Film & TV

Three men dressed in 1970s attire sit and laugh in the sunlight

Reel Texas: ‘Dazed and Confused’ Jumped from Cult Film to Texas Classic

Fifty years ago, the freewheeling teenagers of Lee High had the most memorable hangout in Texas movie history

By Brian D. Sweany

May 27, 2026

A man in a Western shirt tucked into pants with a big belt buckle holding a bottle of beer and wearing a black cowboy hat

Reel Texas: ‘Urban Cowboy’ Finds a New Home on the Range in Big City Texas

By Brian D. Sweany

April 30, 2026

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Reel Texas: 70 Years Ago, ‘Giant’ Brought the World to West Texas

By Brian D. Sweany

February 26, 2026

A collage of Texas movie scenes including Leatherface, John Travolta, Matthew McConaughey, James Dean, and more, plus the iconic Top Notch hamburgers sign

Reel Texas: Revisiting the Classic Films That Shaped the State

By Brian D. Sweany

February 26, 2026

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Looking Back at the 1979 Film ‘Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ with Jane Seymour

By Sarah Thurmond

October 16, 2025

A Pit Stop at ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Gas Station in Bastrop

By Alice Scott

October 10, 2025

Noah Hawley on Turning ‘Alien’ Into a Hit TV Show

By Sarah Thurmond

September 24, 2025

It’s Saturday Night at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin

By Alice Scott

September 17, 2025

A black and white image of a man in a bucket hat and white shirt looking off to the side and smiling. He's next to a film camera and there is a barn in the background.

The Steady Hand of Filmmaker Robert Benton

By Matt Zoller Seitz

July 3, 2025

‘Somebody Somewhere’ Star Jeff Hiller on His San Antonio Roots

By Dina Gachman

June 10, 2025

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Texas Microcinemas Rethink the Movie Experience

By Rachel Rascoe

April 18, 2025

A pencil illustration of director Jeff Nichols

Filmmaker Jeff Nichols on Breaking Southern Stereotypes

By Bryan C. Parker

November 29, 2024

You Don’t Know You Know Actor Stephen Tobolowsky

By Matt Zoller Seitz

October 30, 2024

The Gift of New Braunfels’ Deaf Santa Claus

By Marisa Charpentier

October 23, 2024

Three people stand in front of a film-themed mural

Harlingen’s ENTRE Film Center Documents Border Culture

By Bryan C. Parker

September 6, 2024

Texas Filmmakers on Making A24’s Sing Sing

By Devon Lee

August 15, 2024

The Wonderful Story of Wes Anderson

By Matt Zoller Seitz

July 15, 2024

An image of a woman standing along a dirt road next to a sign reading "Mariposa Motel"

Revisiting Tender Mercies, the Film That Put Waxahachie on the Map

By Wes Ferguson

July 25, 2023

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Exploring the New Fort Worth With Magnolia Network Host Jonathan Morris

By June Naylor

October 28, 2021

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Fort Worth Filmmaker Chyna Robinson Shines a Light on Domestic Abuse

By Clayton Maxwell

September 23, 2021

Embark on Texas’ Great Pop Culture Pilgrimages

By Kimya Kavehkar

June 24, 2021

An illustration of a man wearing a green hat with an ocelot behind his back

The Texas-Size Grandeur of Ben Masters’ Wildlife Documentaries

By Melissa Gaskill

March 25, 2021

An illustration of film director Tamara Saviano and the subject of her latest film, Guy Clark.

Songwriter Guy Clark Takes Center Stage in Filmmaker Tamara Saviano’s New Documentary

By John Nova Lomax

February 25, 2021

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