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When The London Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence canonized Derek Jarman
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are the legendary queer charity, protest and street performance organization that uses drag and religious imagery to call attention to sexual intolerance and satirizes issues of gender and morality. It all started in 1976, when a convent of Roman Catholic nuns lent some retired habits to The Sugar Plum…
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Queerguru reviews BOULEVARD: A HOLLYWOOD STORY
Over the past few years, Emmy Award-winning producer and director Jeffrey Schwarz has carved out quite a niche as the leading exponent of creating such excellent documentaries of leading queer icons. So far he has told us the stories of Vito Russo, Tab Hunter, Allen Carr, Jack Wrangler, and the fabulous Divine. However, this…
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Linda Ronstadt ‘The Sound of My Voice’ : tears as the voice breaks
Rock star documentaries often gain their drama from the self-destructiveness of their subjects. Fame magnifies personal flaws too brightly and the star gets burnt out. This one, by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, is lovingly different. The Linda Ronstadt seen here has a soccer mom like determination to do things well. When tragedy strikes,…
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GENE FEDORKO talks about CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS a story telling project by David Weissman
Emmy Award nominated filmmaker David Weissman has been shooting a gay storytelling project called CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS a series of films with different gay men aged 72 – 86 ,and all edited by young gay men between 20 & 30 years old. Debbie Nadolney the Curator of AMP: Art Market Provincetown hosted a screening on the edition…
