WHO TOOK THE BOMP? LE TIGRE ON TOUR (Kerthy Fix, U.S.). 72 minutes. May 27, 10 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox 2.
INSIDE OUT TORONTO LGBT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL at TIFF Bell Lightbox and Buddies in Bad Times, from today (Thursday, May 19) to May 29. $6-$13, galas $22-$28 (including after-party). 416-599-8433, insideout.ca. See Indie & Rep Film. Rating: NNNN
Sure, this is pure hagiography – not surprising, since Le Tigre produced it – but if ever there was a band deserving of this treatment, it’s these punk-femme electroclash shit-disturbing feministas.
The doc follows leader and riot grrl icon Kathleen Hanna, guitarist Johanna Fateman and butch extraordinaire keyboardist JD Samson as they play around the world and recount their strange adventures. The performance footage is sensational, showcasing their self-designed, colour-coordinated costumes, homemade videos, cool choreography and kick-ass lyrics.
Interested in the cultural manifestation of the women’s movement? You have to see this. Never has radical feminism been so hot.
