The Last Picture Show (feat. Zach Laws)

Kevin welcomes back Gold Derby colleague Zach Laws to talk about Peter Bogdanovich’s coming-of-age drama ‘The Last Picture Show,’ the likely runner-up in the 1971 Oscar race that lost to ‘The French Connection.’

0:00 – 1:19 – Introduction

1:20 – 42:24 – ‘The Last Picture Show’ review 

42:25 – 1:15:17 – Why ‘The Last Picture Show’ lost Best Picture

1:15:18 – 1:48:09 – Shoulda been a contender

1:48:10 – 1:53:08 – Did ‘The Last Picture Show’ deserve to win?

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Theme/End Music is “The Virtue” by Jonathan Adamich