Episode 122: THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)

In Peter Bogdanovich’s THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, two generations in a 1950s Texas town come to grips with the promise of postwar American glory when it turns out to be a myth. In this episode, we discuss how the movie finds its moral center amid a pedestrian malaise, the clear contributions of Polly Platt, and present-day parallels to the real-life cinema facing closure in Uptown Minneapolis. Resources: - “Watching The Last Picture Show with Tom Ford” by F.X. Feeney for DGA Quarterly: https://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/1701-Winter-2017/Screening-Room-Last-Picture-Show.aspx - "R.I.P" by Joseph Larsen for The Historic Uptown Theatre blog: http://uptowntheatre.blogspot.com/2021/06/rip.html Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Music: “Cold, Cold Heart" by Hank Williams from the THE LAST PICTURE SHOW soundtrack. 00:45 - Aaron thinks “segue” is a one-syllable word 3:43 - Remembering the Uptown Theatre 17:19 - Episode 122: THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971) 17:50 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 21:22 - Jason’s thoughts 23:50 - Cody’s thoughts 27:46 - Harry’s thoughts 32:32 - Aaron’s thoughts 35:12 - THE LAST PICTURE SHOW as a coming-of-age story 40:25 - Chaco’s first appearance 40:51 - Lois, Jacy, and what it is to be a woman in society 46:25 - The crushing weight of living shared by generations 1:04:03 - Is THE LAST PICTURE SHOW hard to rewatch? 1:07:56 - Stray thoughts 1:20:12 - Cody’s Noteys (Son of ‘Ovich!) 1:37:56 - Exeunt Chaco