Film-maker Alex Cox introduces a season of classic cult films.

Tonight:
The Last Picture Show
Starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges
Sonny Crawford and his pal Duane Jackson are teenagers growing up in a small Texas town. They divide their times between the local girls, the pool hall and most importantly the neighbourhood cinema.
The movie palace is about to close: the last picture show signals the end of an era - a loss of innocence. This brilliant evocation of life in the early 1950s was justifiably praised as one of the most original and timely movies of its decade.

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