“When you are putting on makeup, it’s like you’re an artist. But instead of painting on canvas, you’re painting a face.”
“I’ve never seen anything like this before and I really want to be a part of it!”
Move over, Marc Vorlander and Rena Riffel: The true sequel to Showgirls has arrived.
Whee! Let the misrepresentation of burlesque on a national level begin!
Didn’t Mariah Carey already make this movie?
I thought it was a sequel to The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. It looks like it has good drag queens doing Cher and Aguilera. Where did they get that zombie Bob Fosse ?
why worry about national misrepresentation rayleen? we have it right here in town!
Misrepresentation? Not so much — this is exactly the kind of burlesque that was going down with the Original Pussycat Dolls circa 1995 @ The Viper Room and at Fourty Deuce in L.A. in 2002
Misrepresentation of what Portland shows and showcases define burlesque as perhaps but not a misrepresentation of the very product that burlesque became years ago ( i.e. Charlie’s Angels 2- Diaz in a Dita glass? Gwen in “Underneath it All” and Christina in oh…everything?)
I’ve been dancin’ this mess around since 1998 and every year there is the great ripple of feather ruffling of “the thing that calls itself burlesque that will ruin burlesque foreeeeeeverrrrr” and it never happens…the thing that will ruin burlesque foreeeeeeverrrrr will be poorly executed and costumed performances by marginally attractive people — not over polished corny ones delivered by beautifully costumed drop dead gorgeous women in a mediocre movie— I will be buying my ticket opening weekend– Please let it be 3D! Think of the tassles!
Nico Bella
If you want to see a brilliant portrayal of burlesque and burlesque dancers wait til
Tournee by Mathieu Almaric hits the states– it took best director @ Cannes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1451762/
Wow I can’t agree with you more Bella! Pretty much all around. And to add, we get to see Dirty Martini in Tournee’. Oh Oh boy!
I have no worries or fears of this film or any other nationally-recognized medium “ruining burlesque forever”, or even for a short period of time. I have repeatedly voiced that this film can do nothing but good for the community, by raising the public’s intrigue with burlesque artistry (whether or not is does so with an authentic feel, simply invoking the term “burlesque” does this) and thereby providing the opportunity to create new fans.
As long as there are driven (and, it must be said, morally correct) producers and performers around to keep the torch lit, burlesque will continue it’s steady climb.
And yes, I will most definitely make it to see this questionable film on the big screen– for better or for worse.
My biggest worry is that more people will see this movie and be deterred from seeing actual performances, rather than be inspired by it.
Knowing the talent that we have in this town, it hurts my heart to see Cher and Christina flop around with a bloated budget and a script that was apparently written in crayon.
Nuff said.