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Part of the 12 Western feature films to be made in 12 months during 2020, this film tells the story of Texas Red, an African-American man who was hunted by hundreds through the Winter wilderness of Mississippi.

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2021 Directed by Travis Mills

Part of the 12 Western feature films to be made in 12 months during 2020, this film tells the story of Texas Red, an African-American man who was hunted by hundreds through the Winter wilderness of Mississippi.

Cedric Burnside Herman 'J.R.' Johnson Anquanizia Hall John Sayles William E. Harris Johnny McPhail Calvin Williams Tucson Vernon Walker William Buster Benefield Edward Rashad Smith William Shannon Williams Hollis Ellzey Damon Burks Dorsey Carson John Maxwell Nathaniel Horton

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Review by PUNQ ½ 3

One would think making a movie about racial unjust would be the simplest thing to do, but here comes Texas Red (2021) and completely misses the mood.

Review by DominicTheWriter ★★

⛔️ 35% || GRADE: D 2021 Movies RANKED ———>   HERE STREAMED ON: Amazon Prime Video 

Texas Red had all of the right elements to be something actually quite good, but the lack of stable direction really hurts this movie badly. I really wanted to like this movie, but I just couldn’t get into it hardly. It just felt really half hearted and at points really uninteresting to me. Again, direction was NOT good. 

The CAST was fine I thought and gave some solid performances, but once again the half baked direction and script somewhat hindered them. I thought Texas Red had a lot of potential, but it just didn’t grab me like I was hoping for. 

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Texas Red (Action, History, Western) [Based on a True Story] (2021)

Director: Travis Mills

Writer: Travis Mills, Don Simonton (Based on book by/Co-Writer)

Stars: Cedric Burnside, Calvin Williams, Johnny McPhail, Anquanizia Hall

Based on a real person and true events, "Texas Red" starts in a small town with different ethnicities intermingling and supposedly living in a fair and peaceful community. In the opening scene, we're treated to a cosy bar with people singing and dancing to bluesy rhythms not long before everyone eventually dissipates to their own homes, and that's where the plot kicks off.

With the simple tale and the storyline written for it, director Travis Mills tries to create an engaging film worthy of the historical events the movie is based upon. Without much budget to speak of, the team does fairly well with its patchy and cobbled together costumes and a soundtrack that pairs the 1940's setting with its bluesy cadences. The old-fashioned theme with the vibes of an old-school western despite the story taking place years after the American frontier works, even if it doesn't quite stack up to the classics.

It is a novel film for what limited budget it had, being one of twelve different westerns films Mills tried to make during 2020 (this one releasing in 2021). Supported by amateur filmmakers and actors alike, the respectable attempt regrettably does fall flat; the acting is unimaginably spotty with none of it good. Some major roles are half-way decent, but most dialogue is cringe-worthy. The barebones script doesn't do much to relieve the story or dialogue and cannot incentivise the viewer to stay interested. At no point was there any rhyme or reason for chasing Texas Red, apart from racist morals by some characters, all in all, it seems to be nothing more than racism for racism's sake, diminishing this film to be even a footnote compared to the profound, intense films with such a setting that we've seen before.

Unlike this film's plot, don't hunt down "Texas Red", It just isn't worth it.

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Texas Red (2021)

Genre: western / action, duration: 83 minuten, country: united states, directed by: travis mills, stars: cedric burnside , herman 'j.r.' johnson and anquanizia hall, imdb score: 4,0  (300), releasedate: 19 february 2021.

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In the winter of 1939-1940, the African-American Texas Red and his good friend The Oklahoma Kid are suspected of a series of robberies. Law officer Angus gathers a group of men and sets out to find Texas Red's house. A gunfight breaks out there, in which a young deputy sheriff is killed. From then on, Texas Red has been on the run from the law, on the run through the swamps and backwoods of the Mississippi.

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He and good friend The Oklahoma Kid (Herman Jr. Johnson) are suspected in a series of robberies.

So a new constable named Angus (William Shannon Williams) rounds up a posses, finds a guide to point the way to Red’s house and calls the men out.

Instead, a gun battle breaks out. And The Oklahoma Kid fatally wounds a young deputy.

From that point on, Texas Red is on the run from the law, fleeing through the Mississippi swamps and backwoods, occassionally getting a helping hand from other blacks who have heard about his plight.

He’s desperate to avoid detection by anyone. But to most white folks, he’s a dangerous criminal. To the governor, his ability to alude authorities is becoming an embarrassment.

Which simply means the manhunt to round up Texas Red intensifies.

Cedric Burnside as Texas Red. anxiously watching a posse pass overhead in Texas Red (2021)

Herman Jr. Johnson as The Oklahoma Kid, the other black man on the run in Texas Red (2021)

This film is part of director Travis Mills’ 12 Westerns in 12 Months series, though given the setting and the time period, it barely qualifies as a Western.

