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Here is the official info about Immodesty's film 'Burlesque Undressed' which will be seen in cinemas across the UK very soon!

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Released in cinemas January 2010
Written and Directed by: Alison Grist
Producer: Immodesty Blaize
Production Company: Nightfall Films
Executive Producers: Andrew Sutton and Stefan Demetriou
Distributor: EMI / More2Screen
Running Time: 88 minutes
Certificate : tbc

Burlesque Undressed

Feathers and fans, corsets and costumes, glitter and rhinestones...

It's hard to move in showbiz-land without becoming engulfed in an ocean of feathers, fans, corsets, sequins, and rhinestones. Just look at artists like Kylie, Katy Perry, Pink, Lady Gaga ,not forgetting the Saturday night stable, Strictly Come Dancing. The spirit of sexy camp - as seen in the film Cabaret, set in Weimar Germany, or Moulin Rouge - is back, and with Hollywood blockbuster 'Burlesque' now in production, starring Christina Aguilera and Cher, 2010 is the year burlesque crosses over to the global mainstream.

The glitz and spectacle of burlesque is coming to cinemas nationwide in BURLESQUE UNDRESSED – a feature-length film starring Europe’s queen of burlesque Immodesty Blaize, produced by EMI and distributed in partnership with More2Screen.

BURLESQUE UNDRESSED is a lavish and dazzling journey right into the heart of the art-form, featuring a compelling mix of live performance, interviews from burlesque stars past and present, captivating music and all-round show-stopping entertainment.

British burlesque superstar Immodesty Blaize peels back the curtain to reveal her world of high-octane glamour, and gives an exclusive peep behind-the-scenes to expose the work involved in the art of the tease to produce a signature act of perfection.

From the elaborate spectacular costume designs to the impressive on-stage gimmicks, Immodesty and her pals showcase the best of burlesque in a dazzling explosion of seductive live performance, including footage from her very own sell-out Tease Show.

Veteran burlesque legends reveal hilarious anecdotes from the original Golden Era, including running foul of the censors and getting jailed for shaking their behind even when covered up!

This high-definition film tells the real story of the genre, charting its rise and fall from early British roots to an American evolution, and finally rejoicing in burlesque's 21st century revival. BURLESQUE UNDRESSED also features a special appearance from Marc Almond and a blaizin' big band soundtrack of heart-pounding memorable music.

Immodesty Blaize, crowned the Queen of Burlesque 2007 in Las Vegas , first appeared in the media performing with Goldfrapp in videos and stage shows. With her signature glamorous brand of erotic, ironic theatrical entertainment, Immodesty is uniquely placed to give us a whistlestop tour of the history of burlesque. She has spearheaded the genre's return to prominence in Europe as a sophisticated art-form. In a culture where we're constantly bombarded with overt sexual imagery, Immodesty's shows bring back high voltage glamour, humour and celebration, with the charm and allure of old Hollywood. She is very much in the tradition of national heroines such as Diana Dors and Joan Collins, who combine knowing sexuality with a British wit and a keen intelligence. Immodesty Blaize is a real woman with star quality - a modern day British Bombshell with the curves and the fun factor.


Warm, celebratory, cheeky, glamorous and revelatory, BURLESQUE UNDRESSED is the ultimate film on burlesque.

FEATURING 
The Burlesque stars of today…


Immodesty Blaize (Star of The Tease Show 2008, 2009, Winner of Reigning Queen of Burlesque at Las Vegas Burlesque Hall of Fame 2007), 
Kalani Kokonuts (The Tease Show 2009 and this year's winner at the Burlesque Hall of Fame, Las Vegas), 
Perle Noire (The Tease Show 2009 and this year's winner of Queen of Burlesque, New Orleans)
, Catherine D'Lish (The Tease Show 2009, Winner at Burlesque Hall of Fame 1992 and 1994)
, Dirty Martini (starred in The Tease Show 2008, Winner at Burlesque Hall of Fame 2004), 
Michelle L'Amour (The Tease Show 2008, Winner at Burlesque Hall of Fame 2005), Kitten de Ville (The Tease Show 2009, Winner at Burlesque Hall of Fame 2002)

