The Last Picture Show eye fell on an interesting title, "The Last Picture Show". The back of the book said it was about "kids growing up in Texas" and Bogdanovich decided that it did not interest him and put it back. A few weeks later, actor Sal Mineo handed Bogdanovich a copy of the book. "I always wanted to be in this," he said, "but I'm a little too old now" and recommended that Bogdanovich make it into a film. At the time, Bogdanovich was married to Polly Platt and he asked her to read it. Her response was, "I don't know how you
The Incredibly Strange Film Show at the Senator Theater, in Baltimore, during the premiere of Hairspray. One of the last recorded interviews with Divine, as well as an interview with John Waters (recorded only weeks after Divine had died). The show was originallyf aired on 5 August 1988 on Channel 4. A second series - aptly entitled, "Son of The Incredibly Strange Film Show"aired the following year. Both series aired in the US on the Discovery Channel in the early 90's.<aref name="pulsingcinema.com"/> It was followed by another show, "Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only" which featured filmmakers including Alejandro Jodorowski and David Lynch. Film