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<\/a><\/p>\n\nLa Bare, the club, is in Dallas. La Bare<\/i>, the movie, is a fascinating backstage look at the dancers, who they are, what they’re about. It was directed by actor Joe Manganiello, who was in Magic Mike<\/i>, not to mention True Blood<\/i> (his role in Magic Mike<\/i> made him curious to learn more about the world of the mostly-straight male dancers in these strip joints). Some interesting things here about objectification, sexuality, female fantasy, and the difference between strip clubs catering to men and those catering to women. You know, right up my alley. I enjoyed the film. I very briefly dated a Chippendale’s dancer in my 20s. The guy was a RIOT. On our first date we went to see a documentary playing at The Music Box in Chicago, something super-serious and earnest, and afterwards, as we walked to get ice cream, he regaled me with stories about the Chippendales and he made me laugh so hard I was in tears. During a rehearsal, the dance coach said bluntly to my date, “You’ve got a little too much Liza going on.” It was not<\/i> a compliment. Like, he was doing jazz hands and stuff. I’m laughing as I type this. I’m still friends with that guy on Facebook. He’s good people. <\/p>\n
After seeing the doc, I’d like to visit La Bare. Looks like fun. <\/p>\n
La Bare<\/i> opens today. <\/p>\n
My review is now up at Rogerebert.com. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" La Bare, the club, is in Dallas. La Bare, the movie, is a fascinating backstage look at the dancers, who they are, what they’re about. It was directed by actor Joe Manganiello, who was in Magic Mike, not to mention … Continue reading