03.23.2005:Ruth Leitman’s LIPSTICK AND DYNAMITE, Piss and Vinegar
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 15:25 |
Review from filmakermagazine.com:" Ella Waldek and Penny Banner were two of the stars of Ruth Leitman’s doc LIPSTICK AND DYNAMITE, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling. The ladies voiced no regrets, either about the film or the festival, but they were discouraged by the wrestling of today: “It’s very sad. It’s not a sport anymore — they’ve ruined all the respect we worked for,” said Waldek. LIPSTICK AND DYNAMITE captures the pathos and flavor of a sport which is simultaneously mysterious, kinky and profoundly cheesy. I asked Leitman how her film had found its way to a world premiere at Hot Docs. “Fiction films are entertaining, but documentary films are supposed to be issue-driven,” she said. “But because Hot Docs is so big,” it had room for “non-issue docs” like hers." |
| Ruth Leitman’s LIPSTICK AND DYNAMITE, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling. |
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COMING SOON TO THE ANGELIKA IN NEW YORK AND OTHER THEATRES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
Here is promo from the Angelika:
Lipstick and Dynamite (, Rated: )
 Director: Ruth Leitman Starring: Penny Banner, Lillian Ellison, Gladys Gillem, Judy Grable, Ida May Martinez, Ella Waldek, Mae Young |
