As ‘Hard Truths’, ‘The Last Showgirl’ Open Amid LA Wildfires, Distributor Calls Debut “The Definition Of Mixed Emotions” — Specialty Preview
deadline.comWildfires rampaging through LA means moviegoing won’t be top of mind for Angelenos. Some top indies are opening or holding over in LA theaters, one of the nation’s key movie markets, amid uneven fire patterns that have scorched and flattened huge areas of the city but left others untouched. “In West Hollywood, the sun is shining.
You can’t really tell. Except for some ash that falls on your car, you can’t really tell what’s happening,” says Howard Cohen, co-president of Roadside Attractions, which is releasing Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl starring Pamela Anderson in moderate release on 870 screens nationwide, including 20+ LA theaters. “I have mixed emotions opening in the middle of all this.
It’s been such a great run with Pamela and Gia and Jamie Lee [Curtis] and the whole group. It’s hard to celebrate. We canceled the premiere on Thursday.
But the movie is great and the performance is great. So we’re celebrating it at the same time as we are horrified by what’s happening.
Read more on deadline.com
