"A Wink and a Smile" premieres in San Francisco May 29 to June 2 at Red Vic Movie House

I've been reading about this documentary in burlesque mailing lists for a while now, and it's finally going to make it's premiere in San Francisco! It's A Wink and a Smile, and it will be shown at the Red Vic May 29 through June 2. In addition to the screenings, there will be some live performances by some of the performers from the film!

Playing May 29 - June 2, 2009

SF Theatrical Premiere!
A Wink And A Smile
Dir. Dierdre Timmons US 2008



An intoxicating mix of private thoughts and public behavior, A Wink and a Smile exposes more than the human body by spotlighting gender, power, sexuality and social identity. It follows the lives of ten “ordinary” women who do something extraordinary - learn the art of burlesque dancing and striptease. Through their adventures, we see how a homemaker, a reporter, a doctor, an opera singer, a taxidermist and a college student join the American cultural revival of burlesque, as it moves from fringe fascination to mainstream obsession, engaging a world where performance art and showgirl spectacle, music, theater and sensuality crash into over-the-top glamour. (91m)

Wink star Miss Indigo Blue joins some of the films' charming starlets, The Shanghai Pearl (The Tantalizing Temptress from Taipei), Vera Lu (The Bawdy Body) and Seattle's Fuschia FoXXX (The Hot Pink Bellydance Machine) after the 7 p.m. screening Friday, May 29.

Vienna La Rouge ("most classic performer" at the 2006 Exotic World Burlesque Pageant) joins Shanghai, Vera Lu and Fuschia FoXXX after the 7 p.m. screening on Saturday, May 30.

Kellita (Queen of Carnaval SF 2008 and "Best of the Bay" by the SFBG) kicks up the action with Shanghai, Vera Lu and Fuschia FoXXX after the 7 p.m. screening on Sunday, May 31

Director Dierdre Timmons will also be on hand!


Red Vic Movie House
1727 Haight Street, San Francisco (map)

Showtimes:
Fri, Mon, Tues: 7:00, 9:15
Sat & Sun: 2:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:15
http://redvicmoviehouse.com/show.php?pageid=787

$6.00 Seniors & Children
$7.00 Bargain 2:00PM Shows
$9.00 Adults


A Wink and a Smile Official Site: http://winkthemovie.com/

Internet Movie Database: www.imdb.com/title/tt1245369/

New York Times Movie Review: movies.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/movies/01wink.html

Variety Review: www.variety.com/review/VE1117940158.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

HalogenLife interview with Deidre Timmons: http://www.halogenlife.com/articles/2110-a-wink-and-a-smile-director-deidre-timmons-on-why-you-should-take-your-clothes-off-in-public