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Thursday, April 4, 2002
Archer City venue planning to screen 'Last Picture Show'
Associated Press
Author Larry McMurtry, Jeff Bridges, Loyd Catlett will host two movie showings at the Royal Theater
FORT WORTH - After more than 30 years, "The Last Picture Show" is finally coming to the screen it made famous.
The Royal Theater burned down a few years before filmmakers came to Archer City, so they used a temporary facade. The building wasn't restored until 2000, when some locals raised money and turned it into an amphitheater and community arts center.
The 1971 movie, based on the novel by Archer City native Larry McMurtry, is to be shown in its original 35 mm form tonight and Friday night at the Royal.
The event was scheduled for last fall, 30 years after the film's release, but was postponed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
"We do one major fund-raiser a year, and we thought this was timely," said John Muzyka, who is producing the event.
He said he expects the 235-seat theater to sell out both nights. Tickets are $5 and go on sale two hours before the 8 p.m. shows.
McMurtry, who won a Pulitzer Prize for "Lonesome Dove," is to host the Thursday screening. Actors Jeff Bridges and Loyd Catlett, who portrayed high school students in the film, are to host the Friday screening.
As part of the festivities, the Larry McMurtry Center for the Arts and Humanities is to present Cloris Leachman with a lifetime achievement award during a dinner Saturday.
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