WFF24|The Last Showgirl - Pamela Anderson's Performance of a Lifetime
By the time I got to see The Last Showgirl, the opening night film at the Whistler Film Festival, it had already received a lot of buzz. Being a child of the 80's, Pamela Anderson was a permanent pop-culture fixture through my formative years. From Baywatch, to Barb Wire, to all the nonsense surrounding her relationship with Tommy Lee, I witnessed her career firsthand. Being a closeted gay kid in Northern Canada, I didn't have the same schoolboy crush on her like so many of my classmates. I pret
Lucas Friesen: There are certainly parallels between Anderson and Monroe. Like you said in your article, "Her desire to be taken seriously, and to be respected for her acting, but instead constantly being objectified and used purely for her blonde bombshell looks," can dissuade committed artists from reaching their full potential. I'm glad to hear Anderson is having her moment, finally, to shine on the big screen.