That said, it is the most lavish of Mills’ releases from the series to date. And it’s based on a true story about a manhunt that eventually included the FBI and the National Guard.

William Shannon Williams does an excellent job as the bigoted constable who starts all the trouble. And Nick Murphy and Ward Emling are solid as lawman who unsuccessfully try to defuse the situation before the violence starts.

William Shannon Williams as Angus, a constable who initiates the manhunt in Texas Red (2021)

Dorsey R. Carson as Sheriff John Millsaps Johnson of Jefferson County in Texas Red (2021)

Directed by: Travis Mills

Cast: Cedric Burnside … Texas Red Herman Jr. Johnson … The Oklahoma Kid Anquanizia Hall … Dolly Nick Murphy … Graham Herring Ward Emling … Sheriff Cliff Hering Dorsey R. Carson … Sheriff John Millsaps Johnson Johnny McPhail … Adams County Sheriff William Shannon Williams … Angus

Runtime: 83 min.

Ward Emling as Sheriff Cliff Herring, the lawman unsuccessful in keeping a lid on the violence in Texas Red (2021)

Nick Murphy as Graham Herring, the deputy trying to get Texas Red to surrender in Texas Red (2021)

Memorable lines:

Young man: “What’s all that ruckus?” Constable Angus, watching Texas Red and The Oklahoma Kid ride into town: “Couple bucks. Gettin’ too big for their britches.”

Texas Red, revisitng the club where he was so popular: “Let me tell you something: All this can be gone tomorrow.”

The Oklahoma Kid, on his path of escape: “Figure things might be kinder out West.” Texas Red: “I don’t think there’s a kind place out there anywhere. For us, that is.”

The Oklahoma Kid: “Maybe it’s time for the Oklahoma Kid to become the Oklahoma man. Why don’t you come with me?” Texas Red: “I ain’t goin’. It’s as much my state as it is their’s.”

Anquanizia Hall as Dolly, the lover of Texas Red under duress in Texas Red (2021)

Cedric Burnside as Texas Red, parting ways with The Oklahoma Kid in Texas Red (2021)

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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - From a juke joint owner on the run to tales of the Dixie Mafia operating on the Gulf Coast, Mississippi has quite a few stories to tell, and director/filmmaker Travis Mills is helping to tell them.

Mills’ latest feature film, “Texas Red,” opens locally on Feb. 5 at Cinemark Theater in Pearl. Tickets are sold out for the Feb. 5 and 6 showings, but are still available for the Feb. 12 showing.

Drive-through screenings of Texas Red also will be shown on Feb. 25 and 27, prior to Oxford Film Festival in March.

The movie is one of 12 westerns that Mills shot in 2020, and one of several movies the Ecuadorian-born director has filmed in the Magnolia State. He co-wrote the film with D.M.M. Simonton.

Mills says he was attracted to the legend of Texas Red because it’s a true Mississippi story.

“I was immediately taken by the story of outlaws and lawmen set in a different time than the Old West,” he said. “You can see the side of the African American people who are on the run, and also the white lawmen, some of whom are just trying to do their jobs.”

Texas Red is the true story of a Black juke joint owner who was accused of several robberies in Frankin County.

“His cabin was raided by some white citizens who were unhappy with him,” Mills said. “They raided his cabin that night without a warrant, a fight broke out, someone was hurt and from there, a giant manhunt was started for this guy.”

The hunt eventually went through several counties, and numerous local lawmen, the FBI and National Guard got involved.

“It’s still not confirmed whether Texas Red and his partner, the Oklahoma Kid, were robbing places or not,” Mills said. “Who knows if the people who were angry with him made the correct accusations?

“We will probably never know at this point. A lot of history like that is lost,” he said. “It wasn’t confirmed at the time and it can’t be confirmed now.”

“Texas Red” is the second film being released as part of Mills’ 12 Westerns in 12 Months project, a project that his production team took on 2020, prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“None of us saw COVID coming,” he said. “When we saw it, we had to change significantly. As we encountered the pandemic, some projects completely changed. Some got pushed to the side and replaced.”

“I’m very proud no one got sick on our sets. Not a single person was confirmed to be infected on any of our 12 western sets.”

In January, Running Wild Films and 12 Westerns LLC released the first film “Bastard’s Crossing.”

Four of the films were made in the Magnolia State and most of them feature local actors.

“I try to cast locally as much as possible. I really think that’s one of the problems with the Hollywood movies made about the South. It’s mostly New York and L.A. actors playing Southern characters; no matter how good their accents are it’s not authentic,” he said. “(We) really try to stay authentic to these characters.”

This year, Mills will be spending his time editing the movies - a process that’s almost as intense as shooting the films - and is working on additional projects, including a TV western series and a movie focusing on the rock-n-roll scene in 1960s Brookhaven.

