Cast: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci, Dianna Agron, Glynn Turman, David Walton, Terrence Jenkins, Chelsea Traille, Tanee McCall, JaQuel Knight, Allison Kyler
Release year: 2010
Genres: romance, drama
Blurb: The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the ageing theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat coming from a wealthy businessman's quest to buy the spot from Tess, the good fortune seems to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, the life of Ali, a small-town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the Lounge, Ali escapes a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by newfound friends amongst the theater's crew, she manages to fulfil her dreams of being onstage herself. Things take a dramatic turn when Ali's big voice makes her the main attraction of the venue.
«Aspen», the magazine in a box, Vol. 1 No. 8, Roaring Fork Press, New York, NY, 1966 [Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN]
Feat.: David Antin, Terry Atkinson, Jo Baer, Michael Baldwin, Philip Glass, Dan Graham, Jackson Mac Low, George Maciunas, Robert Morris, Dennis Oppenheim, Yvonne Rainer, Steve Reich, Edward Ruscha, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, La Monte Young
365 Movies Challenge #238; Burlesque (2010) dir. Steve Antin:
“I don't get why everyone's having a conniption over her, she's just a tacky farm girl from Iowa.“ | “And we know a cow when we see one. Don’t underestimate us farm girls.”
A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.
PG-13 – Drama, Musical 2010 – 1h 59min
Director & Writer: Steve Antin (as Steven Antin)Stars: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Alan Cumming
Song from BURLESQUE the film
Lady of Burlesque (1943)