The Last Picture Shows

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary looks at small movie theaters in western American towns, showing abandoned ones, struggling ones, and thriving ones. It mixes in clips from Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 film The Last Picture Show. The director made the movie himself and it premiered at a film festival in 2026.

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What happens

The Last Picture Shows is a 2026 American documentary film about movie theaters in small west American towns, including abandoned theaters, ones that are struggling to survive, and ones that are doing well. Clips from Peter Bogdanovich's film The Last Picture Show (1971) are interspersed in the documentary. It is edited, shot, produced, written, and directed by Rustin Thompson. It premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 9, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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