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Reel Texas: ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Revolutionized Horror

The 1974 cult classic, made by a couple of UT Austin students, set the template for generations of slasher films to come

By Brian D. Sweany
October 22, 2026
Four people stand in front of the lit-up neon marquee of Cine El Rey. The marquee reads Big Texas in big letters, Little Film Tour in small letters.

Film & TV

The Big Texas Little Film Tour Is Coming Soon to a Town Near You

By Kristen O'Brien
September 30, 2026
A blonde woman wearing bright red lipstick, a cowboy hat, and cream-colored Western wear with gold flourishes smiles while driving a convertible

Film & TV

Reel Texas: The Film That Made Dolly Parton an Honorary Texan

By Brian D. Sweany
September 17, 2026
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Film & TV

Reel Texas: ‘Terms of Endearment’ Shows Another Side of McMurtry’s Texas

By Brian D. Sweany
August 25, 2026

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Film & TV

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

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

Film & TV

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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Film & TV

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

Film & TV

Reel Texas: Revisiting the Classic Films That Shaped the State

By Brian D. Sweany
February 26, 2026

Film & TV

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

By Sarah Thurmond
October 16, 2025

Film & TV

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

By Alice Scott
October 10, 2025

Film & TV

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

By Sarah Thurmond
September 24, 2025

Film & TV

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.

Film & TV

The Steady Hand of Filmmaker Robert Benton

By Matt Zoller Seitz
July 3, 2025

Film & TV

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

By Dina Gachman
June 10, 2025
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Film & TV

Texas Microcinemas Rethink the Movie Experience

By Rachel Rascoe
April 18, 2025
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Filmmaker Jeff Nichols on Breaking Southern Stereotypes

By Bryan C. Parker
November 29, 2024

Film & TV

You Don’t Know You Know Actor Stephen Tobolowsky

By Matt Zoller Seitz
October 30, 2024

Film & TV

The Gift of New Braunfels’ Deaf Santa Claus

By Marisa Charpentier
October 23, 2024
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Film & TV

Harlingen’s ENTRE Film Center Documents Border Culture

By Bryan C. Parker
September 6, 2024

Film & TV

Texas Filmmakers on Making A24’s Sing Sing

By Devon Lee
August 15, 2024

Film & TV

The Wonderful Story of Wes Anderson

By Matt Zoller Seitz
July 15, 2024
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Film & TV

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

By Wes Ferguson
July 25, 2023
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Film & TV

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

Film & TV

Embark on Texas’ Great Pop Culture Pilgrimages

By Kimya Kavehkar
June 24, 2021
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Film & TV

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.

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

By John Nova Lomax
February 25, 2021
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