The Last Picture Show The Last Picture Show The Last Picture Show is a 1971 American drama film directed and co-written by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from a semi-autobiographical 1966 novel "The Last Picture Show" by Larry McMurtry. Set in a small town in north Texas from November 1951 to October 1952, it is about the coming of age of Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and his friend Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges). The cast also includes Cybill Shepherd in her film debut, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, and Cloris Leachman, and features Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, and Randy Quaid. For aesthetic reasons, it was shot in black
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