White Hats
November 16, 2022
Walkers and Lone Rangers: How Pop Culture Shaped the Texas Rangers Mythology
Texas’s elite police force has long played the hero in film and television, although the reality is far more complex.
Playing Texan
Film & TV
September 27, 2022
The Film That Set the Standard on How Not to Portray Texas
A Larry McMurtry adaptation directed by Sidney Lumet and filmed entirely in Bastrop—what could go wrong? For ‘Lovin’ Molly,’ it began with the boots.
Film & TV
May 12, 2022
‘The Simpsons” Rich Texan Is How the World Sees Us, for Better or Worse
The pistol-packing cartoon villain represents every ugly stereotype about our state, but there’s a strange power in embracing him.
Film & TV
April 11, 2022
The Most Authentically Texan Movie You’ve Never Heard Of
Eagle Pennell’s ‘The Whole Shootin’ Match’ sets the standard for showing Texans who they are instead of who they’re supposed to be.