/tags/film Film en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:00:18 GMT /texas/2025-03-31/matthew-mcconaughey-industry-reps-push-for-texas-lawmakers-to-beef-up-states-film-incentive-fund-senate Matthew McConaughey, who has spent more than three decades as an actor, told the Texas Senate Finance Committee on Monday that one of his only regrets is not making more films in Texas. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:00:18 GMT /texas/2025-03-31/matthew-mcconaughey-industry-reps-push-for-texas-lawmakers-to-beef-up-states-film-incentive-fund-senate Nina Banks /life-arts/2025-03-10/criterion-collection-mobile-closet-picks-south-by-southwest-sxsw-austin-tx A replica of the company's internet-famous closet parked across from the Paramount Theatre over the weekend. Visitors could step inside for three minutes each to film their own "Closet Picks." Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:03:37 GMT /life-arts/2025-03-10/criterion-collection-mobile-closet-picks-south-by-southwest-sxsw-austin-tx Isabella Zeff /business/2022-06-08/san-marcos-city-council-moves-forward-with-economic-incentive-for-film-studio-project The approval came after community members expressed concern about the studio's proposed location on a chunk of the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:52:27 GMT /business/2022-06-08/san-marcos-city-council-moves-forward-with-economic-incentive-for-film-studio-project Riane Roldan /energy-environment/2022-06-07/a-big-film-studio-is-coming-to-san-marcos-but-environmentalists-are-concerned-about-the-location San Marcos City Council is weighing what kind of economic incentives to give to a company that’s trying to build a full-service film studio on land that’s on the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 20:00:41 GMT /energy-environment/2022-06-07/a-big-film-studio-is-coming-to-san-marcos-but-environmentalists-are-concerned-about-the-location Riane Roldan /life-arts/2022-04-14/indie-meme-film-festival-brings-stories-from-south-asian-filmmakers-to-austin The seventh annual festival returns to in-person screenings this year with films that touch on topics including the barriers of social caste, domestic abuse, climate change and LGBTQ+ lives. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:01:00 GMT /life-arts/2022-04-14/indie-meme-film-festival-brings-stories-from-south-asian-filmmakers-to-austin Sangita Menon /business/2022-03-11/south-by-southwest-is-back-in-person-with-its-annual-shot-in-the-arm-to-austins-economy The in-person festival is another step toward a return to normal for Austin and its economy. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:26:43 GMT /business/2022-03-11/south-by-southwest-is-back-in-person-with-its-annual-shot-in-the-arm-to-austins-economy Jimmy Maas /2021-09-20/how-sandra-day-oconnors-western-ethos-guided-her-supreme-court-tenure The retired justice was born in El Paso and attended school there as a child but was especially shaped by her years on her family's Arizona ranch. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 18:55:23 GMT /2021-09-20/how-sandra-day-oconnors-western-ethos-guided-her-supreme-court-tenure Laura Rice /2021-08-20/a-new-documentary-argues-us-immigration-policy-intentionally-results-in-the-deaths-of-hundreds-of-migrants-each-year "Missing in Brooks County" focuses on how migrants' efforts to avoid remote interior checkpoints put their lives in danger as they navigate the desert. Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:51:43 GMT /2021-08-20/a-new-documentary-argues-us-immigration-policy-intentionally-results-in-the-deaths-of-hundreds-of-migrants-each-year Joy Diaz, Shelly Brisbin /life-arts/2021-03-29/larry-mcmurtry-defined-and-demystified-texas With a Pulitzer Prize for “Lonesome Dove� and multiple Oscars for screenwriting, McMurtry captured modern and frontier Texas like none other. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:27:29 GMT /life-arts/2021-03-29/larry-mcmurtry-defined-and-demystified-texas Wells Dunbar /life-arts/2021-02-03/here-are-six-films-at-sundance-with-texas-ties As the festival wraps up, some of these films will soon head to theaters or streaming platforms. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:27:32 GMT /life-arts/2021-02-03/here-are-six-films-at-sundance-with-texas-ties Laura Rice