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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 to 32 movies, starting with the two versions of “The Trip to Bountiful,” one starring Gerald...

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 music of native Texan Guy Clark. But on so many levels, it is much more. Born in the West Texas outpo...

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 Attica Locke’s “Bluebird, Bluebird" and Monica Muñoz Martinez’s “The Injustice Never Leav...

Austin 360 If you didn't see "Without Getting Killed or Caught," director Tamara Saviano's documentary about Guy and Susanna Clark, during last month's 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 general public. "Without Getting Killed or Caught" is about Texas troubadour Clark and his wife, s...

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. It's one of the most star-studded movies in this year's South by Southwest Film Festival program. You'll never see those actor's faces in this gruesome fantasy epic, though. This year's fest is all-virtual, dubbed SXSW Online and running March 16-20, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Normally, Austin packs in the celebrities every March, as big names pound ...