Moxie User Rating
6.6 stars out of 10 (14 votes) - login or register to rate this film
Synopsis
From Mary Harron (I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, AMERICAN PSYCHO) comes THE NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE, a provocative exploration of sexuality, religion, and pop culture through the life of the most famous pin-up girl of all-time, Bettie Page. In an incandescent performance, Gretchen Mol stars as Bettie Page, who grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary fetish poses made her the target of a Federal investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day... including Dan, the owner of The Moxie, who has been waiting for this film FOREVER! Don’t tell Nicole though. ALSO, don’t miss our Bettie Page look-alike competition on opening night!!!
Film Information
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Mary Harron
- Written By: Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner
- Starring: Gretchen Mol, Chris Bauer, Lili Taylor, and David Strathairn
- Running Time: 100 minutes, approx.
- MPAA Rating: R for nudity, sexual content and some language
- Language: English
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Reviews
"Gretchen Mol is finally the key to the mysterious appeal of the film, to its sweetness and sadness."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"The movie, in a sense, is just like Bettie's photos: all glorious surface. THE NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE captures, with seductive finesse, how Bettie Page happened, yet what it leaves us with is the tantalizing enigma of a girl who couldn't truly be ''bad'' because she made sex divinely delicious."
- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"A picture that's fully open to some pretty rough truths. But it's also a joyful, heartfelt movie, one that speaks to the openness and vitality we see in Bettie's pictures."
- Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
"It's a joy to see so many cheerful and contented characters on screen, especially on a screen that looks this good."
- Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune
Showtimes
- Friday, May 19th
4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:15 pm - Saturday, May 20th
2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:15 pm - Sunday, May 21st
2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm - Monday, May 22nd
7:00 pm, 9:15 pm - Tuesday, May 23rd
7:00 pm, 9:15 pm - Wednesday, May 24th
7:00 pm - Thursday, May 25th
9:30 pm - Friday, May 26th
7:00 pm - Saturday, May 27th
2:00 pm, 9:30 pm - Sunday, May 28th
2:00 pm, 7:00 pm - Monday, May 29th
7:00 pm - Tuesday, May 30th
7:00 pm