Film & TV
March 7, 2019
SXSW Award Winner ‘Short Term 12’ Has Become This Generation’s ‘Dazed and Confused’
The micro-budget feature launched a number of A-list careers.
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Film & TV
March 6, 2019
Inside the Futuristic Set of the Most Expensive Film Ever Shot in Texas
'Alita: Battle Angel'—and its $200 million budget—offer hope to the local film industry.
Film & TV
March 4, 2019
There Are at Least 864 Ways to Spell ‘McConaughey.’ Here’s a Map of How People Get There.
McConnahaugh? McConaughay? McConohay? All right, all right, all right.
Film & TV
February 26, 2019
‘My Stretch of Texas Ground’ Is the Very Bad Movie We Didn’t Know We Needed
“Two men, both alpha males, from vastly different cultures, are about to collide. . . HARD.”
Music
February 22, 2019
Texas Monthly Recommends: Gary Clark Jr. Channels Prince on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Plus, the crime in Vidor that inspired an Oscar-winning film and the TV show bringing us back to middle school.
Film & TV
February 21, 2019
You Will Soon Have the Opportunity to Hear Matthew McConaughey Attempt a British Accent for a Whole Movie
The actor has teamed up with British director Guy Ritchie on a movie that should be amusing—intentionally or otherwise.
Film & TV
February 20, 2019
Will Rooster Teeth Be the Netflix of Animation?
The Austin-based production studio is known for creating cult classics. Will it finally go mainstream?
The National Podcast of Texas
February 18, 2019
Steve Treviño: “Our Culture Isn’t a Punchline”
On the latest National Podcast of Texas, the South Texas-raised stand-up comic talks about Mexican-American representation in Hollywood, the border situation, and writing jokes for Clint Eastwood.
Style & Design
February 15, 2019
Texas Monthly Recommends: Brandon Maxwell of ‘Project Runway’ Delights in Texas Glamour With a Fabulous Spring/Summer Line Video
Plus, garage rock from Texas City, Tejano rock n’ roll from San Antonio, and surviving a fictional rapture in small-town Texas.
Film & TV
February 12, 2019
Could ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Be Robert Rodriguez’s Return to the A-List?
The self-styled rebel of the 1990s indie film boom hasn’t had a hit in years. Can ‘Alita’ turn his fortunes around?
Film & TV
January 31, 2019
Catherine Hardwicke Puts a Female Action Hero on the Border in ‘Miss Bala’
A decade ago, she broke box office records with ‘Twilight.’ Now the McAllen-raised director is breaking gender barriers in Hollywood.
Film & TV
January 29, 2019
The Texas Film Showcase Presents: ‘From Tonga’
Filmmaker Huay-Bing Law explores how Tongan immigrants revitalized the local high school football team in Euless.
Film & TV
January 24, 2019
What the Writer Notes for ‘Urban Cowboy’ Teach Us About The Making of the Film
Journalist Aaron Latham donated his daily journals he kept on the set of 'Urban Cowboy,' among other papers, to UT's Harry Ransom Center.
Film & TV
January 24, 2019
‘The Good Place’ Actor William Jackson Harper on Playing Chidi, the Dallas Civil Rights Movement, and Ted Danson
And no, he has has no idea what will happen in season four, either.
Film & TV
January 22, 2019
The Texas Film Showcase Presents: ‘Night at the Dance’
In this 2011 documentary, filmmaker Annie Silverstein chronicles the scene at Sefcik Dance Hall in Seaton, one of the last small-town Texas dance halls remaining.
Film & TV
January 15, 2019
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.
Film & TV
January 11, 2019
‘The Passage’: Love at First Bite
Best-selling author and Rice University professor Justin Cronin, who wrote 'The Passage' trilogy, on taking his work from the page to the screen.
Film & TV
January 8, 2019
The Texas Film Showcase Presents: ‘All Around’
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.
Film & TV
January 8, 2019
Marfa Is Now Such a Stereotype They Can Mock It on ‘The Simpsons’
Bart, Homer, Lisa, Marge, and Grampa Simpson made the trip on Sunday night.
Film & TV
January 7, 2019
Carol Burnett is the Perfect Namesake for a Lifetime Achievement Award
The funniest Texan alive was the first recipient of the Golden Globe's lifetime achievement award in television—and its namesake going forward.
Film & TV
December 30, 2018
What Texas Actor Had the Best Year in 2018?
A power ranking of Texas's Hollywood exports.
Film & TV
December 18, 2018
‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’: The First Trailer for Richard Linklater’s New Film Is Here
The adaptation of the 2012 bestseller looks like quirky fun.
Film & TV
December 17, 2018
Why Did Grand Saline’s Charles Moore Set Himself on Fire? A New Documentary Examines His Case
The documentary, premiering on PBS December 17, looks to the elderly minister's hometown of Grand Saline to uncover why he set himself alight.
Film & TV
November 30, 2018
How Two Austinites Keep Their 87,000 Followers Informed About the Best Events in Town
Step into the city's social scene with Chris Cates and Jose Gutierrez, the influencers behind 'When Where What Austin.'
