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| Nov 12, 2026 | Jeff Goldblum lends his voice to Exit Stage Right, a series on the Cliburn competitionJeff Goldblum will narrate Exit Stage Right, a docuseries told in five episodes that tracks 28 pianists through the 2025 Van Cliburn competition in Fort Worth. Fort Worth Report ↗︎ · Fort Worth |
| Nov 12, 2026 | Texas Film Awards move from March to September 24 next yearAustin Film Society confirmed it will hold the Texas Film Awards on September 24 next year instead of in March. The change comes after Moontower Comedy Festival said it will skip its usual dates and return in 2028. The Austin Chronicle ↗︎ · Austin |
| Nov 11, 2026 | Karla Souza to lead ABC's West Texas Grey's Anatomy seriesKarla Souza will play a lead in ABC's upcoming Grey's Anatomy spinoff, which takes place in West Texas. Announced in May, the show was moved from the 2026-27 season to 2027-28 after it missed out on a California TV tax credit. Variety ↗︎ |
| Nov 11, 2026 | Micah Lyons starts a Texas studio and casts Justin Long in Slater's GoldWriter-director Micah Lyons is launching a studio in Texas. His family film Slater's Gold stars Justin Long, Katy Mixon Greer and Banks Pierce, with Glenn Morshower, Brooke Lyons and others in the cast. Deadline ↗︎ |
| Nov 10, 2026 | UT alum Bassam Tariq talks craft and faith during his Austin Film Festival visitThe Austin Chronicle interviewed filmmaker Bassam Tariq, a University of Texas alum who came to this year's Austin Film Festival, about collaboration, authenticity, faith and grace. The Austin Chronicle ↗︎ · Austin |
| Nov 10, 2026 | TCU students' film on a Fort Worth nonprofit founder plays Lone Star festTCU students made "Trailblazers: The Create + Collaborate Story," a film about the founder of a Fort Worth nonprofit. It screened Monday at Fort Worth's Lone Star Film Festival. Fort Worth Report ↗︎ · Fort Worth |
| Nov 10, 2026 | Will Yun Lee joins Texas shoot of White Lightning LullabyWill Yun Lee joins the cast of John Hensley's crime thriller White Lightning Lullaby, playing the role of Peyton Burnes. The film, from Flintlock Pictures with Rabbit Foot Film, is now shooting in Texas. Deadline ↗︎ |
| Nov 10, 2026 | Q Cinema, Fort Worth's LGBTQ+ film fest, is back for its 30th anniversaryAfter years without an edition, Q Cinema marks 30 years with a program of features and shorts at Amphibian Stage in Fort Worth's Near Southside. Fort Worth Report ↗︎ · Fort Worth |
| Nov 10, 2026 | ABC competition show 'Can You Hide… Shaq?' plays out in DallasIn a new ABC competition series hosted by Nicole Byer, eight contestants try to conceal NBA legend Shaq in plain sight around Dallas using disguises and distractions. Variety ↗︎ · Dallas |
| Nov 10, 2026 | Austin Film Festival names 2026 audience picks, opens 2027 entries next monthThe Austin Film Festival has closed its 2026 edition and named its Audience Award winners. Submissions for its 2027 Film and Script competitions open next month. Deadline ↗︎ · Austin |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Crew of 'The Chosen' praises Texas as a place to make its last seasonCrew members say Texas offered a welcoming place to make the final season of The Chosen. Department heads discussed the production's set culture at the Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth. Fort Worth Report ↗︎ · Fort Worth |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Taylor Sheridan and partners buy Fort Worth's Isis TheaterFilmmaker Taylor Sheridan and his business partners have bought the historic Isis Theater, adding to their holdings in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Fort Worth Report ↗︎ · Fort Worth |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Newly elected Texas attorney general once scored anime Dragon Ball ZNathan Johnson, who won the race for Texas attorney general, earlier worked as a composer on the anime Dragon Ball Z, writing scores for dozens of its episodes and several of its feature films, Variety reports. Variety ↗︎ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Houston filmmaker Keyatta Crews joins Houston Public Media's daily talk showHouston Public Media's Hello Houston features a conversation with Houston filmmaker Keyatta Crews in its November 2 episode, alongside election coverage and its weekly Producer Spotlight segment. Houston Public Media ↗︎ · Houston |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Stephen McKinley Henderson cast as lead in Anglers, shooting in Houston this DecemberHenderson will star in Anglers, an independent crime drama that is the first feature from writer-director Zoe Simone. Filming is set for December in Houston, Simone's hometown. Deadline ↗︎ · Houston |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Udo Kier's final film role in My Beautiful Grave gets an Austin Film Festival spotlightAn Austin Film Festival interview looks at My Beautiful Grave, Udo Kier's last film, in which he plays Roger, a plastic surgeon with cancer who wants to end his suffering but is afraid to do it himself. The Austin Chronicle ↗︎ · Austin |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 2026 Austin Film Festival draws actors and writers to the capitalThe 2026 Austin Film Festival is bringing Hollywood stars and screenwriters to Austin. The festival continues through Nov. 5. Texas Standard ↗︎ · Austin |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Texas Standard looks back at the state's long run in horror filmmakingA Texas Standard segment traces the state's horror legacy past Leatherface, citing The Town That Dreaded Sundown, an early slasher influence, and El Paso's Manos: The Hands of Fate. Texas Standard ↗︎ · El Paso |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fangoria's creative director picks horror films with Texas connectionsThe creative director of Fangoria magazine has assembled a list of horror movies tied to Texas, covering cult favorites as well as well-known sequels and reboots. Texas Standard ↗︎ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Chasing Time at Austin Film Festival looks at a lifelong urge to collectAn Austin Chronicle festival interview on Chasing Time explores collecting. For Chris Gary, it began at age five, when a Christmas present from his dad included a Mickey Mouse wristwatch. The Austin Chronicle ↗︎ · Austin |
| Oct 29, 2026 | New KERA Arts documentary profiles Texas Ballet Theater dancer Andre SilvaThe newest KERA Arts documentary follows Andre Silva, a principal dancer, teacher and choreographer, and how he built his career at Texas Ballet Theater in Fort Worth. Fort Worth Report ↗︎ · Fort Worth |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Austin Film Festival names this year's screenplay and film competition winnersThe 33rd festival drew more than 12,500 entries. Seventy-eight scripts reached the finals and 21 writers and teams won, with awards handed out at Saturday's luncheon in Austin. Winners include Old Bogus Massacre, Helicopter and Paper Plane. Variety ↗︎ · Austin |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Lone Star Film Festival turns 20 with 95 films in Fort WorthFort Worth's independent film festival marks its twentieth year with 95 features and shorts on the program. Fort Worth Report ↗︎ · Fort Worth |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Webcam horror film Remote shoots at Troublemaker StudiosThe Austin Chronicle visited the Troublemaker Studios back lot in Austin during the shoot of Remote, a horror film told through a webcam, starring Austin native Adrianne Palicki of Friday Night Lights. The Austin Chronicle ↗︎ · Austin |
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