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, The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment, Brokeback Mountain

Monday, November 6th, 7 p.m.: The star-filled tear-jerker Terms of Endearment, written by Larry McMurtry and James Brooks, and the drama-filled 1984 Cannes Film Festival winner Paris, Texas.

Guess what? One of the year’s most controversial films came from right here in Houston. The screenplay for Brokeback Mountain was written by Diana Ossana and former River Oaks resident Larry McMurtry. You may know McMurtry’s more famous novels Terms of Endearment and Lonesome Dove, for which he won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He is also the father of Texas singer/songwriter James McMurtry. McMurtry, a former River Oaks resident, now lives and owns...

If you've ever wondered what Mayor Bill and the missus pop in the DVD when they're lounging around Chez White, here's your chance to find out: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is screening the mayor's favorite movie, The Last Picture Show, tonight. The Last Picture Show, based on the novel by Larry McMurtry, chronicles the rites of passage of two teenagers in a one-horse Texas town in the early 1950s. The movie features a...