallas filmmaker Augustine Frizzell was a single mom and struggling actor. Now 39, she’s poised to conquer Hollywood.
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, Andy Langer speaks with the magician and entertainer behind Scam School and The Modern Rogue.
At age 47, Ethan Hawke is finding himself with the career everyone anticipated he might have had fifteen years ago.
David and Nathan Zellner have made it as indie filmmakers in their own under-the-radar way. Now they’re going mainstream (sort of), with the Robert Pattinson–starring western ‘Damsel.’
From a breastaurant to a thriller featuring puppets, here are eight movies from Texans to watch this summer.
After the second season of his Netflix series, the Houston-born writer and filmmaker talks about the "ideological gold rush" of 2018 and whether he would watch ’Dear Black People.’
With an expanding pool of talent and steady work, animation is a promising path forward for the Texas film industry.
The film debuts at the Dallas International Film Festival this weekend.
The film captures the lives of three student-athletes in El Paso and the dual nature of the U.S.–Mexico border.
How Hollywood came to 1950s Texas with a message of change and emerged with an enigmatic legend.
Eight months after Harvey, Ellen DeGeneres gave the students of Rockport-Fulton High School a generous gift.
Earlier this week, Vulture posted excerpts from fifty screenplays that showed how female characters were described in the scripts of the films that made them famous. It was a fun, enlightening exercise in which we learned how the male-dominated field of screenwriting tends to view women (a lot
All around the world, people are gathering in public spaces to say "wow" in their best impression of the North Texas native.
The documentary, filmed before the Harvey Weinstein allegations, explores gender inequality in Hollywood.
The actor and director also talks casting Kris Kristofferson, the state of the movie industry, and the complexity of Southern men.
To some of our writers, Wes Anderson is in the doghouse.
Ethan Hawke talks to host Andy Langer about his new Blaze Foley film. Plus, a 1,700-mile road trip to reconcile political differences.
Actor Tye Sheridan and writer Ernest Cline discuss the nostalgia-filled world of 'Ready Player One.'
Houston-born director Wes Anderson gives us an inside look into how the fantastical world of his new film, ’Isle of Dogs,’ was made.
Remembering "The Alamo" through souvenir shot glasses, John Wayne toilet paper, and the family that brought the 1960 classic to Texas.