Oliver Stone’s New JFK Movie Already Faces Concerns Over Fact-checking
Plus, Pedro Pascal and Renée Zellweger land plum TV roles, Sandra Bullock pairs up with Brad Pitt, and GameStop movies continue to be a bullish investment.
Sean O’Neal has been a contributor to Texas Monthly since 2019, covering film, music, and Texas culture, with the occasional foray into politics. Sean grew up in Arlington before moving to Austin to attend UT. After graduating, he became comfortably ensconced within the city’s fabled “velvet rut” while vaguely pursuing a music career. Those dreams never quite panned out, although Sean soon forged another path in the equally lucrative and stable field of journalism. Prior to joining Texas Monthly, Sean spent twelve years at the A.V. Club, where he also served as its editor in chief. His writing has appeared in various publications, such as GQ, Vulture, and Men’s Health, although Texas Monthly is far and away the only one that his in-laws have ever mentioned.
Plus, Pedro Pascal and Renée Zellweger land plum TV roles, Sandra Bullock pairs up with Brad Pitt, and GameStop movies continue to be a bullish investment.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus: the Golden Globes show Texas some love, ‘Walker’ is a runaway hit, and another DJ Screw movie is on the decks.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Demi Lovato returns to TV, Gary Clark Jr. joins Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie, and Matthew McConaughey will flatten himself for some Doritos.
By Sean O'Neal
More earnest family drama than action adventure, the reboot may leave old-school fans scratching their heads. But you do get to watch Jared Padalecki go two-stepping.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Luke Wilson coaches Fort Worth’s most famous orphans, another JFK assassination drama heads to TV, and McConaughey goes to the dogs.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus: Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Love and Hip-Hop’ audition is eerily prophetic, Nick Jonas stars in ‘Jersey Boys,’ and Selena Gomez drops a new Spanish single.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Kacey Musgraves heads to Sesame Street, Jessica Simpson’s life becomes (another) TV show, and the year in McConaughey drawls to a close.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Selena Gomez fans break ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Jim Parsons breaks the silence on his failed audition for ‘The Office,’ and McConaughey breaks out the clippers.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Selena Gomez plays a mountaineer, Jennifer Love Hewitt joins the pantheon of talking dogs, and William Jackson Harper takes the lead in a rom-com.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, how ‘Dallas’ brought down the Soviet Union, Netflix’s ‘Selena’ gets a real trailer, and Luke Wilson plays a fire-belching robot duck.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, ‘Seinfeld’ stars yadda yadda yadda for Texas Democrats, ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ races to TV, and the Matthew McConaughey blitz has begun.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Demi Lovato releases an anti-Trump song, Sandra Bullock gets back into rom-coms, and the Legendary Stardust Cowboy gets the documentary treatment.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Kacey Musgraves meets Scooby Doo, Borat meets Sid Miller, and Austin meets ‘Walker, Texas Ranger.’
By Sean O'Neal
Plus: Jamie Foxx recharges his Spider-Man villain, Megan Thee Stallion heads to ‘SNL,’ and Woody Harrelson saves the world with dirt.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Liv Tyler won’t return to Fake Austin, Selena Gomez expands her moguldom, and Audie Murphy gets his own TV series.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Austin’s Andrew Dismukes joins ‘SNL,’ both Padaleckis help reboot ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ and Matthew McConaughey gets exceptionally lit.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Jamie Foxx is booked for the next decade or so, Luke Wilson listens in on 911 calls, and COVID comes to ‘9-1-1: Lone Star.’
