Monthly Archives: March 2011

Kamikaze Hearts in The Cleo Club

Pamela Pearl (Trini Alvarado)’s place of employ in Times Square, the Cleo Club, certainly has its sartorial splendour. As Magazine Machine writes, “Why can’t all strip clubs be like this one instead of a cheesy lucite heeled den of broken … Continue reading

Posted in Allan Moyle, Cultural Geography, Cultural Studies, Fandom, film theory / review, Lesbian Representation, Nicole "Nicky" Marotta, Pamela "Pammy" Pearl, Popular Culture, Queer Spectatorship, Robin Johnson, Times Square (1980) movie, Times Square (location), Trini Alvarado | 10 Comments

Pamela Pearl is a RIOT GRRRL!

It is one hundred years since International Women’s Day was first celebrated, and today is International Women’s Day! In a wonderful article commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of Times Square‘s release, Ben Schulman writes in Venus, “Most impressive about the film … Continue reading

Posted in Cultural Studies, Fandom, Lesbian Representation, Nicole "Nicky" Marotta, Pamela "Pammy" Pearl, Popular Culture, Queer Spectatorship, Robin Johnson, Times Square (1980) movie, Trini Alvarado | 5 Comments