So this is an awesome-looking film about the art of burlesque out TODAY in select theaters!
More info
HERE!
Here's a description of the film:
"An intoxicating mix of private thoughts and public behavior, A Wink and a Smile exposes more than the human body by putting gender, power, sexuality and social identity under the glittery spotlight, as it follows the lives of ten "ordinary" women who do something extraordinary – learn the art of burlesque dancing and striptease. Through their adventures, we see how a homemaker, a reporter, a doctor, an opera singer, a taxidermist and a college student, join the American cultural revival of burlesque, as it moves from fringe fascination to mainstream obsession, engaging a world where performance art and showgirl spectacle, music, theater and sensuality crash into over-the-top glamour - a world where many want to go, but very few dare."
Whew! Aaannd! In some cities they're doing special screenings
with LIVE performances, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and New York.
If anyone goes to see it, let us know how it is! We may just go to the one here in SF! :)