Film & TV
November 14, 2018
Netflix’s ‘Dumplin” Looks Like a Good Ol’ North Texas Story of Beauty Pageants, Rebellion, and Drag Queens
Dolly Parton, teen self-confidence, and a young adult novel—what’s not to like?
Film & TV
November 13, 2018
‘Green Book’ Is a Poor Attempt to Make Racism Funny
The film isn't just a buddy comedy about a road trip—and it simply misses the mark.
Film & TV
November 2, 2018
Austin Film Festival Closes Out With a Political Bummer in ‘The Front Runner’
Director Jason Reitman brought his Gary Hart biopic to the Paramount Theater just in advance of election day.
Film & TV
November 1, 2018
‘The Long Dumb Road’ is the Kind of Road Movie You Don’t See Anymore
Director Hannah Fidell offers a contemporary coming-of-age road movie in her third feature.
Film & TV
October 30, 2018
Bill Hicks Is Finally Getting the Biopic Treatment
Last week, reports indicated that Richard Linklater would be writing, directing, and producing a biography of the late Texas comedian.
Arts & Entertainment
October 23, 2018
On ‘Parts Unknown,’ Anthony Bourdain Asks If West Texans Are the Platonic Ideal of Texans
Spoiler: The answer is yes.
Film & TV
October 12, 2018
Yes, the Academics Who Devoted an Entire Journal Issue to Wes Anderson Just Might Know What They’re Talking About
It’s time to get intra-intra-diegetic.
Film & TV
September 24, 2018
Sorry, Y’all, ‘Dazed and Confused’ Is Not Based on Austin High School
Heading into the twenty-fifth anniversary of the film, we heard that straight from Richard Linklater himself.
Film & TV
September 19, 2018
Great-Grandma Avenged Her Mini Horse by Shooting the Gator She Thinks Ate It. This Story Deserves the Hollywood Treatment.
And here's how we'll make it. Get the agents for Sissy Spacek, Debra Winger, and Margo Martindale on the horn!
Film & TV
September 15, 2018
Will Michael B. Jordan Play the Next Superman?
The oddsmakers seem to think so.
Film & TV
September 14, 2018
Documentary ‘Run Like the Devil’ Casts a New Light on the Cruz-O’Rourke Race
Austin filmmaker Steve Mims shows why (in some decidedly non-political ways) Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke aren't so different after all.
Film & TV
September 12, 2018
Ten Movies With Texas Ties You Should Watch This Fall
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.'
Books
August 24, 2018
The Blaze Foley Biopic, Through the Eyes of His Greatest Muse
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
Style & Design
August 23, 2018
‘Queer Eye’ Designer Bobby Berk on Creating Space
Houston-born 'Queer Eye' designer Bobby Berk is changing hearts and minds one neutral color palette at a time.
Film & TV
August 23, 2018
Andrew Bujalski on the Breastaurant Industry and ‘Support the Girls’
We talked to Austin-based director Andrew Bujalski about his latest film, 'Support the Girls,' starring Regina Hall.
Film & TV
August 15, 2018
The Best Part of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Isn’t the Love Story
The adaptation of the novel by Kevin Kwan, who was born in Singapore and raised in Houston, is well worth watching.
Film & TV
August 15, 2018
Texas Monthly Trove: The Story of Bernie Tiede
Skip Hollandsworth revisits his epic story about a beloved funeral director, a wealthy widow, and their deeply troubled relationship.
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.
Politics & Policy
August 9, 2018
What Could Ted Cruz’s Campaign Have Meant When It Called Beto O’Rourke a ‘Triple Meat Whataburger Liberal’?
Thank you, Ted Cruz campaign, for introducing the Whataburger-themed insult to Texas politics.
Film & TV
August 9, 2018
The Real ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Is a Texan
The film from Spike Lee and Jordan Peele is based on the experiences of El Pasoan Ron Stallworth.
Film & TV
August 3, 2018
The Beauty and the Ugliness of “Random Acts of Flyness”
Dallas native Terence Nance’s new HBO series is a dream with a dark edge.
Film & TV
July 27, 2018
Augustine Frizzell Is ‘Never Goin’ Back’
In her twenties, Dallas filmmaker Augustine Frizzell was a single mom and struggling actor. Now 39, she’s poised to conquer Hollywood.
The National Podcast of Texas
July 20, 2018
Brian Brushwood on the Difference Between Magic and a Good Old-Fashioned Con
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, Andy Langer speaks with the magician and entertainer behind Scam School and The Modern Rogue.
Film & TV
July 5, 2018
Are We Witnessing the Renaissance of Ethan Hawke?
At age 47, Ethan Hawke is finding himself with the career everyone anticipated he might have had fifteen years ago.
Film & TV
June 22, 2018
The Zellner Brothers Are Ready for the Big Time With ‘Damsel’
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.’
Film & TV
June 12, 2018
All the Texas-Related Movies You Should Watch This Summer
From a breastaurant to a thriller featuring puppets, here are eight movies from Texans to watch this summer.