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Kiernan Shipka knows “The Last Showgirl” brings the first of many flowers for formerly overlooked Hollywood icon Pamela Anderson.

Shipka, who co-stars in the acclaimed indie feature, told IndieWire while promoting Jordan Weiss’ directorial debut rom-com “Sweethearts” that Anderson’s performance in “The Last Showgirl” “changed” her as an actress.

“Pamela Anderson is so incredible and wonderful in this film, and just I can’t wait for everyone to see her,” Shipka said. “It’s really a performance that changed me as a performer, and I’m just really lucky to be a part of it.”

Shipka added that her fellow showgirls Brenda Song and Jamie Lee Curtis are also “amazing” onscreen.

“The Last Showgirl” stars Anderson as Shelly, an aging Las Vegas dancer who finds herself at an unexpected crossroads when the show that has employed her for three decades suddenly closes. Shipka, Song, and Curtis are her fellow dancers.

Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl – Image courtesy of Roadside Attractions Throughout much of her career, Pamela Anderson wasn’t exactly best known for being a great actress. But, following the film festival rollout of her new film, The Last Showgirl, a funny thing has happened: The former “Baywatch babe” has been getting rave reviews for her performance in Gia Coppola’s movie. Speaking at the San Sebastian Film Festival, Anderson said that, once she read the script, she knew it was going to give her a chance to show a whole new side of her persona. (Click on the media bar below to hear Pamela Anderson) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Pamela_Anderson_The_Last_Showgirl_.mp3

The Last Showgirl opens in selected theaters on December 13, and it will start playing in theaters nationwide on January 10.

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Exclusive: Pamela Anderson says she has “danced between shame and beating myself up” — and she’s still here.

She has opened so many eyes with her stunning breakthrough performance, at age 57, playing Shelly, a veteran hoofer forced to hang up her heels in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl. I think it’s one of the best screen performances of the year.

The breakthrough has been a long time coming. Even though Anderson cares not to dwell too much on her past, she embraces it for her art and has poured it into the role of Shelly.

“I wouldn’t change one thing about my life or I wouldn’t be here,” she declares.

“I’ve danced between shame and beating myself up about so many things or wondering what life would’ve been if I didn’t experience the things I did, even as a child, there’s so much,...

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The Sun Valley Film Festival will recognize Demi Moore with the Vision Award, Pamela Anderson and Gia Coppola with the Pioneer Award, and “Porcelain War” with the Impact Award. Opening with “The Last Showgirl,” the series continues with screening of “Porcelain War,” “Blink” and a series of shorts from The New Yorker. The winter screening series includes Q&As, coffee talks and receptions for AMPAS members and runs from Dec. 5-8.

“The Substance” star Moore will partake in a coffee talk and receive the Vision Award on Dec. 8. This honor is given to “industry icons whose groundbreaking contributions have transformed the industry for the better.” Anderson and Coppola will be presented with the Pioneer Award on Dec. 6, when there will also be a screening of their film “The Last Showgirl,” along with a Q&a. The documentary “Porcelain War” is set to receive the Impact Award earlier that day “for...

If you had any doubt that the awards season was in full swing, Sunday night’s 15th Annual Governors Awards ceremony answered it.

If you are, or in any way think you might have a shot at an Oscar nomination this year, and were in Los Angeles, it is most likely I might have run into you last night at Ovation’s Ray Dolby Ballroom where this jam packed ceremony saluting this year’s honorary Oscar recipients took place. In fact, just the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ PR team’s tip sheet was two pages of 207 single spaced names who were expected to attend (and by my count did) show up, not just to honor the deserving winners of the evening, but also perhaps to be in this place which is packed with Oscar voters who might be reminded to see your movie, if they haven’t done so already.

Exclusive: It will be a Dollface reunion on the set of Shifting Gears, starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings.

Brenda Song, who co-starred opposite Dennings on Dollface, will join Dennings in a guest-starring role on the upcoming ABC comedy series. She’ll also reunite with Shifting Gears showrunner and executive producer Michelle Nader, who served as showrunner on Dollface, which aired for two seasons on Hulu.

Shifting Gears stars Allen as Matt, the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter Riley (Dennings) and her kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.

Song will guest star as Caitlyn, a former high school classmate of Riley’s who is now the assistant principal of the school.

The series also stars Seann William Scott as Gabriel, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell as Stitch, Maxwell Simkins as Carter and Barrett Margolis as Georgia.

Shifting Gears is produced by 20th Television,...

Pamela Anderson returns to the screen in The Last Showgirl, and the trailer for the film has landed. Right here.

Pamela Anderson will always be indelibly intertwined with Baywatch, the campy drama in which she starred for five series between between 1992 and 1997, returning for a cameo in the 2017 feature film.

But she also ventured into other films too. She starred in cult superhero film Barb Wire in 1996, and she also had a memorable cameo in Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat. In fact, she was one of the few actors in on the gag where the titular character attempts to marry her by ensconcing her in a sack and carrying her out of her book signing.

She has made only sporadic appearances onscreen in recent years though, but now Pamela Anderson is getting awards buzz for her leading performance in The Last Showgirl.

In the film, Anderson stars alongside Jamie Lee Curtis,...

The stars were out for the 2024 Governors Awards held at Dolby Theatre on Sunday evening (November 17) in Hollywood.

The annual event is held prior to the Oscars and celebrates the recipients of a select few of awards conferred by the Academy’s Board of Governors – the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and the Honorary Award.

Many celebrities were in attendance at the event this year, including Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Elizabeth Olsen, pregnant Jennifer Lawrence, Felicity Jones, Marlee Matlin, and more.

Keep reading to find out more…

Each recipient of the Governors Awards is announced over the summer with them being honored at the dinner gala later in the year. Highlights are also shown at the upcoming Oscars.

This year, honorary Oscars were presented to the late Quincy Jones and Juliet Taylor, with Richard Curtis receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award,...

For Pamela Anderson, Gia Coppola’s drama The Last Showgirl was an opportunity she’d been awaiting for her entire life.

“It was such a relief to … be able to do a real film,” said the star, who rose to fame in Playboy and on Baywatch, in a sit-down Saturday at Deadline’s Contenders Los Angeles. “I mean, this is the first script I ever read that was a good one. No one was giving me scripts like this. … So I just poured everything I could into it because I thought, ‘What if this is the only film I ever get to do?'”

Written by Kate Gersten, whose way into the world of showgirls was a play about those working at the Las Vegas revue Jubilee!, The Last Showgirl follows Shelley (Anderson), a seasoned Vegas performer who faces an existential crisis when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.

Contenders Film: Los Angeles photo studio hosted talent on November 16 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles as cast members of films stopped by including Brian Tyree Henry, Ryan Destiny, and Rachel Morrison from The Fire Inside; Maisy Stella from My Old Ass; Jharrel Jerome, Judy Robles and William Goldenberg from Unstoppable; Josh O’Connor and Luca Guadagnino from Challengers; Mikey Madison and Mark Eydelshteyn and Sean Baker from Anora; Kevin Costner from Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1; Saoirse Ronan and Steve McQueen from Blitz and Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton and Pedro Almodóvar from The Room Next Door.

Related: Deadline Contenders Film Los Angeles Arrivals And Panels Gallery: Kevin Costner, Brian Tyree Henry, Mikey Madison, Luca Guadagnino, Maisy Stella And More

Talent that attended the afternoon panels included June Squibb and Josh Margolin from Thelma, Jason Reitman for Saturday Night; Mark Hamill and Lupita Nyong’o from The Wild Robot...

Contenders Film: Los Angeles, Deadline’s signature and original Contenders event, kicks off its latest edition this morning at 8:30 a.m. Pt at the DGA Theater in Hollywood, giving awards voters the opportunity to experience up close and personal the story of 21 of the awards season’s most acclaimed movies, and to hear directly from the talent responsible.

If you’re not attending in person, click here to launch the livestream.

The year 2024 has been a challenging one for the film community as the actors and writers strikes of last year threw the industry off balance and delayed many films, stopping some right in the middle of production and making it especially hard to stick to planned release dates. What is remarkable is the number of films that did manage to meet release dates and maintain the highest quality that has brought them to our event today.

What a lineup we have,...

There were a bunch of stars in attendance at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards to celebrate all of the filmmakers who work behind-the-scenes!

Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Wiig, and Elle Fanning were among the stars at the event, held in partnership with Variety, on Thursday (November 14) at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles.

Amy Poehler, Daveed Diggs, Jon Batiste, Emilia Perez‘ Karla Sofia Gascon, and Pamela Anderson with her The Last Showgirl director Gia Coppola were also there.

Will & Harper‘s Harper Steele presented the Original Song Award to Kristen, Sean Douglas, and Josh Greenbaum.

Ryan and the team behind Deadpool and Wolverine received the Screenwriters Award. Jon won the Score Award for Saturday Night. Gia won the Director Award for The Last Showgirl.

Fyi: Elle is wearing Dior. Jon is wearing Zegna. Daveed is wearing Versace.

While many “Deadpool & Wolverine” quips have become fan favorites, like Gambit’s “I’m boutta’ make a name for myself here,” star and screenwriter Ryan Reynolds has a more sentimental take on which lines were his favorite to write.

“The thing I’m probably most proud of was the Wolverine speech in the van where he just tears Deadpool a new one,” said Reynolds. “To me, it’s one of the most beautiful scenes in the movie because you see what a raw, visceral, powerhouse of an actor Hugh Jackman is. But you also see the roles reversed. You see a character who is never verbose, who is a Clint Eastwood archetype, suddenly going, ‘Oh yeah, man? Well, I can talk too.'”

Reynolds was one of the 25 people honored at Hamilton’s 13th annual Behind the Camera Awards, presented by Variety, which celebrates and recognizes the work of below-the-line filmmakers.

Pamela Anderson, the iconic bombshell and former Playboy model, gets a career resurgence in The Last Showgirl. At first look, it seems like a film tailored specifically for the actress, and it’s no surprise because she is actually the top choice for the lead role.

Credits: Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl / Roadside Attractions

In the movie, she plays a veteran performer in Las Vegas who finds out her show closes abruptly after a successful 30-year run. It’s a story of finding life and purpose in middle age and reconnecting with the important people in our lives.

Jamie Lee Curtis Channeled Pamela Anderson’s Baywatch Role

Apart from Pamela Anderson, Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl also features Jamie Lee Curtis, who portrays the role of a waitress and former showgirl. The actress, also an Academy Award recipient, did not forget to show off her transformation when she attended their first table read.

Why Are People Calling The Last Showgirl Pamela Anderson's 'Role of a Lifetime'? - Main Image

There’s no doubt that Pamela Anderson is a cultural icon, but she was never really considered by a lot of audiences as a ‘serious’ actress; rather she gained her fame with her sex symbol status and signature curves and blonde hair.

Anderson has recently been going through an interesting transition in her career, going public about not wearing makeup, and now people are buzzing about her upcoming role in the movie The Last Showgirl.

Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl

The Last Showgirl is directed by Gia Coppola, niece of director Sofia Coppola, and the granddaughter of Francis Ford Copoola. Here’s the trailer for the film:

The synopsis for the movie reads:

“The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelley, a glamorous showgirl...

Sneak Peek footage from “The Last Showgirl” dramatic feature, directed by Gia Coppola, starring Pam Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd, opening January 10, 2025 in theaters:

“…for over thirty years, ‘Shelley’ (Anderson) has been a sleazy Las Vegas showgirl, the feather and crystal–adorned centrepiece of the last remaining traditional bimbo floor show. The stage and the women she shares it with are her loving, bickering, sequin-clad family.

“But when stage manager ‘Eddie’ announces the show will close permanently in two weeks, Shelley and her co-workers must make decisions for their future.

“The future looks different when you are a bagged-out 50 year old rather than a vibrant 20, and your sole job skill is dancing.

“Emotionally floundering, Shelley tries to reconnect with a daughter she hardly knows, which proves just as difficult as losing the only real job she has ever had…”

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Roadside has debuted a teaser trailer for the Pamela Anderson-led ‘The Last Showgirl.’

The movie stars Anderson as Shelly, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.

Directed by Gia Coppola, the film also stars Jamie Lee Curtis as Shelly’s best friend, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd.

Also in trailers – Rami Malek seeks revenge in the first trailer for ‘The Amateur’

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The lineup has been set for Contenders Film: Los Angeles, Deadline’s signature movie awards-season event. The showcase, which will take place Saturday, November 16 in Hollywood at the DGA Theater, features a star-studded lineup of actors and filmmakers behind 21 Oscar-hopeful films that have premiered this year, many first seen at festivals like Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Telluride and Toronto.

Deadline’s Contenders is an opportunity, as always, as a one-stop shop for awards voters to experience the story of acclaimed films up close and personal, highlighting what has brought the stars and creatives and their movies to this moment. The all-day event begins with a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. before panels start at 8:30 a.m.

Click to RSVP for either attending in person or via livestream.

From the Sundance Film Festival in January the spotlight will be on Magnolia Pictures’ Thelma, with the remarkable 95-year-old star June Squibb on hand with her film.

Toward the end of The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson stands alone and exposed on a stage, while, for perhaps the millionth time in her life, a man appraises and assesses her. Anderson’s character Shelly is auditioning for a Vegas show, trying to hold onto a job she has loved her whole life. But as she blinks under the bright spotlights, the director, played by Jason Schwartzman, tells her, “What you sold was young and sexy. You aren’t either anymore.”

This may be fiction, but, says Anderson, “I could feel it in my body.” The script told her to yell at that director, “I’m 50!” But in that moment, Anderson decided to insert her real age into the line: “I’m 57 and I’m beautiful, you son of a bitch!” As that scene played at the Toronto Film Festival premiere, from the darkness of the theater came calls of,...

Pamela Anderson had no idea that another pop culture icon, Beyoncé, would pay tribute to her. Anderson, who’s been earning raves in her role as a veteran Vegas performer in the upcoming film “The Last Showgirl,” told Variety that Beyoncé’s “Beywatch” video (in which she channels Anderson) — and the attention that ensued — was completely unexpected. “I had no idea she was going to do that,” Anderson says. “I saw it at the same time everybody else did.”

In the video, Beyoncé encouraged people to vote while donning some of Anderson’s memorable looks from “Baywatch” (with a red swimsuit that read “Beywatch”), the cult classic film “Barb Wire” and Anderson’s iconic look at 1999 MTV VMA Awards (complete with fluffy pink hat).

That’s just the latest example of Anderson’s resurgence in the cultural zeitgeist. The actress is enjoying a massive resurgence in a career where she...

Roadside Attractions released the first official teaser trailer for The Last Showgirl, a drama that earned critical praise during its festival run. Critics are calling Pamela Anderson’s performance powerful and vulnerable, with the film sitting at 81% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of its theatrical release.

In addition to Anderson, the cast features Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Dave Bautista (The Killer’s Game), Brenda Song (Station 19), Kiernan Shipka (Totally Killer), and Billie Lourd (American Horror Story). Gia Coppola directed from a screenplay by Kate Gersten, with Coppola, Robert Schwartzman, and Natalie Farrey serving as producers.

Miley Cyrus sings “Beautiful That Way” on the soundtrack, an original song written by Cyrus, Oscar nominee Andrew Wyatt, and Lykke Li.

“The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show...

"Feeling seen! Feeling beautiful! That is powerful." Roadside Attractions has unveiled an official trailer for The Last Showgirl, the triumphant return of actress Pamela Anderson. The film premiered to positive reviews at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival this fall, along with screenings at San Sebastian, Zurich, Denver, Miami, and many others. The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelley – a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. Directed by Gia Coppola, The Last Showgirl co-stars Jamie Lee Curtis, as her best friend, who brings her own unique interpretation and brilliance to the story. The film's cast features Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka, and Billie Lourd. Plus the original song "Beautiful That Way," sung by pop superstar Miley Cyrus. This film looks way more emotionally complex and resonant than one might expect for...

Pamela Anderson receives the role of a lifetime in Gia Coppola’s new feature The Last Showgirl, playing a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. Picked up by Roadside Attractions after its TIFF premiere for an awards-qualifying run beginning on December 13, followed by a wide release on January 30, they’ve now released the first trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: “The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelley, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. Directed by Gia Coppola, The Last Showgirl co-stars Oscar®, SAG® Award and Golden Globe® winner Jamie Lee Curtis, as Shelley’s best friend, who brings her own unique interpretation and brilliance to the story, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd. Written by Kate Gersten,...

IndieWire, the definitive outlet for creative independence in film and TV, announced on Thursday, November 14 the latest edition of its biannual IndieWire Honors event. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the filmmakers, artisans, and performers responsible for some of the most stellar offerings of this year’s film awards season. In June, IndieWire Honors celebrated its first-ever TV-only edition of the event.

The fourth edition of the event will be celebrated at an intimate cocktail reception taking place on Thursday, December 5 in Los Angeles. Exclusive content, including honoree profiles, will be featured on IndieWire.com beginning November 29 and continue until the awards night, followed by video interviews from the event.

Additional honorees and the event’s host will be announced in the coming days.

“This will be another unforgettable IndieWire Honors, a night unlike any other,” said Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire’s Senior VP and Editor-in-Chief.

Deadline has launched a new Awards Hub — a magazine site within Deadline showcasing awards news, features, interviews, videos, events, photo galleries and more.

Head to the hub now to read the Gladiator II cover story, hot off the press from our Oscar Preview print magazine. The hub is a one-stop shop for everything awards, from documentary and crafts to predictions, reviews and our Deadline events like Contenders and Sound & Screen.

“We’re so excited to launch this new Awards Hub,” Deadline’s senior awards editor Antonia Blyth said. “It feels great to lean into shareable and accessible digital awards content. Plus, our motion cover stories and behind-the-scenes shoots have become a Deadline signature — we’re looking to the future with everything we’re doing.”

Check back at the Awards Hub for new, in-depth interviews: Angelina Jolie and Pablo Larraín describe how they bonded over take-out pizza in the making of...

Back in early September, Gia Coppola‘s “The Last Showgirl” hit the festival circuit like a lightning bolt. Here’s Coppola, with her first film since 2020’s “Mainstream,” with a short, probing look at Las Vegas with a devastating lead turn from Pamela Anderson no one knew the “Baywatch” star was capable of. This is the stuff of awards season magic, right?

Continue reading ‘The Last Showgirl’ Teaser: Gia Coppola’s Poignant Look At Las Vegas Starring Pamela Anderson Hits Theaters On January 10, 2025 at The Playlist.

In the new trailer for The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson is introduced as the tragic character Shelly, who must move on from the only life she’s really known. Watch it below.

“The costumes, the sets. We were ambassadors for style and grace,” Anderson says in the trailer, which features a preview of the new original song “Beautiful That Way” by Miley Cyrus. “I can’t imagine my life without it.”

In the official logline, Shelly is described as “a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.” The film also stars Jamie Lee Curtis as a waitress and Shelly’s best friend, Annette.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola’s granddaughter Gia Coppola, The Last Showgirl was written by Kate Gersten. Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka, and Billie Lourd round out the cast.

The Last Showgirl will have a limited...

The 2023 documentary “Pamela, A Love Story” showcased Pamela Anderson’s career in a new light, highlighting her talent that shone through the frequently unfair setbacks that she faced. The project found its way to Gia Coppola, who was inspired to cast Anderson in her latest directorial effort, “The Last Showgirl.”

“I could see this artist that was so creative and so knowledgeable of art and philosophy and just the way she approached life,” Coppola said of Anderson at a recent Q&a promoting the film. “And how vulnerable she was, not really wearing makeup in the documentary, so I could see that this was a person who was fearless. I just really wanted to collaborate with her. I could see her hunger to kind of express her talents in a dramatic way.”

“The Last Showgirl” stars Anderson as a Las Vegas dancer who finds herself at an unexpected crossroads when...

Knowing you’re at the end of a road is never easy. Life comes in stages, but closing the book on some of your most impactful years can leave emotional scars on your soul, filling you with memories, desperation, and regret. In Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl teaser trailer, model, actress, and author Pamela Anderson smiles through the pain, mustering up her courage for one last step into the spotlight. Opening on December 13, 2024, at AMC Century City for one week only and in theaters nationwide on January 10, 2025, The Last Showgirl transports us into the mind of an entertainer on the verge of calling it quits.

Here’s the official synopsis for The Last Showgirl courtesy of Roadside Attractions:

“The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones, and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a glamourous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.

Pamela Anderson is “The Last Showgirl.”

In the just-released trailer from Roadside Attractions, a tearful Shelly (Anderson) prepares for her final performance of “The Razzle Dazzle.” “They used to treat us like movie stars,” she explains. “The costumes. The sets. We were ambassadors for style and grace. The Las Vegas showgirl. The iconic American showgirl.”

We also hear the new song “Beautiful That Way,” performed by Miley Cyrus, as Shelly struggles to adjust to normalcy after her luxurious lifestyle is abruptly upended after a 30-year run.

Directed by Gia Coppola, “The Last Showgirl” co-stars Oscar, SAG Award and Golden Globe winner Jamie Lee Curtis as Shelly’s best friend, who brings her own unique interpretation and brilliance to the story, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd. For her performance, Anderson received a 2024 Gotham Award nomination for Best Lead Performance.

Written by Kate Gersten, the film is produced by Robert Schwartzman,...

Pamela Anderson is starring in a new project called The Last Showgirl, and the trailer just arrived!

The movie was directed by Gia Coppola and written by Kate Gersten.

It also stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Billie Lourd, Kiernan Shipka, and Brenda Song.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a plot summary: “The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.”

Jamie Lee Curtis stars as Shelly’s best friend, who brings her own unique interpretation and brilliance to the story.

The movie features a new original song “Beautiful That Way,” sung by Miley Cyrus, produced by Andrew Wyatt and co-written with Lykke Li.

The movie opens December 13, at AMC Century City, for one week only. It’s in theaters nationwide on January 10, 2025.

Watch the trailer…...

What happens if you stay in Vegas? That’s the question at the center of Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl,” which has debuted its first trailer from Roadside Attractions. Set against the backdrop of Sin City, the film sees Pamela Anderson starring as Shelley, a veteran showgirl who finds herself at a crossroads with her stage production on its last legs.

Kiernan Shipka, Brenda Song, Billie Lourd, Dave Bautista and Jamie Lee Curtis also star. Curtis plays a waitress and confidante to Anderson’s character, delivering a performance that Peter Debruge, Variety’s chief film critic, described as a “force-of-nature.” Bautista plays Shelley’s manager and ex-lover, who breaks the news about the end of her career. Shipka and Song play two colleague showgirls moving on to greener pastures. Lourd plays Anderson’s daughter, Hannah.

“The Last Showgirl” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, where it...

The cultural reassessment of Pamela Anderson that has been brewing with the fictionalized Pam & Tommy and the documentary Pamela: A Love Story culminates in The Last Showgirl teaser. Gia Coppola's latest film—which opens in theaters on December 13—premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, and since...

When filmmaker Gia Coppola set about casting the lead of her third film, “The Last Showgirl,” finding her titular Las Vegas showgirl initially posed quite a conundrum. Coppola’s film follows Shelly, a longtime performer whose entire life is thrown into disarray when her show, the last of its kind on The Strip, is set to close. It’s a deeply felt character study about a singular woman, a part that required old-school glamour and hard-won smarts.

“I couldn’t really envision who was right for the role of Shelly. I kind of would think of Marilyn Monroe or actors that were no longer present, no one else really felt right,” Coppola said during a Sunday evening post-screening Q&a in New York City.

And then she found the 2023 Netflix documentary “Pamela, a Love Story,” which reorients our understanding of Pamela Anderson. The Ryan White film sets the record straight on...

With her third film, “The Last Showgirl,” filmmaker Gia Coppola takes audiences inside the inner workings (and inner feelings) of the talented showgirls who populate a long-running Las Vegas show that is unexpectedly closing after a decades-long run. Starring Pamela Anderson in a revelatory lead role as the last showgirl in question, the film was shot on location in just 18 days, and is filled with attention to detail (and a little magic) that brings us inside this special world.

For the film’s stars, that also included wearing real showgirl costumes, learning the ropes from real showgirls, and steeping themselves in some key “dos and don’ts.”

“The costumes were museum pieces by Bob Mackie, they hadn’t been outside the theater in 30 years, so it was a real honor to wear them,” Anderson said during a Sunday evening post-screening Q&a in New York City. “Some of the costumes still...

As Pamela Anderson makes her long-overdue onscreen comeback, Gia Coppola is comparing the actress to another blonde bombshell.

The Last Showgirl director was inspired by performers like Anderson and Marilyn Monroe when helming the Kate Gersten-penned film, which premieres Dec. 13 in theaters, after seeing the former’s 2023 Netflix documentary Pamela, a Love Story.

“It was all these actresses from the past I would dream about: Wouldn’t this be an interesting role for Marilyn Monroe?” Coppola told Entertainment Weekly of casting the movie.

In The Last Showgirl, Anderson stars as Shelley, a Vegas dancer who finds herself at a frightening crossroads when her show is cancelled after a 38-year run and she is told she’s too old to join a new show. Meanwhile, she tries to reconnect with her daughter Hannah (Billie Lourd), while maintaining the other relationships in her life and plotting her future.

Coppola found the...

Pamela Anderson and Brenda Song are stepping to promote their new movie!

The actresses posed for photos together at a special screening of The Last Showgirl hosted by BAFTA on Wednesday (November 6) held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Director Gia Coppola was also in attendance along with Kate Gersten, who wrote the screenplay.

The Last Showgirl is about “a seasoned showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. As a dancer in her fifties, she struggles with what to do next. As a mother, she strives to repair a strained relationship with her daughter, who often took a backseat to her showgirl family.”

The cast also includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Kieran Shipka, and Billie Lourd.

The Last Showgirl will be released in select theaters on December 13 before a wide release on January 10, 2025.

In a new interview,...

“Gladiator” fans will get an inside look at the making of Ridley Scott’s epic sequel courtesy of a behind-the-scenes special, airing Nov. 18 on CBS (at 10:30 p.m. Et/Pt) and streaming on Paramount +.

The special, titled “The Making of Gladiator II” and produced by Paramount Pictures, is said to offer “unprecedented access encompassing all aspects of production, from the grand scope of the set — including reconstructing Ancient Rome — to characters, combat training, costumes, historical accuracy, scoring and more.”

The Paramount movie, starring Paul Mescal, continues the saga of power, intrigue and vengeance set off in the 2001 Oscar best picture-winner “Gladiator.”

“Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist,” reads the film’s logline. “With...

The 2024 Scad Savannah Film Festival announced in a press release they will honor Pamela Anderson with the Marquee Award this Saturday, November 2. The actress will be recognized for her starring role in Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl.” Anderson will receive the award before the film’s Southeast premiere and she will join Coppola for a Q&a. The 2024 Scad Savannah Film Festival is scheduled taking place October 26–November 2.

“We are excited to have Pamela Anderson join us for the last day of the festival for a special screening of ‘The Last Showgirl,’” said Christina Routhier, executive director of the Scad Savannah Film Festival. “Pamela gives a captivating performance in ‘The Last Showgirl,’ and we are so honored to celebrate her remarkable achievements and career with the Marquee Award.”

Anderson, most recently nominated for Best Lead Performance by the Gotham Awards, stars as a seasoned showgirl who must plan for...

Pamela Anderson, the iconic Baywatch star, is experiencing a career renaissance at the age of 57: on the heels of her 2022 Broadway debut and the 2023 publication of her memoir, she is now generating best actress Oscar buzz for her performance in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl.

In recognition of Anderson’s acclaimed portrayal of a veteran Vegas showgirl confronting an uncertain future after the show in which she appeared for 30 years suddenly closes, she received a best lead performance Gotham Award nomination on Tuesday. And on Thursday, the Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival Gems event announced that she will be this year’s recipient of its Art of Light Acting Award.

The honor will be presented on Sunday, Nov. 3, following a 12 p.m. Et screening of The Last Showgirl and a Q&a with Anderson and Coppola, to be moderated by yours truly.

The Art of Light...

The Zellner brothers’ anticipated alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang, starring and produced by Cate Blanchett, just got buzzier with the unveiling of her co-stars.

Dave Bautista, Steven Yeun, Zoë Kravitz, Léa Seydoux, Riley Keough, and Channing Tatum have been confirmed for the cast as the movie’s international sales agent mk2 films gears up to ramp up pre-sales at the AFM.

Alpha Gang centers on a group of alien invaders sent to conquer Earth. Disguised in human form as a 1950s leather-clad biker gang, dubbed the Alpha Gang. They are ruthless in their mission, until they succumb to the most toxic and contagious human condition of all: emotions. The movie follows the Zellner brothers’ Sundance hit Sasquatch Sunset.

“These stellar new recruits are a powerhouse of comedic talent, adding even more excitement to this eagerly awaited film. This cast, just like the story and its filmmakers, is out of this world.

So many stars stepped out to attend the Power Of Women: Los Angeles Event Presented By Lifetime at Mother Wolf on Thursday night (October 24) in Los Angeles.

More than 30 celebrities were on the guestlist. We pulled the photos together so that you could easily scroll and see who was there and what they were wearing!

Keep reading to find out more…

Keep scrolling to see all of the pics from the event…

June Squibb

Diane Warren

Jessica Lord

Sarah Drew

Kelly Campbell

Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams

Jesse Tyler-Ferguson

Justine Lupe

Selma Blair

Jessica Gunning

Julie Bowen

Fyi: Julie is wearing Rami Al Ali.

Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear

Tay Lautner

Zoe Saldana

Fyi: Zoe is wearing Emilia Wickstead SS25 Rtw.

Sasha Pieterse

Jay Shetty

Kaitlin Olson

Karrueche Tran

Judy Reyes

Elizabeth Banks

Brenda Song

Fyi: Brenda is wearing Saint Laurent.

Gia Coppola

Rylee Arnold

Amy Adams

Carol Burnett

Amy Poehler...

The show Baywatch has become a staple in pop culture and has received widespread popularity around the world. The series is known for its ensemble cast of actors, bright red swimsuits, running scenes, and ridiculous storylines. Though it was initially canceled after the first season, its syndicated run made it the most-watched TV show in the world.

The highlight of the series is its ensemble cast of actors who have become prominent stars now. From David Hasselhoff to Yasmine Bleeth, many actors had their breakthrough with Baywatch. They have gone on to do a diverse range of work since the end of the series in 2001.

1. David Hasselhoff – Mitch Buchannon David Hasselhoff in Baywatch | Credits: NBC

Probably the most well-known (behind Pamela Anderson) of the cast, David Hasselhoff played the lead, Captain Buchannon, in Baywatch. The actor appeared in the most number of episodes in the series, starring in over 206 episodes.