“My mother is originally from Mississippi. She was born and raised in Brookhaven. My grandparents lived in Brookhaven and were originally from Monticello,” he said. “So, I have deep Mississippi roots.”

Mills’ first Mississippi film was “Porches and Private Eyes,” a 2016 flick based in Brookhaven, where three women work to solve a local disappearance, according to the Internet Movie Database.

“That turned into an indie success and led me to make more films,” he said. “I’m just fascinated with the culture of the South.”

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Inspired by a true story, an African-American man named Texas Red (played by Grammy-nominated blues singer Cedric Burnside) is hunted by hundreds of men through the Winter wilderness of Mississippi in 1940.

After an unlawful raid on Red's cabin leads to the death of a young white man, he and his partner, the Oklahoma Kid, are on the run from local sheriffs, vigilantes, and federal law enforcement. Barefoot and unarmed, Red must do everything he can to survive freezing temperatures and stay ahead of the posse to make it to the other side.

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Based on true events outnumbered. outgunned. out of time..

After an unlawful raid on Red's cabin leads to the death of a young white man, he and his partner, the Oklahoma Kid, are on the run from local sheriffs, vigilantes, and federal law enforcement. Barefoot and unarmed, Red must do everything he can to survive freezing temperatures and stay ahead of the posse to make it to the other side.

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• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.48 x 5.39 x 0.67 inches; 2.72 ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ Travis Mills
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 24 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ November 23, 2021
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Cedric Burnside, Herman 'J.R.' Johnson, William E. Harris
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Itn
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B098GV1C11
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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The mostly red state of Texas has only 1 competitive congressional district this year

Claudia Grisales

Democrats hope to regain control of a South Texas district but Republicans say the area is no longer blue. Both Democrats and Republicans have targeted that part of Texas.

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The mostly red state of Texas has just one competitive congressional district this year, and both Republicans and Democrats have targeted that part of South Texas. NPR congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales has this report.

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CLAUDIA GRISALES, BYLINE: At a McAllen, Texas, coffee shop, Democrat Michelle Vallejo is hammering a key message in a race to win back the state's 15th congressional district.

MICHELLE VALLEJO: Pay attention to South Texas because we are going to be a pivotal race not just for the state but for our entire country.

GRISALES: This is a comeback bid for Vallejo, a local small business owner. Democrats lost this traditionally blue district in the last election cycle after state redistricting, but they're betting they can win it back this year. Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the party's campaign arm for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are among the groups upping their investments to support Vallejo.

VALLEJO: We have a lot of work to do here, but I know that with all of the support of our community and supporters outside of our region, we could get this done.

GRISALES: A lot of work is facing both Democrats and Republicans in the fight for the state's 15th congressional district, which runs north from the McAllen border region to the outskirts of San Antonio. Texas Republican Monica De La Cruz, who flipped the seat in 2022, says Democrats' path to a majority will not go through her district. Here's De La Cruz on Capitol Hill.

MONICA DE LA CRUZ: We've got boots on the ground from my campaign both putting up a campaign office both in the south of the district and in the north of the district.

GRISALES: Republican successes across Texas have come by way of some pockets of Latino voters, fueled by their more conservative positions on issues like the U.S.-Mexico border. And that's especially top of mind here. Experts say the region is well-known for its Tejano voters who are right of center politically, culturally and socially. Alvaro Corral, politics professor at the University of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley, says that has created a key opportunity for the GOP.

ALVARO CORRAL: The Republicans have built a sort of more solid base of support among Latinos in the state slowly, gradually, incrementally.

GRISALES: And with this year's election, former President Trump is expected to pull in Republican voters. That adds to GOP advantages across the state. Texas' 15th was previously a Democratic stronghold, but with new lines drawn in 2021, it flipped from a President Biden district to one that now favors Trump.

BRANDON ROTTINGHAUS: The gerrymandering issue definitely hems in the Democrats.

GRISALES: That's Brandon Rottinghaus, politics professor at the University of Houston.

ROTTINGHAUS: The structure makes it hard for Democrats to be able to overcome some of those built-in advantages that Republicans have.

GRISALES: Back on Capitol Hill, Representative De La Cruz is taking on a bigger role within her party, including some very public opportunities to highlight her district. Earlier this year, the former insurance agent turned lawmaker gave the Spanish-language rebuttal to Biden's State of the Union address. She recently told NPR she thinks her efforts are paying off.

DE LA CRUZ: Think that it is the policies that are moving us forward and moving the bluest part of the district to red.

GRISALES: If De La Cruz pulls off another win against Vallejo in this year's fight, it could help Republicans hold onto the U.S. House and signal more opportunities for the GOP to expand their reach in what was once a Democratic stronghold.

Claudia Grisales, NPR News.

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