Disclaimer: I attended graduate school with Veva Vonler. Naturally that in no way influences what I have to say about her book. Which is great fun. It gives you a virtual tour of the Lone Star State via movies filmed here. Want a tour of Corpus Christi? Rent The Legend of Billie Jean. Austin and the Huntsville? The Life of David Gale. (Hey, nobody said these were good movies.) Nice scenes in San Antonio (River Walk, Alamo, etc)? Try Miss Congenialty. And so on. The book is divided like a travel book, by the regions of Texas that are depicted in the movies. I found it all very interesting, and it does include a few movies about Texas that weren't filmed here (Red River comes to mind). There are even two indexes, one of the films and one of the places. Great for browsing and for armchair traveling. Check it out.
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