Hey out there to all you wrestling fans... I just wanted to say... thanks for signing up for the site and keeping up with the ladies all these years! We are less than 3 weeks away from the film opening in NYC and this is what we do in the indie film world- we we tell everyone we know about it so that they can come on out opening weekend -meet the ladies & support the world of indie film- where we are always taking bumps from the big guys- they decide if we stay or go depending if you and everyone you know come and see the film on opening weekend- otherwise, it will come and go so quickly- you won't even know it was there- you'll just hear that you missed the most happening wrestling event this year- that is the reality of my world. I am so excited to get this film out there and have the world know about, Moolah, Mae, Ida, Penny, Gladys & Ella. Thanks to our distributor Koch Lorber Films and you, we should have a great opening weekend.

Please email your friends and tell them to sign up for the site to get updates, if they don't have email, ask them to sign up for the cell phone messages on OPT IT- if they don't have either of them then kick their ass and tell em to get into the 90's.

Thanks for your emails and your entries–the ladies will start blogging any day now- some of them are more computer savvy than the others–but you know all of them are life savvy. Please feel free to write to them here. They are looking forward to hearing from you. www.lipstickanddynamitethemovie.com

Come meet the legendary The Fabulous Moolah, The Great Mae Young, Gladys "Killem" Gillem, Ella Waldek, Ida May Martinez & Penny Banner at the opening of the film in NYC at the Angelika Theater March 25th. Tickets will be available March 21st. http://www.angelikafilmcenter.com. Gladys is looking forward to meeting you, especially if you are a handsome man 60 years old or younger.

Visit us at www.lipstickanddynamitethemovie.com

Keep coming back to the site often to check out opening dates in your area, photos from screenings and festivals, upcoming contests, giveaways and how to join our street team... and now ladies and gentlemen- our merchandise link is up and running. New items will be added weekly. Have a look–order now & wear a shirt with your favorite golden gal to the opening of the film and be the envy of all your friends.

We'll leave you with a question from the oldest living original girl wrestler- 85 years young: "What's your name before I kick your ass?" - Gladys "Killem" Gillem

Yours,
Ruthless

I teach filmmaking at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago - where we always have the film vs DV discourse, especially in documentary. I use both, but I am a film lover.

One thing that I am struck with is that my film used to weigh one ounce on DV... now the 35mm film print weighs in at 47 lbs! Ready for the big screen release by Koch Lorber Films in NYC on March 25th at the Angelika. An amazing job of digital-to-film by Cinema Concepts in Atlanta, GA.

Before Hulk Hogan, The Rock, and the stars of Vince McMahon’s WWE took pro wrestling to new heights in American culture, pro wrestling was a small, relatively disorganized network of small time promoters, con-men, and over-the-top characters who brought their unique brand of showmanship to audiences around the nation. A cornerstone of the success of these promotions was the rise of women’s professional wrestling in the 1940’s and 50’s. Lipstick and Dynamite is a look into the lives of the women who made their living on the professional wrestling circuit.

Full of outstanding archival footage of wrestlers like The Fabulous Moolah and Johnnie Mae Young, Lipstick and Dynamite is primarily concerned with the lives of hardship and hard work these superstars of the ring created for themselves. It could have been the sex, money, injuries, and intrigue that dominated their lives on the road, but the competitive passion of these women have for their sport shines through in director Ruth Leitman’s touching portrait of women who lived hard, and fought even harder.