Fifty Years On, ‘The Last Picture Show’ Is an Indelible Texas Movie
There may be no more powerful film about growing up with nowhere to go.
There may be no more powerful film about growing up with nowhere to go.
A newcomer to the state is looking for a cinematic introduction to his adopted home.
Once and for all: What are the ten best Texas films of all time?
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 know that dusty, confining
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.’ Plus: A few words from the late Ben Johnson.
As ever, Texas looms large in the movies’ imagination—large and largely inaccurate.
In which our author hints that Texas men are in for a rude awakening.