In Honor of the Machete Controversy: 5 Movies that Make Texas Look Good
Slacker (1991)
Richard Linklater's ode to the odder inhabitants of Austin may have been the first film to actually make Texas look appealing to hipsters, artists and weirdos.
Grindhouse: Deathproof (2007)
The first third of Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse entry captures the romance of Austin, Texas like no other film. It's actually hard not to think about a vacation while watching the first group of girls spend lazy days eating cheap Tex-Mex food and lazy nights drinking cheap beer at dive bars. That is, until Kurt Russell starts killing everyone.
The Tree of Life (2011)
I haven't even gotten to see the trailer to Terrence Malick's newest, but the film was shot in Texas, and given that it's Malick, I'm near positive that it will make every roadside tree or flower look as sumptuous and hypnotic as any scenery ever captured on film.
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Way to go Clark. You really nailed it with the segment on Death Proof. The Slacker bit sent me pretty far down memory lane too. Keep 'em coming.
This is great! _Last Picture Show_ represent!
Texas will probably like _True Grit_ when it comes out, too; Matt Damon's Texas marshal handles one chastening encounter after another with dignity, wit and heroic aplomb. You almost forget his creepy leering at 14-year-old Mattie Ross!
Cloak & Dagger was a film shot in San Antonio. I don't think it put the riverwalk in a negative light. Ah memories now I gotta watch it again. 🙂
What about Hope Floats? Good movie set in Smithville Texas.
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