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courtneyriot

courtneyriot

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

JUL 19, 2005 06:00 AM

Tonight HBO will be airing the documentary Pretty Things, which is all about the burlesque stars of the 1940’s through 1960’s such as Zorita, Betty Rowland, Sherry Britton, Dixie Evans and Lois de Fee. Don’t be afraid, it’s not airing as part of HBO’s Real Sex series. This is a very serious but still fun look at this wonderful time that set the standard for all things on stage.

I got a chance to talk to the director of Pretty Things, Liz Goldwyn who worked on this film for over eight years.

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Geraldine

Geraldine

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

JUL 20, 2005 06:35 AM

I saw it last night. It was so great to see Sherry Britton. She's incredible!

BadMark

BadMark

Washington, DC
February 2005

JUL 20, 2005 10:10 AM

Saw this documentary last night, it was great to see the burlesque stars of yesteryear, but in my honest opinion Liz Goldwyn is an egocentric attention seeker, she showed no real respect for these ladies, she came across as pushy and deregotary, trying to get these ladies to give up their memories, their costumes! And then at the end mixing her own black and white video with scenes of these ladies that deserve so much more than that. She will never be the caliber of woman that the women she protrayed are. Liz, go take grandpa's money, dig yourself a hole, and never come out again.
Bad Mark

battlin_albright

battlin_albright

Dayton, OH
June 2004

JUL 20, 2005 11:52 AM

I watched parts of it last night. I liked seeing the burlesque stars, but I couldn't keep watching it because Liz Goldwyn was so whiny and annoying. I enjoy that she was able to put the project and film together and track all of these women together, but when I realised she was doing it because she thought she was going to be a burlesque star I about choked on my tongue.

daniofthedead

daniofthedead

Philadelphia, PA
June 2004

JUL 20, 2005 07:09 PM

i really am sad i missed it, hopefully it will be on another time, or ill find it somewhere!

DesmondKing

DesmondKing

Nahunta, GA
December 2004

JUL 20, 2005 08:32 PM

I would have loved to have seen it. In the late 1970's some folks in Baltimore did a tour of the ladies of Burlesque and I saw the show in Arlington,VA at an old porno theater which is now a post office. I wish I could remember the name or could find the program because I think that was the last time a lot of them performed. The show was pretty good and it was kind of wierd because it was full of young Punk rock guys in the audience ( Me included).

MissTrouble

MissTrouble

Atlanta, GA
November 2004

JUL 23, 2005 01:07 PM

I wanted to see that, I missed it but I have to check my OnDemand to see if it comes on again. whatever