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“The Last Showgirl” : A Modern Sunset Boulevard

©Courtesy of Roadside Attractions Aging for a woman is tough. If she works in show business even more. Gia Coppola’s latest film — The Last Showgirl — shows this condition through an outstanding performance by Pamela Anderson. Shelley (Pamela Anderson), is a seasoned showgirl who has been working at Le Razzle Dazzle, in Las Vegas,…

TIFF / The Last Showgirl Review: Pamela Anderson Stuns in the Role of a Lifetime

Las Vegas, showgirls and Pamela Anderson. One can easily imagine this film to be filled with sparkle, glitter, neon signs and energetic dancing, perhaps a sibling film to Paul Verhoeven‘s “Showgirls” (1995). But Gia Coppola‘s “Palo Alto” (2013), latest film is everything but. This is a dreamy and intimate character study of a veteran Las…