the last picture show

Feb 10, 2019 — By David Courtney

A newcomer to the state is looking for a cinematic introduction to his adopted home.

Jan 21, 2013 — By Christopher Kelly

Once and for all: What are the ten best Texas films of all time?

Jan 20, 2013 — By Don Graham

Why Peter Bogdanovich filmed in black and white, who discovered Cybill Shepherd, which onetime soap opera diva read for the role of Jacy, and other secrets of the making of The Last Picture Show .

May 31, 2011 — By Texas Monthly

Director: Peter BogdanovichPlot: Teenagers come of age in a fading small town. Excerpts from our roundtable discussion: RAPP: Last Picture Show is a documentary of the first twenty years of my life. I watched it again last night, and I’d forgotten just how authentic it is. I…

Apr 30, 1998 — By Don Graham

As ever, Texas looms large in the movies’ imagination—large and largely inaccurate.