Court: State can deny fund for ‘Machete’ movie producers

2016-02-01T17:05:44-06:00

By Jamie Lovegrove The Texas Tribune Originally published Jan. 29, 2016 A Texas appeals court ruled Friday that the Texas Film Commission acted within its authority when it decided after the release of the film "Machete" to deny its producers state incentive funds because of the movie's negative portrayal of Texas. The 2010 Robert Rodriguez film starred Danny Trejo as a former Mexican Federale turned vigilante who accepts a hit contract from a corrupt Texas state senator before being used as a pawn in the senator’s hardline immigration policies. Filmed in and around Austin, the movie was theoretically eligible for a [...]