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0:00 Introduction
4:27 From The Monkees to Head
9:18 Easy Rider's Big Score
14:20 The Last Picture Show
33:05 The Legacy of BBS
37:46 R.I.P Peter Bogdanovich

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From 1968 to 1972, BBS stood at the forefront of the New American Cinema, releasing several films which challenged the narrative and aesthetic norms of classical Hollywood while broaching bold new political and sexual subject matter. But amidst the likes of Head, Five Easy Pieces, and Easy Rider, one film in particular stands out: The Last Picture Show. This video essay considers Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 masterpiece and why it is the definitive BBS production. It is also a belated tribute to the recently departed Peter Bogdanovich, a filmmaker who has come to mean a lot to me in recent years.

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Works Cited:

"HeadZappopin'!" Chuck Stephens, 2010.
"From the Monkees to Head." Criterion, 2010.
"BBS: A Time for Change." Criterion, 2010."
"Easy Rider: Wild at Heart." Matt Zoller Seitz, 2010.
"Born to be Wild." Nicholas Freand Jones, 1995.
"Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage." Charles Kisleyak, 1999.
"Steve Blauner Interview." Criterion, 2010.
"Five Easy Pieces: The Solitude." Kent Jones, 2010.
"BBStory." Greg Carson, 2009.
"The Last Picture Show: In with the Old." Graham Fuller, 2010.
"The Last Picture Show: A Look Back." Laurent Bouzereau, 1999.
"A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich." Criterion, 2010.
"Picture This." George Hickenlooper, 1990.
"The King of Marvin Gardens: A Killing." Mark Le Fanu, 2010.
"One Big Real Place: BBS from Head to Hearts." J. Hoberman, 2010.
"Easy Riders, Raging Bulls." Peter Biskind, 1998.
"The Plot Thickens Season One: Peter Bogdanovich." TCM, 2020.
"Head, The Monkees, and Fabrication." Adequate Emily, 2021.    • Head, The Monkees, and Fabrication | ...  

Music Featured:

Ghost Surf Rock by Loyalty Freak Music
And Never Come Back by Soft & Furious
The Wind by Komiku
Original Mutations by Small Colin
Alpha Changing Number II Changing Methods by Small Colin
Setup with an E by Small Colin
Facing It by Komiku
Both Flanks by Small Colin
Carnival by Smallertide
Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music
Finally Lost by Hinterheim
Tender Moment by John Bartmann

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