Watchmaker Films has released two carefully restored, award-winning, cult status films by the late Austin independent Filmmaker, Eagle Pennell. Both films, "The Whole Shootin Match", and "Hell of a Note", were scored by Eagle's younger brother, Chuck Pinnell, and will be released as a DVD box set in the Spring of 2009..

The upcoming DVD set will also include a recently completed documentary,"The King of Texas", about the life and times of Eagle Pennell. It will feature interviews with cast and crew members from several of Eagle's films , as well as Austin legends Willie Nelson, Ray Benson, Rick Linkletter, Bud Schrake and Louis Black. The King of Texas has an evocative guitar score composed and produced by Chuck Pinnell, with 2 additional tunes from gifted singer songwriter Slaid Cleaves.This instant classic is a colorful and lively portrait of Eagle, his work, and of his home state.

The King of Texas premiered at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival, playing at the historic Paramount Theater for 2 nights, and was subsequently invited to the prestigous USA Film Festival in Dallas.