The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show: Cybill Shepherd and Jeff Bridges

The Last Picture Show

Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd

Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges) are best friends growing through the changes of high school. Raised in the small town of Anarene, TX, the two friends share good times, girlfriends and a love for a rundown movie house owned by a man called Sam the Lion (Ben Johnson). As their town is choked by movement into bigger cities, the boys watch their favorite movie theater close as they themselves close the book on their early lives.

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb,Mercedes McCambridge

The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcism conducted by two priests. The film features Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Lee J. Cobb, Jason Miller and Mercedes McCambridge. The film became one of the most profitable horror films of all time, grossing $440,000,000 worldwide, and proved to have a profound effect on popular culture. The film earned ten Academy Award nominations—winning two, one for Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay.