With her new film, “The Last Showgirl,” director Gia Coppola attempts something more subdued, looking behind all the shimmering lights and shimmying dancers of Las Vegas to follow a career performer in a long-running,

The intimate character study from director Gia Coppola of two women who find their time in the spotlight fading is a wistful, moving experience

Suffice it to say, pop culture and the entertainment industry didn’t objectify Pamela Anderson through the 1990s because of her voice; her cachet grew commensurate with the display of her bust, the cut of her swimsuit,

The actress stars as a dancer at a Las Vegas revue on its last fishnet leg in Gia Coppola’s sensitive and beguiling film.

The mob-run city of the mid-20th century gave way to "legitimate" business moguls taking control of the casinos, which in turn led to a pivot toward making the Strip "family friendly," before a return to the "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" mantra in megaresorts run by corporations.

T here’s a scene in “The Last Showgirl” where the namesake showgirl, Shelly (Pamela Anderson), auditions for a man whose voice we hear offstage. “Age?” he asks before th

Not a lot happens in Gia Coppola’s wistful character drama “The Last Showgirl,” but it’s an appealing collection of moments, writes Moira Macdonald.

Pamela Anderson, Kiernan Shipka, Jamie Lee Curtis and director Gia Coppola discuss making "The Last Showgirl," a tribute to Las Vegas dancers to which Anderson could relate.