Being a big fan of both movies and maps, I enjoyed taking a gander at this. It’s a map devised by Mother Jones staff reporter (and former St. Mark’s School of Texas student) Josh Harkinson.
It attempts to show how the films of Tommy Lee Jones could lead to support for the taciturn actor if he decides to heed the call of the push to draft him into the race for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison. I took issue with two of the picks: Men in Black and Coal Miners’ Daughter.
Over in the Twitterverse, Harkinson stood firm on MIB, but he all-but-admitted he’d blown the assignment by giving Fort Worth CMD. Â I suggested he move Lonesome Dove over to Fort Worth, since they like to play at cattle-driving, and West Texas remains well-served by No Country For Old Men.
And, yes, Dallas gets JFK. Which would be irritating to some, I suppose, if it didn’t remain a remarkable piece of filmmaking. Yes, it’s loony. But what magnificent lunacy.
