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Glancing ahead to Texas Film Hall of Fame 1
Dennis Quaid, Owen Wilson and Matthew McConaughey loiter by the pool, threatening to liberate their shirts. Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson strum ancient guitars by the fire, contrasting expressive voices against expressionless faces.
Inside, Sissy Spacek, Betty Buckley, JoBeth Williams and Marcia Gay Harden gather around the buffet table, whispering trade secrets about how to cry on cue. Farah Fawcett and Woody Harrelson pause on the landing, neither really sure why.
Forrest Whitaker and Robert Duval lean forward intensely in the study, arguing about whose Oscar was harder to earn. Directors Richard Linklater and Robert Rodriguez joke once again that everyone mixes them up, while producer Elizabeth Avellan maps out the future of Austin moviemaking while rallying an increasingly voluble following.
Back outside, a wistful Ethan Hawke contemplates life and love as he gazes at the moon.
More to come …
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