Trash & Treasures
Trash & Treasures
Trash & Treasures
Showgirls - Satire Requires Clarity of Purpose
1 hour 8 minutes Posted Apr 2, 2021 at 9:20 pm.
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Some Notes on Camp
Eszterhas v Verhoven
A Second Bite at Flashdance
Versayce (The Characterization Problem)
Showgirl History
Failed Satire
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Today we were set a daunting challenge: find something that hasn't yet been said about infamous cinematic trainwreck Showgirls. As the modern conversation swings from "reclaimed camp" to "was it in fact Good Actually all along" following the release of the documentary YOU DON'T NOMI, it felt like time to wade into those claims. What the hell was Showigirls trying to do, anyway?
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of racism, ableism, homophobia, misogyny, rape culture, sexual assault, whorephobia, fatphobia, drug use, ageism, and auteur bullshit.
Showgirls! The Musical!: https://soundcloud.com/showgirlsthemusical
You Don't Nomi: http://www.youdontnomifilm.com/
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