When Tommy Lee Jones, famous Texas native, sets out to direct a movie, you can bet it's going to be a Western set in the flat, hot desert hinterland of his home state (not to mention filmed on his own ranch). That's what his first directorial effort, the TV movie The Good Old Boys was like 10 years ago. Now he's back with a feature film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, then at the Toronto Film Festival in September on its way to a release just in time to qualify for the Academy Awards. Why is this film worth waiting for to make your best actor picks? Take a look at these images and see for yourself.

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