The Last Picture Show: A Cinematic Elegy for Innocence Lost
How One Black and White Film Shaped Generations of Coming-of-Age Stories
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If you’re from a previous generation, are a cinephile, or just have the hots for a nubile Jeff Bridges and/or Cybill Shepherd you’re almost certainly aware of The Last Picture Show. Personally, the Academy Award winning 1971 coming-of-age drama was entirely off my radar until a friend recently shared acce…
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