The town of Anarene was never quite the same after they shut down the Royal Theatre. Peter Bogdanovich's masterpiece about life in a small Texas town in the early 1950's received eight Oscar nominations and won the supporting actor (Ben Johnson) and actress (Cloris Leachman) categories. Based on the novel by Larry McMurtry, this is one of the pivotal American films of the 1970s. This is the definitive director's cut, with approximately seven minutes of footage not included in the original release. The all-star cast includes Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Randy Quaid and Eileen Brennan. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1998.                      Peter Bogdanovich---USA---1971---126 mins.