Tag Archives: Cybill Shepherd

The Last Picture Show – Peter Bogdanovich’s small-town saga gets a 40th anniversary re-release

Posted on 15 April 2011 by Beth Williams

Back in 1971, the lovely – and slightly bonkers – Cybill Shepherd made her film debut in Peter Bogdanovich‘s The Last Picture Show. She plays the prettiest girl in a small, dust-blown 1950s Texas town in this acclaimed American drama, … Continue reading →

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Name That Chest: An itsy-bitsy fur bikini

Posted on 13 April 2011 by Beth Williams

This is undoubtedly the most memorable image from this 1966 prehistoric adventure. You can probably name the actress, but can you name the film? The young star of a 1971 American classic featured in last week’s Name That Chest. And … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Sweet Home Alabama, and other films based on song titles

Posted on 17 June 2009 by Beth Williams

The classic 1974 song Sweet Home Alabama was a controversial response by the band Lynyrd Skynyrd to Southern Man and Alabama – two songs from the 1970s by Neil Young that express anti-southern sentiments. Read more about that here. Don’t expect any … Continue reading →

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