ruthless films
lipstick & dynamite, piss & vinegar

official selection


OFFICIAL SELECTION

HotDocs - Canadian Int'l Film Festival
TriBeCa Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Nantucket Film Festival, Best Storytelling - Documentary Award
Edmonton Film Festival
Hamptons Film Festival



official selection

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Opens in New York City
Friday March 25th, 2005
Angelika Film Center
18 W. Houston St
NY, NY 10012
(212) 995 2000
www.angelikafilmcenter.com 


Opens in Los Angeles
Friday April 8th, 2005
Laemmle Sunset 5
8000 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 848 3500 
www.laemmle.com

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Lipstick & Dynamite in the news:
02.04.05 Ruthless Filmsis proud to announce the release of the official movie web site for L&D, www.lipstickanddynamitethemovie.com. The site features a photo gallery, fun downloads, mobile messaging and more. Pay us a visit!
12.05.04 Cyndi Lauper is excited about her cameo appearance in the film. Visit her web site to learn more about Cyndi...
10.24.05 See Lipstick & Dynamite at the Hamptons Film Festival! For more info, visit the Hamptons official web site.
10.07.04 Don't miss Lipstick & Dynamite at the Chicago Film Festival.
06.12.04 See Lipstick & Dynamite at the Atlanta Film Festival in June! The Rialto, Saturday, June 12, 5:30pm and Tuesday, June 15, 12:00pm.
05.24.04 Catch the Fabulous Moolah and Johnnie Mae Young on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday, May 24. For more information on the show, click here.
05.23.04 IndieWire: Koch Lorber Films has acquired all U.S. and Canadian rights (excluding pay television rights) to Ruth Leitman's documentary "Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling." Leitman's doc had its world premiere at Toronto's Hot Docs and then had its U.S. premiere at this month's Tribeca Film Festival. Koch Lorber plans a theatrical release in fall 2004 or early 2005. In a statement, Koch Lorber president Richard Lorber said, "Everyone at Koch Lorber is exhilarated about 'Lipstick & Dynamite,' a film that is as provocative as it is hugely entertaining. Ruth Leitman has made a film that celebrates the lives of extraordinary women in a male-dominated sport." To read the article, click here. To download the press release in Adobe PDF format, click here.
05.04.04 The Hollywood Reporter sez: "Make no mistake, these First Ladies of Wrestling are some tough old broads. 'We were no goody-two-shoes,' boasts Penny Banner, who earned the AWA woman's wrestling title in 1961 and is also featured in 'Lipstick & Dynamite.' 'We were the baddest of the baddest!'" To read the review, click here.
04.29.04 NOW Toronto: "In a scene from Ruth Leitman's documentary about girl wrestlers of the 40s and 50s, the Fabulous Moolah stands on the deck at her South Carolina ranch with her tag-team partner, the Great Mae Young. They're dressed in immaculate pantsuits and chunky jewellery, looking like grannies fresh from the salon..." read the article, click here.
04.29.04 Variety film review: "Smart assembly of terrific archive footage is matched by spirited interviews with the tough old broads today, as they look back on their years in the ring when they pulverized the Donna Reed stereotype of post-WWII womanhood..." Read the review, click here.