Bombshells and Dollies (2020)

Bombshells and Dollies: Directed by Daniel Halperin. With Dita Von Teese, Cherry Dollface, Angelique Noire, Tom Ingram. Feature length Documentary on the Contemporary Pinup Girl Lifestyle and The Miss Viva Las Vegas Pinup Contest – ‘Celebrating every woman’s right to total body acceptance, to be self-confident and to be gorgeous!’

“I am a post war baby boomer. My earliest recollection I have of a pinup girls is from u0026quot;Family Classicsu0026quot; with Frazier Thomas. As a kid, me and my eight siblings would gather around the television set every Sunday for two hours. It was the only time my father would relinquish control of it. Sundays for us was like going to the movies, and u0026quot;Family Classicsu0026quot; broadcast – an abundance of war films that featured pinup girls. Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Katherine Hepburn and Lauren Bacall. Later I learned more about pinup girls and the role they played during World War II for servicemen. American movie classics news reels gave them hope that soon things would return to normal in the war would be over.nBombshells and Dollies was very refreshing to see up close and personal. This by gone era alive and well today, touching the hearts of veterans young and old, especially those who are now in the twilight years. It seemed to have somewhat of a cult-like following. Looking at the crowd, there were mostly baby boomers like myself. The cars, the Women were beautiful. I love their back stories but some of the tattoos took something away from the beauty of the women for me; I am not a big fan of tattoos. I wish there was more music. I like The Stray Cats but Iu0026#39;m not too big on rockabilly. Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, The Oak Ridge Boys are more my speed, but I could feel the vibes everybody was feeling. People were having fun and Vegas for the festival – perfect!nThe documentary was well scripted and directed. It made you feel like you were there. Kudos Danny Halperin, kudos! Iu0026#39;ll give it 4 1/2 stars.”