The Last Picture Show (1971)

Just before we get into the meat of the Christmas season we’re gifting you early with a movie talk every day this week and let’s close out a very COMFORT FOOD theme November with one of the most well regarded films about a small town that ever was. In Anarene, nothing really changes and we’ve all know plenty of Jacys and Duanes and Sonnys so some of the ups and downs in the 1971 film “The Last Picture Show” might be familiar to you. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich and co-written by Larry McMurtry who wrote the original novel. Filmed in Larry McMurty’s home town of Archer Texas and launching several careers like Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms and redefining the careers of others like Ben Johnson, Ellen Burstyn and Cloris Leachman. A straight shooting movie with no overflowing saccharine (well, maybe a dash) and not much animosity (well, maybe some). Small town flicks don’t get much better than this. Which person in this movie is the most like you? Don’t say Sam the Lion. There’s not enough of those guys out there. You’re probably a Billy. That’s not meant to be an insult. Billy is the most innocent. Just be the Billy and stay out of traffic, ok?

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