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"Balding isn't a choice, but bald is": I see that sentiment all over the internet, advocating for people to shave their heads if they are balding. And yes, they often do look better with a shaved head than they did in the "before" picture. But a shaved head is not the only "choice" you can make if you have a receding hairline. Take Ben Franklin, for example. During a time when it was normal to wear wigs, Franklin chose to embrace his natural hair--receding hairline and all. And honestly, he looked great. If your hairline is receding, or if the top is thinning, why is it considered a bad idea to grow out the back and sides? More people should rock the "Franklin" cut.

"Balding isn't a choice, but bald is": I see that sentiment all over the internet, advocating for balding men to shave their heads. And yes, they often do look better with a shaved head than they did in the "before" picture. But a shaved head is not the only "choice" a balding man can make for his hairstyle. Take Ben Franklin, for example. During a time when it was regular for men to wear wigs, Franklin chose to embrace his natural hair--receding hairline and all. And honestly, he looked great. If a guy's hairline is receding, or if the top is thinning, why is it considered a bad idea to grow out the back and sides? More men should rock the "Franklin" cut.

I haven't heard anyone talk about this, but there is a feature of Criterion's Texasville Director's Cut that immediately struck me as "wrong":

At about 49:25, there is a brief cut to black. Sonny is talking to Duane and his wife, then there is the brief cut to black, and then we see Sonny alone at the old Picture Show.

Obviously there's a time jump here, which in some movies would result in a cut to black. However, a similar editing strategy isn't employed anywhere else in the film. Why would it be used in just this spot? It doesn't feel right.

The only other way I know of to watch the Texasville Director's Cut is on an old LaserDisc, which I do not have access to. Otherwise, I would check the Laserdisc to see if it has this same "error."

Does anyone have an idea as to whether this is an error with the transfer, or whether Bogdonavich simply made a "bad" editing decision in the film?

(One theory I had was that this was a point in which the LaserDisc would be flipped, and somehow the "pause" of the flip got carried over to to Blu-ray release?)