May 3, 2009
Really interesting documentary with a lot of fascinating tidbits that i'd never heard.
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
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Fabulous! The Story of Queer C...
Alan Cumming, Ang Lee, Ash Christian, Blanche Sweet, Dan Bucatinsky
Through interviews with a host of gay and lesbian producers, directors and actors -- including John Waters, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant and more -- directors Lisa Ades and Lesli Klainberg explore the ro...( read more
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July 18, 2008What I loved about this film is it shows to the history of "queer" in (mostly) american cinema, from an early occurence, but all explains the social and political history of America in the time of the highlighted films.
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