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, a Wes Anderson–inspired theater seat claims to protect against COVID, Dennis Quaid made a show about his cat, and Selena Gomez becomes an ice cream.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Megan Thee Stallion gives away $1 million, ‘Supernatural’ and the Alamo Drafthouse plot their returns, and Barack Obama puts Texas on his playlist.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus: Selena Gomez joins Steve Martin–Martin Short series, Noah Hawley returns to ‘Fargo,’ and Cinestate’s school shooting thriller heads to Venice.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, William Jackson Harper of “The Good Place” gets an Emmy nod, Joe Rogan is moving to Texas, and Miranda Lambert is number one again.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Beyoncé’s "Black is King" drops celebrity-filled trailer, a new doc on reopening Texas restaurants, and Post Malone’s “dark times” album.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Ethan Hawke plays Tesla, Jamie Foxx's sci-fi action epic gets a trailer, and Post Malone eats worms.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Beyoncé announces new visual album, Robert Rodriguez brings Ben Affleck home with him, and the ACL Festival gives in to the inevitable.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Pharrell works up a Juneteenth musical, Beyoncé debuts a new song of the summer, and Matthew McConaughey gets biblical.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Elijah Wood vs. Ted Bundy, Cinemark vs. the future of moviegoing, and Beyoncé vs. Lizzo vs. Megan Thee Stallion at the BET Awards.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Dallas’s Cinestate studio implodes over sexual assault, ‘Nathan for You’ host trolls the Austin PD, and the ‘Friday Night Lights’ cast reunites.
By Sean O'Neal
“White people, this is your daily reminder that if you stay silent, you are part of the problem,” Lizzo said.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, quarantined Texans can’t get enough ‘Friends,’ Ted Cruz complains to Congress about movies, and McConaughey has his own message for grads.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Woody Harrelson plays another stoner cowboy, Hilary Duff gets another TV show, and Post Malone launches his own brand of wine
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Robert Rodriguez joins ‘The Mandalorian,‘ Selena Gomez launches a quarantine cooking show, and the Alamo Drafthouse opens a virtual video store.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, St. Vincent launches a podcast in the shower, SXSW is sued over refunds, and the Texanist gets his own sitcom.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, more charity from Post Malone and the ‘Dallas’ cast, Travis Scott in concert on ‘Fortnite,’ and McConaughey’s mom needs wine.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Ted Cruz says skateboarding is not a crime, and Dan Crenshaw becomes the cool face of the GOP’s coronavirus response.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, the ‘Cheer’ team choreographs a Zoom routine, Myst heads to TV, and Matthew McConaughey debuts “Bobby Bandito.”
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, the Texas Freedom Caucus projects its own dangerous fantasies, and even more stir-crazy pols.
By Sean O'Neal
A former employee bids farewell to an Austin institution—and a fading way of life.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Willie, Lizzo, and Kacey Musgraves announce virtual concerts, the ATX Television Festival moves online, and more.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Texas pols take pains to prove they’re still working, Rick Perry finds a new calling, and more.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, SXSW hosts film screenings over Amazon, the Alamo Drafthouse launches at your house, and Lizzo gives to hospital workers.
By Sean O'Neal
Texas politicians, from Ted Cruz to Briscoe Cain, are riding out the coronavirus with movies and TV, like the rest of us.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, ‘Supernatural' wraps for “a while,” SXSW announces film awards, and another Matthew McConaughey pep talk.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Chip Roy demands this pandemic set an end date already.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, scores of Texan films and TV shows shut down over virus fears, while SXSW and Jamie Foxx gamely soldier on.
By Sean O'Neal
The Texas senator and congressman, along with Chip Roy, remain incorrigible in the face of the coronavirus.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, a new TV series will explore Dallas’s “Dr. Death,” Woody Harrelson subs in for Jason Statham, and Matthew McConaughey just keeps road trippin.'
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Michael Cloud takes on the disease of California, and what’s Rodney Ellis doing with that squirrel?
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Tony Romo gets a much-deserved raise, William Jackson Harper gets his first movie lead, and more.
By Sean O'Neal
Plus, Beto’s bandmate blasts his Biden endorsement, Mike Bloomberg comprende Tejas, Dan Crenshaw vs. Pete Davidson, and Dan Patrick vs. shirts.
By Sean O'Neal
The online sensation was a living symbol of at least one of these things.
By Sean O'Neal