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The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
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The Notorious Bettie Page
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"In telling the story of pin-up icon, Bettie Page, The Notorious bettie page necessarily skips over much bit does a great job of capturing both Bettie's exhuberance and her sense of fun. Gretchen Mol is perfectly cast in the lead role and really dos bring her character to life, so much so that many of the scenes manage to raise a warm smile and a feeling of genuine fondness for the chararcters. The film focusses primarily on the perfiod of Bettie's modelling career and, inevitably, the senate investigation that brought it to an end. The coverage of this investigation is both accurate and really does bring home the venal idiocy of those behind it. Bettie Page is still an icon today and the revealing portrait of the paranoia that can be whipped up over a collection of photos is still relevant today. "
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"Although Gretchen Mol puts in a pretty decent and believable performance in the title role, the film itself is a drab and unsatisfying portrait of a life that could definitely not be accused of being either. "
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"By Tricia Olszewski It all started, really, with a rather innocent suggestion: “You know, I could take this little old bathing-suit top off if you like.” At least that’s how it goes in The Notorious Bettie Page, a film that will no doubt teach a few one-handed typers what real breasts look like. The iconic ’50s pinup is played by Gretchen Mol, and the movie falls solely on her frequently naked shoulders—and boobs and ass and the “something” that sometimes peeks out but that Page is always asked to hide due to obscenity laws. With all the skin and objectification, it’s notable that the film was created by women. Director Mary Harron and co-writer Guinevere Turner—the pair last collaborated on 2000’s American Psycho, another project one might assume would be taken on by men—don’t exactly turn Page’s happenstance path from impromptu beach model to professional bondage queen into a feminist fairy tale, as s ... "
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"The Notorious Betty Page (2006) is the bio-pic of the 1950s “Pin-up Queen of the Universe.” Besides tracing her path from attending church in Tennessee to posing for bondage photographs in New York, the film also painstakingly recreates the mid-1950s. The cinematography is the strength of the film. Black and white stock footage of Times Square, issues of men’s magazines such as Wink, and, when Betty goes to wonderful Florida, a garish Technicolor which involved putting banks of lights on the sunny beach to get just the right look. The weakness of the movie is that the women writing, directing, and producing the movie do not get a handle on what makes Betty tick. A devout Christian joyfully doing bondage shoots and not seeing the dark side to it? A smart woman who seems blissfully ignorant? I t "
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my 2006 movie list
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"i saw 97 movies last year and it was hard to narrow them down but these are my favorites from 2006 for whatever reasons (i tried for 10 but just couldn't make it)! some are from 2005 and were seen later. i hope 2007 is half as good...TOP 15 LIST FOR 2006 MOVIES Sweet Land The Departed Paradise Now Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada Neil Young: Heart Of Gold The Heart Of The Game Little Miss Sunshine Shopgirl Quinceanara Transamerica Shut Up And Sing The Prestige The Illusionist The History Boys
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"The Notorious Bettie Page In telling the life of famous pin-up girl Bettie Page, director/co-writer Mary Harron (American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol) takes us on a provocative exploration of sexuality, religion and pop culture in the 1950s. Gretchen Mol stars as Bettie, who grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in New York. Bettie's legendary fetish poses made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day. "It's a joy to see so many cheerful and contented characters on screen, especially on a screen that looks this good." – Chicago Tribune - Allison Benedikt Website: http://www.thenotoriousbettiep age.com/ Opens July 14 – Showtimes Forthcoming http://www.uica.org/film.html "
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