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Articles tagged "john waters" Film DVD ReviewPlagues and Pleasures on the Salton Seaby Rob Horning[30.Nov.07] :. They seem to be on one of the last American frontiers, where native optimism can still stubbornly face down an inhospitable climate, environmental wreckage, and state neglect to make for an unencumbered life that seems wholly one's own. NewsJohn Waters talks (and talks) about his subversive careerby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][8.Nov.07] :. Known at the beginning of his career as “The King of Sleaze,” “The Prince of Puke” and “The Pope of Trash,” provocative indie filmmaker John Waters has wormed his... Featured Article Film ReviewHairspray (2007)by Bill Gibron[20.Jul.07] :. When Hairspray is good, it’s fantastic. It radiates an energy and a joy that’s beyond infectious.  Film ReviewInside Deep Throat (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Feb.05] :. Inside Deep Throat is less interested in the film's making than in its cultural and political fallouts.  Film ReviewA Dirty Shame (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Sep.04] :. While such a fantastic love-love-love, all-pleasure-all-the-time scenario hardly seems likely in our near future, A Dirty Shame remains hopeful and even sweet.  Film ReviewThe Cockettes (2002)by Susan Glen[26.Sep.02] :. A joyful, wild romp through the heyday of San Francisco's national cultural importance, filled with body glitter, feather boas, and important shoes. Cecil B. DeMented (2000)by Todd RamlowIn Cecil B. DeMented, John Waters takes the culture wars to the streets of Baltimore. Of course, Waters has long been at the center of these political skirmishes: his avant-garde, underground... Sweet and Lowdown (1999)by Josh JonesWoody Allen introduces his fictionalized bio-pic of “forgotten” jazz guitarist Emmett Ray with the question, “Why Emmett Ray?” We may ask the same question, but it really... |
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