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The Burlesque Legends…


Lily Anne Rose - was banned in Boston for 3 years as well as being jailed when she shimmied her butt on stage - covered by 50 yards of ruffles 
Satan's Angel (The Devils Own Mistress) - husky voiced hilarious stories from the lady who twirled tassels of fire, like dating Clint Eastwood, Hedy Lamarr and getting stoned with Janis Joplin. 
April March – (The First Lady of burlesque) arrested several times for lewd and lascivious conduct even though she was known for her elegance and beauty on stage
Joan Arline (The Sexquire Girl) - still wears the same corset as when she was 21 - she is now 76! 
Dixie Evans – (The Marilyn Monroe of burlesque) Given her act by Harold Minsky himself and was as much a star in her day as Marilyn herself


Other performers…


Marc Almond - vocalist (The Tease Show 2009)



Other interviewees…


Grant Philipo, costumier, talks to Immodesty on screen at his showgirl museum about the head-dress he recreated for her from a 50s design, and generally how painful costumes are to wear. 
Steven Jones, milliner, on the 3 foot feather headress he designed for Immodesty and also Kylie Minogue's Showgirl tour outfit, 
Sir Peter Blake, pop art royalty who’s inspired by burlesque dancers and wrote his thesis on burlesque at the Royal College of Art, 
Basil Patton, vintage burlesque performer, recounts tales of the vintage stage 
Professor Christopher Breward, Victoria & Albert Museum, on the history of burlesque and the costumes.

For more information on Immodesty Blaize on the Parlophone label, please contact Janet Choudry at Parlophone: 020 7752 5291 / Janet.Choudry@emimusic.com

For further information on BURLESQUE UNDRESSED please contact Lyndsey Honour, More2Screen: Lyndseyhonour@gmail.com / 07989 945 066

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and see here for The Sun's article on it too:

Immodesty Blaize struts her feathered stuff on the big screen | The Sun |Showbiz|Bizarre

Cool! A shame that so many of the stars are American though, there are lots of great british performers after all.

Bet my crappy cinema won't get it, so I'll have to get the dvd :0(

There should be a bit of information about older British performers too as Kittie has written this section. Also we have supplied quite a bit of video footage for the film although we're not sure what will have made it into the final cut.

Kittie has seen a (very) rough edit of the film already and in her own words she found it 'fascinating'.

We will shortly be running a competition where you can win tickets to the star-studded premier.

Yes I helped to write various bits and we covered a very brief history of popular burlesque giving nods and mentions to Eliza and Lydia of course. There is way too much burlesque (history, modern performers, shows and events) to fit in to one film and so this film naturally, concentrates on the ultra glam, high production values burlesque which is Immodesty's signature style.

It's beautiful and will be absolutely essential viewing for all of us - newbie or seasoned pro, I'm certain that the film will inspire each of us in one way or another.

I cant wait to see it! Will it be coming overseas? If not I suppose I could get it on dvd.

It does sound great, I'm very excited!

A few British based performers do feature also - clips of a variety of burlesque acts are used to highlight the history and modern scene I think you'll be thrilled to see which two MoB Academy graduates / new High Tease performers get to grace the screen too!

i cant wait to see this, il be first in line at the cinema x

I need to tell you.... James, Jim Devereaux and I went to see a private a screening of the film on Wednesday - and it is in one word 'inspirational'.

I really think you will all be thrilled to bits to see it as it's super glamorous (I can't imagine anything more dazzling), really interesting, funny, personal and above all it has an amazing motivation power to it - i.e. you see it and you can't wait to rush home and get designing and researching for the most exquisite costuming you can possibly acquire/create.

It's just delightful.

There will be a glamorous, celeb filled London premier screening at the end of January and then more around the UK - I'll keep you posted about how to be part of it.