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Gia Coppola Of “The Last Showgirl” On Making Art, Organic Wine & Heartfelt Movies

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4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Gia Coppola is the director of “The Last Showgirl,” the poignant and beautifully crafted new film starring Pamela Anderson. Set in Las Vegas, the film explores the bittersweet end of a showgirl’s career and has been nominated for multiple awards, with Pamela’s moving portrayal of Shelly earning her Best Actress nods from both the Screen Actors Guild and the Golden Globes. Gia joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about the film, the influence of her late grandmother, Eleanor Coppola, working as a bar back at a Thomas Keller restaurant, being a cat lady, and her wine project, Gia Coppola Wines, which is part of the Francis Ford Coppola Winery. “I wanted to make a wine for my generation,” says Gia. Kerry and Gia discuss her collaboration with Coppola winemaker Ali Davignon, the creative process behind her wines, and the connection between her label and the iconic punk band, the Ramones. Thank you to Alex Mill for supporting Radio Cherry Bombe. For Jubilee 2025 tickets, click here. To get our new Love Issue, click here. Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Gia: Instagram, Gia Coppola Wine, “The Last Showgirl” More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0

Hi, everyone. You're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Good Studio in Brooklyn.

0:12.0

Today's guest is Gia Copla, director of The Last Showgirl, the wonderful and heartbreaking new film starring Pamela Anderson and set in Las Vegas.

0:22.0

The film has been nominated for multiple awards,

0:24.7

and Pamela's moving performance as Shelley, a showgirl facing the end of her run,

0:29.5

garnered her best actress nominations from the Screen Actors Guild and the Golden Globes.

0:34.6

She also has her own namesake wine that's part of the Francis Ford Copla

0:38.8

winery, started by her legendary grandfather. We talk about what's new with her wines, her work with

0:44.4

Copla winemaker Allie Davignon, and what her wine label has to do with the Ramones, the legendary

0:50.3

punk band. Stay tuned for my chat with Gia Coppola. Speaking of Las Vegas,

0:55.6

team Cherrybaum and I will be in Vegas for a special International Women's Day weekend.

1:00.3

We're hosting three separate events, a kickoff party on Friday, March 7th at Velveteen Rabbit,

1:06.2

then a networking breakfast with talks and panels on Saturday, March 8th at the Wynn,

1:10.5

then we have a wonderful

1:11.9

dinner at the brand new Jelina in the Venetian later that night. Tickets are on sale right now at

1:17.6

Cherrybomb.com. You can purchase individual tickets or, hey, if you're a high roller, buy a weekend

1:23.3

pass. If you're a Bomb Squad member, be sure to check your inbox for special member discounts on all

1:28.7

the pricing. I love Las Vegas and can't wait to hang out with everybody. Today's show is presented by

1:34.9

Alex Mill, our new neighbor here at Radio Cherry Bomb. The fashion brand's latest outpost is at the

1:40.1

world-famous Rockefeller Center, literally right next door to where we record our show.

1:45.0

From where I'm sitting, I can literally see that Alex Mill is having a major denim moment.

1:49.8

In the early days, the brand's goal was to craft the perfect shirt.

1:53.2

Now, Alex Mill has set its sights on making the perfect jeans, one that are vintage-inspired

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