As we get closer to the end of 2024 and various critics and voting bodies collate their year-end lists and ballots, the question of what is eligible for such selection often crops up. It’s become common practice for distributors to give a quiet, one-week awards-qualifying run divorced from the standard promotion a theatrical rollout will earn, instead saving that for a window early the following year.

To help keep better track of these releases, we’ve started a feature detailing films designated in this category. As we begin our year-end coverage in the coming months, here at The Film Stage we consider any feature that receives a one-week qualifying run in a U.S. theater to be a release in that year, so expect a number of these to be featured soon.

Check out the list, in chronological order based on the qualifying run, below. If you are a reader...

Pamela Anderson on the role of Shelley in The Last Showgirl: 'I just relate to the character so much and I really worked on it drawing from personal experience' Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival/Jorge Fuembuena With Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson becomes the latest older star to have the opportunity to reframe herself and show her acting mettle at the movies. In a role that puts you in mind of Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler, the former Baywatch star plays Shelley, a dancer who is facing major life choices as the Vegas show she has performed in for decades is marked for closure. In addition to facing up to life away from the stage, Shelley, whose friend Annette (Jamie Lee Curtis) is also facing up to ageing, is trying to reconnect with her adult daughter Hannah (Billie Lourd).

The film premiered in Toronto...

After spending months talking about his long-nurtured dream project, Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola embraced the chance to depart from promo tour talking points.

Calling Megaloplis “a great adventure,” Coppola affirmed with a smile in accepting his DGA Honor on Thursday night, “I decided tonight I wouldn’t say anything I’ve been saying.”

After being given the award by his granddaughter, Gia, Coppola said he was delighted to spin yarns about “how the Director’s Guild was founded.” While he didn’t do so in linear fashion, the 85-year-old filmmaker had the audience in the palm of his hand as he recounted giants of cinema and his personal touchstones, paying tribute to masters like Billy Wilder, King Vidor and Samuel Goldwyn.

When he met Jean Renoir, Coppola recalled, the French filmmaker gave him a “beautiful smile” and shook his hand “like he was welcoming me to this profession that he loved so much.

The 2024 Denver Film Festival has finalized its list of award honorees who will be in attendance from November 1 through 10, with everyone from “Dìdi” star Joan Chen to “The Piano Lesson” director Malcolm Washington to “Saturday Night” stars Gabriel Labelle and Cory Michael Smith joining the already announced lineup that includes honorees like “Nickel Boys” filmmaker RaMell Ross, “Lilly” star Patricia Clarkson, and “The Fire Inside” lead Ryan Destiny.

Going in schedule order, the first among the new honorees, accepting the Excellence in Writing Award after the Denver Film Festival screening of their August Wilson adaptation “The Piano Lesson” on November 1 are Washington and co-writer Virgil Williams. While the latter will be there in person, the director will appear virtually.

Next is Oscar winner Andrew Wyatt, best known for his work on the films “A Star Is Born” and “Barbie,” who will be in town to accept the Excellence in Songwriting...

Chloë Grace Moretz, Anthony Ramos, Manny Jacinto, Isabel May, Lukas Gage and Billie Lourd are headlining the Joey Power directed and written romantic comedy, Love Language from Caviar.

Caviar is arranging full financing of the project. Cameras will roll in mid-October in Chicago, Illinois. CAA Media Finance is representing the U.S. rights to the film.

Love Language is produced by Ari Lubet for 3 Arts Entertainment, Colin Jost and Jeff Grosvenor for No Notes Productions, and Bert Hamelinck and Allison Hironaka for Caviar. EPs are Michael Sagol of Caviar and Tyson Bidner.

Power co-wrote and co-directed After Everything starring Jeremy Allen White and Maika Monroe, which premiered at SXSW and was released by Good Deed Entertainment in 2018. He co-wrote and produced Banana Split, which played at TIFF Next Wave 2019 and was released by Vertical Entertainment in 2020. He’s recently developed projects for Blumhouse and EOne.

Moretz recently starred as...

While there’s a few more fall film festivals popping up in the next month, the major ones are behind us, which means we have a strong sense of the films to have on your radar in the coming months and even through 2025. We’ve asked our writers from across the globe to weigh in on their favorite world premieres from Locarno Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and BFI London Film Festival.

Our coverage will continue with a few more reviews this week, and far beyond as we provide updates on the journey of these selections, so continue to explore all of our festival coverage here. In the meantime, check out top picks from our writers below and return soon for our extensive year-end coverage.

Soham Gadre (@SohamGadre)

1. April (Dea Kulumbegashvili)

2 and 3. Youth (Homecoming and Hard Times) (Wang Bing...