FILM/SNEAK PEEK : SINGAPORE'S RED-LIGHT NIGHTS.``Bugis Street'' - pronounced ``boogie'' as in ``Boogie Nights'' - is a new independent feature about the seamier side of the purportedly squeaky clean squeaky clean Adjective 1. (of hair) washed so clean that wet strands squeak when rubbed 2. completely clean 3. Informal, derogatory (of a person) cultivating a virtuous and wholesome image island nation of Singapore. Hiep Thi Le (``Heaven and Earth'') stars as a young woman who comes of age in 1969 working as a maid in a brothel populated by transsexuals and transvestites, just some of the outlandish characters for which the real Bugis Street is known. The film, by Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. director Yonfan, features some genuine drag queens This is a list of drag queens and female impersonators. Only those subjects who are notable enough for Wikipedia articles should be included here. A
``Bugis Street,'' shot in 1995, signals a renewed interest in the movie industry in Singapore, which banned film work back in 1967. It opens Nov. 21 at the Laemmle Music Hall at 9036 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . `Valley' returns Thirty years after Jacqueline Susann Jacqueline Susann (August 20, 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 21, 1974, New York City) was an American author known for her best selling novels. Her most notable work was Valley of the Dolls became a household name and Patty Duke Patty Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress of the stage and screen. She currently resides in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Childhood She was born Anna Marie Duke in Manhattan, New York, U.S. to an Irish American father, John P. jettisoned her perky perk·y adj. perk·i·er, perk·i·est 1. Having a buoyant or self-confident air; briskly cheerful. 2. Jaunty; sprightly. perk teen-ager image, ``Valley of the Dolls'' is back with midnight showings beginning tonight and Saturday at Laemmle's Sunset 5 complex in West Hollywood. Moviegoers may be inclined to swallow their Good & Plenty candies whole as they watch Duke and others pop pills with the reckless abandon of 1967. The movie, which also stars Susan Hayward, Barbara Parkins, Sharon Tate and Lee Grant, deals with three struggling starlets hitting bottom without ever reaching the top. ``Valley of the Dolls Valley of the Dolls portrays self-destruction of drug addicted starlets. [Am. Lit.: Valley of the Dolls] See : Drug Addiction ,'' based on Susann's best-selling novel, was intended as serious drama but has been known to elicit many unintended laughs. The theater is at 8000 Sunset Blvd. Tickets are $8 for general admission and $5 for seniors aged 62 and older. For more information, call (213) 848-3500. Close look at a small group The Directors Guild of America will pay tribute Tuesday to the very few African-American women directors in its ranks. ``This is an excellent chance for us to salute the accomplishments of African-American women who have had to overcome so many obstacles to reach the positions they are in today,'' DGA DGA Directors Guild of America (movie directors union) DGA Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (France) DGA Directeur-Grootaandeelhouder (Dutch: Managing Director and Major Shareholder) president Jack Shea said. ``Given the barriers faced in this business by African-Americans and women, the success of these black women is truly worthy of applause.'' The event, called ``Hollywood's New Deal: Black Women in the Director's Chair,'' begins at 6:30 p.m. with a news conference and cocktail reception, followed by the program at 7:45 p.m. and dessert. The honorees will include Jackee Harry, Donna Brown Guillaume, Erma Elzy-Jones and Vickie Lemay. The DGA membership last year included 21 female African-American directors. Their working days in filmed television shows accounted for less than 1 percent of all days worked by DGA members, while their days in taped television accounted for just over 1 percent of all days worked. No African-American women were in charge of feature films. The Directors Guild of America is at 7920 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles. To reserve seats, call (310) 289-5300. Landis talks Director John Landis will deliver the 11th George Stevens Lecture tonight at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in conjunction with a screening of the 1935 Katharine Hepburn classic ``Alice Adams,'' Landis' favorite film by Stevens. Landis, whose screen credits include ``Coming to America,'' ``National Lampoon's Animal House'' and the upcoming ``Blues Brothers 2000,'' will talk about Stevens' film legacy. The event, beginning at 8 p.m., also includes a Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy, American film comedy team. The duo consisted of Stan Laurel, 1890–1965, b. Ulverson, England, whose real name was Arthur Stanley Jefferson; and Oliver Hardy, 1892–1957, b. Atlanta, Ga. short film. Tickets are $2 for the general public and free to academy members and students with ID. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the academy, 8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, during business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a or at the door after 7 p.m. For more information, call (310) 247-3600. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Hiep Thi Le and Michael Lam co-star in ``Bugis Street,'' named for a Singapore district known for its sex trade. |
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