AltWeeklies Wire
When Bondage Was Innocentnew
Two films inspire nostalgia for sexual discretion.
The Devil and Betty Pagenew
Bettie Page loosens the kinks in famed model's career.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-04-2006 |
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Avoiding Interioritynew
Mary Harron and Gretchen Mol make Bettie Page into a strange, yet thought-provoking movie.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-03-2006 |
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Bettie Bluenew
Gretchen Mol dazzles as the titular pinup girl, but the film raises many more questions about the enigmatic icon than it answers.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-21-2006 |
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Oh Bondage, I'm Yours!
Harron doesn't bother delving into the whys of Page's choices, but simply follows her from pretty schoolgirl to foxy pinup to lovely born-again Christian.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
04-21-2006 |
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She Bangsnew
Gretchen Mol and Mary Harron examine the contradictory world of the devout fetish model in The Notorious Bettie Page.
Montreal Mirror |
Sarah Rowland |
04-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kitten With a Whipnew
The Notorious Bettie Page peeks beyond the pinup.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
04-12-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mysterious Skinnew
From porn to born again: Harron's reverent biopic contemplates its subject's essential innocence.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
04-12-2006 |
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