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September 5 and The Last Showgirl
The Last Showgirl (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Gia Coppola; Writer: Kate Gersten; Stars: Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka, Billie Lourd, Jason Schwartzman, Patrick Hilgart, John Clofine, Jesse Phillips, David Avne, Sean Patrick Bryan)
A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show closes abruptly after a 30-year run.
Full Review See: Pamela Anderson and Gia Coppola on working together to craft The Last Showgirl
September 5 (Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Tim Fehlbaum; Writer: Moritz Binder, Alex David, Tim Fehlbaum; Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson, Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker, Ferdinand Dörfler, Solomon Mousley, Daniel Betts, Jeff Book, Leif Eisenberg)
Set during the 1972 Munich Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage.
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