Film & TV
July 20, 2021
Thirty Years After ‘Slacker,’ the Film Is an Austin Time Capsule—And a Hopeful Tribute to Its Spirit
Richard Linklater’s film belongs in the canon of great Texas cinema.
Texas Movies
Film & TV
October 7, 2020
‘News of the World,’ Tom Hanks’s First Western, Is the Perfect Role for ‘America’s Dad’
The film adaptation of Utopia author Paulette Jiles’s acclaimed novel finds Hanks shepherding a young girl across 1870s Texas.
Film & TV
September 26, 2019
All of the Movies With Texas Ties to Watch This Fall
Do you love Woody Harrelson? You’re in luck.
Film & TV
July 9, 2019
The “Red Headed Stranger” Rides Again: Here’s What We Learned
We watched the recently restored 1986 film with Willie Nelson and fans in Luck, where it all happened.
The Texanist
February 10, 2019
The Texanist: What Are the Ten Best Texas Movies?
A newcomer to the state is looking for a cinematic introduction to his adopted home.
Film & TV
August 13, 2018
This Map Offers a Road Trip to Texas’s Most Famous Film Locations
The Texas Film Commission wants you to hit the road this summer.
Travel & Outdoors
June 23, 2016
Texas’s Last Great Drive-Ins
Where to enjoy al fresco films around the state.
Travel & Outdoors
April 29, 2016
Classic Texas Movie Road Trips
A few cinematic excursions around the state.
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.
Film & TV
January 12, 2015
Texas Films Did Very Well at the Golden Globes Last Night
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel took home both of the “best picture” awards—and Linklater also took home his first major directing award.
Film & TV
January 20, 2013
Warren Skaaren, Movie Mogul
The head of the Texas Film Commission hustles Hollywood movie-makers into putting more of Texas in the can.
The Culture
September 13, 2012
Leatherface Returns. In Three Dimensions.
Watch the trailer for Texas Chainsaw 3D, the latest sequel to and "reboot" of the horror classic.
The Culture
February 26, 2012
Creator of Failed Television Program “Lone Star” Tries Again
Will Kyle Killen's new NBC drama Awake, a cop show starring Jason Isaacs, have better luck than Lone Star, which Fox canceled after two episodes?
Feature
April 30, 1995
Pump Fiction
Should Hollywood remake Giant? On the fortieeth anniversary of the filming of the Texas epic, we imagine Brad Pitt playing jett Rink’s grandson, Quentin Tarantino directing, and other scary scenarios.
Film & TV
June 30, 1991
Texas Movies: Hollywood, TX
How Hollywood sees us—and how Hollywood got us wrong.