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Texas Music Magazine Photo courtesy Guy Clark Family MOVIE REVIEW: WITHOUT GETTING KILLED OR CAUGHT The new documentary shines a light on Guy Clark and wife Susanna — and the complex relationship they shared with Townes Van Zandt It’s hard to say who exactly the headliner is in Without Getting Killed or Caught, the new documentary that chronicles the life of the beloved late Texas wordsmith Guy Clark. Co-directed by Tamara Saviano and her husband, Paul Whitfield, and sharing a ...

Austin 360 Let the film buffs rejoice. Austin Film Societys AFS Cinema announced Wednesday that it will reopen on July 15. And the programmers have been busy. The North Austin arthouse cinema operated by the organization founded by director Richard Linklater launched a crowdfunding campaign last month to support reopening efforts. AFS Cinema has been closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the meantime, its held a few socially distant outdoor screenings. Rebecca Campbell, CE...

Did you know there were two big films titled “Lone Star”? We’ve added an alphabetized list of key movies about Texas. Texans adore movies about Texas and Texans.  In my May 10 “Think, Texas” column ("Starring Texas: What you can learn about the state through its movies"), I tried to sort out what it means to be a “Texas movie,” and argued that such a film must be about our state, not just shot here. It must tell us something about who we are.  I applied that standard ...

Guy Clark film examines his love triangle with Townes Van Zandt, Susanna Clark “Without Getting Killed or Caught” takes a look at the legendary Texas musician, his music and his complex relationships. Townes Van Zandt, Susanna Clark and Guy Clark are at the center of the love triangle depicted in the movie "Without Getting Killed or Caught." For Tamara Saviano, a gifted author and filmmaker, Without Getting Killed or Caught has been a labor of love. It is a documentary about the life and m...

Michael Barnes thinks the exchange should start with “The Trip to Bountiful.” Although he isn’t a fan of horror movies, he agrees that “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is among the most influential movies about the state. To salute Texas Independence Week in 2019, my former American-Statesman colleague Dave Thomas and I put out a list of the 53 best books about Texas.   It contained some beloved classics, such as John Graves’ “Goodbye to a River,” and some thrilling newcomers, like ...

Austin 360 If you didnt see "Without Getting Killed or Caught," director Tamara Savianos documentary about Guy and Susanna Clark, during last months virtual South by Southwest, you have an al fresco opportunity next month. Austin Film Society and the Contemporary Austin will hold socially distant outdoor screenings of the film on May 19-20, at the Laguna Gloria Amphitheater. Gates open at 7:15 p.m. Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. on April 21 to AFS members and at 1 p.m. on April 23 to the gen...

Austin 360 In "The Spine of Night," Lucy Lawless plays a swamp witch fighting the forces of darkness, Richard E. Grant guards a mystical power source for generations and Patton Oswalt reigns over a medieval wasteland as a tyrant lord. Its one of the most star-studded movies in this years South by Southwest Film Festival program. Youll never see those actors faces in this gruesome fantasy epic, though. This years fest is all-virtual, dubbed SXSW Online and running March 16-20, because of the c...